LIBRARY  OF  THE  THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY 


PRINCETON,  N.  J. 

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"Is  that  hour  Jesus  rejoiced  in  spirit,  and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O 
Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  that  thou  hast  hid  these  things 
from  the  wise  and  prudent,  and  hast  revealed  thena  unto  babes :  even 
so  Father;  for  so  it  seemed  good  in  thy  sight."  Luke  x.  2L 


"The  Comforter,  which  is  the  Holy  Ghost,  whom  tiie  Father  will 
send  in  my  name,  he  shall  teach  you  all  things,  and  bring  all  things  to 
your  remembrance,  whatsoever  I  have  said  unto  you."    John  xiv.  26. 


"  When  he,  the  Spirit  of  truth,  is  come,  he  will  guide  you  into  all 
truth."  John  xvi.  13. 


"  He  shall  receive  of  mine,  and  shall  shew  it  unto  you." 

John  xvi.  14. 


TO  THE  READER. 


The  beginning  of  this  little  "  labour  of  love  "  was  an  endeav- 
our, some  years  ago,  to  mark  out  beforehand  the  most  suitable 
passages  in  some  of  the  books  of  the  Old  Testament  for  reading 
in  a  large  family,  where  there  was  considerable  disparity  in  age 
and  maturity  of  thought. 

In  extending  the  design  of  the  work  to  the  books  of  the  New 
Testament,  the  importance  of  presenting,  as  supreme,  the  teach- 
ings of  our  Saviour  as  they  are  appreciated  and  applied  by  the 
help  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  has  led  to  giving  them  the  first  place 
in  order  of  arrangement ;  that  so  it  might  contribute  toward  im- 
planting in  the  minds  of  even  the  youngest  the  belief  that  His 
words  and  life  are  set  before  us  as  guides  in  our  thoughts  and 
actions  and  as  our  standard  of  attainment ;  and  also  as  the  stand- 
ard and  test  by  which,  with  the  Holy  Spirit's  help,  Ave  are  to  re- 
gard all  other  parts  of  the  Bible  as  to  how  far  they  are  aiDplicable 
to  us  as  our  direction,  or  example,  or  j^rohibition. 

A  little  help  may  be  thus  given  to  the  more  complete  recog- 
nition, in  reverence  and  simplicity,  without  doubts  or  confusion, 
that  we  who  have  received  the  fuller  knowledge,  purer  standard, 
larger  holy  help,  and  blessed  promises — not  for  this  life  alone,  but 
for  a  life  to  come — which  have  been  bestowed  upon  us  through 
the  coming  of  our  Saviour  on  earth  and  the  pouring  out  of  the 
Holy  Spirit  which  followed,  are  under  a  new  and  higher  dispen- 
sation and  accountability. 

As  we  are  not,  therefore,  permitted  to  regard  as  intended  for 
our  rule  or  example,  or  sanction,  anything  contained  in  the  Bible 
which,  though  profitable   and  instructive  to   read,'Ts  yet  not  in 

(vii) 


Vlll  TO   THE    READER. 

harmony  with  the  spirit  of  our  Saviour's  teaching,  it  is  desirable 
that  children  should  be  very  early  relieved  from  liability  to  doubts 
arising  from  seeming  inconsistencies. 

So  small  a  matter  as  precedence  in  order  of  arrangement  may 
help  to  impress  upon  the  mind  the  superseding  authority  of  His 
law  by  whom  "  grace  and  truth  came,"  and  of  whom  it  was 
prophesied  that  "the  government  shall  be  upon  His  shoulder," 
and  "  of  the  increase  of  His  government  and  peace  there  shall 
be  no  end." 

If  we  desire  to  be  made  individually  instrumental  in  promot- 
ing the  universal  acceptance  of  this  rule  of  the  kingdom  which 
is  "  righteousness  and  peace  and  joy  in  the  Holy  Ghost,"  we 
shall  seek  to  have  the  humble  and  contrite  spirit  which  will  en- 
able us  to  give  ourselves  up  wholly  unto  Christ's  government ; 
and  we  will  seek  to  follow  His  commandments  in  devotion  of 
heart  and  unqualified  obedience. 

In  the  nearness  of  spirit  into  which  this  close  following  of 
Christ  brings,  we  shall  receive  a  fuller  sense  of  the  deep,  un- 
fathomable mercy  and  regard  of  the  Father  toward  "the  works 
of  His  own  hands  "  in  sending  the  Son,  from  the  glory  which  He 
had  with  Him  into  the  world,  that  the  world  might  be  saved 
through  Him.  We  shall  seek  to  have  given  to  us  a  deeper  feel- 
ing and  appreciation  of  all  of  our  Saviour's  sufferings  and  temp- 
tations for  our  sake ;  which  in  unbounded  love  and  i)ity  He  freely 
gave  Himself  up  to  endure,  with  foreknowledge  of  the  bitter 
assaults  in  which  He  should  be  "  despised  and  rejected  of  men," 
and  the  agonies  in  which  He  should  "  pour  out  His  soul  unto 
death  ; "  and  we  shall  remember  His  words  to  His  disciples,  "  Ye 
are  they  which  have  continued  with  me  in  my  temptations ; " 
and  again,  "  Ye  shall  indeed  drink  of  the  cup  that  I  drink  of" 

We  shall  not  seek  to  penetrate  the  awful  and  un revealed  mys- 
tery of  the  origin  and  existence  of  the  power  of  evil,  or  to  ex- 
plain and  define  the  condition  in  the  Divine  sight  of  the  Jews 
under  the  Mosaic  dispensation,  or  of  the  peo])les  of  the  ancient 
world,  or  of  the  heathen  nations  of  the  present  day.  And  we 
shall  rest  in  the  certain  assurance  that  perfect  goodness — eternal. 


TO   THE   READER.  IX 

unchanged,  and  unchangeable — and  infinite  love,  and  power  to 
deliver,  reigns  over  all. 

All  the  records  of  our  Saviour's  life  and  words  are  contained 
in  the  volume,  except  that  where  nearly  identical  accounts  have 
been  given  in  two  or  more  of  the  Gospels,  that  which  is  the  full- 
est has  been  presented.  Frequent  abbreviations — in  the  form  of 
omissions  but  not  of  substitutions — have  been  made  throughout 
the  passages  chosen  ;  but  great  care  has  been  taken  that  no  change 
in  the  intended  meaning  should  be  produced  by  any  breakings 
of  the  continuity  of  the  text. 

The  text  used  is  that  of  the  Revised  Version  (or  its  alterna- 
tive readings),  as  being  presumably  the  nearest  approach  to  cor- 
rect discrimination  as  to  the  original  documents  and  unprepos- 
sessed faithfulness  in  their  translation. 

A  variety  of  considerations  had  to  have  place  and  be  balanced 
throughout  the  details  of  the  work  which  caunot  well  be  set 
before  the  reader.  It  is  not,  in  the  very  nature  of  such  an  en- 
deavour, hardly  possible  that  the  governing  conclusions  of  one 
person  should  correspond  with  the  feelings  and  judgment  and 
preferences  of  even  one  other.  Even  where  the  utmost  desire  to 
be  charitable  and  uncritical  exists,  hallowed  associations  and  pre- 
possessions will  yet  influence  every  one  according  to  their  varied 
experiences  and  differences  of  temperament  and  mental  constitu- 
tion; and  preferences  in  taste  will  in  the  finest  natures  cause  a 
sense  of  something  like  neglect  or  unappreciative  regard  of  pas- 
sages, not  included  in  this  collection,  which  have  been  to  them, 
individually,  sources  of  especial  enjoyment. 

The  only  claim  for  the  work  is  sincerity  of  purpose  and  a  de- 
sire to  be  kept  in  a  sense  of  responsibility  in  the  Divine  sight. 

T.  P.  C. 

AwBURY,  1893. 


CONTENTS. 


Passages  from  S.  Luke 1 

"               S.  Matthew 42 

"               8.  Mark 82 

"              S.  John • 97 

"              Acts 134 

"               Romans 171 

"              I.  Corinthians 177 

"              II.  Corinthians 186 

"              Galatians 192 

"                El'HESIANS      195 

"               Philippians 198 

"                     CoLOSSIANS 201 

"               I.  Thessalonians 202 

"               II.  Thessalonians 204 

"               I.  Timothy 205 

"              II.  Timothy 208 

"               Titus 210 

"               IIehrews 212 

"               James 218 

"               I.  Peter 223 

"              II.  Peter 227 

"              I.  John 230 

"              Revelation 234 

"              Psalms 244 

"              Isaiah 300 

"              Jerkmiah 338 

"               Lamentations 352 

"              EzEKiEi 356 

"               Daniel 363 


CONTENTS.  XI 

Passages  from  Hosea 377 

«              Joel 379 

«              Amos 383 

"              Jonah 387 

"              Micah 390 

"              Nahum 392 

"              Habakkuk 393 

"              Zephaniah 395 

"              Haggai 397 

"              Zechariah 398 

"              Malachi 399 


Job 


402 


Genesis "^28 

Exodus '^'^ 

Leviticus ^l'* 

Numbers ^^2 

Deuteronomy ''■*■'■ 

Joshua ^^3 

Judges 566 

EuTH 583 

I.  Samuel 588 

II.  Samuel 621 

I.  Kings •  ^39 

II.  Kings 664 

I.  Chronicles 687 

II.  Chronicles 694 

Ezra 696 

Nehemiah     '^3 

Esther ■ '^^ 


Proverbs  .   . 
Ecclesiastes 


720 
739 


PASSAGES 


HOLY  WRIT 


PASSAGES  FEOM  THE  GOSPEL 

A(XORDING  TO 

S.    LUKE. 


Forasmuch  as  many  have  taken  in  hand  to  draw  up  a  narrative 
concerning  those  matters  which  have  been  fulfilled  among  us,  even  as 
they  delivered  them  unto  us,  which  from  the  beginning  were  eyewit- 
nesses and  ministers  of  the  word,  it  seemed  good  to  me  also,  having 
traced  the  course  of  all  things  accurately  from  the  first,  to  write  unto 
thee  in  order,  most  excellent  Theophilus ;  that  thou  mightest  know  the 
certainty  concerning  the  things  wherein  thou  wast  instructed. 

There  was  in  the  days  of  Herod,  king  of  Judaea,  a  certain  priest 
named  Zacharias,  of  the  course  of  Abijah:  and  he  had  a  wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Aaron,  and  her  name  was  Elisabeth.  And  they  were  both 
righteous  before  God,  walking  in  all  the  commandments  and  ordi- 
nances of  the  Lord  blameless.  And  they  had  no  child,  and  they  both 
were  now  well  stricken  in  years. 

Now  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  executed  the  priest's  office  before 
God  in  the  order  of  his  course,  according  to  the  custom  of  the  priest's 
office,  his  lot  was  to  enter  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord  and  burn  in- 
cense. And  the  whole  multitude  of  the  people  were  praying  without 
at  the  hour  of  incense.  And  there  appeared  unto  him  an  angel  of  the 
Lord  standing  on  the  right  side  of  the  altar  of  incense.  And  Zacha- 
rias was  troubled  when  he  saw  him,  and  fear  fell  uj)on  him.  But  the 
angel  said  unto  him.  Fear  not,  Zacharias :  because  thy  supplication  is 
heard,  and  thy  wife  Elisabeth  shall  bear  thee  a  son,  and  thou  shalt 
call  his  name  John.  And  thou  shalt  have  joy  and  gladness ;  and  many 
shall  rejoice  at  his  birth.  For  he  shall  be  great  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  he  shall  drink  no  wine  or  strong  drink ;  and  he  shall  be 
filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  even  from  his  birth.  And  many  of  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  he  turn  unto  the  Lord  their  God.  And  he 
shall  go  before  his  face  in  the  spirit  and  power  of  Elijah,  to  turn  the 


2,  PASSAGES   FROM   S.    LUKE. 

hearts  of  the  fathers  to  the  children,  and  the  disobedient  to  urilk  in 
the  wisdom  of  the  just ;  to  make  ready  for  the  Lord  a  people  prepared 
for  him.  And  Zacharias  said  unto  the  angel,  Whereby  shall  I  know 
this?  for  I  am  an  old  man,  and  my  wife  well  stricken  in  years.  And 
the  angel  answering  said  unto  him,  I  am  Gabriel,  that  stand  in  the 
presence  of  God ;  and  I  was  sent  to  si^eak  unto  thee,  and  to  bring  thee 
these  good  tidings.  And  behold,  thou  shalt  be  silent  and  not  able  to 
speak,  until  the  day  that  these  things  shall  come  to  pass,  because  thou 
believedst  not  my  words,  which  shall  be  fulfilled  in  their  season.  And 
the  people  were  waiting  for  Zacharias,  and  they  marvelled  while  he 
tarried  in  the  temple.  And  when  he  came  out,  he  could  not  speak 
unto  them :  and  they  perceived  that  he  had  seen  a  vision  in  the  tem- 
ple :  and  he  continued  making  signs  unto  them,  and  remained  dumb. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  M'hen  the  days  of  his  ministration  were  fulfilled, 
he  departed  unto  his  house. 

And  after  these  days  Elisabeth  his  wife  hid  herself  five  months, 
saying,  Thus  hath  the  Lord  done  unto  me  in  the  days  wherein  he 
looked  upon  mc,  to  take  away  my  reproach  among  men. 

Now  in  the  sixth  month  the  angel  Gabriel  was  sent  from  God  unto 
a  city  of  Galilee,  named  Nazareth,  to  a  virgin  betrothed  to  a  man 
whose  name  was  Joseph,  of  the  house  of  David ;  and  the  virgin's  name 
was  Mary.  And  he  came  in  unto  her,  and  said,  Hail,  thou  that  art 
highly  fcivoured,  the  Lord  is  with  thee.  But  she  was  greatly  troubled 
at  the  saying,  and  cast  in  her  mind  what  manner  of  salutation  this 
might  be.  And  the  angel  said  unto  hex-.  Fear  not,  ]\Iary :  for  thou  hast 
found  favour  with  God.  And  behold,  tliou  shalt  bring  forth  a  son, 
and  shalt  call  his  name  Jesus.  He  shall  be  great,  and  shall  be  called 
the  Son  of  the  INIost  High :  and  the  Lord  God  shall  give  unto  hira 
the  throne  of  his  father  David :  and  he  shall  reign  over  the  house  of 
Jacob  for  ever;  and  of  his  kingdom  there  shall  be  no  end.  And  Mary 
said  unto  the  angel,  How  shall  this  be  ?  And  the  angel  answered  and 
said  unto  her,  The  Holy  Spirit  shall  come  upon  thee,  and  tlie  power 
of  the  Most  High  shall  overshadow  thee :  wherefore  also  that  which 
is  to  be  born  shall  be  called  holy,  the  Son  of  God.  And  behold,  Elisa- 
beth thy  kinswoman,  she  also  hath  conceived  a  son  in  her  old  age : 
and  this  is  the  sixth  month  with  her  that  was  called  barren.  For  no 
word  from  God  shall  be  void  of  power.  And  Mary  said.  Behold,  the 
handmaid  of  the  Lord ;  be  it  unto  me  according  to  thy  word.  And 
the  angel  departed  from  her. 

And  Mary  arose  in  these  days  and  went  into  the  hill  countrj-  with 
haste,  into  a  city  of  Judah ;  and  entered  into  the  liouse  of  Zacharias 
and  saluted  Elisabeth.    And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Elisabeth  heard  the 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.   LUKE.  6 

salutation  of  Mary,  the  babe  leaped  in  her  womb ;  and  Elisabeth  was 
filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit;  and  she  lifted  up  her  voice  with  a  loud 
cry,  and  said.  Blessed  art  thou  among  women.  And  whence  is  this 
to  me,  that  the  mother  of  my  Lord  should  come  unto  me  ?  And  blessed 
is  she  that  believed  ;  for  there  shall  be  a  fulfillment  of  the  things  which 
have  been  spoken  to  her  from  the  Lord.    And  Mary  said, 

My  soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord, 

And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced  in  God  my  Saviour. 

For  he  hath  looked  upon  the  low  estate  of  his  handmaiden:  ^ 

For  behold,  from  henceforth  all  generations  shall  call  me  blessed. 

For  he  that  is  mighty  hath  done  to  me  great  things ; 

And  holy  is  his  name. 

And  his  mercy  is  unto  generations  and  generations 

On  them  that  fear  him. 

He  hath  shewed  strength  with  his  arm ; 

He  hath  scattered  the  proud  in  the  imagination  of  their  heart. 

He  hath  put  down  princes  from  their  thrones, 

And  hath  exalted  them  of  low  degree. 

The  hungry  he  hath  filled  with  good  things ; 

And  the  rich  he  hath  sent  empty  away. 

He  hath  holpen  Israel  his  servant, 

That  he  might  remember  mercy 

(As  he  spake  unto  our  fathers) 

Toward  Abraham  and  his  seed  for  ever. 
And  ]\Iary  abode  with  her  about  three  months,  and  returned  imto 
her  house. 

Now  Elizabeth's  time  was  fulfilled  that  she  should  be  delivered; 
and  she  brought  forth  a  son.  And  her  neighbours  and  her  kinsfolk 
heard  that  the  Lord  had  magnified  his  mercy  towards  her;  and  they 
rejoiced  with  her.  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  eighth  day,  that  they 
came  to  circumcise  the  child ;  and  they  would  have  called  him  Zach- 
arias,  after  the  name  of  his  father.  And  his  mother  answered  and  said. 
Not  so;  but  he  shall  be  called  John.  And  they  said  unto  her,  There 
is  none  of  thy  kindred  that  is  called  by  this  name.  And  tliey  made 
signs  to  his  father,  what  he  would  have  him  called.  And  he  asked 
for  a  writing  tablet,  and  wrote,  saying.  His  name  is  John.  And  they 
marvelled  all.  And  his  mouth  was  open  immediately,  and  his  tongue 
loosed,  and  he  spake,  blessing  God.  And  fear  came  on  all  that  dwelt 
round  about  them :  and  all  these  sayings  were  noised  abroad  through- 
out all  the  hill  country  of  Judaea.  And  all  that  heard  them  laid  them 
up  in  their  heart,  saying.  What  then  shall  this  child  be?  For  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  was  with  him. 


4  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE. 

And  his  ixither  Zacharias  was  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  proph- 
esied, saying, 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel ; 

For  he  hath  visited  and  wrought  redemption  for  his  i:)eople, 

And  hath  raised  up  a  horn  of  salvation  for  us 

In  the  house  of  his  servant  David 

(As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy  prophets  which 

have  been  since  the  world  began), 
Salvation  from  our  enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of  all 

that  hate  us ; 
To  shew  mercy  towards  our  fathers, 
And  to  remember  his  holy  covenant ; 
The  oatli  which  he  sware  unto  Abraham  our  father, 
To  grant  unto  us  that  we  being  delivered  out  of  the 

hand  of  our  enemies 
Should  serve  him  without  fear, 

In  holiness  and  righteousness  before  him  all  our  days. 
Yea  and  thou,  child,  shalt  be  called  the  prophet  of 

the  Most  High: 
For  thou  shalt  go  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  to  make 

ready  his  ways ; 
To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  unto  his  jjeople 
In  the  remission  of  their  sins, 
Because  of  the  tender  mercy  of  our  God, 
Whereby  the  dayspring  from  on  high  shall  visit  us, 
,,.  To  shine  upon  them  that  sit  in  darkness  and  the 

shadow  of  death  ; 
To  guide  our  feet  into  the  way  of  peace. 
And  the   child  grew,  and  waxed  strong  in  sjiirit,  and  was  in   the 
deserts  till  the  day  of  his  shewing  unto  Israel. 

Now  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  there  went  out  a  decree  from 
Caesar  Augustus,  that  all  the  world  should  be  enrolled.  This  was  the 
first  enrolment  made  when  Quirinius  was  governor  of  Syria.  And  all 
went  to  enrol  themselves,  every  one  to  his  own  city.  And  Josejih  also 
went  up  from  Galilee,  out  of  the  city  of  Nazareth,  into  Juda?a,  to  the 
city  of  David,  which  is  called  Bethlehem,  because  he  was  of  the  house 
and  family  of  David;  to  enrol  himself  with  Mary,  who  was  betrothed  to 
him,  being  great  with  child.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they  were  there, 
the  days  were  fulfilled  that  she  should  be  delivered.  And  she  brought 
forth  her  firstborn  son  ;  and  she  wrapped  him  in  swaddling  clothes,  and 
laid  him  in  a  manger,  because  there  was  no  room  for  them  in  the  inn. 
And  there  were  shepherds  in  the  same  country  abiding  in  the  field, 
and  keei^ing  watch  by  night  over  their  flock.     And  an  angel  of  the 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE.  O 

Lord  stood  by  them,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shone  round  about 
them:  and  they  were  sore  afraid.  And  the  angel  said  unto  them,  Be 
not  afraid ;  for  behold,  I  bring  you  good  tidings  of  great  joy  which 
shall  be  to  all  the  peojile :  for  there  is  born  to  you  this  day  in  the  city 
of  David  a  Saviour,  which  is  Christ  the  Lord.  And  this  is  the  sign 
unto  you ;  Ye  shall  find  a  babe  wrapi^ed  in  swaddling  clothes,  and 
lying  in  a  manger.  And  suddenly  there  was  with  the  angel  a  multi- 
tude of  the  heavenly  host  praising  God,  and  saying, 

Glory  to  God  in  the  highest, 

And  on  earth  ^peace  among  ^men  in  whom  he  is  well  pleased. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  angels  went  away  from  them  into 
heaven,  the  shepherds  said  one  to  another.  Let  us  now  go  even  unto 
Bethlehem,  and  see  this  thing  that  is  come  to  pass,  which  the  Lord 
hath  made  known  unto  us.  And  they  came  with  haste,  and  found 
both  Mary  and  Joseph,  and  the  babe  lying  in  the  manger.  And  when 
they  saw  it,  they  made  known  concerning  the  saying  which  was  spoken 
to  them  about  this  child.  And  all  that  heard  it  wondered  at  the  things 
which  were  spoken  unto  them  by  the  shepherds.  But  Mary  kept  all 
these  sayings,  pondering  them  in  her  heart.  And  the  shepherds  re- 
turned, glorifying  and  praising  God  for  all  the  things  that  they  had 
heard  and  seen,  even  as  it  was  sjjoken  unto  them. 

And  when  eight  days  were  fulfilled  for  circumcising  him,  his  name  was 
called  Jesus,  which  was  so  called  by  the  angel  before  he  was  conceived. 
And  when  the  days  of  their  purification  according  to  the  law  of 
Moses  were  fulfilled,  they  brought  him  up  to  Jerusalem,  to  present  him 
to  the  Lord.  And  behold,  there  was  a  man  in  Jerusalem,  whose  name 
was  Simeon ;  and  this  man  was  righteous  and  devout,  looking  for  the 
consolation  of  Israel :  and  the  Holy  Spirit  was  upon  him.  And  it  had 
been  revealed  unto  him  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  that  he  should  not  see 
death,  before  he  had  seen  the  Lord's  Christ.  And  he  came  in  the 
Spirit  into  the  temple:  and  when  the  parents  brought  in  the  child 
Jesus,  that  they  might  do  concerning  him  after  the  custom  of  the  law, 
then  he  received  him  into  his  arms,  and'  blessed  God,  and  said, 

Now  lettest  thou  thy  servant  depart,  O  Lord, 

According  to  thy  word,  in  peace ; 

For  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy  salvation, 

Which  thou  hast  jsrepared  before  the  face  of  all  peoples; 

A  light  for  revelation  to  the  Gentiles, 

And  the  gloiy  of  thy  people  Israel. 
And  his  father  and  his  mother  were  marvelling  at  the  things  which 

1  Many  ancient  authorities  read  peace,  good  pleasure  among  men. 
'  Gr.  men  of  good  pleasure. 


6  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE. 

were  spoken  concerning  him ;  and  Simeon  blessed  them,  and  said  unto 
Mary  his  mother,  Behold,  this  child  is  set  for  the  falling  and  rising  up 
of  many  in  Israel ;  and  for  a  sign  which  is  spoken  against ;  yea  and 
a  sword  shall  pierce  through  thine  own  soul ;  that  thoughts  out  of 
many  hearts  may  be  revealed.  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a  prophet- 
ess, the  daughter  of  Phanuel,  of  the  tribe  of  Asher  (she  was  of  a  great 
age,  having  lived  with  a  husband  seven  years  from  her  virginity,  and 
she  had  been  a  widow  even  for  fourscore  and  four  years),  which  de- 
parted not  from  the  temple,  worshipping  with  fastings  and  supplica- 
tions night  and  day.  And  coming  up  at  that  very  hour  she  gave 
thanks  unto  God,  and  spake  of  him  to  all  them  that  were  looking  for 
the  redemption  of  Jerusalem.  Aiad  when  they  hud  accomplished  all 
things  that  were  according  to  the  law  of  the  Lord,  they  returned  into 
Galilee,  to  their  own  city  Nazareth. 

And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong,  filled  with  wisdom :  and  the 
grace  of  God  was  upon  him. 

And  his  parents  went  every  year  to  Jerusalem  at  the  feast  of  the 
passover.  And  w^hen  he  was  twelve  years  old,  they  went  up  after  the 
custom  of  the  feast;  and  when  they  had  fulfilled  the  days,  as  they 
were  returning,  the  boy  Jesus  tarried  behind  in  Jerusalem  j  and  his 
parents  knew  it  not;  but  supposing  him  to  be  in  the  company,  they 
went  a  day's  journey ;  and  they  sought  for  him  among  their  kinsfolk 
and  acquaintance:  and  when  they  found  him  not,  they  returned  to 
Jerusalem,  seeking  for  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  three  days 
they  found  him  in  the  temple,  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the  doctors,  both 
hearing  them,  and  asking  them  questions :  and  all  that  heard  him 
were  amazed  at  his  understanding  and  his  answers.  And  when  they 
saw  him,  they  were  astonished :  and  his  mother  said  unto  him.  Son, 
why  hast  thou  thus  dealt  with  us?  behold,  thy  father  and  I  sought 
thee  sorrowing.  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  is  it  that  j-e  sought 
me?  wist  ye  not  that  I  must  be  Mn  my  Father's  house?  And  they 
understood  not  the  saying  which  he  spake  unto  them.  And  he  went 
down  with  them,  and  came  to  Nazareth;  and  he  was  subject  unto 
them :  and  his  mother  kept  all  these  sayings  in  her  heart. 

And  Jesus  advanced  in  wisdom  and  stature,  and  in  favour  with  God 
and  men. 

Now  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Tiberius  Oosar,  Pontius 
Pilate  being  governor  of  Judiea,  and  Herod  being  tetrarch  of  Galik^e, 
and  his  brother  Philip  tetrarch  of  the  region  of  Itur;ea  and  Trachon- 
itis,  and  Lysanias  tetrarch  of  Abilene,  in  the  high-priesthood  of  Annas 
and  Caiaphas,  the  word  of  God  came  unto  John  the  son  of  Zacharias 

iQr,  about  my  father'' 8  busiriess.    Gr.  in  the  things  of  my  Father. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.  LUKE.  7 

in  the  wilderness.  And  he  came  into  all  the  region  round  about  Jor- 
dan, preaching  the  baptism  of  repentance  unto  remission  of  sins;  as 
it  is  written  in  the  book  of  the  words  of  Isaiah  the  prophet, 

The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness, 

Make  ye  ready  the  way  of  the  Lord, 

Make  his  paths  straight.  , 

Every  valley  shall  be  filled, 

And  every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  brought  low; 

And  the  crooked  shall  become  straiglit. 

And  the  rough  ways  smooth; 

And  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of  God. 
He  said  therefore  to  the  multitudes  that  went  out  to  he  baptized  of 
him.  Ye  offspring  of  vipers,  who  warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath  to 
come?  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits  worthy  of  repentance,  and  begin 
not  to  say  within  yourselves,  We  have  Abraham  to  our  father:  for  I 
say  unto  you,  that  God  is  able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children  unto 
Abraham.  And  even  now  is  the  axe  also  laid  unto  the  root  of  the 
trees:  every  tree  therefore  that  bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn 
down,  and  cast  into  the  fire.  And  the  multitudes  asked  him,  saying, 
What  then  must  we  do?  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them.  He 
that  liath  two  coats,  let  him  impart  to  him  that  hath  none;  and  he 
that  hath  food,  let  him  do  likewise.  And  there  came  also  Roman  tax 
collectors  to  be  baptized,  and  they  said  unto  him,  Master,  what  must 
we  do?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Extort  no  more  than  that  which  is 
appointed  you.  And  soldiers  also  asked  him,  saying.  And  we,  what 
must  we  do  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Do  violence  to  no  man,  neither 
exact  anything  wrongfully ;  and  be  content  with  your  wages. 

And  as  the  people  were  in  expectation,  and  all  men  reasoned  in 
their  hearts  concerning  John,  whether  haply  he  were  the  Christ ;  John 
answered,  saying  unto  them  all,  I  indeed  baptize  you  with  water ;  but 
there  cometh  he  that  is  mightier  than  I,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I 
am  not  worthy  to  unloose:  he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Spirit 
and  u'iih  fire:  whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  thoroughly  to  cleanse  his 
threshing-floor,  and  to  gather  the  wheat  into  his  garner ;  but  the  chaff 
he  will  burn  up  with  unquenchable  fire. 

With  many  other  exhortations  therefore  preached  he  ^good  tidings 
unto  the  peojjle;  but  Herod  the  tetrarch,  being  reproved  by  him  for 
Herodias  his  brother's  wife,  and  for  all  the  evil  things  which  Herod 
had  done,  added  yet  this  above  all,  that  he  shut  up  John  in  prison. 

Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  people  were  baptized,  that,  Jesus 
also  having  been  baptized,  and  praying,  the  heaven  was  opened,  and 

lOr,  the  gospel. 


8  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE. 

the  Holy  Spirit  descended  in  a  bodily  form,  as  a  dove,  upon  him,  and 
a  voice  came  out  of  heaven,  Thou  art  my  beloved  Son;  in  thee  I  am 
well  pleased. 

And  Jesus  himself,  when  he  began  to  teach,  was  about  thirty  years 
of  age. 

And  Jesus,  full  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  returned  from  the  Jordan,  and 
was  led  by  the  Spirit  in  the  wilderness  during  forty  days,  being  tempted 
of  the  devil.  And  he  did  eat  nothing  in  those  days :  and  when  they 
were  completed,  he  hungered.  And  the  devil  said  unto  him.  If  thou 
art  the  Son  of  God,  command  this  stone  that  it  become  bread.  And 
Jesus  answered  unto  him,  It  is  written,  Man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
alone.  And  he  led  him  up,  and  shewed  him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
world  in  a  moment  of  time.  And  the  devil  said  unto  him,  To  thee 
will  I  give  all  this  authority,  and  the  glory  of  them :  for  it  hath  been 
delivered  unto  me ;  and  to  whomsoever  I  will  I  give  it.  If  thou  there- 
fore M'ilt  worship  before  me,  it  shall  all  be  thine.  And  Jesus  answered 
and  said  unto  him,  It  is  written,  Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  him  only  shalt  thou  serve.  And  he  led  him  to  Jerusalem, 
and  set  him  on  the  pinnacle  of  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him.  If  thou 
art  the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down  from  hence :  for  it  is  written, 

He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning  thee,  to  guard  thee : 
and. 

On  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up, 

Lest  haply  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 
And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  It  is  said,  Thou  shalt  not  tempt 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

And  when  the  devil  had  completed  every  temptation,  he  departed 
from  him  for  a  season. 

And  Jesus  returned  in  the  power  of  the  Spirit  into  Galilee  :  and  a 
fame  went  out  concerning  him  through  all  the  region  round  about. 
And  he  taught  in  their  synagogues,  being  glorified  of  all. 

And  he  came  to  Nazareth,  where  he  had  been  brought  U]-> :  and  he 
entered,  as  his  custom  was,  into  the  synagogue  on  the  sabbath  day, 
and  stood  up  to  read.  And  there  was  delivered  unto  him  the  l)ook  of 
the  prophet  Isaiah.  And  he  opened  the  book,  and  found  the  place 
where  it  was  Avritten, 

The  spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me, 

Because  he  anointed  me  to  preach  good  tidings  to  the  poor : 

He  hath  sent  me  to  proclaim  release  t(j  the  captives, 

And  recovering  of  sight  to  the  blind, 

To  set  at  liberty  them  that  are  bruised, 

To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of  the  Lord. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE.  \) 

And  he  closed  the  book,  and  gave  it  back  to  the  attendant,  and  sat 
down:  and  the  eyes  of  all  in  the  synagogue  were  fastened  on  him. 
And  he  began  to  say  unto  them,  To-day  hath  this  scripture  been  ful- 
filled in  your  ears.  And  all  bare  him  witness,  and  wondered  at  the 
words  of  grace  which  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth :  and  they  said,  Is 
not  this  Joseph's  son?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Doubtless  ye  will  say 
unto  me  this  parable,  Physician,  heal  thyself:  whatsoever  we  have  heard 
done  at  Capernaum,  do  also  here  in  thine  own  country.  And  he  said. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  No  prophet  is  acceptable  in  his  own  country. 
But  of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you.  There  were  many  widows  in  Israel 
in  the  days  of  Elijah,  when  the  heaven  was  shut  up  three  years  and 
six  months,  when  there  came  a  great  famine  over  all  the  land ;  and 
unto  none  of  them  was  Elijah  sent,  but  only  to  Zarephath,  in  the  land 
of  Sidon,  unto  a  woman  that  was  a  widow.  And  there  were  many 
lepers  in  Israel  in  the  time  of  Elisha  the  prophet;  and  none  of  them 
was  cleansed,  but  only  Naaman  the  Syrian.  And  they  were  all  filled 
with  wrath  in  the  synagogue,  as  they  heard  these  things  ;  and  they  rose 
up,  and  cast  him  forth  out  of  the  city,  and  led  him  unto  the  brow  of  the 
hill  whereon  their  city  was  built,  that  they  might  throw  him  down 
headlong.    But  he  passing  through  the  midst  of  them  went  his  w^ay. 

And  he  came  down  to  Capernaum,  a  city  of  Galilee.  And  he  was 
teaching  them  on  the  sabbath  day :  and  they  were  astonished  at  his 
teaching;  for  his  word  was  with  authority. 

Now  it  came  to  pass,  while  the  multitude  pressed  upon  him  and 
heard  the  word  of  God,  that  he  was  standing  by  the  lake  of  Gennesa- 
ret ;  and  he  saw  two  boats  standing  by  the  lake :  but  the  fishermen 
had  gone  out  of  them,  and  were  washing  their  nets.  And  he  en- 
tered into  one  of  the  boats,  which  was  Simon's,  and  asked  him  to 
put  out  a  little  from  the  land.  And  he  sat  down  and  taught  the  mul- 
titudes out  of  the  boat.  And  when  he  had  left  speaking,  he  said  unto 
Simon,  Put  out  into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your  nets  for  a  draught. 
And  Simon  answered  and  said,  Master,  we  toiled  all  night,  and  took 
nothing:  but  at  thy  word  I  will  let  down  the  nets.  And  when  they 
had  this  done,  they  inclosed  a  great  multitude  of  fishes;  and  their 
nets  were  breaking ;  and  they  beckoned  unto  their  partners  in  the 
other  boat,  that  they  should  come  and  help  them.  And  they  came, 
and  filled  both  the  boats,  so  that  they  began  to  sink.  But  Simon  Peter, 
when  he  saw  it,  fell  down  at  Jesus'  knees,  saying.  Depart  from  me ; 
for  I  am  a  sinful  man,  O  Lord.  For  he  was  amazed,  and  all  that  were 
with  him,  at  the  draught  of  the  fishes  which  they  had  taken ;  and  so 
were  also  James  and  John,  sons  of  Zebedee,  which  were  partners  with 
Simon.    And  Jesus  said  unto  Simon,  Fear  not;  fi'om  henceforth  thou 


10  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE. 

shalt  catch  men.  And  when  they  had  brought  their  l)oats  to  land, 
they  left  all,  and  followed  him. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  was  in  one  of  the  cities,  behold,  a 
man  full  of  leprosy:  and  when  he  saw  Jesus,  he  fell  on  his  face,  and 
besought  him,  saying,  Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean. 
And  he  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  touched  him,  saying,  I  will;  l)e 
thou  made  clean.  And  straightway  the  leprosy  departed  from  him. 
And  he  charged  him  to  tell  no  man:  but  go  thy  way,  and  shew  thy- 
self to  the  priest,  and  offer  for  thy  cleansing,  according  as  Moses  com- 
manded, for  a  testimony  unto  them.  But  so  much  the  more  went 
abroad  the  report  concerning  him :  and  great  multitudes  came  together 
to  hear,  and  to  be  healed  of  their  infirmities.  But  he  withdrew  himself 
in  the  deserts,  and  prayed. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  one  of  those  days,  that  he  was  teaching; 
and  there  were  Pharisees  and  doctors  of  the  law  sitting  by,  which 
were  come  out  of  every  village  of  Galilee  and  Judtea  and  Jerusalem : 
and  the  power  of  the  Lord  was  with  him  to  heal.  And  behold,  men 
bring  on  a  bed  a  man  that  was  palsied :  and  they  sought  to  bring  him 
in,  and  to  lay  him  before  him.  And  not  finding  by  what  vmy  they 
might  bring  him  in  because  of  the  multitude,  they  went  up  to  the 
housetop,  and  let  him  down  through  the  tiles  with  his  couch  into  the 
midst  before  Jesus.  And  seeing  their  faith,  he  said,  Man,  thy  sins  are 
forgiven  thee.  And  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  began  to  reason,  say- 
ing. Who  is  this  that  speaketh  blasphemies?  Who  can  forgive  sins, 
but  God  alone?  But  Jesus  perceiving  their  reasonings,  answered  and 
said  unto  them.  What  reason  ye  in  your  hearts?  Whether  is  easier,  to 
say,  Thy  sins  are  forgiven  thee ;  or  to  say.  Arise  and  walk  ?  But  that 
ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath  power  on  earth  to  forgive  sins 
(he  said  unto  him  that  was  palsied),  I  say  unto  thee.  Arise,  and  take 
up  thy  couch,  and  go  unto  thy  house.  And  immediately  he  rose  up 
before  them,  and  took  up  that  whereon  he  lay,  and  departed  to  his 
house,  glorifying  God.  And  amazement  took  hold  on  all,  and  they 
glorified  God ;  and  they  were  filled  with  fear,  saying,  We  have  seen 
strange  things  to-day. 

And  after  these  things  he  went  forth,  and  beheld  a  pu])lican,  named 
Levi,  sitting  at  the  place  of  toll,  and  said  unto  him,  Follow  me.  And 
he  forsook  all,  and  rose  uj)  and  followed  him.  And  Levi  made  him  a 
great  feast  in  his  house:  and  there  was  a  great  multitude  of  ^publicans 
and  of  others  that  were  sitting  at  meat  with  them.  And  the  Pharisees 
and  their  scribes  murmured  against  his  disciples,  saying,  Why  do  ye 
eat  and  drink  with  the  ^publicans  and  sinners?    And  Jesua  answering 

^  Roman  tax  collectors. 


PASSAGES   FROM  S.  LUKE.  11 

said  unto  them,  They  that  are  whole  have  no  need  of  a  physician  ;  but 
they  that  are  sick.  I  am  not  come  to  call  the  righteous  but  sinners  to 
repentance.  And  they  said  unto  him,  The  disciples  of  John  fast  often, 
and  make  supplications ;  likewise  also  the  disciples  of  the  Pharisees ; 
but  thine  eat  and  drink.  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Can  ye  make  the 
sons  of  the  bride-chamber  fast,  while  the  bridegroom  is  with  them? 
But  the  days  will  come ;  and  when  the  bridegroom  shall  be  taken 
away  from  them,  then  will  they  fast  in  those  days.  And  he  spake 
also  a  parable  unto  them ;  No  man  rendeth  a  piece  from  a  new  gar- 
ment and  putteth  it  upon  an  old  garment ;  else  he  will  rend  the  new, 
and  also  the  piece  from  the  new  will  not  agree  with  the  old.  And  no 
man  putteth  new  wine  into  old  Hvine-skins ;  else  the  new  wine  will 
burst  the  skins,  and  itself  will  be  spilled,  and  the  skins  will  perish. 
But  new  wine  must  be  put  into  fresh  wine-skins.  And  no  man  having 
drunk  old  iclne  desireth  new :  for  he  saith,  The  old  is  good. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  another  sabbath,  that  he  entered  into  the 
synagogue  and  taught:  and  there  was  a  man  there,  and  his  right  hand 
was  withered.  And  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  watched  him,  whether 
he  would  heal  on  the  sabbath ;  that  they  might  find  how  to  accuse 
him.  But  he  knew  their  thoughts;  and  he  said  to  the  man  that  had 
his  hand  withered.  Rise  up,  and  stand  forth  in  the  midst.  And  he 
arose  and  stood  forth.  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  I  ask  you,  Is  it  law- 
ful on  the  sabbath  to  do  good,  or  to  do  harm?  to  save  a  life,  or  to 
desti'oy  it  ?  And  he  looked  round  about  on  them  all,  and  said  unto 
him,  Stretch  forth  thy  hand.  And  he  did  so :  and  his  hand  was  re- 
stored. But  they  w^ere  filled  with  madness ;  and  communed  one  with 
another  what  they  might  do  to  Jesus. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  these  days,  that  he  went  out  into  the  moun- 
tain to  pray ;  and  he  continued  all  night  in  i:)rayer  to  God.  And  when 
it  was  day,  he  called  his  disciples :  and  he  chose  from  them  twelve, 
whom  also  he  named  a^^ostles ;  Simon,  whom  he  also  named  Peter,  and 
Andrew  his  brother,  and  James  and  John,  and  Philip  and  Bartholo- 
mew, and  Matthew  and  Thomas,  and  James  the  son  of  Alphseus,  and 
Simon  which  was  called  the  Zealot,  and  Judas  the  son  of  James,  and 
Judas  Iscariot,  w^hich  was  the  traitor ;  and  he  came  down  with  them, 
and  stood  on  a  level  place,  and  a  great  multitude  of  his  disciples,  and 
a  great  number  of  the  people  from  all  Judjea  and  Jerusalem,  and  the 
sea  coast  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which  came  to  hear  him,  and  to  be  healed 
of  their  diseases  ;  and  they  that  were  troubled  with  unclean  spirits  were 
healed.  And  all  the  multitude  sought  to  touch  him :  for  power  came 
forth  from  him,  and  healed  them  all. 

1  That  is,  skins  used  as  bottles. 


12  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE. 

And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  on  his  disciples,  and  said,  Blessed  are  ye 
poor:  for  yours  is  the  kingdom  of  God.  Blessed  are  ye  that  hunger 
now :  for  ye  shall  be  filled.  Blessed  are  ye  that  weep  now :  for  ye  shall 
laugh.  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men  shall  hate  you,  and  when  they  shall 
separate  you  from  their  company,  and  reproach  you,  and  cast  out  your 
name  as  evil,  for  the  Son  of  man's  sake.  Rejoice  in  that  day,  and  leap /or 
joy :  for  behold,  your  reward  is  great  in  heaven  :  for  in  the  same  manner 
did  their  fathers  unto  the  prophets.  But  woe  unto  you  that  are  rich! 
for  ye  have  received  your  consolation.  Woe  unto  you,  ye  that  are  full 
now !  for  ye  shall  hunger.  Woe  unto  you,  ye  that  laugh  now  !  for  ye 
shall  mourn  and  weep.  Woe  unto  you,  when  all  men  shall  speak  well  of 
you  !  for  in  the  same  manner  did  their  fathers  to  the  false  prophets. 

But  I  say  unto  you  which  hear.  Love  your  enemies,  do  good  to  them 
that  hate  you,  bless  them  that  curse  you,  pray  for  them  that  despite- 
fully  use  you.  To  him  that  smiteth  thee  on  the  one  cheek  offer  also 
the  other;  and  from  him  that  taketh  away  thy  cloke  withhold  not  thy 
coat  also.  Give  to  every  one  that  asketh  thee;  and  of  him  that  taketh 
away  thy  goods  ask  them  not  again.  And  as  ye  would  that  men 
should  do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to  them  likewise.  And  if  ye  love  them 
that  love  you,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for  even  sinners  love  those  that 
love  them.  And  if  ye  do  good  to  them  that  do  good  to  you,  what 
thank  have  ye  ?  for  even  sinners  do  the  same.  And  if  ye  lend  to  them 
of  whom  ye  hope  to  receive,  what  thank  have  ye?  even  sinners  lend 
to  sinners,  to  receive  again  as  much.  But  love  your  enemies,  and  do 
them  good,  and  lend,  never  despairing ;  and  your  reward  shall  be  great, 
and  ye  shall  be  sons  of  the  Most  High :  for  he  is  kind  toward  the 
unthankful  and  evil.  Be  ye  merciful,  even  as  your  Father  is  merciful. 
And  judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  judged :  and  condemn  not,  and  ye 
shall  not  be  condemned :  release,  and  ye  shall  be  released  :  give,  and 
it  shall  be  given  unto  you ;  good  measure,  pressed  down,  shaken  to- 
gether, running  over,  shall  they  give  into  your  bosom.  For  with  wliat 
measure  ye  mete  it  shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 

And  he  spake  also  a  parable  unto  them.  Can  the  blind  guide  the 
blind  ?  shall  they  not  both  fall  into  a  pit  ?  The  disciple  is  not  above 
his  master :  but  every  one  when  he  is  perfected  shall  be  as  his  master. 
And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  but 
considerest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ?  Or  how  canst  thou 
say  to  thy  brother.  Brother,  let  me  cast  out  the  mote  that  is  in  thine 
eye,  when  thou  thyself  beholdest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own 
eye?  Tliou  hypocrite,  cast  out  first  the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye, 
and  then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote  that  is  in  thy 
brother's  eye.    For  there   is  no  good  tree  that  bringeth  forth  corrupt 


PASSAGES    FROM   S.   LUKE.  16 

fruit ;  nor  again  a  corrupt  tree  that  bringeth  forth  good  fruit.  For  each 
tree  is  known  by  its  own  fruit.  For  of  thorns  men  do  not  gather  figs, 
nor  of  a  bramble  bush  gather  they  grapes.  The  good  man  out  of  the 
good  treasure  of  his  heart  bringeth  forth  that  which  is  good ;  and  the 
evil  man  out  of  the  evil  treasure  bringeth  forth  that  which  is  evil :  for 
out  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart  his  mouth  speaketh. 

And  why  call  ye  me,  Lord,  Lord,  and  do  not  the  things  which  I 
say?  Every  one  that  cometh  unto  me,  and  heareth  my  words,  and 
doeth  them,  I  will  shew  you  to  whom  he  is  like :  he  is  like  a  man 
building  a  house,  who  digged  and  went  deep,  and  laid  a  foundation 
upon  the  rock :  and  when  a  flood  arose,  the  stream  brake  against  that 
house,  and  could  not  shake  it:  because  it  had  been  well  builded.  But 
he  that  heareth,  and  doeth  not,  is  like  a  man  that  built  a  house  upon 
the  earth  without  a  foundation ;  against  which  the  stream  brake,  and 
straiglitway  it  fell  in ;  and  the  ruin  of  that  house  was  great. 

After  he  had  ended  all  his  sayings  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  he  en- 
tered into  Capernaum. 

And  a  certain  centurion's  servant,  who  was  dear  unto  him,  was  sick 
and  at  the  point  of  death.  And  when  he  heard  concerning  Jesus,  he 
sent  unto  him  elders  of  the  Jews,  asking  him  that  he  would  come  and 
save  his  servant.  And  they,  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  besought  him 
earnestly,  saying.  He  is  worthy  that  thou  shouldest  do  this  for  him :  for 
he  loveth  our  nation,  and  himself  built  us  our  synagogue.  And  Jesus 
went  with  them.  And  when  he  was  now  not  far  from  the  house,  the 
centurion  sent  friends  to  him,  saying  unto  him,  Lord,  troul:)le  not  thy- 
self: for  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest  come  under  my  roof: 
wherefore  neither  thought  I  myself  worthy  to  come  unto  thee :  but  say 
the  word,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healed.  For  I  also  am  a  man  set 
under  authority,  having  under  myself  soldiers :  and  I  say  to  this  one, 
Go,  and  he  goeth;  and  to  another.  Come,  and  he  cometh;  and  to  my 
servant.  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it.  And  when  Jesus  heard  these  things, 
he  marvelled  at  him,  and  turned  and  said  unto  the  multitude  that 
followed  him,  I  say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no,  not 
in  Israel.  And  they  that  were  sent,  returning  to  the  house,  found  the 
servant  whole. 

And  it  came  to  pass  soon  afterwards,  that  he  went  to  a  city  called 
Nain;  and  his  disciples  went  with  him,  and  a  great  multitude.  Now 
when  he  drew  near  to  the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  there  was  carried 
out  one  that  was  dead,  the  only  son  of  his  mother,  and  she  was  a 
widow:  and  much  people  of  the  city  was  with  her.  And  when  the 
Lord  saw  her,  he  had  compassion  on  her,  and  said  unto  her,  Weep  not. 
And  he  came  nigh  and  touched  the  bier:  and  the  bearers  stood  still. 


14  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE. 

And  he  said,  Young  man,  I  say  unto  thee.  Arise.  And  he  that  was 
dead  sat  up,  and  began  to  speak.  And  he  gave  him  to  his  motlier. 
And  fear  took  hold  on  all :  and  they  glorified  God,  saying,  A  great 
prophet  is  arisen  among  us:  and,  God  hath  visited  his  people.  And 
this  report  went  forth  concerning  him  in  the  whole  of  Judaea,  and  all 
the  region  round  about. 

And  the  disciples  of  John  told  him  of  all  these  things.  And  John 
calling  unto  him  tAVO  of  his  disciples  sent  them  to  the  Lord,  saying, 
Art  thou  he  that  cometh,  or  look  we  for  another?  And  when  the  men 
were  come  unto  him,  they  said,  John  the  Baptist  hath  sent  us  unto  thee, 
saying,  Art  thou  he  that  cometh,  or  look  we  for  another  ?  In  that  hour 
he  cured  many  of  diseases  and  plagues  and  evil  spirits ;  and  on  many 
that  were  blind  he  bestowed  sight.  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Go  your  way,  and  tell  John  what  things  ye  have  seen  and  heard : 
the  blind  receive  their  sight,  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed, 
and  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised  up,  the  poor  have  ^good  tidings 
preached  to  them.  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever  shall  tind  none  occa- 
sion of  stumbling  in  me. 

And  when  the  messengers  of  John  were  departed,  he  began  to  say 
unto  the  multitudes  concerning  John,  What  went  ye  out  into  the  wil- 
derness to  behold  ?  a  reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ?  But  what  went  ye 
out  to  see?  a  man  clothed  in  soft  raiment?  Behold,  they  wliich  are 
gorgeouslj^  apparelled,  and  live  delicately,  are  in  kings'  courts.  But 
what  went  ye  out  to  see  ?  a  i^rophet  ?  Yea,  I  say  unto  you,  and  much 
more  than  a  prophet.    This  is  he  of  whom  it  is  written, 

Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face, 

Who  shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee. 
I  say  unto  you,  Among  them  that  are  born  of  women  there  is  none 
greater  than  John :  yet  he  that  is  but  little  in  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
greater  than  he.  And  all  the  i^eople  when  they  heard,  and  the  publi- 
cans, justified  God,  being  baptized  with  the  baptism  of  John.  But  the 
Pharisees  and  the  lawyers  rejected  for  themselves  the  counsel  of  God, 
being  not  baptized  of  him.  Whereunto  then  shall  I  liken  the  men  of 
this  generation,  and  to  what  are  they  like?  They  are  like  unto  chil- 
dren that  sit  in  the  marketplace,  and  call  one  to  another ;  which  say, 
We  piped  unto  you,  and  ye  did  not  dance;  we  wailed,  and  ye  did  not 
weep.  For  John  the  Baptist  is  come,  eating  no  bread  nor  drinking 
wine ;  and  ye  say,  He  hath  a  ^devil.  The  Son  of  man  is  come  eating 
and  drinking ;  and  ye  say,  Behold,  a  gluttonous  man,  and  a  winebib- 
ber,  a  friend  of  publicans  and  sinners!  And  wisdom  is  justified  of  all 
her  children. 

'  Or,  the  gospel.  "  Gr.  demon. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE.  15 

And  one  of  the  Pharisees  desired  him  that  he  would  eat  with  him. 
And  he  entered  into  the  Pharisee's  house,  and  sat  down  to  meat.  And 
beliold,  a  woman  whicli  was  in  tlie  city,  a  sinner ;  and  wlien  she  knew 
tliat  he  was  sitting  at  meat  in  the  Pliarisee's  house,  slie  brought  an 
alabaster  cruse  of  ointment,  and  standing  behind  at  his  feet,  weeping, 
she  began  to  Avet  his  feet  with  her  tears,  and  wiped  them  with  the 
hair  of  her  head,  and  kissed  his  feet,  and  anointed  them  with  the  oint- 
ment. Now  when  the  Pharisee  which  had  bidden  him  saw  it,  he  spake 
within  liimself,  saying.  This  man,  if  he  were  a  prophet,  would  have 
perceived  who  and  what  manner  of  woman  this  is  which  toucheth 
him,  that  she  is  a  sinner.  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  Simon, 
I  have  somewhat  to  say  unto  thee.  And  he  saith,  Master,  say  on.  A 
certain  lender  had  two  debtors:  the  one  owed  five  hundred  pence, 
and  the  other  fifty.  When  they  had  not  wherewith  to  pay,  he  forgave 
them  both.  "Which  of  them  therefore  will  love  him  most  ?  Simon  an- 
swered and  said,  He,  I  suj^pose,  to  whom  he  forgave  the  most.  And 
he  said  unto  him.  Thou  hast  rightly  judged.  And  turning  to  the 
woman,  he  said  unto  Simon,  Seest  thou  this  woman  ?  I  entered  into 
thine  house,  thou  gavest  me  no  water  for  my  feet :  but  she  hath  wetted 
my  feet  with  her  tears,  and  wiped  them  with  her  hair.  Thou  gavest 
me  no  kiss :  but  she,  since  the  time  I  came  in,  hath  not  ceased  to  kiss 
my  feet.  My  head  with  oil  thou  didst  not  anoint:  but  she  hath 
anointed  my  feet  with  ointment.  Wherefore  I  say  unto  thee.  Her  sins, 
which  are  many,  are  forgiven ;  for  she  loved  much :  but  to  whom  little 
is  forgiven,  the  same  loveth  little.  And  he  said  unto  her,  Thy  sins  are 
forgiven.  And  they  that  sat  at  meat  with  him  began  to  say  within 
themselves,  Who  is  this  that  even  forgiveth  sins?  And  he  said  unto 
the  woman,  Thy  faith  hath  saved  thee ;  go  in  peace. 

And  it  came  to  pass  soon  afterwards,  that  he  went  about  through 
cities  and  villages,  preaching  and  bringing  the  ^good  tidings  of  the 
kingdom  of  God,  and  with  him  the  twelve,  and  certain  women  which 
had  been  healed  of  evil  spirits  and  infirmities,  Mary  that  was  called 
Magdalene,  from  whom  seven  ^devils  had  gone  out,  and  Joanna  the 
wife  of  Chuza  Herod's  steward,  and  Susanna,  and  many  others,  which 
ministered  unto  them  of  their  substance. 

And  when  a  great  multitude  came  together,  and  they  of  every  city 
resorted  unto  him,  he  spake  by  a  parable :  The  sower  went  forth  to 
sow  his  seed :  and  as  he  sowed,  some  fell  by  the  way  side ;  and  it  was 
trodden  under  foot,  and  the  birds  of  the  heaven  devoured  it.  And 
other  fell  on  the  rock ;  and  as  soon  as  it  grew,  it  withered  away,  be- 
cause it  had  no  moisture.    And  other  fell  amidst  the  thorns;  and  the 

1  Or,  gospel.  *  Gr.  demons. 


16  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE. 

thorns  grew  with  it,  and  clicked  it.  And  other  fell  into  the  good 
ground,  and  grew,  and  brought  forth  fruit  a  hundredfold.  As  he  said 
these  things,  he  cried,  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

And  his  disciples  asked  him  what  this  parable  might  be.  And  he 
said,  Unto  you  it  is  given  to  know  the  mysteries  of  the  kingdom  of 
God :  but  to  the  rest  in  parables ;  that  seeing  they  may  not  see,  and 
hearing  they  may  not  understand.  Now  the  parable  is  this:  The  seed 
is  the  word  of  God.  And  those  by  the  way  side  are  they  that  have 
heard ;  then  cometh  the  devil,  and  taketh  away  the  word  from  their 
heart,  that  they  may  not  believe  and  be  saved.  And  those  on  the  rock 
are  they  which,  when  they  have  heard,  receive  the  word  with  joy ; 
and  these  have  no  root,  which  for  a  while  believe,  and  in  time  of 
temptation  fall  away.  And  that  which  fell  among  the  thorns,  these 
are  they  that  have  heard,  and  as  they  go  on  their  way  they  are  choked 
with  cares  and  riches  and  pleasures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no  fruit  to 
perfection.  And  that  in  the  good  ground,  these  are  such  as  in  an 
honest  and  good  heart,  having  heard  the  word,  hold  it  fast,  and  bring 
forth  fruit  with  patience. 

And  no  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a  lamp,  covereth  it  with  a  ves- 
sel, or  putteth  it  under  a  bed ;  but  putteth  it  on  a  stand,  that  they 
which  enter  in  may  see  the  light.  For  nothing  is  hid,  that  shall  not 
be  made  manifest;  nor  anything  secret,  that  shall  not  be  known  and 
come  to  light.  Take  heed  therefore  how  ye  hear :  for  whosoever  hath, 
to  him  shall  be  given ;  and  whosoever  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be 
taken  away  even  that  which  he  thinketh  he  hath. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  days  were  well-nigh  come  that  he 
should  be  received  up,  he  stedfastly  set  his  face  to  go  to  Jerusalem, 
and  sent  messengers  before  his  face :  and  they  went,  and  entered  into 
a  village  of  the  Samaritans,  to  make  ready  for  him.  And  they  did  not 
receive  him,  because  his  face  was  as  though  he  were  going  to  Jerusalem. 
And  when  his  disciples  James  and  John  saw  this,  they  said,  Lord, 
wilt  thou  that  we  bid  fire  to  come  down  from  heaven,  and  consume 
them?  But  he  turned,  and  rebuked  them.i  And  they  went  to  another 
village. 

And  as  they  went  in  the  way,  a  certain  man  said  unto  him,  I  will 
follow  thee  whithersoever  thou  goest.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  The 
foxes  have  holes,  and  the  birds  of  the  heaven  have  nests ;  but  the  Son 
of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head.  And  he  said  unto  another, 
Follow  me.    But  he  said.  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my 

1  Some  ancient  authorities  add  and  said,  Ye  know  not  what  manner  of  spirit  ye 
are  of.  Some,  but  fewer,  add  also  For  the  Son  of  man  came  not  to  destroy  men's 
lives,  but  to  save  them. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.    LUKE.  17 

father.  But  he  said  unto  him,  Leave  the  dead  to  bury  their  own 
dead ;  but  go  thou  and  pubhsh  abroad  the  kingdom  of  God.  And 
another  also  said,  I  will  follow  thee,  Lord ;  but  first  suffer  me  to  bid 
farewell  to  them  that  are  at  my  house.  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  No 
man,  having  put  his  hand  to  the  plough,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

Now  after  these  things  the  Lord  appointed  seventy  others,  and  sent 
them  two  and  two  before  his  face  into  every  city  and  place,  whither 
he  himself  was  about  to  come.  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  harvest 
is  plenteous,  but  the  labourers  are  few:  pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of 
the  harvest,  that  he  send  forth  labourers  into  his  harvest.  Go  your 
ways:  behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  lambs  in  the  midst  of  wolves. 
Carry  no  purse,  no  wallet,  no  shoes :  and  salute  no  man  on  the  way. 
And  into  whatsoever  house  ye  shall  enter  first,  say  Peace  he  to  this 
house.  And  if  a  son  of  peace  be  there,  your  peace  shall  rest  upon 
him :  but  if  not,  it  shall  turn  to  you  again.  And  in  that  same  house 
remain,  eating  and  drinking  such  things  as  they  give :  for  the  labourer 
is  worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not  from  house  to  house.  And  into  what- 
soever city  ye  enter,  and  they  receive  you,  eat  such  things  as  are  set 
before  you :  and  heal  the  sick  that  are  therein,  and  say  unto  them, 
The  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto  you.  But  into  whatsoever 
city  ye  shall  enter,  and  they  receive  you  not,  go  out  into  the  streets 
thereof  and  say,  Even  the  dust  from  your  city,  that  cleaveth  to  our 
feet,  we  do  wipe  off  against  you :  howbeit  know  this,  that  the  kingdom 
of  God  is  come  nigh.  I  say  unto  you.  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  in 
that  day  for  Sodom,  than  for  that  city.  "Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin !  woe 
unto  thee,  Bethsaida !  for  if  the  mighty  works  had  been  done  in  Tyre 
and  Sidon,  which  were  done  in  you,  they  would  have  repented  long 
ago,  sitting  in  sackcloth  and  ashes.  Howbeit  it  shall  be  more  tolerable 
for  Tyre  and  Sidon  in  the  judgement,  than  for  you.  And  thou,  CajDer- 
naum,  shalt  thou  be  exalted  unto  heaven?  thou  shalt  be  brought  down 
unto  Hades.  He  that  heareth  you  heareth  me ;  and  he  that  reject- 
eth  you  rejecteth  me ;  and  he  that  rejecteth  me  rejecteth  him  that 
sent  me. 

And  the  seventy  returned  with  joy,  saying.  Lord,  even  the  Mevils 
are  subject  unto  us  in  thy  name.  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  Ijeheld 
Satan  fallen  as  lightning  from  heaven.  Behold,  I  have  given  you  au- 
thority to  tread  upon  serpents  and  scorpions,  and  over  all  the  power 
of  the  enemy :  and  nothing  shall  in  any  wise  hurt  you.  Howbeit  in 
this  rejoice  not,  that  the  spirits  are  subject  unto  you ;  but  rejoice  that 
your  names  are  written  in  heaven. 

1  Gr.  demons. 


18  PASSAGES    FROM    S.    LUKE. 

In  that  same  hour  he  rejoiced  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  said,  I  thank 
thee,  O  Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  eartli,  that  thou  didst  hide  these 
things  from  the  wise  and  understanding,  and  didst  reveal  them  unto 
babes :  yea,  Father ;  for  so  it  was  well-pleasing  in  thy  sight.  All  things 
have  been  delivered  unto  me  of  my  Father:  and  no  one  knoweth  who 
the  Son  is,  save  the  Father ;  and  who  the  Father  is,  save  the  Son,  and 
he  to  whomsoever  the  son  willeth  to  reveal  him.  And  turning  to  the 
disciples,  he  said  privately,  Blessed  are  the  eyes  which  see  tlje  things 
that  ye  see :  for  I  say  unto  you,  that  many  prophets  and  kings  de- 
sired to  see  the  things  which  ye  see,  and  saw  them  not ;  and  to  hear 
the  things  which  j-e  hear,  and  heard  them  not. 

And  behold,  a  certain  lawyer  stood  up  and  tempted  him,  saying. 
Master,  what  shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal  life  ?  And  he  said  unto  him, 
What  is  written  in  the  law  ?  how  readest  thou  ?  And  he  answering 
said.  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  "with  all  thy  heart,  and  with 
all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  strength,  and  with  all  thy  mind ;  and 
thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  answered 
right :  this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live.  But  he,  desiring  to  justify  himself, 
said  unto  Jesus,  And  Mho  is  my  neighbour?  Jesus  made  answer  and 
said,  A  certain  man  was  going  down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho;  and 
he  fell  among  robbers,  which  both  stripped  him  and  beat  him,  and 
departed,  leaving  hini  half  dead.  And  by  chance  a  certain  priest  was 
going  down  that  way  :  and  when  he  saw  him,  he  passed  by  on  the 
other  side.  And  in  like  manner  a  Levite  also,  when  he  came  to  the 
place,  and  saw  him,  passed  by  on  the  other  side.  But  a  certain  Samar- 
itan, as  he  journeyed,  came  where  he  was :  and  when  he  saw  him,  he 
was  moved  with  compassion,  and  came  to  him,  and  bound  up  his 
wounds,  pouring  on  them  oil  and  wine ;  and  he  set  him  on  his  own 
beast,  and  brought  him  to  an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him.  And  on 
the  morrow  he  took  out  t\\(j  pence,  and  gave  them  to  the  host,  and 
said.  Take  care  of  him ;  and  whatsoever  thou  spendest  more,  I,  when 
I  come  back  again,  will  repay  thee.  Wliich  of  these  three,  thinkest 
thou,  proved  neighbour  unto  him  that  fell  among  the  robbers?  And 
he  said,  He  that  shewed  mercy  on  him.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Go,  and  do  thou  likewise. 

Now  as  they  went  on  their  way,  he  entered  into  a  certain  village: 
and  a  certain  woman  named  Martha  received  him  into  her  house. 
And  she  had  a  sister  called  Mary,  which  also  sat  at  the  Lord's  feet, 
and  heard  his  word.  But  Martha  was  cumbered  about  much  serving; 
and  she  came  up  to  him,  and  said.  Lord,  dost  thou  not  care  that  my 
sister  did  leave  me  to  serve  alone?  bid  her  tlierefore  that  she  help 
me.    But  tlie  Lord  answered  and  said  unto  her,  ]\Iartlia,  Martlia,  thou 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.   LUKE.  19 

art  anxious  and  troubled  about  many  things :  but  one  thing  is  needful : 
for  Mary  hath  chosen  the  good  part,  which  shall  not  be  taken  away 
from  her. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  praying  in  a  certain  place,  that 
when  he  ceased,  one  of  his  disciples  said  unto  him.  Lord,  teach  us  to 
pray,  even  as  John  also  tauglit  his  disciples.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
When  ye  pray,  say,  Father,  Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy  kingdom 
come.^  Give  us  day  by  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  sins; 
for  we  ourselves  also  forgive  every  one  that  is  indebted  to  us.  And 
bring  us  not  into  temptation.  ^ 

And  he  said  unto  them.  Which  of  j-ou  shall  have  a  friend,  and 
shall  go  unto  him  at  midnight,  and  say  to  him,  Friend,  lend  me  three 
loaves ;  for  a  friend  of  mine  is  come  to  me  from  a  journey,  and  I  have 
nothing  to  set  before  him ;  and  he  from  within  shall  answer  and  say, 
Trouble  me  not:  the  door  is  now  shut,  and  my  children  are  with  me 
in  bed ;  I  cannot  rise  and  give  thee  ?  I  say  unto  you.  Though  he  will 
not  rise  and  give  him,  because  he  is  his  friend,  yet  because  of  his  im- 
portunity he  will  arise  and  give  him  as  many  as  he  needeth.  And  I 
say  unto  you,  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you ;  seekj  and  ye  shall  find ; 
knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you.  For  every  one  that  asketh 
receiveth ;  and  he  that  seeketh  findeth ;  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it 
shall  be  opened.  And  of  which  of  you  that  is  a  father  shall  his  son 
ask  a  loaf,  and  he  give  him  a  stone  ?  or  a  fish,  and  he  for  a  fish  give 
him  a  serjiient?  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will  he  give  him  a  scorpion? 
If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your  children, 
how  much  more  shall  your  heavenly  Father  give  the  Holy  Spirit  to 
them  that  ask  him  ? 

And  he  was  casting  out  a  ^devil  which  icas  dumb.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  the  Mevil  was  gone  out,  the  dumb  man  spake;  and  the 
multitudes  marvelled.  But  some  of  them  said,  By  Beelzebub  the  prince 
of  the  "'devils  casteth  he  out  ''devils.  And  others,  tempting  /////;,  sought 
of  him  a  sign  from  heaven.  But  he,  knowing  their  thoughts,  said  unto 
them.  Every  kingdom  divided  against  itself  is  brought  to  desolation ; 
and  a  house  divided  against  a  house  falleth.  And  if  Satan  also  is 
divided  against  himself,  how  shall  his  kingdom  stand  ?  because  ye  say 
that  I  cast  out  ^devils  by  Beelzebub.  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast  out 
^devils  by  whom  do  your  sons  cast  them  out?  therefore  shall  they  be 
your  judges.  But  if  I  by  the  finger  of  God  cast  out  ^devils,  then  is  the 
kingdom  of  God  come  upon  you.    When  the  strong  man  fully  armed 

'  Many  ancient  authorities  add  Thy  will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so  on  earth. 
2  Many  ancient  authorities  add  but  deliver  us  from  the  evil  one  (or,  from  ei'il). 
^Gr.  demon.  <  Gr.  demons. 


20  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE. 

guardeth  his  own  court,  his  goods  are  in  peace:  but  when  a  stronger 
tlian  he  shall  come  upon  him,  and  overcome  him,  he  takcth  from  him 
his  whole  armour  wherein  he  trusted,  and  divideth  his  spoils.  He 
that  is  not  with  me  is  against  nie ;  and  he  that  gathereth  not  with 
me  scattereth.  The  unclean  spirit  when  it  is  gone  out  of  the  man, 
passeth  through  waterless  j^laces,  seeking  rest ;  and  finding  none,  it 
saith,  I  will  turn  back  unto  my  house  whence  I  came  out.  And  when 
it  is  come,  it  findeth  it  swept  and  garnished.  Then  goeth  it,  and 
taketh  to  him  seven  other  spirits  more  evil  than  itself;  and  they  enter 
in  and  dwell  there :  and  the  last  state  of  that  man  becometh  worse 
than  the  first. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  said  tlicse  things,  a  certain  woman  out 
of  the  multitude  lifted  up  her  voice,  and  said  unto  him,  Blessed  is  the 
womb  that  bare  thee,  and  the  breasts  which  thou  didst  suck.  But  he  said, 
Yea  rather,  blessed  are  they  that  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 

And  when  the  multitudes  were  gathering  together  unto  him,  he 
began  to  say,  This  generation  is  an  evil  generation :  it  seeketh  after  a 
sign ;  and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given  to  it  but  the  sign  of  Jonah. 
For  even  as  Jonali  l^ecanie  a  sign  unto  the  Isinevites,  so  shall  also  the 
Son  of  man  be  to  this  generation.  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise 
up  in  the  judgement  with  the  men  of  this  generation,  and  shall  con- 
demn them:*  for  she  came  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  to  hear  the 
wisdom  of  Solomon ;  and  behold,  a  greater  than  Solomon  is  here.  The 
men  of  Nineveh  shall  stand  up  in  the  judgement  with  this  genera- 
tion, and  shall  condemn  it:  for  they  repented  at  the  preaching  of 
Jonah ;  and  behold,  a  greater  than  Jonah  is  here. 

Ko  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a  lamp,  putteth  it  in  a  cellar,  neither 
under  the  bushel,  but  on  the  stand,  that  they  which  enter  in  may  see 
the  light.  The  lamp  of  thy  body  is  thine  eye :  when  thine  eye  is 
single,  thy  whole  body  also  is  full  of  light;  but  wlien  it  is  evil,  thy 
body  also  is  full  of  darkness.  Look  therefore  whether  the  light  that  is 
in  thee  be  not  darkness.  If  therefore  thy  whole  body  l)e  full  of  light, 
having  no  part  dark,  it  shall  be  wholly  full  of  light,  as  when  the  lamp 
with  its  bright  shining  doth  give  thee  liglit. 

Now  as  he  spake,  a  Pharisee  asketh  him  to  dine  with  him:  and  he 
went  in,  and  sat  down  to  meat.  And  when  the  Pharisee  saw  it,  he 
marvelled  that  he  had  not  first  washed  before  dinner.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  him.  Now  do  ye  Pharisees  cleanse  the  outside  of  the  cup 
and  of  the  platter;  but  your  inward  part  is  full  of  extortion  and 
wickedne-ss.  Ye  foolish  ones,  did  not  he  tliat  made  the  outside  make 
the  inside  also?  H()wT)eit  give  for  alms  tliose  things  which  are  with- 
in; and  behold,  all  things  are  clean  unto  you. 


PASSAGES    FR03I   S.   LUKE.  21 

But  woe  unto  you  Pharisees !  for  ye  tithe  mint  and  rue  and  every 
herb,  and  jxiss  over  judgement  and  the  love  of  God :  but  these  ought 
ye  to  have  done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone.  Woe  unto  you 
Pharisees !  for  ye  love  the  chief  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  the  salu- 
tations in  the  marketplaces.  AVoe  unto  you !  for  ye  are  as  the  tombs 
which  appear  not,  and  the  men  that  walk  over  them  know  it  not. 

And  one  of  the  lawyers  answering  saith  unto  him,  ]\Iaster,  in  say- 
ing this  thou  reproachest  us  also.  And  he  said,  "Woe  unto  you  lawyers 
also !  for  ye  lade  men  with  burdens  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  ye 
yourselves  touch  not  the  burdens  with  one  of  your  fingers.  Woe  unto 
you !  for  ye  build  the  tombs  of  the  prophets,  and  your  fathers  killed 
them.  So  ye  are  witnesses  and  consent  unto  the  works  of  your 
fathers:  for  they  killed  them,  and  ye  build  their  tombs.  Therefore  also 
said  the  wisdom  of  God,  I  will  send  unto  them  prophets  and  apostles; 
and  some  of  them  they  shall  kill  and  persecute ;  that  the  blood  of  all 
the  prophets,  which  was  shed  from  the  foundation  of  the  world,  may 
be  required  of  this  generation ;  from  the  blood  of  Abel  unto  the  blood 
of  Zachariah,  who  perished  between  the  altar  and  the  sanctuary:  yea, 
I  say  unto  you,  it  shall  be  required  of  this  generation.  Woe  unto  you 
lawyers !  for  ye  took  away  the  key  of  knowledge :  ye  entered  not  in 
yourselves,  and  them  that  were  entering  in  ye  hindered. 

And  when  he  was  come  out  from  thence,  the  scribes  and  the 
Pharisees  began  to  press  upon  him  vehemently,  and  to  provoke  him 
to  speak  of  many  things ;  laying  wait  for  him,  to  catch  something  out 
of  his  mouth. 

In  the  mean  time,  when  the  many  thousands  of  the  multitude 
were  gathered  together,  insomuch  that  they  trode  one  upon  another,  he 
began  to  say  unto  his  disciples  first  of  all,  Beware  ye  of  the  leaven  of 
the  Pharisees,  which  is  hypocrisy.  But  there  is  nothing  covered  up, 
that  shall  not  be  revealed :  and  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known.  Where- 
fore whatsoever  ye  have  said  in  the  darkness  shall  be  heard  in  tne 
light ;  and  what  ye  have  spoken  in  the  ear  in  the  inner  chambers 
shall  be  proclaimed  upon  the  housetops.  And  I  say  unto  you  my 
friends.  Be  not  afraid  of  them  wliich  kill  the  body,  and  after  that 
have  no  more  that  they  can  do.  But  I  will  warn  you  whom  ye  shall 
fear:  Fear  him,  which  after  he  hath  killed  hath  power  to  cast  into 
hell ;  yea,  I  say  unto  you,  Fear  him.  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for 
two  farthings  ?  and  not  one  of  them  is  forgotten  in  the  sight  of  God. 
But  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are  all  numbered.  Fear  not:  ye  are 
of  more  value  than  many  sparrows.  And  I  say  unto  you,  Every  one 
who  shall  confess  me  before  men,  him  shall  the  Son  of  man  also  con- 
fess before  the  angels  of  God:  but  he  that  denieth  me  in  the  presence 


22  PASSAGES   FROM   8.   LUKE. 

of  men  shall  be  denied  in  the  presence  of  the  angels  of  God.  And 
every  one  who  shall  speak  a  word  againsfe  the  Son  of  man,  it  shall  l)e 
forgiven  him :  but  unto  him  that  blasphemeth  against  the  Holy  Spirit 
it  shall  not  be  forgiven.  And  when  they  bring  you  before  the  syna- 
gogues, and  the  rulers,  and  the  authorities,  be  not  anxious  how  or 
what  ye  shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall  say :  for  the  Holy  Spirit  shall 
teach  you  in  that  very  hour  what  ye  ought  to  say. 

And  one  out  of  the  multitude  said  unto  him,  Master,  bid  my 
brother  divide  the  inheritance  with  me.  But  he  said  unto  him,  ]\Ian. 
who  made  me  a  judge  or  a  divider  over  you?  And  he  said  unto 
them.  Take  heed,  and  keep  yourselves  from  all  covetousncss :  for  a 
man's  life  consisteth  not  in  the  abundance  of  the  things  which  he 
possesseth.  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them,  saying,  The  ground  or 
a  certain  rich  man  brought  forth  plentifully :  and  he  reasoned  within 
himself,  saying.  What  shall  I  do,  because  I  have  not  where  to  bestow 
my  fruits?  And  he  said,  This  will  I  do:  I  will  pull  down  my  barns, 
and  build  greater ;  and  there  will  I  bestow  all  my  corn  and  my  goods. 
And  I  Avill  say  to  my  soul.  Soul,  thou  hast  much  goods  laid  up  for 
many  years ;  take  thine  ease,  eat,  drink,  be  merry.  But  God  said  unto 
him.  Thou  foolish  one,  this  night  is  thy  soul  required  of  thee ;  and 
the  things  which  thou  hast  prepared,  whose  shall  they  be?  So  is  he 
that  layeth  up  treasure  for  himself,  and  is  not  rich  toward  God. 

Fear  not,  little  flock ;  for  it  is  your  Father's  good  pleasure  to  give 
you  the  kingdom.  Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give  alms ;  make  for  3'our- 
selves  purses  which  wax  not  old,  a  treasure  in  the  heavens  that  fail- 
eth  not,  where  no  thief  draweth  near,  neither  moth  destroyeth.  For 
where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your  heart  be  also. 

Let  your  loins  be  girded  about,  and  your  lamps  burning ;  and  be 
ye  yourselves  like  unto  men  looking  for  their  lord,  wdien  he  shall  re- 
turn from  the  marriage  feast;  that,  when  he  cometh  and  knocketh, 
they  may  straightway  open  unto  him.  Blessed  are  those  servants, 
whom  the  lord  when  he  comelh  shall  find  watching:  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  that  he  shall  gird  himself,  and  make  them  sit  down  to 
meat,  and  shall  come  and  serve  them.  And  if  he  shall  come  in  the 
second  watch,  and  if  in  the  third,  and  find  ihnn  so,  blessed  are  those 
servnrifs.  But  know  this,  that  if  the  master  of  the  house  had  known 
in  wliat  hour  the  thief  was  coming,  he  would  have  watched,  and  not 
have  left  his  house  to  l)e  broken  through.  Be  ye  also  ready  :  for  in 
an  hour  that  ye  think  not  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

And  Peter  said,  Lord,  speakest  thou  this  parable  unto  us,  or  even 
unto  all?  And  the  Lord  said,  AVho  then  is  the  faithful  and  wise 
steward,  wliom   his   lord   shall   set  over   his  household,  to  give  them 


PASSAGES    FROM   S.   LUKE,  23 

their  portion  of  food  in  due  season?  Blessed  is  tliat  servant,  wliom 
his  lord  when  he  cometli  shall  find  so  doing.  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto 
you,  that  he  will  set  him  over  all  that  he  hath.  But  if  that  servant 
shall  say  in  his  heart.  My  lord  delayeth  his  coming;  and  shall  begin 
to  beat  the  menservants  and  the  maidservants,  and  to  eat  and  drink, 
and  to  be  drunken ;  the  lord  of  that  servant  shall  come  in  a  day 
when  he  expecteth  not,  and  in  an  hour  when  he  know^eth  not,  and 
shall  cut  him  asunder,  and  appoint  his  portion  with  the  unfaithful. 
And  that  servant,  which  knew  his  Lord's  will,  and  made  not  ready, 
nor  did  according  to  his  will,  shall  be  beaten  with  many  strijyes ;  but 
he  that  knew  not,  and  did  things  worthy  of  strij^es,  shall  be  beaten 
with  few  stripes.  And  to  whomsoever  much  is  given,  of  him  shall 
much  be  required :  and  to  whom  they  commit  much,  of  him  will  they 
ask  the  more. 

I  came  to  cast  fire  upon  the  earth ;  and  what  will  I,  if  it  is  already 
kindled?  But  I  have  a  baptism  to  be  baptized  with;  and  how  am  I 
straitened  till  it  be  accomplished ! 

And  he  said  to  the  multitudes  also,  "Wlien  ye  see  a  cloud  rising  in 
the  west,  straightway  ye  say,  There  cometh  a  shower ;  and  so  it 
Cometh  to  pass.  And  when  ye  see  a  south  wind  blowing,  ye  say.  There 
will  be  a  scorching  heat;  and  it  cometh  to  pass.  Ye  hypocrites,  ye 
know  how  to  interpret  the  face  of  the  earth  and  the  heaven ;  but 
how  is  it  that  ye  know  not  how  to  interpret  this  time?  And  why 
even  of  yourselves  judge  ye  not  what  is  right?  For  as  thou  art  going 
with  thine  adversary  before  the  magistrate,  on  the  way  give  diligence 
to  be  quit  of  him  ;•  lest  haply  he  hale  thee  unto  the  judge,  and  the 
judge  shall  deliver  thee  to  the  ^officer,  and  the  ^officer  shall  cast  thee 
into  prison.  I  say  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt  by  no  means  come  out 
thence,  till  thou  have  paid  the  very  last  mite. 

Now  there  were  some  present  at  that  very  season  which  told  him 
of  the  Galilajans,  whose  blood  Pilate  had  mingled  with  their  sacrifices. 
And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Think  ye  that  these  Galik^ans 
were  sinners  above  all  the  Galilseans,  because  they  have  suffered  these 
things?  I  tell  you,  Kay:  but,  except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all  in  like 
manner  perish*  Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom  the  tower  in  Siloam 
fell,  and  killed  them,  think  ye  that  they  were  offenders  above  all  the 
men  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem?  I  tell  you,  Nay:  but,  except  ye  repent, 
ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 

And  he  spake  this  parable;  A  certain  man  had  a  fig  tree  planted 
in  his  vineyard ;  and  he  came  seeking  fruit  thereon,  and  found  none. 
And  he  said  unto  the  vinedresser,  Behold,  these  three  years  I  come 

1  Gr.  exactor. 


24  PASSAGES    FROM    S.   LUKE. 

seeking  fruit  on  this  fig  tree,  and  find  none:  cut  it  down;  why  dotlx 
it  also  cumber  the  ground  ?  And  he  answering  saith  unto  him,  Lord, 
let  it  alone  this  year  also,  till  I  shall  dig  about  it,  and  dung  it:  and  if 
it  bear  fruit  thenceforth,  tcell;  but  if  not,  thou  shalt  cut  it  down. 

And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the  synagogues  on  the  sab])ath  day. 
And  behold,  a  woman  wdiich  had  a  spirit  of  infirmity  eighteen  years; 
and  she  was  bowed  together,  and  could  in  no  wise  lift  herself  up.  And 
when  Jesus  saw  her,  he  called  her,  and  said  to  her.  Woman,  thou  art 
loosed  from  thine  infirmity.  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon  her:  and 
immediately  she  was  made  straight,  and  glorified  God.  And  the  ruler 
of  the  synagogue,  being  moved  with  indignation  because  Jesus  had 
healed  on  the  sabbath,  answered  and  said  to  the  multitude,  There  are 
six  days  in  which  men  ought  to  work :  in  them  therefore  come  and 
be  healed,  and  not  on  the  day  of  the  sabbath.  But  the  Lord  answered 
him,  and  said.  Ye  hypocrites,  doth  not  each  one  of  you  on  the  sabbath 
loose  his  ox  or  his  ass  from  the  stall,  and  lead  him  away  to  watering? 
And  ought  not  this  woman,  being  a  daughter  of  Abraham,  whom  Satan 
had  bound,  lo,  these  eighteen  years,  to  have  been  loosed  from  this  bond 
on  the  day  of  the  sabbath  ?  And  as  he  said  these  things,  all  his  ad- 
versaries were  put  to  shame :  and  all  the  multitude  rejoiced  for  all  the 
glorious  things  that  were  done  by  him. 

And  he  went  on  his  way  through  cities  and  villages,  teaching,  and 
journeying  on  unto  Jerusalem.  And  one  said  unto  him.  Lord,  are  they 
few  that  be  saved  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Strive  to  enter  in  by  the 
narrow  door:  for  many,  I  say  unto  you,  shall  seek  to  enter  in,  and 
shall  not  be  able.  When  once  the  master  of  the  house  is  risen  up,  and 
hath  shut  to  the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand  without,  and  to  knock 
at  the  door,  saying.  Lord,  open  to  us;  and  he  shall  answer  and  say  to 
you,  I  know  you  not  whence  ye  are;  then  shall  ye  begin  to  say.  We  did 
eat  and  drink  in  thy  presence,  and  thou  didst  teach  in  our  streets;  and 
he  shall  say,  I  tell  you,  I  know  not  whence  ye  are;  depart  from  me, 
all  ye  workers  of  iniquity.  There  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing 
of  teeth,  when  ye  shall  see  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  all  the 
prophets,  in  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  yourselves  cast  forth  without. 
And  they  shall  come  from  the  east  and  west,  and  from  the  north  and 
south,  and  shall  sit  down  in  the  kingdom  of  God.  And  behold,  there 
are  last  which  shall  be  first,  and  there  are  first  which  shall  be  last. 

In  that  very  hour  there  came  certain  Pharisees,  saying  to  him,  Get 
thee  out,  and  go  hence:  for  Herod  would  fain  kill  thee.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  Go  and  say  to  that  fox,  Behold,  I  cast  out  Hlevils  and  per- 
form cures  to-day  and  to-morrow,  and  the  third  day  I  am  perfected. 

'  Gr.  demons. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE.  25 

Howbeit  I  must  go  on  my  way  to-day  and  to-morrow  and  the  day  fol- 
lowing: for  it  cannot  be  that  a  prophet  perish  out  of  Jerusalem.  O 
Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which  killeth  the  prophets,  and  stoneth  them 
that  are  sent  unto  her!  how  often  would  I  have  gathered  thy  chil- 
dren together,  even  as  a  hen  gatherelh  her  own  brood  under  her  wings, 
and  ye  would  not!  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto  you  desolate:  and 
I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  see  me,  until  ye  shall  say.  Blessed  is  he 
that  Cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  went  into  the  house  of  one  of  the 
rulers  of  the  Pharisees  on  a  sabbath  to  eat  bread,  that  they  were 
watching  him.  And  behold,  there  was  before  him  a  certain  man  which 
had  the  dropsy.  And  Jesus  answering  spake  unto  the  lawyers  and 
Pharisees,  saying,  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath,  or  not?  But 
they  held  their  i)eace.  And  he  took  him,  and  healed  him,  and  let 
him  go.  And  he  said  unto  them,  AVhich  of  you  shall  have  an  ass  or 
an  ox  fallen  into  a  well,  and  will  not  straightway  draw  him  up  on  a 
sabbath  day?    And  they  could  not  answer  again  unto  these  things. 

And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  those  which  were  bidden,  when  he 
marked  how  they  chose  out  the  chief  seats;  saying  unto  them,  "When 
thou  art  bidden  of  any  man  to  a  marriage  feast,  sit  not  down  in  the 
chief  seat;  lest  haply  a  more  honourable  man  than  thou  be  bidden  of 
him,  and  he  that  bade  thee  and  him  shall  come  and  say  to  thee,  Give 
this  man  place;  and  then  thou  shalt  begin  with  shame  to  take  the 
lowest  place.  But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and  sit  down  in  the  low- 
est place;  that  when  he  that  hath  bidden  thee  cometh,  he  may  say 
to  thee.  Friend,  go  up  higher :  then  shalt  thou  have  gloiy  in  the  pres- 
ence of  all  that  sit  at  meat  Avith  thee.  For  every  one  that  exalteth 
himself  shall  be  humbled;  and  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  ex- 
alted. 

And  he  said  to  him  also  that  had  bidden  him,  "When  thou  makest 
a  dinner  or  a  supper,  call  not  thy  friends,  nor  thy  brethren,  nor  thy 
kinsmen,  nor  rich  neighbours ;  lest  haply  they  also  bid  thee  again,  and 
a  recompense  be  made  thee.  But  when  thou  makest  a  feast,  bid  the 
poor,  the  maimed,  the  lame,  the  blind :  and  thou  shalt  be  blessed ;  be- 
cause they  have  not  wherewith  to  recompense  thee :  fur  thou  shalt  'be 
recompensed  in  the  resurrection  of  the  just. 

And  when  one  of  them  that  sat  at  meat  with  him  heard  these 
things,  he  said  unto  him,  Blessed  is  he  that  sliall  eat  bread  in  the 
kingdom  of  God.  But  he  said  unto  him,  A  certain  man  made  a  great 
supper;  and  he  bade  many:  and  he  sent  fjrth  his  servant  at  supper 
time  to  say  to  them  that  were  bidden.  Come  ;  for  all  things  are  now 
ready.    And  they   all  with  one  consent  began  to  make  excuse.    The 


26  TASSAGES    FKOM    S.    J.UKK. 

first  said  iDito  liim,  I  have  bought  a  fie]<l,  and  I  must  needs  go  out 
and  see  it :  I  pray  thee  have  me  excused.  And  another  said,  I  have 
bought  five  yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go  to  prove  tliem:  I  pray  tliee  have 
me  excused.  And  anotlier  said,  I  liave  married  a  Avife,  and  tlierefore 
I  cannot  come.  And  the  servant  came,  and  told  liis  lord  these  things. 
Then  the  master  of  the  house  being  angry  said  to  his  servant,  Go  out 
quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the  city,  and  bring  in  hither  the 
poor  and  maimed  and  blind  and  lame.  And  the  servant  said.  Lord, 
what  thou  didst  command  is  done,  and  yet  there  is  room.  And  the 
lord  said  unto  the  servant,  Go  out  into  the  highways  and  hedges,  and 
constrain  them  to  come  in,  that  my  house  may  be  filled.  For  I  say 
unto  you,  that  none  of  those  men  which  were  bidden  shall  taste  of 
ray  supper. 

Now  there  went  with  him  great  multitudes :  and  he.  turned,  and 
said  unto  them,  If  any  man  cometh  unto  me,  and  liateth  not  his  own 
father,  and  mother,  and  wife,  and  children,  and  brethren,  and  sisters, 
yea,  and  his  own  life  also,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple.  Whosoever  doth 
not  bear  hia  own  cross,  and  come  after  me,  cannot  be  my  disciple.  For 
which  of  you,  desiring  to  build  a  tower,  doth  not  first  sit  down  and 
count  the  cost,  whether  he  have  wherewith  to  complete  it  ?  Lest  hai)ly, 
when  he  hath  laid  a  foundation,  and  is  not  able  to  finish,  all  that  be- 
hold begin  to  mock  him,  saying,  This  man  began  to  build,  and  was 
not  able  to  finish.  Or  what  king,  as  he  goeth  to  encounter  another 
king  in  war,  will  not  sit  down  first  and  take  counsel  whether  he  is 
able  with  ten  thousand  to  meet  him  that  cometh  against  him  with 
twenty  thousand?  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet  a  great  M'ay  off,  he 
sendeth  an  ambassage,  and  asketh  conditions  of  peace.  So  therefore 
whosoever  he  be  of  you  that  renounceth  not  all  that  he  hath,  he  can- 
not be  my  disciple.  Salt  therefore  is  good:  but  if  even  the  salt  have 
lost  its  savour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  seasoned?  It  is  fit  neither  for 
the  land  nor  for  the  dunghill :  men  cast  it  out.  He  that  hath  ears  to 
hear,  let  him  hear. 

Now  all  the  publicans  and  sinners  were  drawing  near  unto  him  for 
to  hear  him.  And  both  the  Pharisees  and  the  scribes  murmured,  say- 
ing, This  man  receiveth  sinners,  and  eateth  with  them. 

And  he  spake  unto  them  this  parable,  saying,  AVhat  man  of  you, 
having  a  hundred  sheej:),  and  having  lost  one  of  them,  doth  not  leave 
the  ninety  and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and  go  after  that  which  is  lost, 
until  he  find  it?  And  when  he  hath  found  it,  he  layeth  it  on  his 
shoulders,  rejoicing.  And  when  he  cometh  home,  he  calleth  together 
his  friends  and  his  neighbours,  saying  unto  them,  Ilejoice  Avith  me,  for 
I  have  fouml  my  sheep  which  was  lost.    I  say  unto  you,  that  even  so 


PASSAGES   FSOM   S.   LUKE.  27 

there  shall  be  joy  in  heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repentcth,  viore  than 
over  ninety  and  nine  righteons  j^ersons,  which  need  no  repentance. 

Or  what  woman  having  ten  pieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose  one  piece, 
doth  not  light  a  lamp,  and  sweep  the  house,  and  seek  diligently  until 
she  find  it?  And  when  she  hath  found  it,  she  calleth  together  her 
friends  and  neighbours,  saying.  Rejoice  with  nie,  for  I  have  found  the 
piece  which  I  had  lost.  Even  so,  I  say  unto  you,  there  is  joy  in  the 
presence  of  the  angels  of  God  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth. 

And  he  said,  A  certain  man  had  two  sons:  and  the  younger  of  them 
eaid  to  his  father,  Father,  give  me  the  portion  of  thij  substance  that 
falleth  to  me.  And  he  divided  unto  them  his  living.  And  not  many 
days  after  the  younger  son  gathered  all  together,  and  took  his  journey 
into  a  far  country ;  and  there  he  wasted  his  substance  with  riotous 
living.  And  when  he  had  spent  all,  there  arose  a  mighty  foniine  in 
that  country ;  and  he  began  to  be  in  want.  And  he  went  and  joined 
himself  to  one  of  the  citizens  of  that  country ;  and  he  sent  him  into 
his  fields  to  feed  swine.  And  he  w'ould  fain  have  been  filled  with  the 
husks  that  the  swine  did  eat :  and  no  man  gave  unto  him.  But  when 
he  came  to  himself  he  said,  How  many  hired  servants  of  my  father's 
have  bread  enough  and  to  spare,  and  I  perish  here  with  hunger!  I 
will  arise  and  go  to  my  father,  and  will  say  unto  him,  Father,  I  have 
sinned  against  heaven,  and  in  thy  sight :  I  am  no  more  worthy  to  be 
called  thy  son :  make  me  as  one  of  thy  hired  servants.  And  he  arose, 
aiid  came  to  his  father.  But  while  he  Mas  yet  afar  ofl",  his  father  saw 
him,  and  was  moved  with  comixission,  and  ran,  and  fell  on  his  neck, 
and  kissed  him.  And  the  son  said  unto  him.  Father,  I  have  sinned 
against  heaven,  and  in  thy  sight:  I  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called 
thy  son.  But  the  father  said  to  his  servants,  Bring  forth  quickly  the 
best  robe,  and  put  it  on  him;  and  put  a  ring  on  his  hand,  and  shoes 
on  his  feet:  and  bring  the  fatted  calf,  and  kill  it,  and  let  us  eat,  and 
make  merry:  for  this  my  son  was  dead,  and  is  alive  again;  he  was 
lost,  and  is  found.  And  they  began  to  be  merry.  Now  his  elder  son 
was  in  the  field:  and  as  he  came  and  drew  nigh  to  the  house,  he 
heard  music  and  dancing.  And  he  called  to  him  one  of  the  servants, 
and  inquired  what  these  things  might  be.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thy 
brother  is  come ;  and  thy  father  hath  killed  the  fatted  calf,  because 
he  hath  received  him  safe  and  soimd.  But  he  was  angry,  and  would 
not  go  in :  and  his  father  came  out,  and  entreated  him.  But  he  an- 
swered and  said  to  his  father,  Lo,  these  many  years  do  I  serve  thee, 
and  I  never  transgressed  a  commandment  of  thine :  and  yet  thou  never 
gavest  me  a  kid,  that  I  might  make  merry  with  my  friends :  but  when 
this  thy  son  came,  which  hath  devoured  thy  living  with  harlots,  thou 


28  PASSAGES    FKOM    S.    I.UKE. 

killedst  for  him  the  fatted  calf.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Son,  thou  art 
ever  with  me,  and  all  that  is  mine  is  thine.  Bnt  it  was  meet  to  make 
merry  and  be  glad:  for  this  thy  brother  was  dead,  and  is  alive  again; 
and  u-as  lost,  and  is  found. 

And  he  said  also  unto  the  disciples,  There  was  a  certain  rich  man, 
which  had  a  steward ;  and  the  same  was  accused  unto  him  that  he 
was  wasting  his  goods.  And  he  called  him,  and  said  unto  him,  "What 
is  this  that  I  hear  of  thee?  render  the  account  of  thy  stewardship; 
for  thou  canst  be  no  longer  steward.  And  the  steward  said  within 
himself,  "What  shall  I  do,  seeing  that  my  lord  taketh  away  the  stew- 
ardshij)  from  me?  I  have  not  strength  to  dig;  to  beg  I  am  ashamed. 
I  am  resolved  what  to  do,  that,  when  I  am  put  out  of  the  steward- 
ship, they  may  receive  me  into  their  houses.  And  calling  to  him  each 
one  of  his  lord's  debtors,  he  said  to  the  first.  How  much  owest  thou 
unto  my  lord  ?  And  he  said,  A  hundred  measures  of  oil.  And  he  said 
unto  him,  Take  thy  bond,  and  sit  down  quickly  and  write  fifty.  Then 
said  he  to  another,  And  how  much  owest  thou  ?  And  he  said,  A  hun- 
dred measures  of  wheat.  He  saith  unto  him,  Take  thy  bond,  and  write 
fourscore.  And  his  lord  commended  the  unrighteous  steward  because 
he  had  done  wisely  ;  for  the  sons  of  this  world  are  for  their  own  gen- 
eration wiser  than  the  sons  of  the  light.  And  I  say  unto  you.  Make 
to  yourselves  friends  by  means  of  the  mammon  of  unrighteousness; 
that,  when  it  shall  fail,  they  may  receive  you  into  the  eternal  taber- 
nacles. He  that  is  faithful  in  a  very  little  is  faithful  also  in  much: 
and  he  that  is  unrighteous  in  a  very  little  is  unrighteous  also  in  much. 
If  therefore  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in  the  unrighteous  mammon, 
who  will  commit  to  your  trust  the  true  riches  f  And  if  ye  have  not 
been  faithful  in  that  which  is  another's,  who  will  give  you  that  which 
is  your  own?  No  servant  can  serve  two  masters:  for  either  he  will 
hate  the  one,  and  love  tlie  other;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  one,  and  de- 
spise the  other.     Ye  cannot  serve  God  and  mammon. 

And  the  Pharisees,  who  were  lovers  of  money,  heard  all  these 
things;  and  they  scoffed  at  him.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  they 
that  justify  yourselves  in  the  sight  of  men;  but  God  knoweth  your 
hearts:  for  that  which  is  exalted  among  men  is  an  abomination  in  the 
sight  of  God.  The  law  and  the  proiihets  vcre  until  John:  from  tliat 
time  the  gospel  of  the  kingdom  of  God  is  preached,  and  cveiy  man 
entereth  violently  into  it.  But  it  is  easier  for  heaven  and  earth  to 
pass  away,  than  for  one  tittle  of  the  law  to  fall. 

Every  one  that  i)utteth  away  his  wife,  and  inarrieth  another,  com- 
mitteth  adultery:  and  he  that  niurrieth  one  that  is  put  away  i'unn  a 
luisband  committeth  adultery. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE.  29 

Now  there  was  a  certain  rich  man,  and  he  was  clothed  in  purjile 
and  luie  linen,  faring  sumi^tuously  every  day :  and  a  certain  beggar 
named  Lazarus  was  laid  at  his  gate,  full  of  sores,  and  desiring  to  be 
fed  with  the  crumbs  that  fell  from  the  rich  man's  table;  yea,  even  the 
dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores.  And  it  came  to  i)ass,  that  the  beggar 
died,  and  that  he  was  carried  away  l)y  the  angels  into  Abraham's 
bosom  :  and  the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was  buried.  And  in  Hades 
he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  being  in  torments,  and  seeth  Abraham  afar  off, 
and  Lazarus  in  his  bosom.  And  he  cried  and  said.  Father  Abraham, 
have  mercy  on  me,  and  send  Lazarus,  that  he  may  dip  the  tip  of  his 
tinger  in  water,  and  cool  my  tongue ;  for  I  am  in  anguish  in  this  flame. 
But  Abraham  said.  Son,  remember  that  thou  in  thy  lifetime  receiv- 
edst  thy  good  things,  and  Lazarus  in  like  manner  evil  things :  but  now 
here  he  is  comforted,  and  thou  art  in  anguish.  And  beside  all  this, 
between  us  and  you  there  is  a  great  gulf  fixed,  that  they  which  would 
pass  from  hence  to  you  may  not  be  able,  and  that  none  may  cross  over 
from  thence  to  us.  And  he  said,  I  pray  thee  therefore,  father,  that 
thou  wouldest  send  him  to  my  father's  house ;  for  I  have  five  brethren ; 
that  he  may  testify  unto  them,  lest  they  also  come  into  this  place  of 
torment.  But  Abraham  saith.  They  haA'^e  Moses  and  the  prophets ;  let 
them  hear  them.  And  he  said.  Nay,  father  Abraham:  but  if  one  go 
to  them  from  the  dead,  they  will  repent.  And  he  said  unto  him,  If 
they  hear  not  INIoses  and  the  prophets,  neither  will  they  be  persuaded, 
if  one  rise  from  the  dead. 

And  he  said  unto  his  disciples.  It  is  impossible  but  that  occasions 
of  stumbling  should  come :  but  woe  unto  him,  through  whom  they 
come !  It  were  well  for  him  if  a  millstone  were  hanged  about  his  neck, 
and  he  were  thrown  into  the  sea,  rather  than  that  he  should  cause 
one  of  these  little  ones  to  stuml)le.  Take  heed  to  yourselves:  if  thy 
brother  sin,  rebuke  him ;  and  if  he  repent,  forgive  him.  And  if  he  sin 
against  thee  seven  times  in  a  day,  and  seven  times  turn  again  to  thee, 
saying,  I  rei^ent;  thou  shalt  forgive  him. 

And  the  apostles  said  unto  the  Lord,  Increase  our  faith.  And  the 
Lord  said.  If  ye  have  faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  ye  would  say 
unto  this  sycamine  tree.  Be  thou  rooted  up,  and  be  thou  planted  in 
the  sea;  and  it  would  have  obeyed  you.  But  who  is  there  of  you, 
having  a  servant  plowing  or  keeping  sheep,  that  will  say  unto  him, 
when  he  is  come  in  from  the  field.  Come  straightway  and  sit  down 
to  meat;  and  will  not  rather  say  unto  him,  Make  ready  wherewith  I 
may  sup,  and  gird  thyself,  and  serve  me,  till  I  have  eaten  and  drunken ; 
and  afterward  thou  shalt  eat  and  drink?  Doth  he  thank  the  servant 
because   he   did   the   things  that  were  commanded?     Even  so  ye  also, 


30  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE. 

when  ye  shall  have  done  all  the  things  that  are  commanded  you,  say, 
We  are  unprofitable  servants;  we  have  done  that  which  it  was  our 
duty  to  do. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were  on  the  way  to  Jerusalem,  that 
he  was  passing  through  the  midst  of  Samaria  and  Galilee.  And  as  he 
entered  into  a  certain  village,  there  met  him  ten  men  that  were  lepers, 
which  stood  afiir  off:  and  they  lifted  up  their  voices,  saying,  Jesus, 
Master,  have  mercy  on  us.  And  when  he  saw  them,  he  said  unto 
them,  Go  and  shew  yourselves  unto  the  priests.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
as  they  went,  they  were  cleansed.  And  one  of  them,  when  he  saw 
that  he  was  healed,  turned  back.  Math  a  loud  voice  glorifying  God ;  and 
he  fell  upon  his  face  at  his  feet,  giving  him  thanks:  and  he  was  a 
Samaritan.  And  Jesus  answering  said,  Were  not  the  ten  cleansed? 
but  where  are  the  nine?  Were  there  none  found  that  returned  to 
give  glory  to  God,  save  thia  stranger?  And  he  said  unto  him,  Arise, 
and  go  thy  w^ay :  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 

And  being  asked  by  the  Pharisees,  when  the  kingdom  of  God 
Cometh,  he  answered  them  and  said.  The  kingdom  of  God  cometh  not 
with  observation:  neither  shall  they  say,  Lo,  here!  or,  There!  for  lo, 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  within  you. 

And  he  said  unto  the  disciples,  The  days  will  come,  when  ye  shall 
desire  to  see  one  of  the  days  of  the  Son  of  man,  and  ye  shall  not  see 
it.  And  they  shall  say  to  you,  Lo,  there !  Lo,  here !  go  not  away,  nor 
follow  after  tlicDi:  for  as  the  lightning,  when  it  lighteneth  out  of  the 
one  part  under  the  heaven,  shineth  unto  the  other  part  under  heaven ; 
80  shall  the  Son  of  man  be  in  his  day.  But  fii'st  must  he  suffer  many 
things  and  be  rejected  of  this  generation.  And  as  it  came  to  pass  in 
the  days  of  Noah,  even  so  shall  it  be  also  in  the  days  of  the  Son  of 
man.  They  ate,  they  drank,  tho-y  married,  they  were  given  in  mar- 
riage, until  the  day  that  Xoah  entered  into  the  ark,  and  the  flood 
came,  and  destroyed  them  all.  Likewise  even  as  it  came  to  pass  in 
the  days  of  Lot;  they  ate,  they  drank,  they  bought,  they  sold,  they 
planted,  they  builded ;  but  in  the  day  that  Lot  went  out  from  Sodom 
it  rained  fire  and  brimstone  from  heaven,  and  destroyed  them  all:  after 
the  same  manner  shall  it  be  in  the  day  that  tlie  Son  of  man  is  re- 
vealed. In  that  day,  he  which  sliall  be  on  the  housetop,  and  his  goods 
in  the  house,  let  him  not  go  down  to  take  them  away:  and  let  him 
that  is  in  the  field  likewise  not  return  back.  Kemember  Lot's  wife. 
Whosoever  shall  seek  to  gain  his  life  shall  lose  it:  but  whosoever  shall 
lose  his  life  shall  preserve  it.  I  say  unto  you.  In  that  night  there  shall 
be  two  men  on  one  bed;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  tlie  other  shall 
be  left.     Tliere  shall  be  two  women  grinding  together;   the  one  shall 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE.  31 

be  taken,  and  the  other  shall  be  left.  And  they  answering  say  unto 
him,  Where,  Lord  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Where  the  body  is,  thither 
will  the  eagles  also  be  gathered  together. 

And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them  to  the  end  that  they  ought  al- 
ways to  pray,  and  not  to  faint;  saying.  There  was  in  a  city  a  judge, 
which  feared  not  God,  and  regarded  not  man :  and  there  was  a  widow 
in  that  city;  and  she^came  oft  unto  him,  saying,  ^Avenge  me  of  mine 
adversary.  And  he  would  not  for  a  while :  but  afterward  he  said 
within  himself,  Though  I  fear  not  God,  nor  regard  man ;  yet  because 
this  widow  troubleth  me,  I  will  ^avenge  her,  lest  she  wear  me  out  by 
her  continual  coming.  And  the  Lord  said,  Hear  wluit  the  unrighteous 
judge  saith.  And  shall  not  God  ^avenge  his  elect,  which  cry  to  him 
day  and  night,  and  he  is  longsuffering  over  them?  I  say  unto  you, 
that  he  will  ^avenge  them  speedily.  Howbeit  when  the  Son  of  man 
cometh  shall  he  find  faith  on  the  earth  ? 

And  he  spake  also  this  parable  unto  certain  which  trusted  in  them- 
selves that  they  were  righteous,  and  set  all  otliers  at  nought:  Two 
men  went  up  into  the  temple  to  pray ;  the  one  a  Pharisee,  and  the 
other  a  publican.  The  Pharisee  stood  and  prayed  thus  with  himself, 
God,  I  thank  thee,  that  I  am  not  as  the  rest  of  men,  extortioners,  un- 
just, adulterers,  or  even  as  this  publican.  I  fast  twice  in  the  week;  I 
give  tithes  of  all  that  I  get.  But  the  publican,  standing  afar  off,  would 
not  lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto  heaven,  but  smote  his  breast,  say- 
ing, God,  be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner.  I  say  unto  you.  This  man  went 
down  to  his  house  justified  rather  than  the  other :  for  every  one  that 
exalteth  himself  shall  be  humbled ;  but  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall 
be  exalted. 

And  he  took  unto  him  the  twelve,  and  said  unto  them,  Behold,  we 
go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  all  the  things  that  are  written  by  the  prophets 
shall  be  accomplished  unto  the  Son  of  man.  For  he  shall  be  delivered 
up  unto  the  Gentiles,  and  shall  be  mocked,  and  shamefully  entreated, 
and  spit  upon :  and  they  shall  scoui'ge  and  kill  him :  and  the  third 
day  he  shall  rise  again.  And  they  understood  none  of  these  things; 
and  this  saying  was  hid  from  them,  and  they  jierceived  not  the  things 
that  were  said. 

And  he  entered  and  was  passing  through  Jericho.  And  behold,  a 
man  called  by  name  Zacchteus;  and  he  was  a  ^chief  publican,  and  he 
was  rich.  And  he  sought  to  see  Jesus  who  he  was;  and  could  not  for 
the  crowd,  because  he  was  little  of  stature.  And  he  ran  on  before,  and 
climbed  up  into  a  sycamore  tree  to  see  him:  for  he  was  to  pass  that 

1  Or,  Do  me  justice  of. 

2 Chief  of  the  collectors  or  renters  of  Roman  taxes. 


32  PASSAGES  FROM   S.   LUKE. 

way.  And  when  Jpsns  came  to  the  plaoo,  he  looked  uji,  and  said  nnto 
him,  Zacc'lireus,  make  haste,  and  come  down;  for  to-day  I  mnst  abide 
at  thy  house.  And  he  made  haste,  and  came  down,  and  received  him 
joyfully.  And  when  they  saw  it,  tliey  all  murmured,  saying.  He  is 
gone  in  to  lodge  with  a  man  that  is  a  sinner.  And  Zacclueus  stood, 
and  said  unto  the  Lord,  Behold,  Lord,  the  half  of  my  goods  I  give  to 
the  poor;  and  if  I  have  wrongfully  exacted  aught  of  any  man,  I  re- 
store fourfold.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Today  is  salvation  come  to 
this  house,  forasmuch  as  he  also  is  a  son  of  Abraham.  For  tlie  Son 
of  man  came  to  seek  and  to  save  that  which  was  lost. 

And  he  went  on  before,  going  up  to  Jerusalem.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  he  drew  nigh  unto  Bethphage  and  Bethany,  at  the  mount 
that  is  called  iJie  vunrnt  of  Olives,  he  sent  two  of  the  disciples,  saying. 
Go  your  way  into  the  village  over  against  you;  in  the  which  as  ye 
enter  ye  shall  find  a  colt  tied,  whereon  no  man  ever  yet  sat:  loose 
him,  and  bring  him.  And  if  any  one  ask  you,  Why  do  ye  loose  him? 
thus  shall  ye  say,  The  Lord  hath  need  of  him.  And  they  that  were 
sent  went  away,  and  found  even  as  he  had  said  unto  them.  And  as 
they  were  loosing  the  colt,  the  owners  thereof  said  unto  them.  Why 
loose  ye  the  colt?  And  they  said.  The  Lord  hath  need  of  him.  And 
they  brought  him  to  Jesus:  and  they  threw  their  garments  upon  the 
colt,  and  set  Jesus  thereon.  And  as  he  went,  they  spread  tlieir  gar- 
ments in  the  way.  And  as  he  was  now  drawing  nigh,  even  at  the 
descent  of  the  mount  of  Olives,  the  whole  multitude  of  the  disciples 
began  to  rejoice  and  praise  God  with  a  loud  voice  for  all  the  mighty 
works  which  they  had  seen;  saying.  Blessed  is  the  King  that  cometh 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord :  peace  in  heaven,  and  glory  in  the  highest. 
And  some  of  the  Pharisees  from  the  multitude  said  unto  him,  INLaster, 
rebuke  thy  discipli'S.  And  he  answered  and  said,  I  tell  you  tliat,  if 
these  shall  hold  their  peace,  the  stones  will  cry  out. 

And  when  he  drew  nigh,  he  saw  the  city  and  wept  over  it,  saying, 
0  tliat  thou  hadst  known  in  this  day,  even  thou,  the  things  which  be- 
long unto  peace !  but  now  they  are  hid  from  thine  eyes.  For  the  days 
shall  come  upon  thee,  when  thine  enemies  shall  cast  up  a  bank  alraut 
thee,  and  compass  thee  round,  and  keep  thee  in  on  every  side,  and 
shall  dash  thee  to  the  ground,  and  tliy  children  within  thee;  and  they 
shall  not  leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon  another ;  because  thou  knewest 
not  the  time  of  thy  visitation. 

And  he  was  teaching  daily  in  the  temple.  But  the  chief  priests 
and  the  scribes  and  the  principal  men  of  the  peoi)le  sought  to  destroy 
him:  and  they  could  not  find  what  they  might  do;  for  tlie  people  all 
hung  upon  him,  listening. 


PASSAGES    FROM   S.    LUKE.  33 

And  there  came  to  him  certain  of  the  Sadducees,  they  which  say- 
that  there  is  no  resurrection ;  and  they  asked  him,  saying,  Master, 
Moses  wrote  unto  us,  that  if  a  man's  brother  die,  having  a  wife,  and 
he  be  childless,  his  brother  should  take  the  wife,  and  raise  up  seed 
unto  his  brother.  There  were  therefore  seven  brethren:  and  the  first 
took  a  wife,  and  died  childless ;  and  the  second ;  and  the  third  took 
her;  and  likewise  the  seven  also  left  no  children,  and  died.  Afterward 
the  woman  also  died.  In  the  resurrection  therefore  whose  wife  of 
them  shall  she  be?  for  the  seven  had  her  to  wife.  And  Jesus  said 
unto  them.  The  sons  of  this  world  marry,  and  are  given  in  marriage: 
but  they  that  are  accounted  worthy  to  attain  to  that  world,  and  the 
resurrection  from  the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor  are  given  in  marriage : 
for  neither  can  they  die  any  more :  for  they  are  equal  unto  the 
angels ;  and  are  sons  of  God,  being  sons  of  the  resurrection.  But  that 
the  dead  are  raised,  even  Moses  shewed,  in  the  place  concerning  the 
Bush,  when  he  calleth  the  Lord  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God 
of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob.  Now  he  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead, 
but  of  the  living :  for  all  live  unto  him.  And  certain  of  the  scribes 
answering  said,  Master,  thou  hast  well  said.  For  they  durst  not  any 
more  ask  him  any  question. 

And  as  some  spake  of  the  temple,  how  it  was  adorned  with  goodly 
stones  and  offerings,  he  said.  As  for  these  things  which  ye  behold,  the 
days  will  come,  in  which  there  shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone  upon 
another,  that  shall  not  be  thrown  down.  And  they  asked  him,  say- 
ing, Master,  when  therefore  shall  these  things  be?  and  what  shall  be 
the  sign  when  these  things  are  about  to  come  to  pass?  And  he  said. 
Take  heed  that  ye  be  not  led  astray :  for  many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  am  he;  and,  The  time  is  at  hand:  go  ye  not  after 
them.  And  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and  tumults,  be  not  terrified : 
for  these  things  must  needs  come  to  pass  first ;  but  the  end  is  not  im- 
mediately. 

Then  said  he  unto  them.  Nation  shall  rise  against  nation,  and 
kingdom  against  kingdom :  and  there  shall  Ije  great  earthquakes,  and 
in  divers  places  famines  and  pestilences;  and  there  shall  be  terrors 
and  great  signs  from  heaven.  But  before  all  these  things,  they  shall 
lay  their  hands  on  you,  and  shall  persecute  you,  delivering  you  up  to 
the  synagogues  and  prisons,  bringing  you  before  kings  and  governors 
for  my  name's  sake.  It  shall  turn  unto  you  for  a  testimony.  Settle  it 
therefore  in  your  hearts,  not  to  meditate  beforehand  how  to  answer: 
for  I  will  give  you  a  mouth  and  wisdom,  which  all  your  adversaries 
shall  not  be  able  to  withstand  or  to  gainsay.  But  ye  shall  be  delivered 
up  even  by  parents,  and  brethren,  and  kinsfolk,  and  friends;  and  some 


34  PASSAGES    FROM    S.    LUKE. 

of  you  shall  they  cause  to  be  put  to  death.  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of 
all  men  for  my  name's  sake.  And  not  a  hair  of  your  head  shall 
perish.    In  your  patience  ye  shall  win  your  souls. 

But  when  ye  see  Jerusalem  compassed  with  armies,  then  know  that 
her  desolation  is  at  hand.  Then  let  them  that  are  in  Judsea  flee  unto 
the  mountains ;  and  let  them  that  are  in  the  midst  of  her  depart  out ; 
and  let  not  them  that  are  in  the  country  enter  therein.  For  these  are 
days  of  vengeance,  that  all  things  which  are  written  may  be  fulfilled. 
Woe  unto  them  that  are  with  child  and  to  them  that  give  suck  in 
those  days!  for  there  shall  be  great  distress  upon  the  land,  and  wrath 
unto  this  people.  And  they  shall  fall  by  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
shall  be  led  captive  into  all  the  nations :  and  Jerusalem  shall  be 
trodden  down  of  the  Gentiles,  until  the  times  of  the  Gentiles  be  ful- 
filled. And  there  shall  be  signs  in  sun  and -moon  and  stars;  and 
upon  the  earth  distress  of  nations,  in  perplexity  for  the  roaring  of  the 
sea  and  the  billows ;  men  fainting  for  fear,  and  for  expectation  of  the 
things  which  are  coming  on  the  world :  for  the  powers  of  the  heavens 
shall  be  shaken.  And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in 
a  cloud  with  power  and  great  glory.  But  when  these  things  begin  to 
come  to  pass,  look  up,  and  lift  up  your  heads ;  because  your  redemp- 
tion drawcth  nigh. 

But  take  heed  to  yourselves,  lest  haply  your  hearts  be  overcharged 
with  surfeiting,  and  drunkenness,  and  cares  of  this  life,  and  that  day 
come  on  you  suddenly  as  a  snare:  for  so  shall  it  come  upon  all  them 
that  dwell  on  the  face  of  all  the  earth.  But  watch  ye  at  every  season, 
making  supplication,  that  ye  may  prevail  to  escape  all  those  things 
that  shall  come  to  pass,  and  to  stand  before  the  Son  of  man. 

And  every  day  he  was  teaching  in  the  temple ;  and  every  night  he 
went  out,  and  lodged  in  the  mount  that  is  called  tJic  mount  of  Olives. 
And  all  the  people  came  early  in  the  morning  to  hiui  in  the  temi)le, 
to  hear  him. 

And  the  day  of  unleavened  bread  came,  on  which  the  passover 
must  be  sacrificed.  And  he  sent  Peter  and  John,  saying,  (io  and  make 
ready  for  us  the  passover,  that  we  may  eat.  And  they  said  unto  him, 
Where  wilt  thou  that  we  make  ready  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Be- 
hold, when  ye  are  entered  into  the  city,  there  shall  meet  you  a  man 
bearing  a  pitcher  of  water;  follow  him  into  the  house  whereinto  he 
goeth.  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the  goodman  of  the  house.  The  Master 
saith  unto  thee,  Where  is  the  guest-chamber,  where  I  shall  eat  the 
passov(!r  with  my  disciples?  And  he  will  shew  you  a  large  ujiper  room 
furnished:  there  make  ready.  And  they  went,  and  found  as  he  had 
said  unto  them :  and  they  made  ready  the  passover. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.   LUKE.  35 

And  when  tlie  honr  was  come,  lie  sat  down,  and  the  apostles  with 
him.  And  he  said  unto  them.  With  desire  I  have  desired  to  eat  this 
passover  with  you  before  I  suffer :  for  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  eat 
it,  until  it  be  fulfilled  in  the  kingdom  of  God.  And  he  received  a 
cup,  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  said,  Take  this,  and  divide  it 
among  yourselves :  for  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink  fi-om  hence- 
forth of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  the  kingdom  of  God  shall  come. 
And  he  took  bread,  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  brake  it,  and 
gave  to  them,  saying.  This  is  my  body  which  is  given  for  you :  this 
do  in  remembrance  of  me.  And  the  cup  in  like  manner  after  supper, 
saying,  This  cup  is  the  new  covenant  in  my  blood,  even  that  which  is 
poured  out  for  you.  But  behold,  the  hand  of  him  that  betrayeth  me 
is  with  me  on  the  table.  For  the  Son  of  man  indeed  goeth,  as  it  hath 
been  determined :  bufe  woe  unto  that  man  through  whom  he  is  be- 
trayed !  And  they  began  to  question  among  themselves,  which  of 
them  it  was  that  should  do  this  thing. 

And  there  arose  also  a  contention  among  them,  which  of  them  is 
accounted  to  be  greatest.  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  kings  of  the 
Gentiles  have  lordship  over  them ;  and  they  that  have  authority  over 
them  are  called  Benefactors.  But  ye  shall  not  be  so :  but  he  that  is 
the  greater  among  you,  let  him  become  as  the  younger ;  and  he  that 
is  chief,  as  he  that  doth  serve.  For  whether  is  greater,  he  that  sitteth 
at  meat,  or  he  that  serveth?  is  not  he  that  sitteth  at  meat?  but  I  am 
in  the  midst  of  you  as  he  that  serveth.  But  ye  are  they  which  have 
continued  with  me  in  my  temptations ;  and  I  appoint  unto  you  a  king- 
dom, even  as  my  Father  appointed  unto  me,  that  ye  may  eat  and 
drink  at  my  table  in  my  kingdom  ;  and  ye  shall  sit  on  thrones  judg- 
ing the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel.  Simon,  Simon,  behold,  Satan  asked  to 
have  you,  that  he  might  sift  you  as  wheat:  but  I  made  supplication 
for  thee,  that  thy  faith  fail  not :  and  do  thou,  when  once  thou  hast 
turned  again,  stablish  thy  brethren.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Lord,  with 
thee  I  am  ready  to  go  ])oth  to  prison  and  to  death.  And  he  said,  I 
tell  thee,  Peter,  the  cock  shall  not  crow  this  day,  until  tliuu  shalt 
thrice  deny  that  thou  k  no  west  me. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  When  I  sent  you  forth  without  purse,  and 
wallet,  and  shoes,  lacked  ye  anything?  And  they  said.  Nothing.  And 
he  said  unto  them,  But  now,  he  that  hath  a  purse,  let  him  take  it, 
and  likewise  a  wallet:  and  he  that  hath  none,  let  him  sell  his  cloke, 
and  buy  a  sword.  For  I  say  unto  you,  that  this  which  is  written  must 
be  fulfilled  in  me.  And  he  was  reckoned  with  tran.«gressors :  for  that 
which  concerneth  me  hath  fulfillment.  And  they  said,  Lord,  behold, 
here  are  two  swords.    And  he  said  unto  them,  It  is  enough. 


36  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   LUKE, 

And  he  came  out,  and  went,  as  his  custom  was,  unto  the  mount  of 
Olives ;  and  the  disciples  also  followed  him.  And  when  he  was  at  the 
place,  he  said  unto  them,  Pray  that  ye  enter  not  into  temptation. 
And  he  was  parted  from  them  about  a  stone's  cast;  and  he  kneeled 
down  and  prayed,  saying,  Father,  if  thou  be  willing,  remove  this  cup 
from  me:  nevertheless  not  my  will,  but  thine,  be  done.  And  there  ap- 
peared unto  him  an  angel  from  heaven,  strengthening  liim.  And  being 
in  an  agony  he  prayed  more  earnestly :  and  his  sweat  became  as  it 
were  great  drops  of  blood  falling  down  ui:)on  the  ground.  And  when 
he  rose  up  from  his  prayer,  he  came  unto  the  disciples,  and  found 
them  sleeping  for  sorrow,  and  said  unto  them,  "Why  sleep  ye  ?  rise  and 
pray,  that  ye  enter  not  into  temptation. 

While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  a  multitude,  and  he  that  was  called 
Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  went  before  them  ;  ai*id  he  drew  near  unto 
Jesus  to  kiss  him.  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Judas,  betrayest  thou  the 
Son  of  man  Avith  a  kiss?  And  when  they  that  were  about  him  saw 
what  would  follow,  they  said,  Lord,  shall  we  smite  with  the  sword? 
An<l  a  certain  one  of  them  smote  the  servant  of  the  high  priest,  and 
struck  off  his  right  ear.  But  Jesus  answered  and  said,  Suffer  ye  thus 
far.  And  he  touched  his  ear,  and  healed  him.  And  Jesus  said  unto 
the  chief  priests,  and  captains  of  the  temj^le,  and  elders,  which  were 
come  against  him,  Are  ye  come  out,  as  against  a  robber,  with  swords 
and  staves?  AVhen  I  was  daily  with  you  in  the  temple,  ye  stretched 
not  forth  your  hands  against  me :  but  this  is  j^our  hour,  and  the  power 
of  darkness. 

And  they  seized  him,  and  led  him  away,  and  brought  liim  into  the 
high  priest's  house.  But  Peter  followed  afar  off.  And  when  they  had 
kindled  a  fire  in  the  midst  of  the  court,  and  had  sat  down  together, 
Peter  sat  in  the  midst  of  them.  And  a  certain  maid  seeing  him  as  he 
sat  in  the  light  of  tlie  fire,  and  looking  stcdfastly  ujjon  him,  said.  This 
man  also  was  with  him.  But  he  denied,  saying,  Woman,  I  know  him 
not.  And  after  a  little  while  another  saw  him,  and  said,  Thou  also  art 
one  of  them.  But  Peter  said,  Man,  I  am  not.  And  after  the  space  of 
about  one  hour  another  confidently  affirmed,  saying.  Of  a  truth  this 
man  also  was  with  him:  for  he  is  a  Galihiean.  But  Peter  said,  IMan,  I 
know  not  what  thou  sayest.  And  immediately,  while  he  yet  spake, 
the  cock  crew.  And  the  Lord  turned,  and  looked  upon  Peter,  And 
Peter  remembered  the  word  of  the  Lord,  how  that  he  said  unto  him, 
Before  the  cock  crow  this  day,  thou  shiilt  deny  me  thrice.  And  he 
went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 

And  the  men  tliat  held  Jn^na  mocked  him,  and  beat  him.  AtkI 
tliey   blindfolded   him,   and  asked   him,   saying,  Prophesy:   wlio  is  lie 


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that  struck  thee  ?  And  many  other  things  spake  they  against  him,  re- 
viling him. 

And  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  tlie  assemhly  of  the  elders  of  the  peo- 
ple was  gathered  together,  both  chief  priests  and  scribes ;  and  they  led 
him  away  into  their  council,  saying,  If  thou  art  the  Christ,  tell  us. 
But  he  said  unto  them.  If  I  tell  you,  ye  will  not  believe :  and  if  I  ask 
you,  ye  will  not  answer.  But  from  henceforth  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 
seated  at  the  right  hand  of  the  power  oi  God.  And  they  all  said.  Art 
thou  then  the  Son  of  God?  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  say  that  I 
am.  And  they  said.  What  further  need  have  we  of  witness?  for  we 
ourselves  have  heard  from  his  own  mouth. 

And  the  whole  company  of  them  rose  up,  and  brought  him  before 
Pilate.  And  they  began  to  accuse  him,  saying.  We  found  this  man 
jaerverting  our  nation,  and  forbidding  to  give  tribute  to  Ca'sar,  and  say- 
ing that  he  himself  is  Christ  a  king.  And  Pilate  asked  him,  saying. 
Art  thou  the  King  of  the  Jews?  And  he  answered  him  and  said, 
Thou  sayest.  And  Pilate  said  unto  the  chief  priests  and  the  multi- 
tudes, I  find  no  fault  in  this  man.  But  they  were  the  more  urgent, 
saying,  He  stirreth  up  the  people,  teaching  throughout  all  Judtea,  and 
beginning  from  Galilee  even  unto  this  place.  But  when  Pilate  heard 
it,  he  asked  whether  the  man  were  a  Galila^an.  And  when  he  knew 
that  he  was  of  Herod's  jurisdiction,  he  sent  him  unto  Herod,  who 
himself  also  was  at  Jerusalem  in  these  days. 

Now  when  Herod  saw  Jesus,  he  was  exceeding  glad:  for  he  was 
of  a  long  time  desirous  to  see  him,  because  he  had  heard  concerning 
him ;  and  he  honied  to  see  some  miracle  done  by  him.  And  he  ques- 
tioned him  in  many  words ;  but  he  answered  him  nothing.  And  the 
chief  priests  and  the  scribes  stood,  vehemently  accusing  him.  And 
Herod  with  his  soldiers  set  him  at  naught,  and  mocked  him,  and  ar- 
raying him  in  gorgeous  apparel  sent  him  back  to  Pilate.  And  Herod 
and  Pilate  became  friends  with  each  other  that  very  day  :  for  before 
they  were  at  enmity  between  themselves. 

And  Pilate  called  together  the  chief  priests  and  the  rulers  and  the 
people,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  brought  unto  me  this  man,  as  one  that 
perverteth  the  people:  and  behold,  I,  having  examined  him  before  you, 
found  no  fault  in  this  man  touching  those  things  whereof  ye  accuse 
him :  no,  nor  yet  Herod :  for  he  sent  him  back  unto  us ;  and  behold, 
nothing  worthy  of  death  hath  been  done  by  him.  I  will  therefore 
chastise  him,  and  release  him.  But  they  cried  out  all  together,  saying, 
Away  with  this  man,  and  release  unto  us  Barabbas:  one  who  for  a 
certain  insurrection  made  in  the  city,  and  for  murder,  was  cast  into 
prison.    And  Pilate  spake  unto  them  again,  desiring  to  release  Jesus ; 


38  PASSAGES    FROM   S.   LUKE. 

but  they  shouted,  saying,  Crucify,  crucify  him.  And  lie  said  unto  them 
the  third  time.  Why,  what  evil  hatli  this  man  done  ?  I  have  found 
no  cause  of  death  in  him :  I  will  therefore  chastise  him  and  release 
him.  But  they  were  instant  with  loud  voices,  asking  that  he  might 
be  crucified.  And  their  voices  prevailed.  And  Pilate  gave  sentence 
that  what  they  asked  for  should  be  done.  And  he  released  liim  that 
for  insurrection  and  murder  had  been  cast  into  prison,  whom  they 
asked  for ;  but  Jesus  he  delivered  up  to  their  will. 

And  when  they  led  him  away,  they  laid  hold  upon  one  Simon  of 
Cyrene,  coming  from  the  country,  and  laid  on  him  the  cross,  to  bear 
it  after  Jesus. 

And  there  followed  him  a  great  multitude  of  the  people,  and  of 
women  who  bewailed  and  lamented  him.  But  Jesus  turning  unto 
them  said,  Daughters  of  Jerusalem,  weep  not  for  me,  but  weep  for 
yourselves,  and  for  your  children.  For  behold,  the  days  are  coming, 
in  which  they  shall  say,  Blessed  are  the  barren,  and  the  wombs  that 
never  bare,  and  the  breasts  that  never  gave  suck.  Then  shall  they  be- 
gin to  say  to  the  mountains,  Fall  on  us  ;  and  to  the  hills,  Cover  us. 
For  if  they  do  these  things  in  the  green  tree,  what  shall  be  done  in 
the  dry  ? 

And  there  were  also  two  others,  malefactors,  led  with  him  to  be  put 
to  death. 

And  when  they  came  unto  the  place  which  is  called  Calvary,  there 
they  crucified  him,  and  the  malefactors,  one  on  the  right  hand  and  the 
other  on  the  left.  And  Jesus  said,  Father,  forgive  them ;  for  they  know 
not  what  they  do.  And  parting  his  garments  among  them,  they  cast 
lots.  And  the  people  stood  beholding.  And  the  rulers  also  scoffed  at 
him,  saying,  He  saved  others;  let  him  save  himself,  if  this  is  the  Christ 
of  God,  his  chosen.  And  the  soldiers  also  mocked  him,  coming  to  him, 
offering  him  vinegar,  and  saying,  If  thou  art  the  King  of  the  Jews,  save 
thyself.    And  there  was  also  a  superscription  over  him,  this  is  tue 

KING   OF  THE  JEWS. 

And  one  of  the  malefactors  which  were  hanged  railed  on  him,  say- 
ing. Art  not  thou  the  Chi-ist  ?  save  thyself  and  us.  But  the  other  an- 
swered, and  rebuking  him  said,  Dost  thou  not  even  fear  God,  seeing 
thou  art  in  the  same  condemnation?  And  we  indeed  justly;  for  we 
receive  the  due  reward  of  our  deeds:  but  this  man  hath  done  nothing 
amiss.  And  he  said,  Josus,  remember  me  when  thou  comest  in  thy 
kingdom.  And  he  saitl  unto  him,  Verily  I  say  unto  thee.  To-day  shalt 
thou  be  with  nie  in  Paradise. 

And  it  was  now  about  the  sixtli  hour,  and  a  darknops  came  over 
the  whole   land   until  the  ninth   hour,  the  sun's  light  failing:  and  the 


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veil  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  the  midst.  And  when  Jesus  had  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  he  said,  Father,  into  thy  hands  I  commend  my 
spirit:  and  having  said  this,  he  gave  up  the  ghost.  And  when  the  cen- 
turion saw  what  was  done,  he  glorified  God,  saying.  Certainly  this  was 
a  righteous  man.  And  all  the  multitudes  that  came  together  to  this 
sight,  when  they  beheld  the  things  that  were  done,  returned  smiting 
their  breasts.  And  all  his  acquaintance,  and  the  women  that  followed 
with  him  from  Galilee,  stood  afar  off,- seeing  these  things. 

And  behold,  a  man  named  Joseph,  who  was  a  councillor,  a  good 
man  and  a  righteous  (he  had  not  consented  to  their  counsel  and  deed), 
a  man  of  Arimathsea,  a  city  of  the  Jews,  who  was  looking  for  the 
kingdom  Of  God :  this  man  went  to  Pilate,  and  asked  for  the  body  of 
Jesus.  And  he  took  it  down,  and  wrapped  it  in  a  linen  cloth,  and  laid 
him  in  a  tomb  that  was  hewn  in  stone,  where  never  man  had  yet  lain. 
And  it  was  the  day  of  the  Preparation,  and  the  sabbath  drew  on.  And 
the  women,  which  had  come  with  him  out  of  Galilee,  followed  after, 
and  beheld  the  tomb,  and  how  his  body  was  laid.  And  they  returned, 
and  jDrepared  spices  and  ointments. 

And  on  the  sabbath  they  rested  according  to  the  commandment. 
But  on  the  first  day  of  the  week,  at  early  dawn,  they  came  unto  the 
tomb,  bringing  the  spices  which  they  had  prepared.  And  they  found 
the  stone  rolled  away  from  the  tomb.  And  they  entered  in,  and  found 
not  the  body  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they  were 
perplexed  thereabout,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them  in  dazzling  ap- 
parel :  and  as  they  were  afl'righted,  and  bowed  down  their  faces  to  the 
earth,  they  said  unto  them.  Why  seek  ye  the  living  among  the  dead? 
He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen :  remember  how  he  spake  unto  you  when 
he  was  yet  in  Galilee,  saying  that  the  Son  of  man  must  be  delivered 
up  into  the  hands  of  sinful  men,  and  be  crucified,  and  the  third  day 
rise  again.  And  they  remembered  his  words,  and  returned  from  the 
tomb,  and  told  all  these  things  to  the  eleven,  and  to  all  the  rest.  Now 
they  were  Mary  Magdalene,  and  Joanna,  and  Mary  the  mother  of  James : 
and  the  other  women  wdth  them  told  these  things  unto  the  apostles. 
And  these  words  aj^peared  in  their  sight  as  idle  talk ;  and  they  disbe- 
lieved them. 

But  Peter  arose,  and  ran  unto  the  tomb ;  and  stooping  and  looking 
in,  he  seeth  the  linen  cloths  by  themselves;  and  he  departed  to  his 
home,  wondering  at  that  which  was  come  to  pass. 

And  behold,  two  of  them  were  going  that  very  day  to  a  village 
named  Emmaus,  which  was  threescore  furlongs  from  Jerusalem.  And 
they  communed  with  each  other  of  all  these  things  which  had  hap- 
pened.    And  it  came   to   pass,  while  they  communed  and  questioned 


40  PASSAGES    FROM   S.   LUKE. 

together,  that  Jesus  himself  drew  near,  and  went  with  them.  But  their 
eyes  were  holden  that  they  should  not  know  him.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  What  communications  are  these  that  ye  have  one  with  another, 
as  ye  walk  ?  And  they  stood  still,  looking  sad.  And  one  of  them, 
named  Cleopas,  answering  said  unto  him.  Dost  thou  alone  sojourn  in 
Jerusalem  and  not  know  the  things  which  are  to  come  to  pass  there 
in  these  days  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  "What  things  ?  And  they  said 
unto  him,  The  things  concerning  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which  was  a  prophet 
mighty  in  deed  and  word  before  God  and  all  the  people :  and  how  the 
chief  priests  and  our  rulers  delivered  him  up  to  be  condemned  to  death, 
and  crucified  him.  But  we  hoped  that  it  was  he  which  should  redeem 
Israel.  Yea  and  beside  all  this,  it  is  now  the  third  day  since  these 
things  came  to  pass.  Moreover  certain  women  of  our  company  amazed 
us,  having  been  early  at  the  tomb ;  and  when  they  found  not  his  body, 
they  came,  saying,  that  they  had  also  seen  a  vision  of  angels,  which 
said  that  he  was  alive.  And  certain  of  them  that  -were  with  us  went 
to  the  tomb,  and  found  it  even  so  as  the  women  had  said:  but  him 
they  saw  not.  And  he  said  unto  them,  O  foolish  men,  and  slow  of 
heart  to  believe  in  all  that  the  prophets  have  spoken !  Behoved  it  not 
the  Christ  to  suffer  these  things,  and  to  enter  into  his  glory  ?  And  be- 
ginning from  Moses  and  from  all  the  prophets,  he  interpreted  to  them 
in  all  the  scriptures  the  things  concerning  himself.  And  they  drew  ' 
nigh  unto  the  village,  whither  they  were  going :  and  he  made  as  though 
he  would  go  further.  And  they  constrained  him,  saying,  Abide  with 
us:  for  it  is  toward  evening,  and  the  day  is  now  far  spent.  And  he 
went  in  to  abide  with  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had  sat 
down  with  them  to  meat,  he  took  the  bread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake, 
and  gave  to  them.  And  their  eyes  were  opened,  and  they  knew  him; 
and  he  vanished  out  of  their  sight.  And  they  said  one  to  another.  Was 
not  our  heart  burning  within  us,  while  he  spake  to  us  in  the  way, 
while  he  opened  to  us  the  scrii)tures?  And  they  rose  up  that  very 
hour,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  found  the  eleven  gathered  to- 
gether, and  them  that  were  with  them,  saying,  The  Lord  is  risen  in- 
deed, and  hath  appeared  to  Simon.  And  they  rehearsed  the  things  that 
happened  in  the  way,  and  how  he  was  known  of  them  in  the  breaking 
of  the  bread. 

And  as  they  spake  these  things,  he  himself  stood  in  the  midst  of 
them,  and  saith  unto  them.  Peace  be  unto  you.  But  they  were  terri- 
fied and  aff"righted,  and  supposed  that  they  beheld  a  spirit.  And  he 
said  unto  them,  Wliy  are  ye  troubled  ?  and  wherefore  do  reasonings 
arise  in  your  heait?  See  my  hands  and  my  feet,  that  it  is  I  myself: 
handle  me,  and  see;  for  a  spirit  hath  not  flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  behold 


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me  having.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  shewed  them  his  hands 
and  his  feet.  And  while  tliey  still  disbelieved  for  joy,  and  wondered, 
he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  here  anything  to  eat?  And  they  gave 
him  a  piece  of  a  broiled  fish.    And  he  took  it,  and  did  eat  before  them. 

And  he  said  unto  them.  These  are  my  words  which  I  spake  unto 
you,  while  I  was  yet  with  you,  how  that  all  things  must  needs  be  ful- 
filled, which  are  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  and  the  prophets,  and 
the  psalms,  concerning  me.  Then  opened  he  their  mind,  that  they 
might  understand  the  scriptures ;  and  he  said  unto  them.  Thus  it  is 
written,  that  the  Christ  should  suflfer,  and  rise  again  from  the  dead  the 
third  day ;  and  that  repentance  and  remission  of  sins  should  be  preached 
in  his  name  unto  all  the  nations,  beginning  from  Jerusalem.  Ye  are 
witnesses  of  these  things.  And  behold,  I  send  forth  the  promise  of  my 
Father  upon  you :  but  tarry  ye  in  the  city,  until  ye  be  clothed  with 
power  from  on  high. 

And  he  led  them  out  until  they  were  over  against  Bethany:  and  he 
lifted  up  his  hands,  and  blessed  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he 
blessed  them,  he  parted  from  them,  and  was  carried  up  into  heaven. 
And  they  worshipped  him,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem  with  great  joy : 
and  were  continually  in  the  temple,  blessing  God. 


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ACCORDIXt;    TO 

S.  MATTHEW. 


The  genealogy  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  son  of  David,  the  son  of  Abraliam. 

From  Abraham  unto  David  are  fourteen  generations;  and  from 
David  unto  the  carrying  away  to  Babylon  fourteen  generations;  and 
from  the  carrying  away  to  Babylon  unto  the  Christ  fourteen  genera- 
lions. 

Now  the  birth  of  Jesus  Christ  was  on  this  wise :  When  his  mother 
Mary  had  been  betrothed  to  Joseph,  before  they  came  together  she 
was  found  with  child  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  And  Joseph  her  husband, 
being  a  righteous  man,  and  not  willing  to  make  her  a  public  example, 
was  minded  to  put  her  away  privily.  But  when  he  thought  on  these 
things,  behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a  dream, 
saying,  Joseph,  thou  son  of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto  thee  IMary  thy 
wife :  for  that  which  is  conceived  in  her  is  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  And 
she  shall  bring  forth  a  son ;  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  Jesus  ;  for 
it  is  he  that  shall  save  his  people  from  their  sins.  Now  all  this  is 
come  to  pass  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the 
Lord  through  the  prophet,  saying, 

Behold,  the  virgin  shall  be  with   child,  and   shall 

bring  forth  a  son, 
And  they  shall  call  his  name  Immanuel; 
which  is,  being  interx)reted,  God  with  us.     And  Josejih  arose  from  his 
sleep,  and  did  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord  connnanded  him,  and  took 
unto  him  his  wife ;  and  knew  her  not  till  she  had  brought  forth  a 
son:  and  ho  called  his  name  Jesus. 

Now  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethlehem  of  Judaea  in  the  days  of 
Herod  the  king,  behold,  wise  men  i'nnn  the  east  came  to  Jerusalem, 
saying,  Where  is  he  that  is  born  King  of  the  Jews?  for  we  saw  his 
star  in  the  east,  and  are  come  to  worshij)  him.  And  when  Herod  the 
king  heard  it,  he  was  troubled,  and   all  Jerusalem   with   him.     And 

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gathering  together  all  the  fhief  priests  and  scribes  of  the  people,  he  in- 
quired of  theiu  where  the  Christ  siiould  be  born.  And  they  said  unto 
him,  In  Bethlehem  of  Judeea :  for  thus  it  is  written  by  the  prophet, 

And  thou  Bethlehem,  land  of  Judah, 

Art  in  no  wise  least  among  the  princes  of  Judah : 

For  out  of  thee  shall  come  forth  a  governor, 

Which  shall  be  shepherd  of  my  people  Israel. 
Then  Plerod  privily  called  the  wise  men,  and  learned  of  them  care- 
fully what  time  the  star  appeared.  And  he  sent  them  to  Bethlehem, 
and  said.  Go  and  search  out  carefully  concerning  the  young  child; 
and  when  ye  have  found  him,  bring  me  word,  that  I  also  may  come 
and  worship  him.  And  they,  having  heard  the  king,  went  their  way; 
and  lo,  the  star,  which  they  saw  in  the  east,  went  before  them,  till  it 
came  and  stood  over  where  the  young  child  was.  And  when  they  saw 
the  star,  they  rejoiced  with  exceeding  great  joy.  And  they  came  into 
the  house  and  saw  the  young  child  with  IMary  his  mother;  and  they 
fell  down  and  worshipped  him ;  and  opening  tlieir  treasures  they  offered 
unto  him  gifts,  gold  and  frankincense  and  myrrh.  And  being  warned 
of  God  in  a  dream  that  they  should  not  return  to  Herod,  they  departed 
into  their  own  country  another  way. 

K'ow  when  they  were  departed,  behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peareth  to  Josejih  in  a  dream,  saying.  Arise  and  take  the  young  child 
and  his  mother,  and  flee  into  Egypt,  and  be  thou  there  until  I  tell 
thee:  for  Herod  will  seek  the  young  child  to  destroy  him.  And  he 
arose  and  took  the  young  child  and  his  mother  by  night,  and  de- 
parted into  Egypt;  and  was  there  until  the  death  of  Herod:  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  Lord  through  the  prophet, 
saying.  Out  of  Egypt  did  I  call  my  son.  Then  Herod,  when  he  saw 
that  he  was  mocked  of  the  wise  men,  was  exceeding  wroth,  and  sent 
forth,  and  slew  all  the  male  children  that  w^ere  in  Bethlehem,  and  in 
all  the  borders  thereof,  from  two  years  old  and  under,  according  to  the 
time  which  he  had  carefully  learned  of  the  wise  men.  Then  was  ful- 
filled that  which  was  spoken  by  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying, 

A  voice  was  heard  in  Ramah, 

"Weeping  and  great  mourning, 

Rachel  weeping  for  her  children  ; 

And  she  would  not  be  comforted,  because  they  are  not. 
But  when  Herod  was  dead,  behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  appeareth 
in  a  dream  to  Joseph  in  Egypt,  saying.  Arise  and  take  the  young  child 
and  his  mother,  and  go  into  the  land  of  Israel:  for  they  are  dead  that 
sought  the  young  child's  life.  And  he  arose  and  took  the  young  child 
and  his  mother,  and  came  into  the  laud  of  Israel.    But  when  he  heard 


44  PASSAGES   FROM   S.  MATTHEW. 

that  Archelaus  was  reigning  over  Judtea  in  the  room  of  his  father 
Herod,  he  was  afraid  to  go  thither;  and  being  warned  0/  God  in  a 
dream,  he  withdrew  into  the  parts  of  GaUIee,  and  came  and  dwelt  in 
a  city  called  Nazareth :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by 
the  prophets,  that  he  should  be  called  a  Nazarene. 

And  in  those  days  cometh  John  the  Baptist,  preaching  in  the  wil- 
derness of  Judtea,  saying.  Repent  ye ;  for  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand.    For  this  is  he  that  was  spoken  of  by  Isaiah  the  prophet,  saying. 

The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness. 

Make  ye  ready  the  way  of  the  Lord, 

Make  his  paths  straight. 
Now  John  himself  had  his  raiment  of  camel's  hair,  and  a  leathern  gir- 
dle about  his  loins ;  and  his  food  was  locusts  and  wild  honey.  Then 
went  out  unto  him  Jerusalem,  and  all  Judtisa,  and  all  the  region  round 
about  Jordan ;  and  they  were  baptized  of  him  in  the  river  Jordan, 
confessing  their  sins.  But  when  he  saw  many  of  the  Pharisees  and 
Sadducees  coming  to  his  baptism,  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  offspring  of 
vipers,  who  warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath  to  come  ?  Bring  forth 
therefore  fruit  worthy  of  repentance :  and  think  not  to  say  within 
yourselves,  We  have  Abraham  to  our  father :  for  I  say  unto  you,  that 
God  is  able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children  unto  Abraham.  And 
even  now  is  the  axe  laid  unto  the  root  of  the  trees:  every  tree  there- 
fore that  bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the 
fire.  I  indeed  baptize  you  with  water  unto  repentance :  but  he  that 
cometh  after  me  is  mightier  than  I,  whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to 
bear:  he  shall  baptize  j'ou  with  the  Holy  Spirit  and  %nth  fire:  whose 
fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he  will  thoroughly  cleanse  his  threshing-floor; 
and  he  will  gather  his  wheat  into  the  garner,  but  the  chafl"  he  will 
burn  up  with  unquenchable  fire. 

Then  cometh  Jesus  from  Galilee  to  the  Jordan  unto  John,  to  be 
baptized  of  him.  But  John  would  have  hindered  him,  saying,  I  have 
need  to  be  baptized  of  thee,  and  comest  thou  to  me  ?  But  Jesus  an- 
swering said  unto  him,  Suffer  it  now :  for  thus  it  becometh  us  to  fulfil 
all  righteousness.  Then  he  suffereth  him.  And  Jesus,  when  he  was 
baptized,  went  up  straightway  from  the  water:  and  lo,  the  heavens 
were  opened  unto  him,  and  he  saw  the  Spirit  of  God  descending  as  a 
dove,  and  coming  upon  him  ;  and  lo,  a  voice  out  of  the  heavens,  say- 
ing. This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased. 

Then  was  Jesus  led  up  of  the  Spirit  into  the  wilderness  to  be  temj)ted 
of  tlie  devil.  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty  days  and  forty  nights,  he 
afterward  hungered.  And  the  tempter  came  and  said  unto  him.  If 
tliou  art  the  Son  of  God,  conmuind  that  these  stones  become  bread. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.  MATTHEW.  45 

But  he  answered  and  said,  It  is  written,  Man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  but  by  every  word  that  proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  God. 
Then  the  devil  taketh  him  into  the  holy  city ;  and  he  set  him  on  the 
pinnacle  of  the  temple,  and  saith  unto  him,  If  thou  art  the  Son  of 
God,  cast  thyself  down :  for  it  is  written. 

He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning  thee : 

And  on  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up, 

Lest  hajjly  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 
Jesus  said  unto  him.  Again  it  is  written,  Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the 
Lord  thy  God.  Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  unto  an  exceeding  high 
mountain  and  sheweth  him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  and  the 
glory  of  them ;  and  he  said  unto  him.  All  these  things  will  I  give  thee, 
if  thou  wilt  fall  down  and  worship  me.  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him. 
Get  thee  hence,  Satan:  for  it  is  written.  Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  him  only  shalt  thou  serve.  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him; 
and  behold,  angels  came  and  ministered  unto  him. 

Now  when  he  heard  that  John  was  delivered  up,  he  withdrew  into 
Galilee;  and  leaving  Nazareth,  he  came  and  dwelt  in  Capernaum,  which 
is  by  the  sea,  in  the  borders  of  Zebulun  and  Naphtali :  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  Isaiah  the  prophet,  saying, 

The  land  of  Zebulun  and  the  land  of  Naphtali, 

Toward  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan, 

Galilee  of  the  Gentiles, 

The  people  which  sat  in  darkness 

Saw  a  great  light. 

And  to  them  which  sat  in  the  region  and  shadow  of  death, 

To  them  did  light  spring  up. 
From  that  time  began  Jesus  to  preach,  and  to  say.  Repent  ye;  for 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

And  walking  by  the  sea  of  Galilee,  he  saw  two  brethren,  Simon 
who  is  called  Peter,  and  Andrew  his  brother,  casting  a  net  into  the 
sea;  for  they  were  fishers.  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Come  ye  after 
me,  and  I  will  make  you  fishers  of  men.  And  they  straightway  left 
the  nets,  and  followed  him.  And  going  on  from  thence  he  saw  other 
two  brethren,  James  the  so7i  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother,  in  the 
boat  with  Zebedee  their  father,  mending  their  nets ;  and  he  called 
them.  And  they  straightway  left  the  boat  and  their  father,  and  fol- 
lowed him. 

And  Jesus  went  about  in  all  Galilee,  teaching  in  their  synagogues, 
and  preaching  the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and  healing  all  manner  of 
disease  and  all  manner  of  sickness  among  the  people.  And  the  re- 
port of  him  went  forth   into  all  Syria :  and  they  brought  unto   him 


4ii  PASSAGES    FROM   S.  MATTHEW. 

ivU  that  were  sick,  holden  with  divers  diseases  and  torments,  demo- 
niacs, and  epileptic,  and  palsied ;  and  he  healed  them.  And  there 
followed  him  great  multitudes  from  Galilee  and  Decapolis  and  Jeru- 
salem and  Judaia  and  from  beyond  Jordan. 

And  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up  into  the  mountain:  and 
when  he  had  sat  down,  his  disciples  came  unto  him:  and  he  opened 
his  mouth  and  taught  them,  saying, 

Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit:  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

Blessed  are  they  that  mourn  :  for  they  shall  be  comforted. 

Blessed  are  the  meek  :  for  they  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

Blessed  are  they  that  hunger  and  thirst  after  righteousness:  for 
they  shall  be  filled. 

Blessed  are  the  merciful :  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 

Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart :  for  they  shall  see  God. 

Blessed  are  the  peacemakers :  for  they  shall  be  called  sons  of  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  have  been  persecuted  for  righteousness'  sake : 
for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall  reproach  you,  and  persecute  you, 
and  say  all  manner  of  evil  against  you  falsely,  for  my  sake.  Rejoit-e, 
and  be  exceeding  glad :  for  great  is  your  reward  in  heaven  :  for  so 
persecuted  they  the  prophets  which  were  before  you. 

Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth :  but  if  the  salt  have  lost  its  savour, 
wherewith  shall  it  be  salted?  it  is  thenceforth  good  for  nothing,  but 
to  be  cast  out  and  trodden  under  foot  of  men.  Ye  are  the  light  of. 
the  world.  A  city  set  on  a  hill  cannot  be  hid.  Neither  do  men  light 
a  lamp,  and  put  it  under  the  bushel,  but  on  the  stand  ;  and  it  shineth 
unto  all  that  are  in  the  house.  Even  so  let  your  light  shine  before 
men,  that  they  may  see  your  good  works,  and  glorify  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

Think  not  that  I  came  to  destroy  the  law  or  the  pro2:)hets:  I  came 
not  to  destroy,  but  to  fulfil.  For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  Till  heaven 
and  earth  pass  away,  one  jot  or  one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise  pass  away 
from  the  law,  till  all  things  be  accomplished.  Whosoever  therefore 
shall  break  one  of  these  least  commandments,  and  shall  teach  men  so, 
shall  be  called  least  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven:  but  whosoever  shall 
do  and  teach  them,  he  shall  be  called  great  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 
For  I  say  unto  you,  that  except  your  righteousness  shall  exceed  the 
righteousness  of  the  scribes  and  riuirisees,  ye  shall  in  no  wise  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  to  lliem  of  ol<l  time,  Thou  shalt 
not  kill;  and  whosoever  shall  kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judge- 
ment:  but   I   say   unto   you,  that   every   one   who    is   angry   with   his 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MATTHEW.  "17 

brother  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgement;  and  whosoever  shall 
say  to  his  brother,  Eaca,  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  council ;  and  who- 
soever shall  say,  Thou  fool,  shall  be  in  danger  of  tlie  hell  of  fire.  If 
therefore  thou  art  offering  thy  gift  at  the  altar,  and  there  renieniberest 
that  thy  brother  hath  aught  against  thee,  leave  there  thy  gift  before 
the  altar,  and  go  thy  way,  first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brother,  and  then 
come  and  offer  thy  gift.  Agree  with  thine  adversary  quickly,  whiles 
thou  art  with  him  in  the  way ;  lest  haply  the  adversary  deliver  thee 
to  the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the  officer,  and  thou  be 
east  into  prison.  Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt  by  no  means 
come  out  thence,  till  thou  have  paid  the  last  farthing. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said.  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery: 
but  I  say  unto  you,  that  every  one  that  looketh  on  a  woman  to  lust 
after  her  hath  committed  adultery  with  her  already  in  his  heart.  And 
if  thy  right  eye  causeth  thee  to  stumble,  pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from 
thee :  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee  that  one  of  thy  members  should 
perish,  and  not  thy  whole  body  be  cast  into  hell.  And  if  thy  right 
hand  causeth  thee  to  stumble,  cut  it  off  and  cast  it  from  thee:  for  it 
is  profitable  for  thee  that  one  of  thy  members  should  perish,  and  not 
thy  whole  body  go  into  hell. 

Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  to  them  of  old  time.  Thou 
shalt  not  forswear  thyself,  but  shalt  perform  unto  the  Lord  thine  oaths: 
but  I  say  unto  you.  Swear  not  at  all ;  neither  by  the  heaven,  for  it  is 
the  throne  of  God ;  nor  by  the  earth,  for  it  is  the  footstool  of  his  feet; 
*nor  by  Jerusalem,  for  it  is  the  city  of  the  great  King.  Neither  shalt 
thou  swear  by  thy  head,  for  thou  canst  not  make  one  hair  white  or 
black.  But  let  your  speech  be.  Yea,  yea;  Nay,  nay:  and  whatsoever  is 
more  than  these  is  of  the  evil  one. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said.  An  eye  for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth 
for  a  tooth :  but  I  say  unto  you,  Eesist  not  him  that  is  evil :  but  who- 
soever smiteth  thee  on  thy  right  cheek,  turn  to  him  the  other  also. 
And  if  any  man  would  go  to  law  with  thee,  and  take  away  thy  coat, 
let  him  have  thy  cloke  also.  And  whosoever  shall  compel  thee  to  go 
one  mile,  go  with  him  twain.  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee,  and  from 
him  that  would  borrow  of  thee  turn  not  thou  away. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour, 
and  hate  thine  enemy:  but  I  say  unto  you,  Love  your  enemies,  and 
pray  for  them  that  persecute  you ;  that  ye  may  be  sons  of  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven :  for  he  maketh  his  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and 
the  good,  and  sendeth  rain  on  the  just  and  the  unjust.  For  if  ye  love 
them  that  love  you,  what  reward  have  ye?  do  not  even  the  ^pub- 

iThat  is,  collectors  or  renters  of  Roman  taxes:  aud  so  elsewhere. 


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PASSAGES   FROM   S.   MATTHEW. 


licans  the  same  ?  And  if  ye  salute  your  brethren  only,  what  do  ye 
more  than  others?  do  not  even  the  Gentiles  the  same?  Ye  therefore 
shall  be  perfect,  as  your  heavenly  Father  is  perfect. 

Take  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  righteousness  before  men,  to  be 
seen  of  them :  else  ye  have  no  reward  with  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven. 

When  therefore  thou  doest  alms,  sound  not  a  trumpet  before  thee, 
as  the  hypocrites  do  in  the  synagogues  and  in  the  streets,  that  they 
may  have  glory  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  They  have  received 
their  reward.  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let  not  thy  left  hand  know 
what  thy  right  hand  doeth :  that  thine  alms  may  be  in  secret :  and 
thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret  shall  recompense  thee. 

And  when  ye  pray,  ye  shall  not  be  as  the  hypocrites :  for  they  love 
to  stand  and  pray  in  the  synagogues  and  in  the  corners  of  the  streets, 
that  they  may  be  seen  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  They  have  re- 
ceived their  reward.  But  thou,  when  thou  prayest,  enter  into  thine 
inner  chamber,  and  having  shut  thy  door,  pray  to  thy  Father  which 
is  in  secret,  and  thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret  shall  recomj^jense 
thee.  And  in  praying  use  not  vain  repetitions,  as  the  Gentiles  do : 
for  they  tliink  that  they  shall  be  heard  for  their  much  speaking.  Be 
not  therefore  like  unto  them:  for  your  Father  knoweth  what  things 
ye  have  need  of,  before  ye  ask  him.  After  this  manner  therefore  pray 
ye:  Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy 
kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so  on  earth.  Give 
us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  also 
have  forgiven  our  debtors.  And  bring  us  not  into  temptation,  but  de- 
liver us  from  the  evil  one.  For  if  ye  foi-give  men  their  trespasses, 
your  heavenly  Father  will  also  forgive  you.  But  if  ye  forgive  not 
men  their  trespasses,  neither  will  your  Father  forgive  your  trespasses. 

Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be  not,  as  the  hypocrites,  of  a  sad  counte- 
nance :  for  they  disfigure  their  faces,  that  they  may  be  seen  of  men  to 
fast.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  They  have  received  their  reward.  But 
thou,  when  thou  fastest,  anoint  thy  head,  and  wash  thy  face:  that 
thou  be  not  seen  of  men  to  fast,  but  of  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret : 
and  thy  Father,  which  seeth  in  secret,  shall  recompense  thee. 

Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  UY)on  the  earth,  where  moth 
and  rust  doth  consume,  and  whc>re  thieves  break  through  and  steal : 
l)ut  lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor 
rust  doth  consume,  and  where  thieves  do  not  break  through  nor  steal : 
for  where  thy  treasure  is,  there  will  thy  heart  be  also.  The  lamp  of 
the  body  is  the  eye :  if  therefore  thine  eye  be  single,  thy  whole  body 
shall  be  full  of  light.     But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy  whole  body  shall 


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be  full  of  darkness.  If  therefore  the  light  that  is  in  thee  be  darkness, 
how  great  is  the  darkness !  No  man  can  serve  two  masters :  for  either 
he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the  other ;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  one, 
and  despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God  and  mammon.  There- 
fore I  say  unto  you.  Be  not  anxious  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat, 
or  what  ye  shall  drink ;  nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on. 
Is  not  the  life  more  than  the  food,  and  the  body  than  the  raiiuent? 
Behold  the  birds  of  the  heaven,  that  they  sow  not,  neither  do  they 
reap,  nor  gather  into  barns ;  and  your  heavenly  Father  feedeth  them. 
Are  not  ye  of  much,  more  value  than  they?  And  which  of  you  by 
being  anxious  can  add  one  cubit  unto  his  stature?  And  why  are  ye 
anxious  concerning  raiment  ?  Consider  the  lilies  of  the  field,  how  they 
grow ;  they  toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin :  yet  I  say  unto  you,  that 
even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these.  But 
if  God  doth  so  clothe  the  grass  of  the  field,  which  to-day  is  and  to- 
morrow is  cast  into  the  oven,  shall  he  not  much  more  clothe  you,  O  ye 
of  little  faith?  Be  not  thei-efore  anxious,  saying.  What  shall  we  eat? 
or.  What  shall  we  drink  ?  or,  AVherewithal  shall  we  be  clothed  ?  For 
after  all  these  things  do  the  Gentiles  seek ;  for  your  heavenly  Father 
knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  all  these  things.  But  seek  ye  first  his 
kingdom,  and  his  righteousness ;  and  all  these  things  shall  be  added 
unto  you.  Be  not  therefore  anxious  for  the  morrow :  for  the  morrow 
jvill  be  anxious  for  itself.    Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

Judge  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged.  For  with  what  judgement  ye 
judge,  ye  shall  be  judged :  and  with  what  measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be 
measured  unto  you.  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in  thy 
brother's  eye,  but  considerest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye? 
Or  how  Avilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother.  Let  me  cast  out  the  mote  out  of 
thine  eye;  and  lo,  the  beam  is  in  thine  own  eye?  Thou  hypocrite, 
cast  out  first  the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye ;  and  then  shalt  thou  see 
clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy  brother's  eye. 

Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the  dogs,  neither  cast  your  pearls 
before  the  swine,  lest  haply  they  trample  them  under  their  feet,  and 
turn  and  rend  you. 

Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you ;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find ;  knock,  and 
it  shall  be  opened  unto  you:  for  every  one  that  asketh.  receiveth;  and 
he  that  seeketh  findeth  ;  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be  opened. 
Or  what  man  is  there  of  you,  wlio,  if  his  son  shall  ask  him  for  a  loaf, 
will  give  him  a  stone ;  or  if  he  shall  ask  for  a  fish,  will  give  him  a 
serpent?  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good  gifts  unto 
your  children,  how  much  moi-e  shall  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven 
■give  good  things  to  them^that  ask  him?    All  things  therefore  whatso- 


50  PASSAGES    FROM    S.   MATTHEW. 

ever  ye  would  that  men  should  do  unto  you,  even  so  do  ye  also  unto 
them:  for  this  is  the  law  and  the  j^ropliets. 

Enter  ye  in  by  the  narrow  gate :  for  wide  is  the  gate,  and  broad  'is 
the  way,  that  leadeth  to  destruction,  and  many  be  they  that  enter  in 
thereby.  For  narrow  is  the  gate,  and  straitened  the  way,  that  leadeth 
unto  life,^  and  few  be  they  that  find  it. 

Beware  of  false  prophets,  which  come  to  you  in  sheep's  clothing, 
but  inwardly  are  ravening  wolves.  By  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them. 
Do  men  gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of  tliistles?  Even  so  eyery 
good  tree  bringeth  forth  good  fruit;  but  the  corrupt  tree  bringeth  forth 
evil  fruit.  A  good  tree  cannot  bring  forth  evil  fruit,  neither  can  a 
corrupt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit.  Every  tree  that  bringeth  not  forth 
good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  Are.  Therefore  by  their 
fruits  ye  shall  know  them.  Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me,  Lord, 
Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven ;  but  he  that  doeth  the 
will  of  my  Fatlier  which  is  in  heaven.  Many  will  say  to  me  in  that 
day,  Lord,  Lord,  did  we  not  i)roi)hesy  by  thy  name,  and  by  thy  name 
cast  out  klevils,  and  by  thy  name  do  many  mighty  works?  And  then 
will  I  profess  unto  them,  I  never  knew  you :  depart  from  me,  ye  that 
work  iniquity.  Every  one  therefore  which  heareth  these  words  of 
mine,  and  doeth  them,  shall  be  likened  unto  a  wise  man,  which  built 
liis  house  upon  the  rock :  and  the  rain  descended,  and  the  floods  came, 
and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house;  and  it  fell  not:  for  it 
was  founded  upon  the  rock.  And  every  one  that  heareth  these  woi-ds 
of  mine,  and  doeth  them  not,  shall  be  likened  unto  a  foolish  man, 
which  built  his  house  upon  the  sand:  and  the  rain  descended,  and 
the  floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  smote  upon  that  house ;  and 
it  fell:  and  great  was  the  fall  thereof 

And  it  came  to  pasH,  when  Jesus  ended  these  words,  the  multitudes 
were  astonished  at  his  teaching:  for  he  taught  them  as  one  having 
authority,  and  not  as  their  scribes.  And  when  he  was  come  down 
from  the  mountain,  great  multitudes  followed  him. 

And  when  he  was  entered  into  Capernaum,  there  came  unto  him  a 
centurion,  beseeching  him,  and  saying.  Lord,  my  servant  lieth  in  the 
liouse  sick  of  the  palsy,  grievously  tormented.  And  he  saith  unto 
him,  I  will  come  and  heal  him.  And  the  centurion  answered  and 
said.  Lord,  I  am  not  worthy  tliat  thou  shouldest  come  under  my  roof: 
but  only  say  the  word,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healed.  For  I  also 
am  a  man  under  authority,  having  under  myself  soldiers:  and  I  say 
to  this  one,  Go,  and  he  goeth ;  and  to  another.  Come,  and  he  cometh ; 
and  to  my  servant,  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it.    And  when  Jesus  heard 

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PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MATTHEW.  51 

it,  he  marvelled,  and  said  to  them  that  followed.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  I  have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no,  not  in  Israel.  And  I  say 
unto  you,  that  many  shall  come  from  the  east  and  the  west,  and  shall 
sit  down  with  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven :  but  the  sons  of  the  kingdom  shall  be  cast  forth  into  the  outer 
darkness:  there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  the  centurion,  Go  thy  way  ;  as  thou  hast  believed,  so 
be  it  done  unto  thee.    And  the  servant  was  healed  in  that  hour. 

And  when  even  was  come,  they  brought  unto  him  many  demo- 
niacs :  and  he  cast  out  the  spirits  with  a  word,  and  healed  all  that 
were  sick :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  Isaiah  the 
prophet,  saying.  Himself  took  our  infirmities,  and  bare  our  diseases. 

Now  when  Jesus  saw  great  multitudes  about  him,  he  gave  com- 
mandment to  depart  unto  the  other  side.  And  there  came  a  scribe, 
and  said  unto  him,  Master,  I  will  follow  thee  whithersoever  thou 
goest.  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  The  foxes  have  holes,  and  the  birds 
of  the  heaven  have  nests ;  but  the  Son  of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay 
his  head.  And  another  of  the  disciples  said  unto  him.  Lord,  suff'er  me 
first  to  go  and  bury  my  father.  But  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Follow  me ; 
and  leave  the  dead  to  bury  their  own  dead. 

•And  when  he  was  entered  into  a  boat,  his  disciples  followed  liim. 
And  behold,  there  arose  a  great  tempest  in  the  sea,  insomuch  that  the 
boat  was  covered  with  the  waves:  but  he  was  asleep.  And  they  came 
to  him,  and  awoke  him,  saying.  Save,  Lord ;  we  perish.  And  he  saith 
unto  them.  Why  are  ye  fearful,  O  ye  of  little  faith?  Then  he  arose, 
and  rebuked  the  winds  and  the  sea ;  and  there  was  a  great  calm. 
And  the  men  marvelled,  saying.  What  manner  of  man  is  tliis,  that 
even  the  winds  and  the  sea  obey  hini? 

And  as  Jesus  passed  by  from  thence,  he  saw  a  man,  called  Matthew, 
sitting  at  the  place  of  toll :  and  he  saith  unto  him,  Follow  me.  And 
he  arose,  and  followed  him. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sat  at  meat  in  the  house,  behold,  many 
1  publicans  and  sinners  came  and  sat  down  with  Jesus  and  his  dis- 
ciples. And  when  the  Pharisees  saw  it,  they  said  unto  his  disciples. 
Why  eateth  your  Master  with  the  publicans  and  sinners?  But  when 
he  heard  it,  he  said.  They  that  are  whole  have  no  need  of  a  physician, 
but  they  that  are  sick.  But  go  ye  and  learn  what  this  meaneth,  I  de- 
sire mercy,  and  not  sacrifice :  for  I  came  not  to  call  the  righteous,  but 
sinners. 

And  as  Jesus  passed  by  from  thence,  two  blind  men  followed  him, 
crying  out,  and  saying.  Have  mercy  on  us,  thou  son  of  David.     And 

'  Roman  tax  collectors. 


52  PASSAGES    FROM   S.   MATTHEW. 

when  he  was  come  into  the  house,  the  blind  men  came  to  him  :  and 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Believe  ye  that  I  am  able  to  do  this?  They 
say  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord.  Then  touched  he  their  eyes,  saying,  Accord- 
ing to  your  faith  be  it  done  unto  you.  And  their  eyes  were  opened. 
And  Jesus  strictly  charged  them,  saying.  See  that  no  man  know  it. 
But  they  went  forth,  and  spread  abroad  his  fame  in  all  that  land. 

And  as  they  went  forth,  behold,  there  was  brought  to  him  a  dumb 
man  possessed  with  a  klevil.  And  when  the  'devil  was  cast  out,  the 
dumb  man  spake :  and  the  multitudes  marvelled,  saying,  It  was  never 
so  seen  in  Israel.  But  the  Pharisees  said,  By  the  prince  of  the  ^devils 
casteth  he  out  ^devils. 

And  Jesus  went  about  all  the  cities  and  the  villages,  teaching  in 
their  synagogues,  and  preaching  the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and  heal- 
ing all  manner  of  disease  and  all  manner  of  sickness.  But  when  he 
saw  the  multitudes,  he  was  moved  with  compassion  for  them,  because 
they  were  distressed  and  scattered,  as  sheep  not  having  a  shepherd. 
Then  saith  he  unto  his  disciples.  The  harvest  truly  is  plenteous,  but 
the  labourers  are  few.  Pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that 
he  send  forth  labourers  into  his  harvest.  And  he  called  unto  him  his 
twelve  disciples,  and  gave  them  authority  over  unclean  spirits,  to  cast 
them  out,  and  to  heal  all  manner  of  disease  and  all  manner  of  sick- 
ness. 

Now  the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles  are  these :  The  first,  Simon, 
who  is  called  Peter,  and  Andrew  his  brother;  James  the  son  of  Zebe- 
dee,  and  John  his  brother;  Philip,  and  Bartholomew;  Thomas,  and 
Matthew  the  publican;  James  the  son  of  Alphfeus,  and  Thaddreus ; 
Simon  the  Canansean,  and  Judas  Iscariot,  who  also  betrayed  him. 
These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth,  and  charged  them,  saying, 

Go  not  into  any  way  of  the  Gentiles,  and  enter  not  into  any  city  of 
the  Samaritans:  but  go  ratlier  to  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 
And  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying.  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand.  Heal 
the  sick,  raise  the  dead,  cleanse  the  lepers,  cast  out  ^devils:  freely  ye 
receive,  freely  give.  Get  you  no  gold,  nor  silver,  nor  brass  in  your 
purses;  no  wallet  for  your  journey,  neither  two  coats,  nor  shoes,  nor 
staff:  for  the  labourer  is  worthy  of  his  food.  And  into  whatsoever  city 
or  village  ye  shall  enter,  search  out  who  in  it  is  worthy ;  and  there 
abide  till  ye  go  forth.  And  as  ye  enter  into  the  house,  salute  it.  And 
if  the  house  be  worthy,  let  your  peace  come  upon  it:  but  if  it  be  not 
worthy,  let  your  peace  return  to  you.  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive 
you,  nor  hear  your  words,  as  ye  go  forth  out  of  that  house  or  that  city, 
shake  off  the  dust  of  your  feet.    Verily  I  say  unto  you.  It  shall  be 

iGr.  demon.  ^Gt.  demons. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   MATTHEW.  53 

more  tolerable  for  the  land  of  Sodom  and  GomoiTah  in  the  day  of 
judgement,  than  for  that  city. 

Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the  midst  of  wolves :  l)e  ye 
tlierefore  wise  as  serpents,  and  harmless  as  doves.  But  beware  of  men : 
for  they  will  deliver  you  up  to  councils,  and  in  their  synagogues  they 
will  scourge  you ;  yea  and  before  governors  and  kings  shall  ye  be 
brought  'for  my  sake,  for  a  testimony  to  them  and  to  the  Gentiles. 
But  when  they  deliver  you  up,  be  not  anxious  how  or  what  ye  shall 
speak :  for  it  shall  be  given  you  in  that  hour  what  ye  shall  speak. 
For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Spirit  of  your  Father  that  speaketh 
in  you.  And  brother  shall  deliver  up  brother  to  death,  and  the  father 
his  child :  and  children  shall  rise  up  against  parents,  and  cause  them 
to  be  put  to  death.  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my  name's 
sake :  but  he  that  endureth  to  the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved.  But 
when  they  persecute  you  in  this  city,  flee  into  the  next :  for  verily  I 
say  unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  have  gone  through  the  cities  of  Israel,  till 
the  Son  of  man  be  come. 

A  disciple  is  not  above  his  master,  nor  a  servant  above  his  lord.  It 
is  enough  for  the  disciple  that  he  be  as  his  master,  and  the  servant  as 
his  lord.  If  they  have  called  the  master  of  the  house  Beelzebub,  how 
much  more  shall  they  call  them  of  his  household !  Every  one  who  shall 
confess  me  before  men,  him  will  I  also  confess  before  my  Father  which 
is  in  heaven.  But  whosoever  shall  deny  me  before  men,  him  will  I 
also  deny  before  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

Think  not  that  I  came  to  send  peace  on  the  earth :  I  came  not  to 
send  peace,  but  a  swoi'd.  For  I  came  to  set  a  man  at  variance  against 
his  father,  and  the  daughter  against  her  mother,  and  the  daughter  in 
law  against  her  mother  in  law :  and  a  man's  foes  shall  be  they  of  his 
own  household.  He  that  loveth  father  or  mother  more  than  me  is 
not  worthy  of  me ;  and  he  that  loveth  son  or  daughter  more  than  me 
is  not  worthy  of  me.  And  he  that  doth  not  take  his  cross  and  follow 
after  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me.  He  that  findeth  his  life  shall  lose  it; 
and  he  that  loseth  his  life  for  my  sake  shall  find  it. 

He  that  receiveth  you  receiveth  me,  and  he  that  receiveth  me  re- 
ceiveth  him  that  sent  me.  He  that  receiveth  a  prophet  in  the  name 
of  a  prophet  shall  receive  a  prophet's  reward ;  and  he  that  receiveth 
a  righteous  man  in  the  name  of  a  righteous  man  shall  receive  a  right- 
eous man's  reward.  And  whosoever  shall  give  to  drink  unto  one  of 
these  little  ones  a  cup  of  cold  water  only,  in  the  name  of  a  disciple, 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose  his  reward. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  made  an  end  of  commanding  his 
twelve  disciples,  he  departed  thence  to  teach  and  preach  in  their  cities. 


54  PASSAGES    FROM   S.   MATTHEW. 

Now  when  John  heard  in  the  prison  tlie  works  of  the  Christ,  he 
sent  by  his  disciples,  and  said  unto  liini,  Art  thou  he  tliat  cometh,  or 
look  we  for  another?  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Go 
your  way  and  tell  John  the  things  which  ye  do  hear  and  see:  the 
blind  receive  their  sight,  and  the  lame  walk,  tlie  lepers  are  cleansed, 
and  the  deaf  hear,  and  the  dead  are  raised  up,  and  the  poor  have 
^good  tidings  preached  to  them.  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever  shall 
find  none  occasion  of  stumbling  in  me.  And  as  these  went  their  way, 
Jesus  began  to  say  unto  the  multitudes  concerning  John,  What  went 
ye  out  into  the  wilderness  to  behold  ?  a  reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ? 
But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see?  a  man  clothed  in  soft  raiment  f 
Behold,  they  that  wear  soft  raiment  are  in  kings'  houses.  But  where- 
fore went  ye  out?  to  see  a  prophet?  Yea,  I  say  unto  you,  and  much 
more  than  a  prophet.    This  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  written, 

Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face, 

Who  shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Among  them  that  are  born  of  women  there 
hath  not  arisen  a  greater  than  John  the  Baptist:  3-et  he  that  is  but 
little  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  greater  than  he.  And  from  the  days 
of  John  the  Baptist  until  now  the  kingdom  of  heaven  sufFereth  vio- 
lence, and  men  of  violence  take  it  by  force.  For  all  the  prophets 
and  the  law  prophesied  until  John.  And  if  ye  are  willing  to  receive 
it,  this  is  Elijah,  which  is  to  come.  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear.  But  whereunto  shall  I  liken  this  generation?  It  is  like  unto 
children  sitting  in  the  marketplaces,  which  call  unto  their  fellows,  and 
say,  We  piped  unto  you,  and  ye  did  not  dance ;  we  wailed,  and  ye  did 
not  mourn.  For  John  came  neither  eating  nor  drinking,  and  they 
say,  He  hath  a  ^devil.  The  Son  of  man  came  eating  and  drinking,  and 
they  say.  Behold,  a  gluttonous  man,  and  a  winebil)ber,  a  friend  of  pub- 
licans and  sinners!     And  wisdom  is  justified  by  her  works. 

Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  cities  wherein  most  of  his  mighty 
works  were  done,  because  they  repented  not.  Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin  ! 
woe  unto  thee,  Belhsaida!  for  if  the  mighty  works  had  been  done  in 
Tyre  and  Sidon  which  were  done  in  you,  they  M'ould  have  repented 
long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes.  Howl^cit  I  say  unto  you,  it  shall  be 
more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Sidon  in  the  day  of  judgement,  than  for 
you.  And  thou,  Capernaum,  shalt  thou  be  exalted  unto  heaven?  thou 
shalt  go  down  unto  Hades :  for  if  the  mighty  works  had  been  done  in 
Sodom  which  were  done  in  thee,  it  would  have  remained  until  this 
day.  Howbeit  I  say  unto  you,  that  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the 
land  of  Sodom  in  the  day  of  judgement,  than  for  thee. 

iQr,  the  gospel.  ^Gt.  demon. 


PASSAGES   FROM    S.    MATTHEW.  55 

At  that  season  Jesus  answered  and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Father, 
Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  that  thou  didst  hide  these  things  from  the 
wise  and  understanding,  and  didst  reveal  them  unto  babes :  yea,  Father, 
for  so  it  was  well-pleasing  in  thy  sight.  All  things  have  been  delivered 
unto  me  of  my  Father:  and  no  one  knoweth  the  Son,  save  the  Father; 
neither  doth  any  know  the  Father,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to  whomso- 
ever the  Son  willeth  to  reveal  him.  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labour 
and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest.  Take  my  yoke  upon 
you,  and  learn  of  me ;  for  I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart:  and  ye  shall 
find  rest  unto  your  souls.  For  my  yoke  is  easj',  and  my  burden  is 
light. 

At  that  season  Jesus  went  on  the  sabbath  day  through  the  corn- 
fields; and  his  disciples  were  an  hungred,  and  began  to  pluck  ears  of 
corn,  and  to  eat.  But  the  Pharisees,  when  they  saw  it,  said  unto  him. 
Behold,  thy  disciples  do  that  which  it  is  not  lawful  to  do  upon  the 
sabbath.  But  he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  not  read  what  David  did, 
when  he  was  an  hungred,  and  they  that  were  w^ith  him;  how  he  en- 
tered into  the  house  of  God,  and  did  eat  the  shewbread,  which  it  was 
not  lawful  for  him  to  eat,  neither  for  them  that  were  with  him,  but 
only  for  the  priests?  Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law,  how  that  on 
the  sabbath  day  the  priests  in  the  temple  profane  the  sabljath,  and 
are  guiltless?  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  one  greater  than  the  temple 
is  here.  But  if  ye  had  known  what  this  meaneth,  I  desire  mercy,  and 
not  sacrifice,  ye  would  not  have  condemned  the  guiltless.  For  the  Son 
of  man  is  lord  of  the  sabbath. 

And  he  departed  thence,  and  went  into  their  synagogue:  and  l)e- 
hold,  a  man  having  a  withered  hand.  And  they  asked  him,  saying. 
Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath  day?  that  they  might  accuse  him. 
And  he  said  unto  them,  "What  man  sliall  there  be  of  you,  that  shall 
have  one  sheep,  and  if  this  fall  into  a  pit  on  the  sabbath  day,  will  he 
not  lay  hold  on  it,  and  lift  it  out?  How  much  then  is  a  man  of  more 
value  than  a  sheep?  Wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do  good  on  the  sab- 
bath day.  Then  saith  he  to  the  man.  Stretch  forth  thy  hand.  And 
he  stretched  it  forth;  and  it  was  restored  whole,  as  the  other.  But 
the  Pharisees  went  out,  and  took  counsel  against  him,  how  they  might 
destroy  him.  And  Jesus  perceiving  it  withdrew  from  thence:  and 
many  followed  him;  and  he  healed  them  all,  and  charged  them  that 
they  should  not  make  him  known:  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  Isaiah  the  prophet,  saying. 

Behold,  my  servant  whom  I  have  chosen ; 
My  beloved  in  whom  my  soul  is  well  pleased: 
I  will  put  my  Spirit  upon  him. 


56  PASSAGES   FROM   S,    MATTHEW. 

And  he  shall  declare  judgement  to  the  Gentiles. 

He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry  aloud  ; 

Neither  shall  any  one  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets. 

A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break, 

And  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench, 

Till  he  send  forth  judgement  unto  victory. 

And  in  his  name  shall  the  Gentiles  hope. 
Then  was  brought  unto  him  a  demoniac,  blind  and  dumb :  and  he 
healed  him,  insomuch  that  the  dumb  man  spake  and  saw.  And  all 
the  multitudes  were  amazed,  and  said.  Is  this  the  son  of  David  ?  But 
when  the  Pharisees  heard  it,  they  said.  This  man  doth  not  cast  out 
^devils,  but  by  Beelzebub  the  prince  of  the  klevils.  And  knowing 
their  thoughts  he  said  unto  them.  Every  kingdom  divided  against  itself 
is  brought  to  desolation ;  and  every  city  or  house  divided  against  itself 
shall  not  stand :  and  if  Satan  casteth  out  Satan,  he  is  divided  against 
himself;  how  then  shall  his  kingdom  stand?  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub 
cast  out  Mevils,  by  whom  do  your  sons  cast  them  out?  therefore  shall 
they  be  your  judges.  But  if  I  by  the  Spirit  of  God  cast  out  ^devils, 
then  is  the  kingdom  of  God  come  upon  you.  Or  how  can  one  enter 
into  the  house  of  the  strong  7nan,  and  spoil  his  goods,  except  he  first 
bind  the  strong  man  f  and  then  he  will  spoil  his  house.  He  that  is 
not  with  me  is  against  me;  and  he  that  gathereth  not  with  me  seat- 
tereth.  Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  Every  sin  and  blasphemy  shall  be 
forgiven  unto  men ;  but  the  blasphemy  against  the  Spirit  sliall  not  be 
forgiven.  And  whosoever  shall  speak  a  word  against  the  Son  of  man, 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him;  but  whosoever  shall  speak  against  the  Holy 
Spirit,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven  him,  neither  in  this  world,  nor  in  that 
which  is  to  come.  Either  make  the  tree  good,  and  its  fruit  good;  or 
make  the  tree  corrupt,  and  its  fruit  corrupt :  for  the  tree  is  known  by 
its  fruit.  Ye  offspring  of  vipers,  how  can  ye,  being  evil,  speak  good 
things?  for  out  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart  the  mouth  speaketh. 
The  good  man  out  of  his  good  treasure  bringeth  forth  good  things : 
and  the  evil  man  out  of  his  evil  treasure  bringeth  forth  evil  things. 
And  I  say  unto  you,  that  every  idle  word  that  men  shall  speak,  they 
shall  give  account  tliereof  in  the  day  of  judgement.  For  by  thy  words 
thou  shalt  be  justified,  and  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  condemned. 

Then  certain  of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  answered  him,  saying, 
Master,  we  would  see  a  sign  from  thee.  But  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  An  evil  and  adulterous  generation  seeketh  after  a  sign ;  and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  to  it  but  the  sign  of  Jonah  the  prophet : 
for  as  Jonah  was  three   days   and  three  nights  in  the  belly   of  the 

*  Gr.  demons. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.    MATTHEW.  57 

whale ;  so  shall  the  Son  of  man  be  three  days  and  three  nights  in 
the  heart  of  the  earth.  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  stand  up  in  the 
judgement  with  this  generation,  and  shall  condemn  it:  for  they  re- 
pented at  the  preaching  of  Jonah ;  and  behold,  a  greater  than  Jonah 
is  here.  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up  in  the  judgement  with 
this  generation,  and  shall  condemn  it:  for  she  came  from  the  ends  of 
the  earth  to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon ;  and  behold,  a  greater  than 
Solomon  is  here.  But  the  unclean  spirit,  when  it  is  gone  out  of  the 
man,  passeth  through  waterless  places,  seeking  rest,  and  findeth  it  not. 
Then  it  saith,  I  will  return  into  my  house  whence  I  came  out ;  and 
when  it  is  come,  it  findeth  it  empty,  swept,  and  garnished.  Then  goeth 
it,  and  taketh  with  itself  seven  other  spirits  more  evil  than  itself,  and 
they  enter  in  and  dwell  there :  and  the  last  state  of  that  man  be- 
cometh  worse  than  the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be  also  unto  this  evil 
generation. 

While  he  was  yet  speaking  to  the  multitudes,  behold,  his  mother 
and  his  brethren  stood  without,  seeking  to  speak  to  him.  And  one 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy  mother  and  thy  brethren  stand  without, 
seeking  to  speak  to  thee.  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  him  that 
told  him.  Who  is  my  mother?  and  who  are  my  brethren?  And  he 
stretched  forth  his  hand  towards  his  disciples,  and  said,  Behold,  my 
mother  and  my  brethren  !  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of  my 
Father  which  is  in  heaven,  he  is  my  brother,  and  sister,  and  mother. 

On  that  day  went  Jesus  out  of  the  house,  and  sat  by  the  sea  side. 
And  there  were  gathered  unto  him  great  multitudes,  so  that  he  en- 
tered into  a  boat,  and  sat;  and  all  the  multitude  stood  on  the  beach. 
And  he  spake  to  them  many  things  in  parables,  saying.  Behold,  the 
sower  went  forth  to  sow  ;  and  as  he  sowed,  some  seeds  fell  by  the  way 
side,  and  the  birds  came  and  devoured  them :  and  others  fell  upon  the 
rocky  places,  where  they  had  not  much  earth :  and  straightway  they 
sprang  up,  because  they  had  no  deepness  of  earth :  and  when  the  sun 
was  risen,  they  were  scorched ;  and  because  they  had  no  root,  they 
withered  away.  And  others  fell  upon  the  thorns;  and  the  thorns  grew 
up,  and  choked  them :  and  others  fell  upon  the  good  ground,  and 
yielded  fruit,  some  a  hundredfold,  some  sixty,  some  thirty.  He  that 
hath  ears,  let  him  hear.  And  the  disciples  came,  and  said  unto  him. 
Why  speakest  thou  unto  them  in  parables?  And  he  answered  and 
said  unto  them.  Unto  you  it  is  given  to  know  the  mysteries  of  the 
kingdom  of  heaven,  but  to  them  it  is  not  given.  For  whosoever  hath, 
to  him  shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have  abundance:  but  whosoever 
hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken  away  even  that  which  he  hath. 
Therefore  speak  I  to  them  in  parables ;  because  seeing  they  see  not, 


58  PASSAGES    FROM   S.    MATTHEW. 

and  hearing  they  hear  not,  neither  do  they  understand.    And  unto 
them  is  fulfilled  the  prophecy  of  Isaiah,  which  saith, 

Cy  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  in  no  wise  understand ; 

And  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  shall  in  no  wise  perceive : 

For  this  people's  heart  is  waxed  gross, 

And  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing, 

And  their  eyes  they  have  closed ; 

Lest  haply  they  should  perceive  witli  their  eyes, 

And  hear  with  their  ears, 

And  understand  with  their  heart. 

And  should  turn  again. 

And  I  should  heal  them. 
But  hlessed  are  your  eyes,  for  they  see ;  and  your  ears,  for  they  hear. 
For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  many  prophets  and  righteous  men 
desired  to  see  the  things  which  ye  see,  and  saw  them  not ;  and  to 
hear  the  things  which  ye  hear,  and  heard  them  not.  Hear  then  ye 
the  parable  of  the  sower.  When  any  one  heareth  the  word  of  the 
kingdom,  and  understandeth  it  not,  then  cometh  the  evil  one,  and 
snatcheth  away  that  which  hath  been  sown  in  his  heart.  This  is  he 
that  was  sown  by  the  way  side.  And  he  that  was  sown  upon  the 
rocky  places,  this  is  he  that  heareth  the  word,  and  straightway  with 
joy  receiveth  it ;  yet  hath  he  not  root  in  himself,  but  endureth  for 
a  while;  and  when  tribulation  or  persecution  ariseth  because  of  the 
word,  straightway  he  stumbleth.  And  he  that  was  sown  among  the 
thorns,  this  is  he  that  heareth  the  word ;  and  the  care  of  the  world, 
and  the  deceitfulness  of  riches,  choke  the  word,  and  he  becometh  un- 
fruitful. And  he  that  was  sown  upon  the  good  ground,  this  is  he  that 
heareth  the  word,  and  understandeth  it ;  who  verily  heareth  fruit,  and 
bringeth  forth,  some  a  hundredfold,  some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

Another  paral)le  set  he  before  them,  saying.  The  kingdom  of  heaven 
is  likened  unto  a  man  that  sowed  good  seed  in  his  field :  but  while 
men  slept,  his  enemy  came  and  sowed  tares  also  among  the  wheat, 
and  went  away.  But  when  the  blade  sprang  up,  and  brought  forth 
fruit,  then  appeared  the  tares  also.  And  the  servants  of  the  householder 
came  and  said  unto  him,  Sir,  didst  thou  not  sow  good  seed  in  thy  field? 
whence  then  hath  it  tares?  And  he  said  unto  them,  An  enemy  hath 
done  this.  And  the  servants  say  unto  him,  Wilt  thou  then  that  we  go 
and  gather  them  up  ?  But  he  saith,  Nay  ;  lest  hai)ly  while  ye  gather 
up  the  tares,  ye  root  up  the  wheat  with  them.  Let  both  grow  together 
until  the  harvest:  and  in  the  time  of  the  harvest  I  will  say  to  tlie 
reapers,  Gather  up  first  the  tares,  and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn 
them  :  but  gather  the  wheat  into  my  barn. 


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Another  jiarable  set  he  before  them,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven 
is  hke  unto  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  wliich  a  man  took,  and  sowed  in 
his  field :  which  indeed  is  less  than  all  seeds ;  but  when  it  is  grown, 
it  is  greater  than  the  herbs,  and  becometh  a  tree,  so  that  the  birds  of 
the  heaven  come  and  lodge  in  the  branches  thereof 

Another  parable  spake  he  unto  them ;  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  unto  leaven,  which  a  woman  took,  and  hid  in  three  measures  of 
meal,  till  it  was  all  leavened. 

All  these  things  spake  Jesus  in  parables  unto  the  multitudes;    and 
without  a  parable  spake  he  nothing  unto  them :  that  it  might  be  ful- 
filled which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet,  saying, 
I  will  open  my  mouth  in  parables ; 
I  will  utter  things  hidden  from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 

Then  he  left  the  m;iltitudes,  and  went  into  the  house :  and  his  dis- 
ciples came  unto  him,  saying.  Explain  unto  us  the  parable  of  the  tares 
of  the  field.  And  he  answered  and  said,  He  that  soweth  the  good 
seed  is  the  Son  of  man  ;  and  the  field  is  the  world ;  and  the  good  seed, 
these  are  the  sons  of  the  kingdom ;  and  the  tares  are  the  sons  of  the 
evil  one ;  and  the  enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the  devil :  and  the  har- 
vest is  the  end  of  the  world ;  and  the  reapers  are  angels.  As  therefore 
the  tares  are  gathered  up  and  burned  with  fire ;  so  shall  it  be  in  the 
end  of  the  world.  The  Son  of  man  shall  send  forth  his  angels,  and 
they  shall  gather  out  of  his  kingdom  all  things  that  cause  stumbling, 
and  them  that  do  iniquity,  and  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of 
fire:  there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth.  Tlien  shall  the 
righteous  shine  forth  as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom  of  their  Father.  He 
that  hath  ears,  let  him  hear. 

The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  treasure  hidden  in  the  field ; 
which  a  man  found,  and  hid ;  and  in  his  joy  he  goeth  and  selleth  all 
that  he  hath,  and  buyeth  that  field. 

Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is  a  mer- 
chant seeking  goodly  pearls :  and  having  found  one  pearl  of  great  price, 
he  went  and  sold  all  that  he  had,  and  bought  it. 

Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  net,  that  was  cast  into 
the  sea,  and  gathered  of  every  kind  :  which,  when  it  was  filled,  they 
drew  up  on  the  beach ;  and  they  sat  down,  and  gathered  the  good  into 
vessels,  but  the  bad  they  cast  away.  So  shall  it  be  in  the  end  of  the 
world :  the  angels  shall  come  forth,  and  sever  the  wicked  from  among 
the  righteous,  and  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  fire :  there  shall 
be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

Have  ye  understood  all  these  things?  They  say  unto  him,  Yea. 
And  he  said  unto  them.  Therefore  every  scribe  who  hath  lieen  made  a 


60  PASSAGES   FROM    S.    MATTHEW. 

disciple  to  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is  a  house- 
holder, which  bringeth  forth  out  of  his  treasure  things  new  and  old. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  finished  these  parables,  he 
departed  thence.  And  coming  into  his  own  country  he  taught  them 
in  tlieir  synagogue,  insomuch  that  they  were  astonished,  and  said. 
Whence  hath  this  man  this  wisdom,  and  these  mighty  works?  Is 
not  this  the  carpenter's  son  ?  is  not  his  mother  called  Mary  ?  and  his 
brethren,  James,  and  Joseph,  and  Simon,  and  Judas?  And  his  sisters, 
are  they  not  all  with  us?  Whence  then  hath  this  man  all  these  things? 
And  they  were  offended  in  him.  But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  A  prophet 
is  not  without  honour,  save  in  his  own  country,  and  in  his  own  house, 
And  he  did  not  many  mighty  works  there  because  of  their  unbelief 

At  that  season  Herod  the  tetrarch  heard  the  report  concerning  Jesus, 
and  said  unto  his  servants,  This  is  John  the  Baptist ;  he  is  risen  from 
the  dead ;  and  therefore  do  these  powers  work  in  him.  For  Herod 
had  laid  hold  on  John,  and  bound  him,  and  put  him  in  prison  for 
the  sake  of  Herodias,  his  brother  Philip's  wife.  For  John  said  unto 
him,  It  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  her.  And  when  he  would  have 
put  him  to  death,  he  feared  the  multitude,  because  they  counted  him 
as  a  proj^het.  But  when  Herod's  birthday  came,  the  daughter  of 
Herodias  danced  in  the  midst,  and  pleased  Herod.  Whereupon  he 
promised  with  an  oath  to  give  her  whatsoever  she  should  ask.  And 
she,  being  put  foi  ward  by  her  mother,  saith,  Give  me  here  in  a  charger 
the  head  of  Jolni  the  Baptist.  And  the  king  was  grieved ;  but  for  the 
.sake  of  his  oaths,  and  of  them  which  sat  at  meat  with  him,  he  com- 
manded it  to  be  given ;  and  he  sent,  and  beheaded  John  in  the  jmson. 
And  his  head  was  brought  in  a  charger,  and  given  to  the  damsel :  and 
she  brought  it  to  her  mother.  And  his  disciples  came,  and  took  up 
the  corpse,  and  buried  him ;  and  they  went  and  told  Jesus. 

Now  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  withdrew  from  thence  in  a  boat,  to 
a  desert  place  apart :  and  when  the  multitudes  heard  thereof,  they  fol- 
lowed him  on  foot  from  the  cities.  And  he  came  forth,  and  saw  a  great 
multitude,  and  he  had  compassion  on  them,  and  healed  their  sick. 
And  when  even  was  come,  the  disciples  came  to  him,  saying.  The 
place  is  desert,  and  the  time  is  already  past ;  send  the  multitudes  away, 
that  they  may  go  into  the  villages,  and  buy  themselves  food.  But 
Jesus  said  unto  them,  They  have  no  need  to  go  away  ;  give  ye  them 
to  eat.  7\.nd  they  say  unto  him,  We  have  here  but  five  loaves,  and 
two  fishes.  And  he  said,  Bring  them  hither  to  me.  And  he  commanded 
the  multitudes  to  sit  down  on  the  grass ;  and  he  took  the  five  loaves, 
and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking  up  to  heaven,  he  blessed,  and  biake 
and  gave   the   loaves  to  the  discii)lcs,  and  the  disciples  to  the  nuilti- 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.    MATTHEW.  61 

tudes.  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled :  and  they  took  up  that 
which  remained  over  of  the  broken  pieces,  twelve  baskets  full.  And 
they  that  did  eat  were  about  five  thousand  men,  beside  women  and 
children. 

And  straightway  he  constrained  the  disciples  to  enter  into  the  l)oat, 
and  to  go  before  him  unto  the  other  side,  till  he  should  send  the 
multitudes  away.  And  after  he  had  sent  the  multitudes  away,  he  went 
up  into  the  mountain  apart  to  pray :  and  when  even  was  come,  he 
was  there  alone.  But  the  boat  was  now  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  dis- 
tressed by  the  waves;  for  the  wind  was  contrary.  And  in  the  fourth 
watch  of  the  night  he  came  unto  them,  walking  upon  the  sea.  And 
when  the  disciples  saw  him  walking  on  the  sea,  they  were  troubled, 
saying,  It  is  an  apparition ;  and  they  cried  out  for  fear.  But  straight- 
way Jesus  spake  unto  them,  saying,  Be  of  good  cheer ;  it  is  I ;  be 
not  afraid.  And  Peter  answered  him  and  said,  Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid 
me  come  unto  thee  upon  the  waters.  And  he  said.  Come.  And  Peter 
went  down  from  the  boat,  and  walked  ujion  the  waters,  to  come  to 
Jesus.  But  when  he  saw  the  wind,  he  was  afraid ;  and  beginning  to 
sink,  he  cried  out,  saying.  Lord,  save  me.  And  immediately  Jesus 
stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  took  hold  of  him,  and  saith  unto  him, 
O  thou  of  little  faith,  wherefore  didst  thou  doubt  ?  And  when  they 
were  gone  up  into  the  boat,  the  wind  ceased.  And  they  that  were  in 
the  boat  worshipped  him,  saying.  Of  a  truth  thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 

And  when  they  had  crossed  over,  they  came  to  the  land,  unto  Gen- 
nesaret.  And  when  the  men  of  that  place  knew  him,  they  sent  into 
all  that  region  round  about,  and  brought  unto  him  all  that  were  sick ; 
and  they  besought  him  that  they  might  only  touch  the  border  of  his 
garment :  and  as  many  as  touched  were  made  whole. 

And  he  called  to  him  the  multitude,  and  said  unto  them,  Hear, 
and  understand :  Not  that  which  entereth  into  the  mouth  defileth  the 
man ;  but  that  which  proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth,  this  defileth  the 
man.  Then  came  the  disciples,  and  said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that 
the  Pharisees  were  offended,  when  they  heard  this  saying?  But  he 
answered  and  said.  Every  plant  which  my  heavenly  Father  planted  not, 
shall  be  rooted  up.  Let  them  alone :  they  are  blind  guides.  And  if 
the  blind  guide  the  blind,  both  shall  fall  into  a  pit.  And  Peter  an- 
swered and  said  unto  him.  Declare  unto  us  the  parable.  And  he  said, 
Are  ye  also  even  yet  without  understanding?  Perceive  ye  not,  that 
whatsoever  goeth  into  the  mouth  passeth  into  the  belly,  and  is  cast 
out?  But  the  things  which  proceed  out  of  the  mouth  come  forth  out 
of  the  heart ;  and  they  defile  the  man.  For  out  of  the  heart  come 
forth  evil  thoughts,  murders,  adulteries,  thefts,  false  witness,  railings: 


62  PASSAGES   FROM   S.  MATTHEW. 

these  are  the  things  which  defile  the  man:  but  to  eat  with  unwashen 
hands  defileth  not  the  man. 

And  Jesus  went  out  thence,  and  withdrew  into  the  parts  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon.  And  behold,  a  Canaanitish  woman  came  out  from  those 
borders,  and  cried,  saying.  Have  mercy  on  me,  O  Lord,  thou  son  of 
David;  my  daughter  is  grievously  vexed  with  a  klevil.  But  he  an- 
swered her  not  a  word.  And  his  disciples  came  and  besought  him, 
saying.  Send  her  away ;  for  she  crieth  after  us.  But  he  answered  and 
said,  I  was  not  sent  but  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 
But  she  came  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  help  me.  And  he 
answered  and  said,  It  is  not  meet  to  take  the  children's  bread  and 
cast  it  to  the  dogs.  But  she  said.  Yea,  Lord :  for  even  the  dogs  eat 
of  the  crumbs  which  fall  from  their  masters'  table.  Then  Jesus  an- 
swered and  said  unto  her,  0  woman,  great  is  thy  faith :  be  it  done 
unto  thee  even  as  thou  wilt.  And  her  daughter  was  healed  from  that 
hour. 

And  Jesus  departed  thence,  and  came  nigh  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee ; 
and  -he  went  up  into  the  mountain,  and  sat  there.  And  there  came 
unto  him  great  multitudes,  having  with  them  the  lame,  blind,  dumb, 
maimed,  and  many  others,  and  they  cast  them  down  at  his  feet ;  and 
he  healed  them :  insomuch  that  the  multitude  wondered,  when  they 
saw  the  dumb  speaking,  the  maimed  whole,  and  the  lame  walking, 
and  the  blind  seeing :  and  they  glorified  the  God  of  Israel. 

And  Jesus  called  unto  him  his  disciples,  and  said,  I  have  compas- 
sion on  the  multitude,  because  they  continue  with  me  now  three 
days  and  have  nothing  to  eat:  and  I  would  not  send  them  away 
fasting,  lest  haply  they  faint  in  the  way.  And  the  disciples  say 
unto  him,  Whence  should  we  have  so  many  loaves  in  a  desert  place, 
as  to  fill  so  gi'eat  a  multitude?  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  How 
many  loaves  have  ye?  And  they  said.  Seven,  and  a  few  small  fishes. 
And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to  sit  down  on  the  ground  ;  and 
he  took  the  seven  loaves  and  the  fishes ;  and  he  gave  thanks  and 
brake,  and  gave  to  the  disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  the  multitudes. 
And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled :  and  they  took  up  that  which 
remained  over  of  the  broken  pieces,  seven  baskets  full.  And  they 
that  did  eat  were  four  thousand  men,  beside  women  and  cliildren. 
And  he  sent  away  the  multitudes,  and  entered  into  the  boat,  and 
came  into  the  borders  of  Magadan. 

And  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducces  came,  and  tempting  him  asked 
him  to  shew  them  a  sign  from  heaven.  But  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  An  evil  and  adulterous  generation  seeketh  after  a  sign  ; 

'  Gr.  dcynon. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   MATTHEW.  63 

and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given  unto  it,  but  the  sign  of  Jonah.  And 
he  left  them,  and  departed. 

And  the  disciples  came  to  the  other  side  and  forgot  to  take  bread. 
And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Take  heed  and  beware  of  the  leaven  of 
the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees.  And  they  reasoned  among  themselves, 
saying,  We  took  no  bread.  And  Jesus  perceiving  it  said,  O  ye  of 
little  faith,  why  reason  ye  among  yourselves,  because  ye  have  no 
bread?  Do  ye  not  yet  perceive,  neither  remember  the  five  loaves  of 
the  five  thousand,  and  how  many  baskets  ye  took  up  ?  Neither  the 
seven  loaves  of  the  four  thousand,  and  how  many  baskets  ye  took 
up?  How  is  it  that  ye  do  not  perceive  that  I  spake  not  to  you  con- 
cerning bread  ?  But  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  Sad- 
ducees. Then  understood  they  how  that  he  bade  them  not  beware 
of  the  leaven  of  bread,  but  of  the  teaching  of  the  Pharisees  and 
Sadducees. 

Now  when  Jesus  came  into  the  parts  of  Cpesarea  Philippi,  he  asked 
his  disciples,  saying,  Who  do  men  say  that  the  Son  of  man  is?  And 
they  said.  Some  say  John  the  Baptist ;  some,  Elijah :  and  others, 
Jeremiah,  or  one  of  the  prophets.  He  saith  unto  them,  But  who 
say  ye  that  I  am  ?  And  Simon  Peter  answered  and  said.  Thou  art 
the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God.  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Blessed  art  thou,  Simon  Bar-Jonah :  for  flesh  and  blood 
hath  not  revealed  it  unto  thee,  but  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 
And  I  also  say  unto  thee,  that  thou  art  ^Peter,  and  upon  this  ^rock 
I  will  build  my  church  ;  and  the  gates  of  Hades  shall  not  prevail 
against  it.  I  will  give  unto  thee  the  keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven: 
and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  bind  on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heaven: 
and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 
Then  charged  he  the  disciples  that  they  should  tell  no  man  that  lie 
was  the  Christ. 

From  that  time  began  Jesus  to  shew  unto  his  disciples,  how  that 
he  must  go  unto  Jerusalem,  and  suffer  many  things  of  the  elders 
and  chief  priests  and  scribes,  and  be  killed,  and  the  third  day  be 
raised  up.  And  Peter  took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke  him,  saying, 
Be  it  far  from  thee.  Lord :  this  shall  never  be  unto  thee.  But  he 
turned,  and  said  unto  Peter,  Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan :  thou  art 
a  stumblingblock  unto  me :  for  thou  mindest  not  the  things  of  God, 
but  the  things  of  men.  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples.  If  any 
man  would  come  after  me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and  take  up  his 
cross,  and  follow  me.  For  whosoever  would  save  his  life  shall  lose 
it :   and  whosoever  shall  lose  his  life  for  my  sake  shall  find  it.     For 

1  Gr.  petroa,  a  stone.  ^  Gr.  petra,  a  rock. 


64  PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MATTHEW. 

what  shall  a  man  be  profited,  if  he  shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and 
forfeit  his  life?  or  what  shall  a  man  give  in  exchange  for  his  life? 
For  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  the  glory  of  his  Father  with  his 
angels;  and  then  shall  he  render  unto  every  man  according  to  his 
deeds.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  There  be  sonie  of  them  that  stand 
here,  which  shall  in  no  wise  taste  of  death,  till  they  see  the  Son  of 
man  coming  in  his  kingdom. 

And  after  six  days  Jesus  taketh  with  him  Peter,  and  James,  and 
John  his  brother,  and  bringetli  them  up  into  a  high  mountain  apart: 
and  he  was  transfigured  before  them :  and  his  face  did  shine  as  the 
sun,  and  his  garments  became  white  as  the  light.  And  behold,  there 
appeared  unto  them  Moses  and  Elijah  talking  with  him.  And  Peter 
answered,  and  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here :  if 
thou  wilt,  I  will  make  here  three  ^taljernacles ;  one  for  thee,  and 
one  for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elijah.  While  he  was  yet  si)eaking, 
behold,  a  bright  cloud  overshadowed  them :  and  behold,  a  voice  out 
of  the  cloud,  saying.  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well 
pleased ;  hear  ye  him.  And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they  fell 
on  their  face,  and  were  sore  afraid.  And  Jesus  came  and  touched 
them,  and  said,  Arise,  and  be  not  afraid.  And  lifting  up  their  eyes, 
they  saw  no  one,  save  Jesus  only. 

And  as  they  were  coming  down  from  the  mountain,  Jesus  com- 
manded them,  saying,  Tell  the  vision  to  no  man,  until  the  Son  of 
man  be  risen  from  the  dead.  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying, 
Why  then  say  the  scribes  that  Elijah  must  first  come?  And  he 
answered  and  said,  Elijah  indeed  cometh,  and  shall  restore  all  things: 
but  I  say  unto  you,  that  Elijah  is  come  already,  and  they  knew  him 
not,  but  did  unto  him  whatsoever  they  listed.  Even  so  shall  the  Son 
of  man  also  sufier  of  them.  Then  understood  the  disciples  that  he 
spake  unto  them  of  John  the  Bajitist. 

And  when  they  were  come  to  Capernaum,  they  that  received  the 
half-shekel  came  to  Peter,  and  said,  Doth  not  your  master  pay  the 
half-shekel  ?  He  saith.  Yea.  And  when  he  came  into  the  house, 
Jesus  spake  first  to  him,  saying,  What  thinkest  thou,  Simon  ?  the 
kings  of  the  earth,  from  whom  do  they  receive  toll  or  tribute  ?  from 
their  sons,  or  from  strangers?  And  when  he  said,  From  strangers, 
Jesus  said  unto  him.  Therefore  the  sons  are  free.  But,  lest  we  cause 
them  to  stumble,  go  thou  to  the  sea,  and  cast  a  hook,  and  take  up 
the  fish  that  first  cometh  up;  and  when  thou  hast  opened  his  mouth, 
thou  slialt  find  a  shekel :  that  take,  and  give  unto  them  for  me 
and  thee. 

1  Or,  booths. 


PASSAGES    FROM   S.   MATTHEW.  65 

In  that  hour  came  the  disciples  unto  Jesus,  saying,  Who  then  is 
greatest  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven?  And  he  called  to  him  a  little 
child,  and  set  him  in  the  midst  of  them,  and  said.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  Except  ye  turn,  and  become  as  little  children,  ye  shall  in  no 
wise  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Whosoever  therefore  shall 
humble  himself  as  this  little  child,  the  same  is  the  greatest  in  the 
kingdom  of  heaven.  And  whoso  shall  receive  one  such  little  child  in 
my  name  receiveth  me :  but  whoso  shall  cause  one  of  these  little  ones 
which  believe  on  me  to  stumble,  it  is  profitable  for  him  that  a  great 
millstone  should  be  hanged  about  his  neck,  and  that  he  should  be 
sunk  in  the  depth  of  the  sea.  Woe  unto  the  world  because  of  occa- 
sions of  stumbling !  for  it  must  needs  be  that  the  occasions  come ;  but 
woe  to  that  man  through  whom  the  occasion  cometh !  And  if  thy 
hand  or  thy  foot  causeth  thee  to  stumble,  cut  it  oflT,  and  cast  it  from 
thee :  it  is  good  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  maimed  or  halt,  rather  than 
having  two  hands  or  two  feet  to  be  cast  into  the  eternal  fire.  And  if 
thine  eye  causeth  thee  to  stumble,  pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee: 
it  is  good  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  with  one  eye,  rather  than  having 
two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  the  hell  of  fire.  See  that  ye  despise  not  one 
of  these  little  ones ;  for  I  say  unto  you,  that  in  heaven  their  angels 
do  always  behold  the  face  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  How 
think  ye  ?  if  any  man  have  a  hundred  sheep,  and  one  of  them  be 
gone  astray,  doth  he  not  leave  the  ninety  and  nine,  and  go  unto  the 
mountains,  and  seek  that  which  goeth  astray?  And  if  so  be  that  he 
find  it,  verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth  over  it  more  than  over  the 
ninety  and  nine  which  have  not  gone  astray.  Even  so  it  is  not  the 
will  of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven,  that  one  of  these  little  ones 
should  perish. 

And  if  thy  brother  sin  against  thee,  go,  shew  him  his  fault  be- 
tween thee  and  him  alone:  if  he  hear  thee,  thou  hast  gained  thy 
brother.  But  if  he  hear  tJiee  not,  take  with  thee  one  or  two  more, 
that  at  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses  or  three  every  word  may  be  estab- 
lished. And  if  he  refuse  to  hear  them,  tell  it  unto  the  church:  and 
if  he  refuse  to  hear  the  church  also,  let  him  be  unto  thee  as  the 
Gentile  and  the  ^publican.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  What  things  soever 
ye  shall  bind  on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heaven:  and  what  things 
soever  ye  shall  loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven.  Again  I  say 
unto  you,  that  if  two  of  you  shall  agree  on  earth  as  touching  any- 
thing that  they  shall  ask,  it  shall  be  done  for  them  of  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven.  For  where  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in 
my  name,  there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them. 

1  Renter  of  Roman  taxes. 


66  PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MATTHKW. 

Then  came  Peter,  and  said  to  him,  Lord,  how  oft  shall  my  brother 
sin  against  me,  and  I  forgive  him?  until  seven  times?  Jesus  saith 
unto  him,  I  say  not  unto  thee,  Until  seven  times ;  but,  Until  seventy 
times  seven.  Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven  likened  unto  a  cer- 
tain king,  which  would  make  a  reckoning  with  his  servants.  And 
when  he  had  begun  to  reckon,  one  was  brought  unto  him,  which  owed 
him  ten  thousand  talents.  But  forasniuch  as  he  had  not  ivhereicith  to 
pay,  his  loi'd  commanded  him  to  be  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  children, 
and  all  that  he  had,  and  payment  to  be  made.  The  servant  therefore 
fell  down  and  worshipped  him,  saying.  Lord,  have  patience  with  me, 
and  I  will  pay  thee  all.  And  the  lord  of  that  servant,  being  moved 
with  compassion,  released  him,  and  forgave  him  the  debt.  But  that 
servant  went  out,  and  found  one  of  his  fellow-servants,  which  owed 
him  a  hundred  pence:  and  he  laid  hold  on  him,  and  took  him  by 
the  throat,  saying.  Pay  what  thou  owest.  So  hia  fellow-servant  fell 
down  and  besought  him,  saying,  Have  patience  with  me,  and  I  will 
pay  thee.  And  he  would  not:  but  went  and  cast  him  into  prison,  till 
he  should  pay  that  which  wag  due.  So  when  his  fellow-servants  saw 
what  was  done,  they  were  exceeding  sorry,  and  came  and  told  unto 
their  lord  all  that  wag  done.  Then  his  lord  called  him  unto  him,  and 
saith  to  him.  Thou  wicked  servant,  I  forgave  thee  all  that  debt,  be- 
cause thou  besoughtest  me:  shouldest  not  thou  also  have  had  mercy 
on  thy  fellow-servant,  even  as  I  had  mercy  on  thee?  And  hia  lord 
was  wroth,  and  delivered  him  to  the  tormentors,  till  he  should  pay 
all  that  was  due.  So  shall  also  my  heavenly  Fath-er  do  unto  you,  if 
ye  forgive  not  every  one  his  brother  from  your  hearts. 

The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is  a  householder, 
which  went  out  early  in  the  morning  to  hire  labourers  into  his  vine- 
yard. And  when  he  had  agreed  with  the  labourers  for  a  penny  a 
day,  he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard.  And  he  went  out  about  the 
third  hour,  and  saw  others  standing  in  the  marketplace  idle ;  and  to 
them  he  said,  Go  ye  also  into  the  vineyard,  and  whatsoever  is  right  I 
will  give  you.  And  they  went  their  way.  Again  he  went  out  about  the 
sixth  and  the  ninth  hour,  and  did  likewise.  And  about  the  eleventh 
hour  he  went  out,  and  found  others  standing;  and  he  saith  unto  them, 
Why  stand  ye  here  all  the  day  idle?  They  say  unto  him,  Because  no 
man  hath  hired  us.  He  saith  unto  them.  Go  ye  also  into  the  vine- 
yard. And  when  even  was  come,  the  lord  of  the  vineyard  saith  unto 
his  steward,  Call  the  labourers,  and  pay  them  their  hire,  beginning 
from  the  last  unto  the  first.  And  when  they  came  that  were  hired 
about  the  eleventh  houi-,  they  received  every  man  a  penny.  And 
when  the  first  came,  tlicy  supposed  that  they  would  receive  more; 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.    MATTHEW.  67 

and  they  likewise  received  every  man  a  penny.  And  when  they  re- 
ceived it,  they  murmured  against  tlie  houselaolder,  saying,  These  last 
have  spent  but  one  hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them  equal  unto  us, 
which  have  borne  the  burden  of  the  day  and  the  scorching  heat.  But 
he  answered  and  said  to  one  of  them.  Friend,  I  do  thee  no  wrong: 
didst  not  thou  agree  with  me  for  a  penny?  Take  up  that  which  is 
thine,  and  go  thy  way ;  it  is  my  will  to  give  unto  this  last,  even  as 
unto  thee.  Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I  will  with  mine  own? 
or  is  thine  eye  evil,  because  I  am  good?  So  the  last  shall  be  first, 
and  the  first  last. 

Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of  the  sons  of  Zebedee  with  her 
sons,  worshipping  hun,  and  asking  a  certain  thing  of  him.  And  he 
said  unto  her,  What  wouldest  thou?  She  saith  unto  him,  Command 
that  these  my  two  sons  may  sit,  one  on  thy  right  hand,  and  one  on 
thy  left  hand,  in  thy  kingdom.  But  Jesus  answered  and  said.  Ye 
.  know  not  what  ye  ask.  Are  ye  able  to  drink  the  cup  that  I  am  about 
to  drink?  They  say  unto  him,  "We  are  able.  He  saith  unto  them.  My 
cup  indeed  ye  shall  drink:  l)ut  to  sit  on  my  right  hand,  and  on  my 
left  hand,  is  not  mine  to  give,  but  it  is  for  them  for  whom  it  hath  been 
prepared  of  my  Father.  And  when  the  ten  heard  it,  they  were  moved 
with  indignation  concerning  the  two  brethren.  But  Jesus  called  them 
unto  him,  and  said.  Ye  know  that  the  rulers  of  the  Gentiles  lord  it 
over  them,  and  their  great  ones  exercise  authority  over  them.  Not  so 
shall  it  be  among  you:  but  whosoever  would  become  great  among  you 
shall  be  your  minister ;  and  whosoever  would  be  first  among  you  shall 
be  your  servant:  even  as  the  Son  of  man  came  not  to  be  ministered 
unto,  but  to  minister,  and  to  give  his  life  a  ransom  for  many. 

And  when  they  drew  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  and  came  unto  Beth- 
phage,  unto  the  mount  of  Olives,  then  Jesus  sent  two  disciples,  saying 
unto  them,  Go  into  the  village  that  is  over  against  you,  and  straight- 
way ye  shall  find  an  ass  tied,  and  a  colt  with  her:  loose  than,  and 
bring  them  unto  me.  And  if  any  one  say  aught  unto  you,  ye  shall  say, 
The  Lord  hath  need  of  them  ;  and  straightway  he  will  send  them. 
Now  this  is  come  to  pass,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken 
by  the  prophet,  saying. 

Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Zion, 

Behold,  thy  King  cometh  unto  thee, 

Meek,  and  riding  upon  an  ass. 

And  upon  a  colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 
And  the  disciples  went,  and  did  even  as  Jesus  appointed  them,  and 
brought  the  ass,  and  the  colt,  and  put  on  them  their  garments ;  and 
he  sat  thereon.    And  the  most  part  of  the  multitude  spread  their  gar- 


68  PASSAGES    FROM    S.    MATTHEW. 

mentg  in  the  way ;  find  others  cut  branches  from  the  trees,  and  spread 
them  in  tlie  way.  And  the  muUitudes  that  went  before  him,  and  that 
followed,  cried,  saying,  Hosanna  to  the  son  of  David :  Blessed  is  he 
that  Cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord;  Hosanna  in  the  highest.  And 
when  he  was  come  into  Jerusalem,  all  the  city  was  stirred,  saying. 
Who  is  this?  And  the  multitudes  said,  This  is  the  prophet,  Jesus, 
from  Nazareth  df  Galilee. 

And  Jesus  entered  into  the  temple  of  God,  and  cast  out  all  them 
that  sold  and  bought  in  the  temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the 
money-changers,  and  the  seats  of  them  that  sold  the  doves ;  and  he 
saith  unto  them,  It  ia  written,  My  house  shall  be  called  a  house  of 
prayer:  but  ye  make  it  a  den  of  robbers.  And  the  blind  and  the  lame 
came  to  him  in  the  temple :  and  he  healed  them.  But  when  the  chief 
priests  and  the  scribes  saw  the  wonderful  things  that  he  did,  and  the 
children  that  were  crying  in  the  temple  and  saying,  Hosanna  to  the 
son  of  David ;  they  were  moved  with  indignation,  and  said  unto  him, 
Hearest  thou  what  these  are  saying?  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
Yea :  did  ye  never  read.  Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou 
hast  perfected  praise?  And  he  left  them,  and  v/ent  forth  out  of  the 
city  to  Bethany,  and  lodged  there. 

And  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  of  the  people  came  unto  him 
as  he  was  teaching,  and  said.  By  what  authority  doest  thou  these 
things?  and  who  gave  thee  this  authority?  And  Jesus  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  I  also  will  ask  you  one  question,  which  if  ye  tell  me, 
I  likewise  will  tell  you  by  what  authority  I  do  these  things.  The 
baptism  of  John,  whence  was  it?  from  heaven  or  from  men?  And 
tlicy  reasoned  with  themselves,  saying,  If  we  shall  say,  From  heaven ; 
he  will  say  unto  us,  Why  then  did  ye  not  believe  him?  But  if  we 
shall  say,  From  men;  we  fear  the  multitude;  for  all  hold  John  as  a 
prophet.  And  they  answered  Jesus,  and  said,  We  know  not.  He  also 
said  unto  them,  Neither  tell  I  you  by  what  authority  I  do  these  things. 
But  what  think  ye?  A  man  had  two  sons;  and  he  came  to  the  first 
and  said,  Son,  go  work  to-day  in  the  vineyard.  And  he  answered  and 
said,  I  will  not:  but  afterward  he  repented  himself,  and  went.  And 
he  came  to  the  second,  and  said  likewise.  And  he  answered  and  said, 
I  go,  sir:  and  went  not.  Whether  of  the  twain  did  the  will  of  his 
father  ?  They  say,  The  first.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  that  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  go  into  the  kingdom  of  God 
before  you.  For  John  came  unto  you  in  the  way  of  righteousness, 
and  ye  believed  him  not:  but  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  believed 
him :  and  ye,  when  ye  saw  it,  did  not  even  repent  yourselves  after- 
ward, that  ye  might  believe  him. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.    MATTHEW.  69 

Hear  another  parable :  There  was  a  man  that  was  a  householder, 
which  planted  a  vineyard,  and  set  a  hedge  about  it,  and  digged  a 
winepress  in  it,  and  built  a  tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and 
went  into  another  country.  And  when  the  season  of  the  fruits  drew 
near,  he  sent  his  servants  to  the  husbandmen,  to  receive  his  fruits. 
And  the  husbandmen  took  his  servants,  and  beat  one,  and  killed  an- 
other, and  stoned  another.  Again,  he  sent  other  servants  more  thaiT 
the  first:  and  they  did  unto  them  in  like  manner.  But  afterward  he 
sent  unto  them  his  son,  saying,  They  will  reverence  my  son.  But  the 
husbandmen,  when  they  saw  the  son,  said  among  themselves,  This  is 
the  heir;  come,  let  us  kill  him,  and  take  his  inheritance.  And  they 
took  him,  and  cast  him  forth  out  of  the  vineyard,  and  killed  him. 
When  therefore  the  lord  of  the  vineyard  shall  come,  what  will  he  do 
unto  those  husbandmen?  They  say  unto  him.  He  will  miserably  de- 
stroy those  miserable  men,  and  will  let  out  the  vineyard  unto  other 
hus])andmen,  which  shall  render  him  the  fruits  in  their  seasons.  Jesus 
saith  unto  them.  Did  ye  never  read  in  the  scriptures, 

The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected, 

The  same  was  made  the  head  of  the  corner : 

This  was  from  the  Lord, 

And  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes? 
Therefore  say  I  unto  you.  The  kingdom  of  God  shall  be  taken  away 
from  you,  and  shall  be  given  to  a  nation  bringing  forth  the  fruits 
thereof.  And  he  that  falleth  on  this  stone  shall  be  broken  to  pieces: 
but  on  whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will  scatter  him  as  dust.  And  when 
the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  heard  his  parables,  they  perceived 
that  he  spake  of  them.  And  when  they  sought  to  lay  hold  on  him, 
they  feared  the  multitudes,  because  they  took  him  for  a  prophet. 

And  Jesus  answered  and  spake  again  in  parables  unto  them,  say- 
ing. The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a  certain  king,  which  made 
a  marriage  feast  for  his  son,  and  sent  forth  his  servants  to  call  them 
that  were  bidden  to  the  marriage  feast:  and  they  would  not  come. 
Again  he  sent  forth  other  servants,  saying,  Tell  them  that  are  bidden, 
Behold,  I  have  made  ready  my  dinner:  my  oxen  and  my  failings  are 
killed,  and  all  things  are  ready :  come  to  the  marriage  feast.  But  they 
made  light  of  it,  and  went  their  ways,  one  to  his  own  farm,  another 
to  his  merchandise :  and  the  rest  laid  hold  on  his  servants,  and  en- 
treated them  shamefully,  and  killed  them.  But  the  king  was  wroth ; 
and  he  sent  his  armies,  and  destroyed  those  murderers,  and  burned 
their  city.  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants.  The  wedding  is  ready,  but 
they  that  were  bidden  were  not  worthy.  Go  ye  therefore  unto  the 
partings  of  the  highways,  and  as  many  as  ye  shall  find,  bid  to  the 


70  PASSAGES    FKOM    S.    MATTIIKW. 

marriage  feast.  And  those  servants  went  out  into  the  highways,  antl 
gathered  together  all  as  many  as  they  found,  hotli  ])ud  and  good:  and 
the  wedding  was  filled  with  guests.  But  when  the  king  came  in  to 
hehold  the  guests,  he  saw  there  a  man  which  had  not  on  a  wedding- 
garment:  and  he  saitli  unto  him,  Friend,  how  camest  thou  in  hitlier 
not  having  a  wedding-garment?  And  he  was  speechless.  Then  tlie 
king  said  to  the  servants.  Bind  him  hand  and  foot,  and  cast  him  out 
into  the  outer  darkness ;  there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of 
teeth.    For  many  are  called,  but  few  chosen. 

Then  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took  counsel  how  they  might  en- 
snare him  in  Ins  talk.  And  they  send  to  him  their  di.sciples,  with  the 
Herodians,  saying.  Master,  we  know  that  thou  art  ti-ue,  and  teachcst 
the  way  of  God  in  truth,  and  carest  not  for  any  one :  for  thou  regard- 
est  not  the  person  of  men.  Tell  us  therefore.  What  thinkest  thou  ?  Is 
it  lawful  to  give  tribute  unto  Cresar,  or  not  ?  But  Jesus  jjerceived  their 
M'ickedness,  and  said.  Why  tempt  ye  me,  ye  hyp)Ocritcs?  Shew  me  the 
tribute  money.  And  they  brought  unto  him  a  penny.  And  he  saith 
unto  them.  Whose  is  this  image  and  supcr.scription  ?  Tliey  say  unto 
him,  Ciesar's.  Then  saith  he  unto  them.  Render  therefore  unto  C;csur 
the  things  that  are  Caesar's ;  and  unto  God  the  things  that  are  God's. 
And  when  they  heard  it,  they  marvelled,  and  left  him,  and  went  their 
way. 

Now  while  the  Pharisees  were  gathered  together,  Jesus  asked  them 
a  question,  saying,  What  think  ye  of  the  Christ?  whose  son  is  he? 
They  say  unto  him,  TJie  son  of  David.    He  saith  unto  them,  Ih)W  then 
doth  David  in  the  Spirit  call  him  Lord,  saying. 
The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand. 
Till  I  put  thine  enemies  underneath  tliy  feet? 
If  David  then  calleth  him  Lord,  how  is  he  his  son?     And  no  one  was 
able  to  answer  him  a  word,  neither  durst  any  man  from  that  day  forth 
ask  him  any  more  questions. 

Then  spake  Jesus  to  the  multitudes  and  to  his  disciples,  saying. 
The  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  sit  on  Moses'  seat:  all  things  therefoie 
whatsoever  they  bid  you,  these  do  and  observe:  but  do  not  ye  after 
their  works ;  for  they  say,  and  do  not.  Yea,  they  bind  heavy  burdens 
and  grievous  to  be  l)orne,  and  lay  them  on  men's  shoulders;  but  they 
themselves  will  not  move  them  with  their  linger.  P>ut  all  liieir  works 
they  do  for  to  be  seen  of  men  :  for  tlii-y  make  bmad  their  i)liylac- 
teries,  and  enlarge  the  borders  of  tJwir  </annails,  and  love  the  chief 
place  at  feasts,  and  the  chief  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  the  salu- 
tations in  the  marketplaces,  and  to  be  called  of  men,  Rabbi.    But  be 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MATTHEW.  71 

not  ye  called  Rabbi:  for  one  is  your  teacher,  and  all  ye  are  l)retliren. 
And  call  no  man  your  father  on  the  earth:  for  one  is  your  Father, 
which  is  in  heaven.  Neither  be  ye  called  masters:  for  one  is  your 
master,  even  tlie  Christ.  But  he  that  is  greatest  among  you  shall  l>e 
your  servant.  And  whosoever  shall  exalt  himself  shall  be  humbled; 
and  whosoever  shall  humble  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

But  woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hyjiocrites!  because  ye 
shut  the  kingdom  of  heaven  against  men:  for  ye  enter  not  in  your- 
selves, neither  suffer  ye  them  that  are  entering  in  to  enter. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  compass 
sea  and  land  to  make  one  proselyte;  and  when  he  is  become  so,  ye 
make  him  twofold  more  a  son  of  hell  than  yourselves. 

Woe  unto  you,  ye  blind  guides,  which  say,  Whosoever  shall  swear 
by  the  temple,  it  is  nothing;  but  whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  gold 
of  the  temple,  he  is  a  debtor.  Ye  fools  and  blind :  for  whether  is 
greater,  the  gold,  or  the  temple  that  hath  sanctified  the  gold?  And, 
Whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  altar,  it  is  nothing ;  but  whosoever  shall 
swear  by  the  gift  that  is  u^wn  it,  he  is  a  debtor.  Ye  blind:  for 
whether  is  greater,  the  gift,  or  the  altar  that  sanctifieth  the  gift?  lie 
therefore  that  sweareth  by  the  altar,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by  all  things 
thereon.  And  he  that  sweareth  by  the  temple,  sweareth  by  it,  and 
by  him  that  dwellcth  therein.  And  he  that  sweareth  by  the  heaven, 
sweareth  by  the  throne  of  God,  and  by  him  that  sitteth  thereon. 

AVoe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  tithe  mint 
and  anise  and  cummin,  and  have  left  undone  the  weightier  matters 
of  the  law,  judgement,  and  mercy,  and  faith:  but  these  ye  ought  to 
have  done,  and  not  to  have  left  the  other  undone.  Ye  blind  guides, 
which  strain  out  the  gnat,  and  swallow  the  camel. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  cleanse 
the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter,  but  within  they  are  full 
from  extortion  and  excess.  Thou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse  first  the 
inside  of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter,  that  the  outside  thereof  may 
become  clean  also. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  are  like 
nnto  whited  sepulchres,  which  outwardly  appear  beautiful,  but  in- 
wardly are  full  of  dead  men's  bones,  and  of  all  nncleanness.  Even 
so  ye  also  outwardly  appear  righteous  unto  men,  but  inwardly  ye  are 
full  of  hypocrisy  and  iniquity. 

AVoe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  build  the 
sepulchres  of  the  prophets,  and  gai-nish  the  tombs  of  the  righteous, 
and  say,  If  we  had  been  in  the  days  of  our  fathers,  we  should  not 
have  been  j)artakers  with  them  in  the  blood  of  the  prophets.    Where- 


72  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   MATTHEW. 

fore  ye  witnesg  to  yourselves,  that  ye  are  sons  of  them  that  slew  the 
prophets.  Fill  ye  up  then  the  measure  of  your  fathers.  Ye  serpents, 
ye  oflspring  of  vipers,  how  shall  ye  escape  the  judgement  of  hell? 
Therefore,  behold,  I  send  unto  you  prophets,  and  wise  men,  and  scribes: 
some  of  them  shall  ye  kill  and  crucify;  and  some  of  them  shall  ye 
scourge  in  your  synagogues,  and  persecute  from  city  to  city :  that  upon 
you  may  come  all  the  righteous  blood  shod  on  the  earth,  from  the 
blood  of  Abel  the  righteous  unto  the  blood  of  Zachariah  son  of  Bar- 
achiah,  whom  ye  slew  between  the  sanctuary  and  the  altar.  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  All  these  things  shall  come  upon  this  generation. 

And  Jesus  went  out  from  the  temple,  and  was  going  on  his  way ; 
and  his  disciples  came  to  him  to  shew  him  the  buildings  of  the 
temple.  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  See  ye  not  all  these 
things?  verily  I  say  unto  you,  There  shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone 
upon  another,  that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

And  as  he  sat  on  the  mount  of  Olives,  the  disciples  came  unto 
him  privately,  saying.  Tell  us,  when  shall  these  things  be?  and  what 
shall  be  the  sign  of  thy  coming,  and  of  the  end  of  the  world  ?  And 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Take  heed  that  no  man  lead  you 
astray.  For  many  shall  come  in  my  name,  saying,  I  am  the  Christ; 
and  shall  lead  many  astray.  And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and  rumours 
of  wars :  see  that  ye  be  not  troubled :  for  these  things  must  needs  come 
to  pass ;  but  the  end  is  not  yet.  For  nation  shall  arise  against  nation, 
and  kingdom  against  kingdom :  and  there  shall  be  famines  and  earth- 
quakes in  divers  places.  But  all  these  things  are  the  beginning  of 
travail.  Then  shall  they  deliver  you  up  unto  tribulation,  and  shall 
kill  you :  and  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  the  nations  for  my  name's  sake. 
And  then  shall  many  stumble,  and  shall  deliver  up  one  another,  and 
shall  hate  one  another.  And  many  false  proj^hets  shall  arise,  and  shall 
lead  many  astray.  And  because  iniquity  shall  he  multiplied,  the  love 
of  the  many  shall  wax  cold.  But  he  that  endureth  to  the  end,  the 
same  shall  be  saved.  And  this  gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall  be  preached 
in  the  whole  world  for  a  testimony  unto  all  the  nations;  and  then 
shall  the  end  come. 

When  therefore  ye  see  the  abomination  of  desolation,  -which  was 
spoken  of  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  standing  in  the  holy  jjlace  (let  him 
that  readeth  undershmd),  then  let  them  that  are  in  Jud;ca  flee  unto 
the  mountains:  let  him  that  is  on  the  housetop  not  go  down  to  take 
out  the  things  that  are  in  his  house:  and  let  him  that  is  in  tlie  field 
not  return  back  to  take  his  cloke.  But  woe  unto  them  that  are  with 
child  and  to  them  that  give  suck  in  those  days!  And  pray  yo  tliat 
your  flight  be  not  in  the  winter,  neither  on  a  sabbath:  fur  then  shall 


PASSAGES    FROM   S.    MATTHEW.  73 

be  great  tribulation,  siich  as  hath  not  been  from  the  beginning  of  the 
world  until  now,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be.  And  except  those  days  had 
been  shortened,  no  flesh  would  have  been  saved:  but  for  the  elect's 
sake  those  days  shall  be  shortened.  Then  if  any  man  shall  say  unto 
you,  Lo,  here  is  the  Christ,  or.  Here;  believe  it  not.  For  there  shall 
arise  false  Christs,  and  false  prophets,  and  shall  shew  great  signs  and 
wonders;  so  as  to  lead  astray,  if  possible,  even  the  elect.  Behold,  I 
have  told  you  beforehand.  If  therefore  they  shall  say  unto  you.  Be- 
hold, he  is  in  the  wilderness;  go  not  forth:  Behold,  he  is  in  the  inner 
chambers;  believe  it  not.  For  as  the  lightning  cometh  forth  from  the 
east,  and  is  seen  even  unto  the  west;  so  shall  be  the  coming  of  the 
Son  of  man.  Wheresoever  the  carcass  is,  there  will  the  eagles  be  gath- 
ered together. 

But  immediately,  after  the  tribulation  of  those  days,  the  sun  shall 
be  darkened,  and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her  light,  and  the  stars  shall 
fall  from  heaven,  and  the  powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken:  and 
then  shall  appear  the  sign  of  the  Son  of  man  in  heaven:  and  then 
shall  all  the  tribes  of  the  earth  mourn,  and  they  shall  see  the  Son  of 
man  coming  on  the  clouds  of  heaven  with  power  and  great  glory. 
And  he  shall  send  forth  his  angels  with  a  great  sound  of  a  trumpet, 
and  they  shall  gather  together  his  elect  from  the  four  winds,  from 
one  end  of  heaven  to  the  other. 

Now  from  the  fig  tree  learn  her  parable:  when  her  branch  is  now 
become  tender,  and  putteth  forth  its  leaves,  ye  know  that  the  sum- 
mer is  nigh ;  even  so  ye  also,  when  ye  see  all  these  things,  know  ye 
that  he  is  nigh,  even  at  the  doors.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  This  gen- 
eration .  shall  not  pass  away,  till  all  these  things  be  accomplished. 
Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away,  but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away. 
But  of  that  day  and  hour  knoweth  no  one,  not  even  the  angels  of 
heaven,  neither  the  Son,  but  the  Father  only.  And  as  were  the  days 
of  Noah,  so  shall  be  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man.  For  as  in  those 
days  which  were  before  the  flood  they  were  eating  and  drinking, 
marrying  and  giving  in  marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noah  entered 
into  the  ark,  and  they  knew  not  until  the  flood  came,  and  took  them 
all  away ;  so  shall  be  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man.  Then  shall  two 
men  be  in  the  field ;  one  is  taken,  and  one  is  left :  two  women  shall 
be  grinding  at  the  mill ;  one  is  taken,  and  one  is  left.  Watch  therefore : 
for  ye  know  not  on  what  day  your  Lord  cometh.  But  know  this,  that 
if  the  master  of  the  house  had  known  in  what  watch  the  thief  was 
coming,  he  would  have  watched,  and  would  not  have  suffered  his 
house  to  be  broken  through.  Therefore  be  ye  also  ready :  for  in  an 
hour  that  ye  think  not  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 


74  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   MATTHEW. 

Then  slmll  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be  likened  unto  ten  virgins, 
which  took  tlieir  lamps,  and  went  forth  to  meet  the  bridegroom.  And 
five  of  them  were  foolish,  and  five  were  wise.  For  the  foolish,  when 
they  took  their  lamps,  took  no  oil  with  them:  but  the  wise  took  oil 
in  their  vessels  with  their  lamps.  Now  while  the  bridegroom  tarried, 
they  all  slumbered  and  slept.  But  at  midnight  there  is  a  cry,  Behold, 
the  bridegroom  !  Come  ye  forth  to  meet  him.  Then  all  those  virgins 
arose,  and  trimmed  their  lamps.  And  the  foolish  said  unto  the  wise, 
Give  us  of  your  oil ;  for  our  lamjis  are  going  out.  But  the  wise  an- 
swered, saying,  Perad venture  there  will  not  be  enough  for  us  and  you: 
go  ye  rather  to  them  that  sell,  and  l^uy  for  yourselves.  And  while 
they  went  away  to  buy,  the  bridegroom  came ;  and  they  that  were 
ready  went  in  with  him  to  the  marriage  feast :  and  the  door  was  shut. 
Afterwards  came  also  the  other  virgins,  saying.  Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us. 
But  he  answered  and  said,  A'erily  I  say  unto  you,  I  know  you  not. 
Watch  therefore,  for  ye  know  not  the  day  nor  the  hour. 

For  it  is  as  when  a  man,  going  into  another  countrj%  called  his  own 
servants,  and  delivered  unto  them  his  goods.  And  unto  one  he  gave 
five  talents,  to  another  two,  to  another  one ;  to  each  according  to  his 
several  ability ;  and  he  went  on  his  journey.  Straightway  he  that 
received  the  five  talents  went  and  traded  with  them,  and  made  other 
five  talents.  In  like  manner  he  also  that  received  the  two  gained  other 
two.  But  he  that  received  the  one  went  away  and  digged  in  the  earth, 
and  hid  his  lord's  money.  Now  after  a  long  time  the  lord  of  those 
servants  cometh,  and  maketh  a  reckoning  with  them.  And  he  that 
received  the  five  talents  came  and  brought  other  five  talents,  saying, 
Lord,  thou  deliveredest  unto  me  five  talents :  lo,  I  have  gaine<l  other 
five  talents.  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well  done,  good  and  faithful  serv- 
ant: thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  set  thee  over 
many  things :  enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord.  And  he  also  that 
received  the  two  talents  came  and  said.  Lord,  thou  deliveredest  unto 
me  two  talents:  lo,  I  have  gained  other  two  talents.  His  lord  said 
unto  him.  Well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant;  thou  hast  been  faith- 
ful over  a  few  things,  I  will  set  thee  over  many  things:  enter  thou 
into  the  joy  of  thy  lord.  And  he  also  that  had  received  the  one  talent 
came  and  said.  Lord,  I  knew  thee  that  thou  art  a  hard  man,  reai)ing 
where  thou  didst  not  sow,  and  gathering  where  thou  didst  not  scatter: 
and  I  was  afraid,  and  went  away  and  hid  thy  talent  in  the  earth :  lo, 
thou  hast  thine  own.  But  his  lord  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Thou 
wicked  and  slothful  servant,  thou  knewest  that  I  reap  where  I  sowed 
not,  and  gatlier  where  I  did  not  scatter;  thou  oughtest  therefore  to 
have  put  my  money  to  the  Ijankers,  and  at  my  coming  I  should  have 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.    MATTHEW.  75 

received  back  mine  own  with  intei-e,«t.  Take  ye  away  therefore  the 
talent  frona  hitn,  and  give  it  unto  him  that  hath  the  ten  talents.  For 
unto  every  one  that  hath  shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have  abun- 
dance :  but  from  him  that  hath  not,  even  that  which  he  hath  shall  be 
taken  away.  And  cast  ye  out  the  unprofitable  servant  into  the  outer 
darkness :  there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

But  when  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  his  glory,  and  all  the 
angels  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit  on  the  throne  of  his  glory :  and 
before  him  shall  be  gathered  all  the  nations:  and  he  shall  separate 
them  one  from  another,  as  the  shepherd  separateth  the  sheep  from  the 
goats ;  and  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his  right  hand,  but  the  goats  on 
the  left.  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them  on  his  right  hand.  Come, 
ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from 
the  foundation  of  the  world :  for  I  was  an  hungred,  and  ye  gave  me 
meat:  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  drink:  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye 
took  me  in ;  naked,  and  ye  clothed  me :  I  was  sick,  and  ye  visited  me : 
I  was  in  prison,  and  ye  came  unto  me.  Then  shall  the  righteous  an- 
swer him,  saying.  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hungred,  and  fed  thee  ? 
or  athirst,  and  gave  thee  drink?  And  when  saw  we  thee  a  stranger, 
and  took  thee  in?  or  naked,  and  clothed  thee?  And  when  saw  we 
thee  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  came  unto  thee?  And  the  King  shall  an- 
swer and  say  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Inasmuch  as  ye  did 
it  unto  one  of  these  my  brethren,  even  these  least,  ye  did  it  unto  me. 
Then  shall  he  say  also  unto  them  on  the  left  hand.  Depart  from  me, 
ye  cursed,  into  the  eternal  fire  which  is  prepared  for  the  devil  and  his 
angels:  for  I  was  an  hungred,  and  ye  gave  me  no  meat:  I  was  thirsty, 
and  ye  gave  me  no  drink :  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not  in ; 
naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  not ;  sick,  and  in  prison,  and  ye  visited  me 
not.  Then  shall  they  also  answer,  saying.  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an 
hungred,  or  athirst,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in  prison,  and 
did  not  minister  unto  thee?  Then  shall  he  answer  them,  saying,  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  not  unto  one  of  these  least,  ye 
did  it  not  unto  me.  And  these  shall  go  away  into  eternal  punish- 
ment: but  the  righteous  into  eternal  life. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  finished  all  these  words,  he 
said  unto  his  disciples.  Ye  know  that  after  two  days  the  passover  com- 
eth,  and  the  Son  of  man  is  delivered  up  to  be  crucified.  Then  were 
gathered  together  the  chief  priests,  and  the  elders  of  the  people,  unto 
the  court  of  the  high  priest,  who  was  called  Caiaphas ;  and  they  took 
counsel  together  that  they  might  take  Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill  him. 
But  they  said,  Not  during  the  feast,  lest  a  tumult  arise  among  the 
people. 


7G  PASSAGES    FROM    S.    MATTHEW. 

Then  one  of  the  twelve,  who  was  called  Judas  Iscariot,  went  unto 
the  chief  priests,  and  said,  "What  are  ye  willing  to  give  nie,  and  I  will 
deliver  him  unto  you  ?  And  they  weighed  unto  him  thirty  pieces  of 
silver.  And  from  that  time  he  sought  opportunity  to  deliver  him 
unto  them. 

Now  on  the  first  day  of  unleavened  bread  the  disciples  came  to 
Jesus,  saying,  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  make  ready  for  thee  to  eat  the 
passover?  And  he  said,  Go  into  the  city  to  such  a  man,  and  say  unto 
him,  The  ^Master  saith,  My  time  is  at  hand ;  I  keep  the  passover  at 
thy  house  with  my  disciples.  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus  apijointed 
them ;  and  they  made  ready  the  passover.  Now  when  even  was  come, 
he  was  sitting  at  meat  wdth  the  twelve  disciples;  and  as  they  were 
eating,  he  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  one  of  you  shall  betray 
me.  And  they  were  exceeding  sorrowful,  and  began  to  say  unto  him 
every  one.  Is  it  I,  Lord  ?  And  he  answered  and  said,  He  that  dipped 
his  hand  with  me  in  the  dish,  the  same  shall  betray  me.  The  Son  of 
man  goeth,  even  as  it  is  written  of  him:  but  woe  unto  that  man 
through  whom  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed !  good  were  it  for  that  man 
if  he  had  not  been  born.  And  Judas,  which  betrayed  him,  answered 
and  said,  Is  it  I,  Eabbi  ?  He  saith  unto  him.  Thou  hast  said.  And  as 
they  were  eating,  Jesus  took  bread,  and  blessed,  and  brake  it ;  and  he 
gave  to  the  disciples,  and  said.  Take,  eat ;  this  is  my  body.  And  he 
took  a  cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and  gave  to  them,  saying,  Drink  ye  all 
of  it ;  for  this  is  my  blood  of  the  covenant,  which  is  shed  for  many 
unto  remission  of  sins.  But  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink  hence- 
forth of  this  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  that  day  when  I  drink  it  new  with 
you  in  my  Father's  kingdom. 

And  when  they  had  sung  a  hymn,  they  went  out  unto  the  mount 
of  Olives. 

Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them.  All  ye  shall  be  ^offended  in  me  this 
night :  for  it  is  written,  I  will  smite  the  shepherd,  and  the  sheep  of 
the  flock  shall  be  scattered  abroad.  But  after  I  am  raised  up,  I  will 
go  before  you  into  Galilee.  But  Peter  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
If  all  shall  be  ^  offended  in  thee,  I  will  never  be  ^ofiended.  Jesus 
said  unto  him.  Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  that  this  night,  before  the 
cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Even  if 
I  must  die  with  thee,  yd  will  I  nut  deny  thee.  Likewise  also  said  all 
the  disciples. 

Then  cometh  Jesus  with  them  unto  a  j^lace  called  Gethsemane,  and 
saith  unto  his  disciples,  Sit  ye  here,  while  I  go  yonder  and  pray.  And 
he  took  with  him  Peter  and  the  two  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  began  to  he 

iGr.  caused  to  stumble. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   MATTHEW.  77 

sorrowful  and  sore  troubled.  Then  saith  he  unto  them,  Sly  soul  is 
exceeding  sorrowful,  even  unto  death:  abide  ye  here,  and  watch  with 
me.  And  he  went  forward  a  little,  and  fell  on  his  face,  and  jirayed, 
saying,  O  my  Father,  if  it  be  possible,  let  this  cup  pass  away  from  me : 
nevertheless,  not  as  I  will,  but  as  thou  wilt.  And  he  cometh  unto  the 
disciples,  and  findeth  them  sleeping,  and  saith  unto  Peter,  What,  could 
ye  not  watch  with  me  one  hour  ?  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter  not 
into  temptation:  the  spirit  indeed  is  willing,  but  the  flesh  is  weak. 
Again  a  second  time  he  went  awaj^  and  prayed,  saying,  O  my  Father, 
if  this  cannot  jiass  away,  except  I  drink  it,  thy  will  be  done.  And  he 
came  again  and  found  them  sleeping,  for  their  eyes  were  heavy.  And 
he  left  them  again,  and  went  away,  and  prayed  a  third  time,  saying 
again  the  same  words.  Then  cometh  he  to  the  disciples,  and  saith 
unto  them.  Sleep  on  now,  and  take  your  rest:  behold,  the  hour  is  at 
hand,  and  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  unto  the  hands  of  sinners. 
Arise,  let  us  be  going:  behold,  he  is  at  hand  that  betrayeth  me. 

And  while  he  yet  spake,  lo,  Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  came,  and 
with  him  a  great  multitude  with  swords  and  staves,  from  the  chief 
priests  and  elders  of  the  people.  Now  he  that  betrayed  him  gave 
them  a  sign,  saying,  Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss,  that  is  he :  take  him. 
And  straightway  he  came  to  Jesus,  and  said,  Ihxil,  Eabbi;  and  kissed 
him.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Friend,  do  that  for  which  thou  art 
come.  Then  they  came  and  laid  hands  on  Jesus,  and  took  him.  And 
behold,  one  of  them  that  were  with  Jesus  stretched  out  his  hand,  and 
drew  his  sword,  and  smote  the  servant  of  the  high  priest,  and  struck 
off  his  ear.  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him,  Put  up  again  thy  sword  into 
its  place :  for  all  they  that  take  the  sword  shall  perish  with  the  sword. 
Or  thinkest  thou  that  I  cannot  beseech  my  Father,  and  he  shall  even 
now  send  me  more  than  twelve  legions  of  angels?  How  then  should 
the  scriptures  be  fulfilled,  that  thus  it  must  be?  In  that  hour  said 
Jesus  to  the  multitudes,  Are  ye  come  out  as  against  a  robber  with 
swords  and  staves  to  seize  me?  I  sat  daily  in  the  temple  teaching, 
and  ye  took  me  not.  But  all  this  is  come  to  pass,  that  the  scriptures 
of  the  i^rophets  might  be  fulfilled.  Tlien  all  the  disciples  left  him,  and 
fled. 

And  tliey  that  had  taken  Jesus  led  him  away  to  the  house  of  Caia- 
phas  the  high  priest,  where  the  scribes  and  the  elders  were  gathered 
together.  But  Peter  followed  him  afar  off,  unto  the  court  of  the  high 
priest,  and  entered  in,  and  sat  with  the  officers,  to  see  the  end.  Now 
the  chief  priests  and  the  whole  council  sought  false  witness  against 
Jesus,  that  they  might  put  him  to  death ;  and  they  found  it  not, 
though   many    false    witnesses   came.    But   afterw'ard  came   two,  and 


78  PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MATTHEW. 

said,  This  man  said,  I  am  able  to  destroy  the  temple  of  God,  and  to 
build  it  in  three  days.  And  the  high  priest  stood  up,  and  said  unto 
him,  Answerest  thou  nothing?  what  is  it  which  these  witness  against 
thee?  But  Jesus  held  his  peace.  And  the  high  priest  said  xiuto  him. 
I  adjure  thee  by  the  living  God,  that  thou  tell  us  whether  thou  be  the 
Christ,  the  Son  of  God.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thou  hast  said :  never- 
theless I  say  unto  j^ou.  Henceforth  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of  man  sitting 
at  the  right  hand  of  power,  and  coming  on  the  clouds  of  heaven.  Then 
the  high  priest  rent  his  garments,  saying,  He  hath  spoken  blasphemy : 
what  further  need  have  we  of  witnesses?  behold,  now  ye  have  heard 
the  blasphemy:  what  think  ye?  They  answered  and  said,  He  is  worthy 
of  death.  Then  did  they  spit  in  his  face  and  buffet  him:  and  some 
smote  him  v.ith  the  palms  of  their  hands,  saying,  Pi-ophesy  unto  us, 
thou  Christ :  who  is  he  that  struck  thee  ? 

Now  when  morning  was  come,  all  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders 
of  the  people  took  counsel  against  Jesus  to  put  him  to  death :  and  they 
bound  him,  and  led  him  away,  and  delivered  him  up  to  Pilate  the 
governor. 

Then  Judas,  which  betrayed  him,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  con- 
demned, repented  himself,  and  brought  back  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver 
to  the  chief  priests  and  elders,  saying,  I  have  sinned  in  that  I  betrayed 
imiocent  blood.  But  they  said, "What  is  that  to  us?  see  thou  to  it.  And 
he  cast  down  the  pieces  of  silver  into  the  sanctuary,  and  departed ;  and 
he  went  away  and  hanged  himself.  And  the  chief  priests  took  the 
l)ieces  of  silver,  and  said.  It  is  not  lawful  to  put  them  into  the  treas- 
ury, since  it  is  the  price  of  blood.  And  they  took  counsel,  and  bought 
with  them  the  potter's  field,  to  bury  strangers  in.  Wherefore  that  field 
was  called,  The  field  of  blood,  unto  this  day.  Then  was  fulfilled  that 
which  was  spoken  by  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying,  And  they  took 
the  thirty  pieces  of  silver,  the  price  of  him  that  was  priced,  whom 
certain  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  price ;  and  they  gave  them  for  the 
potter's  field,  as  the  Lord  appointed  me. 

Now  Jesus  stood  before  the  governor :  and  the  governor  asked  him, 
saying,  Art  thou  the  King  of  the  Jews?  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Thou  sayest.  And  when  he  was  accused  by  the  chief  pi-iests  and  eld- 
ers, he  answered  nothing.  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him,  Hearcst  thou 
not  how  many  things  they  witness  against  thee?  And  he  gave  him 
no  answer,  not  even  to  one  word :  insomuch  that  the  governor  mar- 
velled greatly.  Now  at  the  feast  the  governor  was  wont  to  release 
unto  the  multitude  one  prisoner,  whom  they  would.  And  they  had 
then  a  notable  prisoner,  called  Barabbas.  "When  tlierefore  thej'^  were 
gathered  together,  Pilate  said  unto  them,  AVIkjui  will  ye  that  I  release 


PASSAGES    FROM   S.    MATTHEW.  79 

unto  you?  Barabbas,  or  Jesus  which  is  called  Clirist?  For  he  knew 
that  fur  envy  they  had  delivered  him  up.  And  while  he  was  sitting 
on  the  judgement-seat,  his  wife  sent  unto  liim,  saying,  Have  thou 
nothing  to  do  with  that  righteous  man :  for  I  have  suffered  many 
things  this  day  in  a  dream  because  of  him.  Now  the  chief  priests 
and  the  elders  persuaded  the  multitudes  that  they  should  ask  for  Bar- 
abl)as,  and  destroy  Jesus.  But  the  governor  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Whether  of  the  twain  will  ye  that  I  release  unto  you?  And 
they  said,  Barabbas.  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  What  then  shall  I  do  unto 
Jesus  which  is  called  Christ?  They  all  say,  Let  him  be  crucified.  And 
he  said,  Why,  what  evil  hath  he  done  ?  But  they  cried  out  exceed- 
ingly, saying.  Let  him  be  crucified.  So  when  Pilate  saw  that  he  pre- 
vailed nothing,  but  rather  that  a  tumult  was  arising,  he  took  water, 
and  washed  his  hands  before  the  multitude,  saying,  I  am  innocent  of 
the  blood  of  this  righteous  man :  see  ye  io  it.  And  all  the  people  an- 
swered and  said,  His  blood  he  on  us,  and  on  our  children.  Then  re- 
leased he  unto  tliem  Barabbas:  but  Jesus  he  scourged  and  delivered 
to  be  crucified. 

Then  the  soldiers  of  the  governor  took  Jesus  into  the  palace,  and 
gathered  unto  him  the  whole  band.  And  thoy  stripped  him,  and  put 
on  him  a  scarlet  robe.  And  they  plaited  a  crown  of  thorns  and  put  it 
upon  his  head,  and  a  reed  in  his  right  hand ;  and  they  kneeled  down 
before  him,  and  mocked  him,  saying.  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews!  And 
they  spat  upon  him,  and  took  the  reed  and  smote  him  on  the  head. 
And  when  they  had  mocked  him,  they  took  off  from  him  the  robe, 
and  put  on  him  his  garments,  and  led  him  away  to  crucify  him. 

And  as  they  came  out,  they  found  a  man  of  Cyrene,  Simon  by 
name:  him  they  compelled  to  go  with  them,  that  he  might  bear  his 
cross.  And  when  they  were  come  unto  a  place  called  Golgotha,  that 
is  to  say,  The  place  of  a  skull,  they  gave  him  wine  to  drink  mingled 
with  gall :  and  when  he  had  tasted  it,  he  would  not  drink.  And  when 
they  had  crucified  him,  they  parted  his  garments  among  them,  casting 
lots :  and  they  sat  and  watched  him  there.  And  they  set  up  over  his 
head  his  accusation  written,  this  is  jesus  the  king  op  the  jews.  Then 
ai-e  there  crucified  with  him  two  rol^bers,  one  on  the  right  hand,  and 
one  on  the  left.  And  they  that  passed  by  railed  on  him,  wagging  their 
heads,  and  saying,  Thou  that  destroyest  the  temple,  and  bulkiest  it  in 
three  days,  save  thyself:  if  thou  art  the  Son  of  God,  come  down  from 
the  cross.  In  like  manner  also  the  chief  priests  mocking  him,  with  the 
scribes  and  elders,  said.  He  saved  others ;  himself  he  cannot  save.  He 
is  the  King  of  Israel ;  let  him  now  come  down  from  the  cross,  and  we 
will  believe  on  him.    He  trusteth  on  God;  let  him  deliver  him  now,  if 


80  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   MATTHEW. 

he  desireth  him :  for  he  said,  I  am  the  Son  of  God.  And  the  robbers 
also  that  were  crucified  with  him  cast  upon  him  the  same  reproach. 

Now  from  the  sixth  hour  there  was  darkness  over  all  the  land  until 
the  ninth  hour.  And  about  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying,  Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabachthani?  that  is,  IMy  God,  my  God,  why 
hast  thou  forsaken  me?  And  some  of  them  that  stood  there,  when 
they  heard  it,  said,  This  man  calleth  Elijah.  And  straightway  one  of 
them  ran,  and  took  a  sponge,  and  filled  it  with  vinegar,  and  put  it  on 
a  reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink.  And  the  rest  said.  Let  be ;  let  us  see 
whether  Elijah  cometh  to  save  him.  And  Jesus  cried  again  with  a 
loud  voice,  and  yielded  up  his  spirit.  And  behold,  the  veil  of  the 
temple  was  rent  in  twain  from  the  top  to  the  bottom;  and  the  earth 
did  quake ;  and  the  rocks  were  rent ;  and  the  tombs  were  opened ; 
and  many  bodies  of  the  saints  that  had  fallen  asleep  were  raised ;  and 
coming  forth  out  of  the  tombs  after  his  resurrection  they  entered  into 
the  holy  city  and  apj^eared  unto  many.  Now  the  centurion,  and  they 
that  were  with  him  watchmg  Jesus,  when  they  saw  the  earthquake, 
and  the  things  that  were  done,  feared  exceedingly,  saying.  Truly  this 
was  the  Son  of  God.  And  many  women  wei-e  there  beholding  from 
afar,  which  had  followed  Jesus  from  Galilee,  ministering  unto  him: 
among  whom  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and  INIary  the  mother  of  James 
and  Joses,  and  the  mother  of  the  sons  of  Zebedee. 

And  when  even  was  come,  there  came  a  rich  man  from  Arimathsea, 
named  Joseph,  who  also  himself  was  Jesus'  disciple :  this  man  went 
to  Pilate,  and  asked  for  the  body  of  Jesus.  Then  Pilate  commanded 
it  to  be  given  up.  And  Joseph  took  the  body,  and  wrapi^ed  it  in  a  clean 
linen  cloth,  and  laid  it  in  his  own  new  tomb,  which  he  had  hewn  out 
in  the  rock :  and  he  rolled  a  great  stone  to  the  door  of  the  tomb,  and 
departed.  And  Mary  IMagdalene  was  there,  and  the  other  ]\hiry,  sit- 
ting over  against  tlie  sepulchre. 

Now  on  the  morrow,  which  is  the  day  after  the  Preparation,  the 
chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  were  gathered  together  unto  Pilate,  say- 
ing, Sir,  we  remember  that  that  deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet  alive, 
After  three  days  I  rise  again.  Command  therefore  that  the  sepulchre 
be  made  sure  until  the  third  day,  lest  hai>ly  his  disciples  come  and 
steal  him  away,  and  say  unto  the  i)eople,  He  is  risen  from  the  dead: 
and  the  last  error  will  be  worse  than  the  first.  Pilate  said  unto  them. 
Ye  have  a  guard:  go  your  way,  make  it  as  sure  as  ye  can.  So  they 
went,  and  made  the  sepulchre  sure,  sealing  the  fitune,  the  guard  being 
with  them. 

Now  late  on  the  sabbath  day,  as  it  began  to  dawn  toward  the  first 
day  of  the  week,  came  Mary  Magdalene  and  the  other  JNLuy  to  see  the 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MATTHEW.  81 

sepulchre.  And  behold,  there  was  a  great  earthquake ;  for  an  angel  of 
the  Lord  descended  from  heaven,  and  came  and  rolled  away  the  stone, 
and  sat  upon  it.  His  appearance  was  as  lightning,  and  his  raiment 
white  as  snow:  and  for  fear  of  him  the  watchers  did  quake,  and  be- 
came as  dead  men.  And  the  angel  answered  and  said  unto  the  women, 
Fear  not  ye :  for  I  know  that  ye  seek  Jesus,  which  hath  been  crucified. 
He  is  not  here ;  for  he  is  risen,  even  as  he  said.  Come,  see  the  place 
where  the  Lord  lay.  And  go  quickly,  and  tell  his  disciples.  He  is  risen 
from  the  dead ;  and  lo,  he  goeth  before  you  into  Galilee ;  there  shall 
ye  see  him:  lo,  I  have  told  you.  And  they  departed  quickly  from  the 
tomb  with  fear  and  great  joy,  and  ran  to  bring  his  disciples  word.  And 
behold,  Jesus  met  them,  saying.  All  hail.  And  they  came  and  took 
hold  of  his  feet,  and  worshipped  him.  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them, 
Fear  not:  go  tell  my  brethren  that  they  depart  into  Galilee,  and  there 
shall  they  see  me. 

Now  while  they  were  going,  behold,  some  of  the  guard  came  into 
the  city,  and  told  unto  the  chief  priests  all  the  things  that  were  come 
to  pass.  And  when  they  were  assembled  with  the  elders,  and  had 
taken  counsel,  they  gave  large  money  unto  the  soldiers,  saying,  Say  ye, 
His  disciples  came  by  night,  and  stole  him  away  while  we  slejit.  And 
if  this  come  to  the  governor's  ears,  we  will  persuade  him,  and  rid  you 
of  care.  So  they  took  the  money,  and  did  as  they  were  taught:  and 
this  saying  was  spread  abroad  among  the  Jews,  and  continueth  until 
this  day. 

But  the  eleven  disciples  went  into  Galilee,  unto  the  mountain  where 
Jesus  had  appointed  them.  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  worshipped 
him:  but  some  doubted.  And  Jesus  came  to  them  and  spake  unto 
them,  saying,  All  authority  hath  been  given  unto  me  in  heaven  and 
on  earth.  Go  ye  therefore,  and  make  disciples  of  all  the  nations,  bap- 
tizing them  into  the  name  of  the  Father  and  of  the  Son  and  of  the 
Holy  Spirit :  teaching  them  to  observe  all  things  whatsoever  I  com- 
manded you :  and  lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the 
world. 


PASSAGES   FEOM  THE   GOSPEL 

ACCORDING  TO 

S.  MARK. 


The  beginning  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of  God, 
Even  as  it  is  M^ritton  in  Isaiah  the  proi^het, 

Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face, 

Who  shall  prepare  thy  way ; 

The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness, 

3Iake  ye  ready  the  way  of  the  Lord, 

]Make  his  paths  straight ; 
John  came,  wlio  baptized  in  the  wilderness  and  preached  the  baptism 
of  repentance  unto  remission  of  sins.  And  there  M'ent  out  unto  him 
all  the  country  of  Judoea,  and  all  they  of  Jerusalem ;  and  they  were 
baptized  of  him  in  the  river  Jordan,  confessing  their  sins.  And  John 
Avas  clothed  with  camel's  hair,  and  had  a  leathern  girdle  about  his  loins, 
and  did  eat  locusts  and  wild  honey.  And  he  preached,  saying,  There 
Cometh  after  me  he  that  is  mightier  than  I,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes 
I  am  not  worthy  to  stoop  down  and  unloose.  I  baptized  you  with 
water;  but  he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Spirit. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  Jesus  came  from  Nazareth 
of  Galilee,  and  was  baptized  of  John  in  the  Jordan.  And  straightway 
coming  up  out  of  the  water,  he  saw  the  heavens  rent  asunder,  and  the 
Spirit  as  a  dove  descending  upon  him:  and  a  voice  came  out  of  the 
heavens.  Thou  art  my  beloved  Son,  in  thee  I  am  well  pleased. 

And  straightway  the  Spirit  driveth  him  forth  into  the  wilderness. 
And  he  was  in  the  wilderness  forty  days  tempted  of  Satan ;  and  he 
was  with  the  wild  beasts ;  and  the  angels  ministered  unto  him. 

Now  after  that  John  was  delivered  up,  Jesus  came  into  Galilee, 
preaching  the  gospel  of  God,  and  saying,  Tlie  time  is  fulfilled,  and  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  at  hand:  rei)ent  ye,  and  believe  in  the  gospel. 

And  passing  along  by  the  sea  of  Galilee,  he  saw  Simon  and  Andrew 
the  brother  of  Simon  casting  a  net  in  the  sea:  for  they  were  fishers. 
And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Come  ye  after  me,  and  I  will  make  you  to 

(82) 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   MARK.  83 

become  fishers  of  men.  And  straightway  they  left  the  nets,  and  fol- 
lowed him.  And  going  on  a  little  further,  he  saw  James  the  son  of 
Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother,  who  also  were  in  the  boat  mending 
the  nets.  And  straightway  he  called  them:  and  they  left  their  father 
Zebedee  in  the  boat  with  the  hired  servants,  and  went  after  him. 

And  they  go  into  Capernaum ;  and  straightway  on  the  sabbath  day 
he  entered  into  the  synagogue  and  taught.  And  they  were  astonished 
at  his  teaching :  for  he  taught  them  as  having  authority,  and  not  as  the 
scribes.  And  straightway  there  was  in  their  synagogue  a  man  with  an 
unclean  spirit ;  and  he  cried  out,  saying,  "What  have  we  to  do  with 
thee,  thou  Jesus  of  Nazareth  ?  art  thou  come  to  destroy  us  ?  I  know 
thee  who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of  God.  And  Jesus  rebuked  it,  say- 
ing, Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out  of  him.  And  the  unclean  spirit, 
convulsing  him  and  crying  with  a  loud  voice,  came  out  of  him.  And 
they  were  all  amazed,  insomuch  that  they  questioned  among  them- 
selves, saying.  What  is  this  ?  a  new  teaching !  with  authority  he  com- 
mandeth  even  the  unclean  spirits,  and  they  obey  him.  And  the  report 
of  him  went  out  straightway  everywhere  into  all  the  region  of  Galilee 
round  about. 

And  straightway,  when  they  were  come  out  of  the  synagogue,  they 
came  into  the  house  of  Simon  and  Andrew,  with  James  and  John, 
Now  Simon's  wife's  mother  lay  sick  of  a  fever;  and  straightway  they 
tell  him  of  her:  and  he  came  and  took  her  by  the  hand,  and  raised 
her  up ;  and  the  fever  left  her,  and  she  ministered  unto  them. 

And  at  even,  when  the  sun  did  set,  they  brought  unto  him  all  that 
were  sick,  and  them  that  were  demoniacs.  And  all  the  city  was  gath- 
ered together  at  the  door.  And  he  healed  many  that  were  sick  with 
divers  diseases,  and  cast  out  many  ^devils ;  and  he  suffered  not  the 
Mevils  to  speak,  because  they  knew  him. 

And  in  the  morning,  a  great  while  before  day,  he  rose  up  and  went 
out,  and  departed  into  a  desert  place,  and  there  prayed.  And  Simon 
and  they  that  were  with  him  followed  after  him ;  and  they  found 
him,  and  say  unto  him,  All  are  seeking  thee.  And  he  saith  unto 
them.  Let  us  go  elsewhere  into  the  next  towns,  that  I  may  preach 
there  also ;  for  to  this  end  came  I  forth.  Arid  he  went  into  their 
synagogues  throughout  all  Galilee,  jn-eacliing  and  casting  out  Mevils. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  was  going  on  the  sabbath  day  through 
the  cornfields ;  and  his  disciples  began,  as  they  went,  to  pluck  the  ears 
of  corn.  And  the  Pharisees  said  unto  him.  Behold,  why  do  they  on 
the  sabbath  day  that  which  is  not  lawful?  And  he  said  unto  them. 
Did  ye  never  read  what  David  did,  when  he  had  need,  and  was  an 

1  Gr.  demons. 


84  PASSAGES   FKOM   S.   MARK. 

hungred,  he,  and  they  that  were  with  him?  How  he  entered  into  the 
house  of  God  when  Abiathar  was  high  jiriest,  and  did  eat  the  t^hew- 
hread,  which  it  is  not  lawful  to  eat  save  for  the  priests,  and  gave  also 
to  them  that  were  with  him?  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  sabbath 
was  made  for  man,  and  not  man  for  the  sabbath :  so  that  the  Son  of 
man  is  lord  even  of  the  sabbath. 

And  the  Pharisees  with  the  Herodians  took  counsel  against  him, 
how  they  might  destroy  him.  And  Jesus  with  his  disciples  withdrew 
to  the  sea :  and  a  great  multitude  from  Galilee  followed :  and  from 
Judaja,  and  from  Jerusalem,  and  from  Idumtea,  and  beyond  Jordan, 
and  about  Tyre  and  Sidon,  a  great  multitude,  hearing  what  great 
things  he  did,  came  unto  him.  And  he  spake  to  his  disciples,  that  a 
little  boat  should  wait  on  him  because  of  the  crowd,  lest  they  should 
throng  him :  for  he  had  healed  many ;  insomuch  that  as  many  as  had 
plagues  pressed  upon  him  that  they  might  touch  him.  And  the  un- 
clean spirits,  whensoever  they  beheld  him,  fell  down  before  him,  and 
cried,  saying.  Thou  art  the  Son  of  God.  And  he  charged  them  much 
that  they  should  not  make  him  known. 

And  he  cometh  into  a  house.  And  the  multitude  cometh  together 
again,  so  that  they  could  not  so  much  as  eat  bread.  And  when  his 
friends  heard  it,  they  went  out  to  lay  hold  on  him :  for  they  said,  He 
is  beside  himself.  And  the  scribes  which  came  down  from  Jerusalem 
said,  He  hath  Beelzebub,  and,  By  the  prince  of  the  klevils  casteth  he 
out  the  klevils.  And  he  called  them  unto  him,  and  said  unto  them  in 
parables,  How  can  Satan  cast  out  Satan  ?  And  if  a  kingdom  be  di- 
vided against  itself,  that  kingdom  cannot  stand.  And  if  a  house  be 
divided  against  itself,  that  house  will  not  be  able  to  stand.  And  if 
Satan  hath  risen  up  against  himself,  and  is  divided,  he  cannot  stand, 
but  hath  an  end.  But  no  one  can  enter  into  the  house  of  the  strong 
man,  and  spoil  his  goods,  except  he  first  bind  the  strong  man;  and 
then  he  will  spoil  his  house.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  All  their  sins 
shall  be  forgiven  unto  the  sons  of  men,  and  their  blasphemies  where- 
with soever  they  shall  blaspheme:  but  whosoever  shall  blaspheme 
against  the  Holy  Spirit  hath  never  forgiveness,  but  is  guilty  of  an 
eternal  sin:  because  they  said,  He  hath  an  unclean  spirit. 

And  again  he  began  to  teach  by  the  sea  side.  And  he  said  unto 
them.  Is  the  lamp  brought  to  be  put  under  the  bushel,  or  under  the 
bed,  and  not  to  be  put  on  the  stand  ?  For  there  is  nothing  hid,  save 
that  it  should  be  manifested;  neither  was  anything  made  secret,  but 
that  it  should  conie  to  light.  If  any  man  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear.    And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  heed  what  ye  hear:  with  what 

1  Gr.  demons. 


PASSAGES   FROM   8.    MARK.  85 

measure  ye  mete  it  shall  be  measured  unto  you:  and  more  shall  be 
given  unto  you.  For  he  that  hath,  to  him  shall  be  given :  and  he  that 
hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken  away  even  that  which  he  hath. 

And  he  said,  So  is  the  kingdom  of  God,  as  if  a  man  should  cast 
seed  upon  the  earth ;  and  should  sleep  and  rise  night  and  day,  and 
the  seed  should  spring  up  and  grow,  he  knoweth  not  how.  The  earth 
beareth  fruit  of  herself;  first  the  blade,  then  the  ear,  then  the  full 
corn  in  the  ear.  But  when  the  fruit  is  ripe,  straightway  he  putteth 
forth  the  sickle,  because  the  harvest  is  come. 

And  on  that  day,  when  even  was  come,  he  saith  unto  them.  Let 
us  go  over  unto  the  other  side.  And  leaving  the  multitude,  they  take 
him  with  them,  even  as  he  was,  in  the  boat.  And  other  boats  were 
with  him.  And  there  ariseth  a  great  storm  of  wind,  and  the  waves 
beat  into  the  boat,  insomuch  that  the  boat  was  now  filling.  And  he 
himself  was  in  the  stern,  asleep  on  the  cushion:  and  they  awake  him, 
and  say  unto  him.  Master,  carest  thou  not  that  we  perish  ?  And  he 
awoke,  and  rebuked  the  wind,  and  said  unto  the  sea,  Peace,  be  still. 
And  the  wind  ceased,  and  there  was  a  great  calm.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  "Why  are  ye  fearful?  have  ye  not  yet  faith?  And  they  feared 
exceedingly,  and  said  one  to  another,  Who  then  is  this,  that  even  the 
wind  and  the  sea  obey  him? 

And  they  came  to  the  other  side  of  the  sea,  into  the  country  of 
the  Gerasenes.  And  when  he  was  come  out  of  the  boat,  straightway 
there  met  him  out  of  the  tombs  a  man  with  an  unclean  spirit,  who 
had  his  dwelling  in  the  tombs:  and  no  man  could  any  more  bind 
him,  no,  not  with  a  chain ;  because  that  he  had  been  often  bound 
with  fetters  and  chains,  and  the  chains  had  been  rent  asunder  by  him, 
and  the  fetters  broken  in  pieces:  and  no  man  had  strength  to  tame 
him.  And  always,  night  and  day,  in  the  tombs  and  in  the  mountains, 
he  was  crying  out,  and  cutting  himself  with  stones.  And  when  he 
saw  Jesus  from  afar,  he  ran  and  worshipped  him ;  and  crying  out  with 
a  loud  voice,  he  saith.  What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son 
of  the  ]\Iost  High  God  ?  I  adjure  thee  by  God,  torment  me  not.  For 
he  said  unto  him.  Come  forth,  thou  unclean  spirit,  out  of  the  man. 
And  he  asked  him,  What  is  thy  name?  And  he  saith  unto  him,  My 
name  is  Legion ;  for  we  are  many.  And  he  besought  him  much  that 
he  would  not  send  them  away  out  of  the  country.  Now  there  was 
there  on  the  mountain  side  a  great  herd  of  swine  feeding.  And  they 
besought  him,  saying,  Send  us  into  the  swine,  that  we  may  enter  into 
them.  And  he  gave  them  leave.  And  the  unclean  spirits  came  out, 
and  entered  into  the  swine :  and  the  herd  rushed  down  the  steep  into 
the  sea,  ia  number  about  two   thousand ;   and   they  were  choked  in 


86  PASSAGES    FROM    S.    MARK. 

the  sea.  And  they  that  fed  them  fled,  and  told  it  in  the  city,  and  in 
the  country.  And  tliey  came  to  see  what  it  was  that  had  come  to 
pass.  And  they  come  to  Jesus,  and  behold  the  demoniac  sitting, 
clothed  and  in  liis  right  mind,  evim  him  that  had  the  legion:  and  they 
were  afraid.  And  they  that  saw  it  declared  unto  them  how  it  befell 
the  demoniac,  and  concerning  the  swine.  And  they  began  to  beseech 
him  to  depart  from  their  borders.  And  as  he  was  entering  into  the 
boat,  he  that  had  been  possessed  with  'devils  besought  him  that  he 
might  be  with  him.  And  he  suffered  him  not,  but  saith  unto  him, 
Go  to  thy  house  unto  thy  friends,  and  tell  them  how  great  things  the 
Lord  hath  done  for  thee,  and  how  he  had  mercy  on  thee.  And  he 
went  his  way,  and  began  to  publish  in  Decapolis  how  great  things 
Jesus  had  done  for  him :  and  all  men  did  marvel. 

And  when  Jesus  liad  crossed  over  again  in  the  boat  unto  the  other 
side,  a  great  multitude  was  gathered  unto  him:  and  he  was  by  the 
sea.  And  there  cometh  one  of  the  rulers  of  the  synagogue,  Jairus  by 
name ;  and  seeing  him,  he  falleth  at  his  feet,  and  beseecheth  him 
much,  saying,  My  little  daughter  is  at  the  point  of  death :  I  pray  thee, 
that  thou  come  and  lay  thy  hands  on  her,  that  she  may  be  made 
whole,  and  live.  And  he  went  with  him ;  and  a  great  multitude  fol- 
lowed him,  and  they  thronged  him. 

And  a  woman,  which  had  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years,  and  had 
suflfered  many  things  of  many  physicians,  and  had  spent  all  that  she 
had,  and  was  nothing  bettered,  but  rather  grew  worse,  having  heard 
the  things  concerning  Jesus,  came  in  the  crowd  behind,  and  touched 
his  garment.  For  she  said,  If  I  touch  but  his  garments,  I  shall  be 
made  whole.  And  straightway  the  fountain  of  her  blood  was  dried 
up ;  and  she  felt  in  her  body  that  she  was  healed  of  her  plague.  And 
straightway  Jesus,  perceiving  in  himself  that  the  power  proceeding  fi-om 
him  had  gone  forth,  turned  him  about  in  the  crowd,  and  said.  Who 
touched  my  garments?  And  his  disciples  said  unto  him,  Thou  seest 
the  multitude  thronging  thee,  and  sayest  thou.  Who  touched  me? 
And  he  looked  round  about  to  see  her  that  had  done  this  thing.  But 
the  woman  fearing  and  trembling,  knowing  what  had  been  done  to 
her,  came  and  fell  down  before  him,  and  told  him  all  the  truth.  And 
he  said  unto  her.  Daughter,  thy  fiuth  hath  made  thee  whole;  go  in 
peace,  and  be  whole  of  thy  plague. 

While  he  yet  sjiake,  they  come  from  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue's 
house,  saying.  Thy  daughter  is  dead:  why  trou))lest  thou  tlie  ]\Iaster 
any  further?  But  Jesus,  not  heeding  the  word  spoken,  saith  unto  the 
ruler  of  the  synagogue.  Fear   not,  only  believe.    And  he  suil'ered  no 

1  Gr.  demons. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S,    MARK. 


87 


man  to  follow  with  him,  save  Peter,  and.  James,  and  John  the  hrother 
of  James.  And  they  come  to  the  house  of  the  ruler  of  the  syna- 
gogue ;  and  he  beholdeth  a  tumult,  and  many  weeping  and  wailing 
greatly.  And  when  he  was  entered  in,  he  saith  unto  them,  "Why 
make  ye  a  tumult,  and  weep  ?  the  child  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth. 
And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn.  But  he,  having  put  them  all  forth, 
taketh  the  father  of  the  child  and  her  mother  and  them  that  were 
with  him,  and  goeth  in  where  the  child  was.  And  taking  the  child 
by  the  hand,  he  saith  unto  her,  Talitha  cumi ;  which  is,  being  inter- 
preted, Damsel,  I  say  unto  thee.  Arise.  And  straightway  the  damsel 
rose  up,  and  walked ;  for  she  was  twelve  years  old.  And  they  were 
amazed  straightway  with  a  great  amazement.  And  he  charged  them 
much  that  no  man  should  know  this :  and  he  commanded  that  some- 
thing should  be  given  her  to  eat. 

And  he  went  out  from  thence ;  and  he  cometh  into  his  own  coun- 
try ;  and  his  disciples  follow  him.  And  when  the  sabbath  was  come, 
he  began  to  teach  in  the  synagogue:  and  many  hearing  him  were  as- 
tonished, saying,  Whence  hath  this  mau  these  things?  and,  What  is 
the  wisdom  that  is  given  unto  this  man,  and  what  mean  such  mighty 
works  wrought  by  his  hands?  Is  not  this  the  carpenter,  the  son  of 
Mary,  and  brother  of  James,  and  Joses,  and  Judas,  and  Simon  ?  and 
are  not  his  sisters  here  with  us  ?  And  they  were  oflended  in  him. 
And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  A  prophet  is  not  without  honour,  save  in 
his  own  country,  and  among  his  own  kin,  and  in  his  own  house. 
And  he  could  there  do  no  mighty  work,  save  that  he  laid  his  hands 
upon  a  few  sick  folk,  and  healed  them.  And  he  marvelled  because  of 
their  unbelief. 

And  he  went  round  about  the  villages  teaching. 

And  king  Ilerod  heard  thereof ;  for  his  name  had  become  known : 
and  he  said,  John  the  Baptist  is  risen  from  the  dead,  and  therefore 
do  these  powers  work  in  him.  But  others  said,  It  ia  Elijah.  And 
others  said,  It  is  a  prophet,  even  as  one  of  the  prophets.  But  Herod, 
when  he  heard  thereof,  said,  John,  whom  I  beheaded,  he  is  risen.  For 
Herod  himself  had  sent  forth  and  laid  hold  upon  John,  and  bound 
him  in  prison  for  the  sake  of  Herodias,  his  brother  Philip's  wife :  for 
he  had  married  her.  For  John  said  unto  Herod,  It  is  not  lawful  for 
thee  to  have  thy  brother's  wife.  And  Herodias  set  herself  against  him, 
and  desired  to  kill  him ;  and  she  could  not ;  for  Herod  feared  John, 
knowing  that  he  was  a  righteous  man  and  a  holy,  and  kept  him  safe. 
And  when  he  heard  him,  he  was  much  perplexed ;  and  he  heard  him 
gladly.  And  when  a  convenient  day  was  come,  that  Herod  on  his 
birthday  made  a  supper  to  his  lords,  and  the  high  captains,  and  the 


88  PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MARK. 

chief  men  of  Galilee ;  and  when  the  daughter  of  Herodias  herself  came 
in  and  danced,  she  pleased  Herod  and  them  that  sat  at  meat  with 
him ;  and  the  king  said  unto  the  damsel,  Ask  of  me  whatsoever  thou 
wilt,  and  I  will  give  it  thee.  And  he  sware  imto  her,  "Wliatsoever 
thou  shalt  ask  of  me,  I  will  give  it  thee,  unto  the  half  of  my  king- 
dom. And  she  went  out,  and  said  unto  her  mother,  What  shall  I 
ask?  And  she  said,  The  head  of  John  the  Baptist.  And  she  came  in 
straightway  with  haste  unto  the  king,  and  asked,  saying,  I  will  that 
thou  forthwith  give  me  in  a  charger  the  head  of  John  the  Baptist. 
And  the  king  was  exceeding  sorry ;  but  for  the  sake  of  his  oaths, 
and  of  them  that  sat  at  meat,  he  would  not  reject  her.  And  straight- 
way the  king  sent  forth  a  soldier  of  his  guard,  and  commanded  to 
bring  his  head:  and  he  went  and  beheaded  him  in  the  prison,  and 
brought  his  head  in  a  charger,  and  gave  it  to  the  damsel ;  and  the 
damsel  gave  it  to  her  mother.  And  when  his  disciples  heard  thereof, 
they  came  and  took  up  his  corj^se,  and  laid  it  in  a  tomb. 

And  the  apostles  gather  themselves  together  unto  Jesus;  and  they 
told  him  all  things,  whatsoever  they  had  done,  and  whatsoever  they 
had  taught.  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Come  ye  yourselves  apart  into 
a  desert  place,  and  rest  a  while.  For  there  were  many  coming  and 
going,  and  they  had  no  leisure  so  much  as  to  eat.  And  they  went 
away  in  the  boat  to  a  desert  place  apart.  And  ilie  people  saw  them 
going,  and  many  knew  them,  and  they  ran  there  together  on  foot  from 
all  the  cities,  and  outwent  them.  And  he  came  forth  and  saw  a  great 
multitude,  and  he  had  compassion  on  them,  because  they  were  aa  sheep 
not  having  a  shepherd :  and  he  began  to  teach  them  many  things. 

And  there  are  gathered  together  unto  him  the  Pharisees,  and  cer- 
tain of  the  Bcril)es,  which  had  come  from  Jerusalem,  and  had  seen 
that  some  of  his  disciples  ate  their  bread  with  defiled,  that  is,  un- 
washen,  hands.  For  the  Pharisees,  and  all  the  Jews,  except  they 
wash  their  hands  diligently,  eat  not,  holding  the  tradition  of  the 
elders:  and  when  they  come  from  the  marketplace,  except  they  wash 
themselves,  they  eat  not:  and  many  other  things  there  be,  which 
they  have  received  to  hold,  washings  ;  of  cups,  and  pots,  and  brasen 
vessels.  And  the  Pharisees  and  the  scri])e3  ask  him,  \Vhy  walk  not 
tliy  disciples  according  to  the  tradition  of  the  elders,  but  eat  their 
bread  with  defiled  hands?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Well  did  Isaiah 
prophesy  of  you  hyi)Ocrites,  as  it  is  written. 

This  people  honoureth  me  with  their  lii)S, 

But  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

But  in  vain  do  they  worship  nio, 

Teaching  as  their  doctrines  the  precepts  of  men. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   MARK.  89 

Ye  leave  the  commandment  of  God,  and  hold  fast  the  tradition  of 
men.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Full  well  do  ye  reject  the  command- 
ment of  God,  that  ye  may  keep  your  tradition.  For  Moses  said, 
Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother;  and.  Pie  that  speaketh  evil  of 
father  or  mother,  let  him  die  the  death;  but  ye  say,  If  a  man  shall 
say  to  his  father  or  his  mother.  That  wherewith  thou  mightest  have 
been  profited  by  me  is  Corban,  that  is  to  say,  Given  to  God;  ye  no 
longer  suffer  him  to  do  aught  for  his  father  or  his  mother ;  making 
void  the  word  of  God  by  your  tradition,  which  ye  have  delivered: 
and  many  such  like  things  ye  do. 

And  again  he  went  out  from  the  borders  of  Tyre,  and  came  through 
Sidon  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee,  through  the  midst  of  the  borders  of  De- 
capolis.  And  they  bring  unto  him  one  that  was  deaf,  and  had  an  im- 
pediment in  his  sj^eech ;  and  they  beseech  him  to  lay  his  hand  upon 
him.  And  he  took  him  aside  from  the  multitude  privately,  and  put 
his  fingers  into  his  ears,  and  he  spat,  and  touched  his  tongue;  and 
looking  up  to  heaven,  he  sighed,  and  saith  unto  him,  Ephphatha,  that 
is,  Be  opened.  And  his  ears  were  opened,  and  the  bond  of  his  tongue 
was  loosed,  and  he  spake  plain.  And  he  charged  them  that  they 
should  tell  no  man :  but  the  more  he  charged  them,  so  much  the 
more  a  great  deal  they  published  it.  And  they  were  beyond  measure 
astonished,  saying,  He  hath  done  all  things  well :  he  maketh  even  the 
deaf  to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to  speak. 

And  they  come  unto  Bethsaida.  And  they  bring  to  him  a  blind 
man,  and  beseech  him  to  touch  him.  And  he  took  hold  of  the  blind 
man  by  the  hand,  and  brought  him  out  of  the  village ;  and  when  he 
had  spit  on  his  eyes,  and  laid  his  hands  upon  him,  he  asked  him,  Seest 
thou  aught?  And  he  looked  up,  and  said,  I  see  men;  for  I  behold 
them  as  trees,  walking.  Then  again  he  laid  his  hands  upon  his  eyes; 
and  he  looked  stedfastly,  and  was  restored,  and  saw  all  things  clearly. 
And  he  sent  him  away  to  his  home,  saying.  Do  not  even  enter  into 
the  village. 

And  Jesus  taketh  with  him  Peter,  and  James,  and  John,  and  bring- 
eth  them  up  into  a  high  mountain  apart  by  themselves:  and  he  was 
transfigured  before  them:  and  his  garments  became  glistering,  exceed- 
ing white ;  so  as  no  fuller  on  earth  can  whiten  them.  And  there  ap- 
peared unto  them  Elijah  with  Moses:  and  they  were  talking  with  Jesus. 
And  Peter  answereth  and  saith  to  Jesus,  Rabbi,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be 
here:  and  let  us  make  three  tabernacles;  one  for  thee,  and  one  for 
Moses,  and  one  for  Elijah.  For  he  wist  not  what  to  answer ;  for  they 
became  sore  afraid.  And  there  came  a  cloud  overshadowing  them : 
and  there  came  a  voice  out  of  the  cloud.  This  is  my  beloved  Son :  hear 


90  PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MARK. 

ye  him.  And  suddenly  looking  round  about,  they  saw  no  one  any 
more  save  Jesus  only  with  themselves. 

And  as  they  were  coming  down  from  the  mountain,  he  charged 
them  that  they  should  tell  no  man  what  things  they  had  seen,  save 
when  the  Son  of  man  should  have  risen  again  from  the  dead.  And 
they  kept  the  saying,  questioning  among  themselves  what  the  rising 
again  from  the  dead  should  mean. 

And  when  they  came  to  the  disciples,  they  saw  a  great  multitude 
about  them,  and  scribes  questioning  with  them.  And  straightway  all 
the  multitude,  when  they  saw  him,  were  greatly  amazed,  and  running 
to  him  saluted  him.  And  he  asked  them,  What  question  ye  with 
them?  And  one  of  the  multitude  answered  him.  Master,  I  brought 
unto  thee  my  son,  which  hath  a  dumb  spirit ;  and  wheresoever  it 
taketh  him,  it  dasheth  him  down :  and  he  foameth,  and  grindeth  his 
teeth,  and  pineth  away :  and  I  spake  to  thy  disciples  that  they  should 
cast  it  out;  and  they  were  not  able.  And  he  answereth  them  and 
saith,  O  faithless  generation,  how  long  shall  I  be  with  you?  how  long 
shall  I  bear  with  you?  bring  him  unto  me.  And  they  brought  him 
unto  him :  and  when  he  saw  him,  straightway  the  spirit  convulsed  liim 
grievously ;  and  he  fell  on  the  ground,  and  wallowed  foaming.  And 
he  asked  his  father,  How  long  time  is  it  since  this  has  come  unto  him? 
And  he  said.  From  a  child.  And  oft-times  it  hath  cast  him  both  into 
the  fire  and  into  the  waters,  to  destroy  him :  but  if  thou  canst  do  any- 
thing, have  compassion  on  us,  and  help  us.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
If  thou  canst !  All  things  are  possible  to  him  that  believeth.  Straight- 
way the  father  of  the  child  cried  out,  and  said,  I  believe ;  help  thou 
mine  unbelief.  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  a  multitude  came  run- 
ning together,  he  re1:)uked  the  unclean  spirit,  saying  unto  him,  Thou 
dumb  and  deaf  spirit,  I  command  thee,  come  out  of  him,  and  enter 
no  more  into  him.  And  having  cried  out,  and  convulsed  him  much, 
he  came  out :  and  tlie  child  became  as  one  dead  ;  insomuch  that  the 
more  part  said.  He  is  dead.  But  Jesus  took  him  by  the  hand,  and 
raised  him  up ;  and  he  arose.  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house,  his  disciples  asked  him  privately,  saying,  We  could  not  cast  it 
out.  And  he  said  unto  them,  This  kind  can  come  out  by  nothing, 
save  by  prayer. 

And  they  went  forth  from  thence,  and  passed  through  Galilee ;  and 
he  would  not  that  any  man  should  know  it.  For  he  taught  his  dis- 
ciples, and  said  unto  them,  The  Son  of  man  is  delivered  up  into  the 
hands  of  men,  and  they  shall  kill  him ;  and  when  he  is  killed,  after 
three  days  he  shall  rise  again.  13ut  they  understood  not  the  saying, 
and  were  afraid  to  ask  him. 


PASSAGES    FROM   S.    MARK.  91 

And  they  came  to  Capernaum :  and  when  he  was  in  the  house  he 
asked  them,  What  were  ye  reasoning  in  the  way  ?  But  tliey  held 
tlieir  peace:  for  they  had  disputed  one  witli  anotlier  in  the  way,  wlxo 
was  tlie  greatest.  And  he  sat  do\An,  and  called  the  twelve ;  and  he 
saith  unto  them.  If  any  man  would  he  first,  he  shall  he  last  of  all, 
and  minister  of  all.  And  he  took  a  little  child,  and  set  him  in  the 
midst  of  them :  and  taking  him  in  his  arms,  he  said  unto  them,  Who- 
soever shall  receive  one  of  such  little  children  in  my  name,  receiv- 
eth  me :  and  whosoever  receiveth  me,  receiveth  not  me,  but  him  that 
sent  me. 

John  said  unto  him,  INIaster,  we  saw  one  casting  out  klevils  in  thy 
name:  and  we  forbade  him,  because  he  followed  not  us.  But  Jesus 
said,  Forbid  him  not:  for  there  is  no  man  which  shall  do  a  mighty 
work  in  my  name,  and  be  able  quickly  to  speak  evil  of  me.  For  he 
that  is  not  against  us  is  for  us.  For  whosoever  shall  give  you  a  cup 
of  water  to  drink,  because  ye  are  Christ's,  verily  I  say  unto  you,  he 
shall  in  no  wise  lose  his  reward.  Salt  is  good :  but  if  the  salt  have  lost 
its  saltness,  wherewith  w'ill  ye  season  it  ?  Have  salt  in  yourselves,  and 
be  at  peace  one  with  another. 

And  he  arose  from  thence,  and  cometh  into  the  borders  of  Judaea 
and  beyond  Jordan:  and  multitudes  come  together  unto  him  again; 
and,  as  he  was  wont,  he  taught  them  again.  And  there  came  unto 
him  Pharisees,  and  asked  him,  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to  put  away  his 
wife?  tempting  him.  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  What 
did  Moses  command  you?  And  they  said,  Moses  suffered  to  write  a 
bill  of  divorcement,  and  to  put  her  away.  But  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
For  your  hardness  of  heart  he  wrote  you  this  commandment.  But 
from  the  beginning  of  the  creation,  Male  and  female  made  he  them. 
For  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave  his  father  and  mother,  and  shall 
cleave  to  his  wife ;  and  the  twain  shall  become  one  flesh :  so  that  they 
are  no  more  twain,  but  one  flesh.  What  therefore  God  hath  joined 
together,  let  not  man  put  asunder.  And  in  the  house  the  disciples 
asked  him  again  of  this  matter.  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Whosoever 
shall  jnit  away  his  wife,  and  marry  another,  committeth  adultery  against 
her :  and  if  she  herself  shall  put  away  her  husband,  and  marry  another, 
she  committeth  adultery. 

And  they  brought  unto  him  little  children,  that  he  should  touch 
them:  and  the  disciples  rebuked  them.  But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  he 
was  moved  with  indignation,  and  said  unto  them.  Suffer  the  little  chil- 
dren to  come  unto  me ;  forbid  them  not :  for  of  such  is  the  king- 
dom of  God.    Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Whosoever  shall  not  receive  the 

1  Gr.  demons. 


92  PASSAGES    FROM    S.    MARK. 

kingdom  of  God  as  a  little  child,  he  shall  in  no  wise  enter  therein. 
And  he  took  them  in  his  arms,  and  blessed  them,  laying  his  hands 
upon  them. 

And  as  he  was  going  forth  into  the  way,  there  ran  one  to  him, 
and  kneeled  to  him,  and  asked  him,  Good  Master,  what  shall  I  do 
that  I  may  inherit  eternal  life?  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  AVhy  callest 
thou  me  good?  none  is  good  save  one,  even  God.  Thou  knowest  the 
commandments,  Do  not  kill,  Do  not  commit  adultery,  Dg  not  steal.  Do 
not  bear  false  witness.  Do  not  defraud.  Honour  thy  father  and  mother. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  INIaster,  all  these  things  have  I  observed  from 
my  youth.  And  Jesus  looking  upon  him  loved  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  One  thing  thou  laokest:  go,  sell  whatsoever  thou  hast,  and  give 
to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treasure  in  heaven:  and  come,  fol- 
low me.  But  his  countenance  fell  at  the  saying,  and  he  went  away 
sorrowful :  for  he  was  one  that  had  great  possessions. 

And  Jesus  looked  round  about,  and  saith  unto  his  disciples.  How 
hardly  shall  they  that  have  riches  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God! 
And  the  disciples  were  amazed  at  his  words.  But  Jesua  answereth 
again,  and  saith  unto  them.  Children,  how  hard  is  it  for  them  that 
trust  in  riches  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God !  It  is  easier  for  a 
camel  to  go  through  a  needle's  eye,  than  for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  God.  And  they  were  astonished  exceedingly,  saying 
unto  him,  Then  who  can  be  saved?  Jesus  looking  upon  them  saith, 
With  men  it  is  impossible,  but  not  with  God:  for  all  things  are  pos- 
sible with  God.  Peter  began  to  say  unto  him,  Lo,  we  have  left  all,  and 
have  followed  thee.  Jesus  said.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  There  is  no 
man  that  hath  left  house,  or  brethren,  or  sisters,  or  mother,  or  father, 
or  children,  or  lands,  for  my  sake,  and  for  the  gospel's  sake,  but  he 
shall  receive  a  hundredfold  now  in  this  time,  houses,  and  brethren, 
and  sisters,  and  mothers,  and  children,  and  lands,  with  persecutions  ; 
and  in  the  world  to  come  eternal  life.  But  many  tliat  are  fust  shall 
be  last;  and  the  last  first. 

And  they  were  in  the  way,  going  up  to  Jerusalem;  and  Jesus  was 
going  before  them:  and  they  were  amazed;  and  they  that  followed 
were  afraid.  And  he  took  again  the  twelve,  and  began  to  tell  tlu'Ui 
the  things  that  were  to  happen  unto  him,  saying,  Behold,  we  go  iij)  to 
Jerusalem ;  and  the  Son  of  man  shall  be  delivered  unto  the  chief  prit's^ts 
and  the  scribes;  and  they  shall  condemn  him  to  death,  and  shall  de- 
liver him  unto  the  Gentiles ;  and  they  shall  mock  him,  and  shall  spit 
upon  him,  and  shall  scourge  him,  and  shall  kill  him ;  and  after  three 
days  he  shall  rise  again. 

And  they  come  to  Jericho:  and  as  he  went  out  from  Jt'iicho,  with 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MARK.  93 

his  disciples  and  a  great  multitude,  the  son  of  Timgeus,  Bartimaeus,  a 
blind  beggar,  was  sitting  by  the  way  side.  And  when  he  heard  that 
it  was  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  he  began  to  cry  out,  and  say,  Jesus,  thou  son 
of  David,  have  mercy  on  me.  And  many  rebuked  him,  that  he  should 
hold  his  peace:  but  he  cried  out  the  more  a  great  deal.  Thou  son  of 
David,  have  mercy  on  me.  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  said,  Call  ye  him. 
And  they  call  the  blind  man,  saying  unto  him.  Be  of  good  cheer:  rise, 
he  calleth  thee.  And  he,  casting  away  his  garment,  sprang  up,  and 
came  to  Jesus.  And  Jesus  answered  him,  and  said,  What  wilt  thou 
that  I  should  do  unto  thee?  And  the  blind  man  said  unto  him,  Rab- 
boni,  that  I  may  receive  my  siglit.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Go  thy 
way;  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole.  And  straightway  he  received 
his  sight,  and  followed  him  in  the  way. 

And  he  entered  into  Jenisalem,  into  the  temple ;  and  when  he  had 
looked  round  about  upon  all  things,  it  being  now  eventide,  he  went 
out  unto  Bethany  with  the  twelve. 

And  on  the  morrow,  when  they  were  come  out  from  Bethany,  he 
hungered.  And  seeing  a  fig  tree  afar  off  having  leaves,  he  came,  if 
haply  he  might  find  anything  thereon :  and  when  he  came  to  it,  he 
found  nothing  but  leaves;  for  it  was  not  the  season  of  figs.  And  he 
answered  and  said  unto  it.  No  man  eat  fruit  from  thee  henceforward 
for  ever.    And  his  disciples  heard  it. 

And  every  evening  he  went  forth  out  of  the  city. 

And  as  they  passed  by  in  the  morning,  they  saw  the  fig  tree  with- 
ered away  from  the  roots.  And  Peter  calling  to  remembrance  saith 
unto  him.  Rabbi,  behold,  the  fig  tree  which  thou  cursedst  is  withered 
away.  And  Jesus  answering  saith  unto  them.  Have  faith  in  God. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall  say  unto  this  mountain,  Be 
thou  taken  up  and  cast  into  the  sea;  and  shall  not  doubt  in  his  heart, 
but  shall  believe  that  what  he  saith  cometh  to  pass;  he  shall  have  it. 
Therefore  I  say  unto  you.  All  things  whatsoever  ye  pray  and  ask  for, 
believe  that  ye  have  received  them,  and  ye  shall  have  them.  And 
whensoever  ye  stand  praying,  forgive,  if  ye  have  aught  against  any 
one;  that  your  Father  also  which  is  in  heaven  may  forgive  you  your 
trespasses. 

And  one  of  the  scribes  came,  and  asked  him,  TMiat  commandment 
is  the  first  of  all  ?  Jesus  answered,  The  first  is.  Hear,  O  Israel ;  The 
Lord  our  God,  the  Lord  is  one :  and  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind,  and 
with  all  thy  strength.  The  second  is  this,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neigh- 
bour as  thyself.  There  is  none  other  commandment  greater  than  these. 
And  the  scribe  said  unto  him.  Of  a  truth.  Master,  thou  hast  well  said 


94  PASSAGES   FROM   S.   MARK. 

that  ho  is  one  ;  and  there  is  none  other  hut  he:  and  to  love  him  ■s\ith 
all  the  heart,  and  with  all  the  understanding,  and  with  all  tlie  strengtli, 
and  to  love  his  neighbour  as  himself,  is  much  more  than  all  whole 
burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices.  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he  answered 
discreetly,  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  art  not  far  from  the  kingdom  of 
God.     And  no  man  after  that  durst  ask  him  any  question. 

And  the  common  peojile  heard  him  gladly. 

And  in  his  teaching  he  said.  Beware  of  the  scribes,  which  desire  to 
walk  in  long  robes,  and  to  have  salutations  in  the  marketplaces,  and 
chief  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  chief  places  at  feasts:  they  which 
devour  widows'  houses,  and  for  a  pretence  make  long  prayers;  these 
shall  receive  greater  condemnation. 

And  he  sat  down  over  against  the  treasury,  and  beheld  how  the 
multitude  cast  money  into  the  treasury :  and  many  that  were  rich  cast 
in  much.  And  there  came  a  poor  widow,  and  she  cast  in  two  mites, 
which  make  a  farthing.  And  he  called  unto  him  his  disciples,  and 
said  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  This  poor  widow  cast  in  more 
than  all  they  which  are  casting  into  the  treasury :  for  they  all  did  cast 
in  of  their  superfluity ;  hut  she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all  that  she 
had,  even  all  her  living. 

And  as  he  went  forth  out  of  the  temple,  one  of  his  disciples  saith 
unto  him,  IMaster,  behold,  what  manner  of  stones  and  w"hat  manner  of 
buildings!  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Seest  thou  these  great  buildings? 
there  shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone  upon  another,  which  shall  not 
be  thrown  down. 

And  as  he  sat  on  the  mount  of  Olives  over  against  the  temple, 
Peter  and  James  and  John  and  Andrew  asked  him  privately.  Tell  us, 
when  shall  these  things  be?  and  what  sltall  be  the  sign  when  these 
things  are  all  about  to  be  accomplished?  And  Jesus  began  to  say  unto 
them,  Take  heed  that  no  man  lead  you  astray.  Many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  am  he;  and  shall  lead  many  astray.  And  when  ye 
shall  hear  of  wars  and  rumours  of  wars,  be  not  troubled :  these  things 
must  needs  come  to  pass;  but  the  end  is  not  yet.  For  nation  shall 
rise  against  nation,  and  kingdom  against  kingdom:  there  shall  1)C 
earthcpiakes  in  divers  places;  there  shall  be  famines:  these  things  are 
the  beginning  of  travail. 

But  take  ye  heed  to  yourselves:  for  they  shall  deliver  you  up  to 
councils ;  and  in  synagogues  shall  ye  be  beaten ;  and  before  governors 
and  kings  shall  ye  stand  for  my  sake,  fcjr  a  testimony  unto  them. 
And  the  gospel  must  first  be  preached  unto  all  the  nations.  And 
when  they  lead  you  to  judgement,  and  deliver  you  up,  be  not  anxious 
beforehand  what  ye  sliall  sj^eak :  l)ut  wliatsoever  shall  l^e  given  you  in 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.    MARK.  95 

that  hour,  that  speak  ye ;  for  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Holy 
Spirit.  And  brother  shall  deliver  up  brother  to  death,  and  the  father 
his  child ;  and  children  shall  rise  up  against  parents,  and  cause  them 
to  he  put  to  death.  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my  name's 
sake:  but  he  that  endureth  to  the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved. 

But  when  ye  see  the  abomination  of  desolation  standing  whore  he 
ought  not  (let  him  that  readcth  understand),  then  let  them  that  are 
in  Judaea  flee  unto  the  mountains:  and  let  him  that  is  on  the  house- 
top not  go  down,  nor  enter  in,  to  take  anything  out  of  his  house: 
and  let  him  that  is  in  the  field  not  return  back  to  take  his  cloke. 
And  pray  ye  that  it  be  not  in  the  winter.  For  those  days  shall  be 
triljulation,  such  as  there  hath  not  been  the  like  from  the  beginning 
of  the  creation  which  God  created  until  now,  and  never  shall  be.  And 
except  the  Lord  had  sliortened  the  days,  no  flesh  would  have  been 
saved:  but  for  the  elect's  sake,  whom  he  chose,  he  shortened  the  days. 
And  then  if  any  man  shall  say  unto  you,  Lo,  here  is  the  Christ;  or, 
Lo,  there ;  believe  it  not :  for  there  shall  arise  false  Christs  and  false 
prophets,  and  shall  shew  signs  and  wonders,  that  they  may  lead  astray, 
if  possible,  the  elect.  But  take  ye  heed :  behold,  I  have  told  you  all 
things  beforehand. 

But  in  those  days,  after  that  tribulation,  the  sun  shall  be  darkened, 
and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her  light,  and  the  stars  shall  be  falling 
from  heaven,  and  the  powers  that  are  in  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken. 
And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  clouds  with  great 
power  and  glory.  And  then  shall  he  send  forth  the  angels,  and  shall 
giither  together  his  elect  from  the  four  winds,  from  the  uttermost  part 
of  the  earth  to  the  uttermost  part  of  heaven. 

Now  from  the  fig  tree  learn  her  parable :  when  her  branch  is  now 
become  tender,  and  putteth  forth  its  leaves,  ye  know  that  the  summer 
is  nigh;  even  so  ye  also,  when  ye  see  these  things  coming  to  jmss, 
know  ye  that  he  is  nigh,  even  at  the  doors.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
This  generation  shall  not  pass  away,  until  all  these  things  be  accom- 
plished. Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away :  but  my  words  shall  not 
pass  away.  But  of  that  day  or  that  hour  knoweth  no  one,  not  even 
the  angels  in  heaven,  neither  the  Son,  but  the  Father.  Take  ye  heed, 
watch  and  pray:  for  ye  knoxT  not  when  the  time  is.  It  is  as  when  a 
man,  sojourning  in  another  country,  having  left  his  house,  and  given 
authority  to  his  servants,  to  each  one  his  work,  commanded  also  the 
porter  to  watch.  Watch  therefore:  for  ye  know  not  when  the  lord  of 
the  house  cometh,  whether  at  even,  or  at  midnight,  or  at  cock  crowing, 
or  in  the  morning;  lest  coming  suddenly  he  find  you  sleeping.  And 
what  I  say  unto  you  I  say  unto  all,  Watch. 


96  PASSAGES    FROM   S.    MARK. 

And  while  lio  was  in  Bethany  in  the  honse  of  Simon  the  leper,  as 
he  sat  at  meat,  there  came  a  woman  having  an  alabaster  cruse  of 
ointment  of  spikenard  very  costly;  and  she  brake  the  cruse,  and  jjoured 
it  over  his  head.  But  there  were  some  that  had  indignation  among 
themselves,  saying,  To  what  purpose  hath  this  waste  of  the  ohitment 
been  made?  For  this  ointment  might  have  been  sold  for  above  three 
hundred  pence,  and  given  to  the  poor.  And  they  murmured  against 
her.  But  Jesus  said.  Let  her  alone ;  why  trouble  ye  her  ?  she  hath 
wrought  a  good  work  on  me.  For  ye  have  the  poor  always  with  you, 
and  whensoever  ye  will  ye  can  do  them  good:  but  me  ye  have  not 
always.  She  hath  done  what  she  could:  she  hath  anointed  my  body 
aforehand  for  the  burying.  And  verily  I  say  unto  you.  Wheresoever 
the  gospel  shall  be  preached  throughout  tlie  whole  world,  that  also 
wliich  this  woman  hath  done  shall  be  spoken  of  for  a  memorial  of 
her. 


PASSAGES  FROM  THE   GOSPEL 

ACCORDING  TO 

S.    JOHN. 


In  the  beginning  was  the  "\Voi\l,  and  the  "Word  was  with  God,  and 
the  Word  was  God.  The  same  was  in  the  beginning  with  God.  All 
things  were  made  by  him ;  and  without  him  was  not  anything  made 
that  hath  been  made.  In  him  was  life ;  and  the  life  was  the  light  of 
men.  And  the  light  shineth  in  the  darkness ;  and  the  darkness  ap- 
prehended it  not.  There  came  a  man,  sent  from  God,  whose  name 
was  John.  The  same  came  for  witness,  that  he  might  bear  witness  of 
the  light,  that  all  might  believe  through  him.  He  was  not  the  light, 
but  came  that  he  might  bear  witness  of  the  light.  There  was  the  true 
light,  even  the  light  which  lighteth  every  man,  coming  into  the  world. 
He  was  in  the  world,  and  the  world  was  made  by  him,  and  the  world 
knew  him  not.  He  came  unto  his  own,  and  they  that  were  his  own 
received  him  not.  But  as  many  as  received  him,  to  them  gave  he 
the  right  to  become  children  of  God,  ei'en  to  them  that  believe  on  his 
name:  which  were  born,  not  of  blood,  nor  of  the  will  of  the  flesh, 
nor  of  the  will  of  man,  but  of  God.  And  the  Word  became  flesh,  and 
dwelt  among  us  (and  we  beheld  his  glory,  glory  as  of  the  only  begot- 
ten from  the  Father),  full  of  grace  and  truth.  John  beareth  witness  of 
him,  and  crieth,  saying,  This  was  he  of  whom  I  said.  He  that  cometh 
after  me  is  become  before  me :  for  he  was  before  me.  For  of  his 
fulness  we  all  received,  and  grace  for  grace.  For  the  law  was  given 
by  Moses ;  grace  and  truth  came  by  Jesus  Christ.  No  man  hath  seen 
God  at  any  time ;  the  only  begotten  Son,  which  is  in  the  bosom  of  the 
Father,  he  hath  declared  him. 

And  this  is  the  witness  of  John,  when  the  Jews  sent  unto  him  from 
Jerusalem  priests  and  Levites  to  ask  him.  Who  art  thou  ?  And  he  con- 
fessed, and  denied  not;  and  he  confessed,  I  am  not  the  Christ.  And 
they  asked  him,  What  then?  Art  thou  Elijah?  And  he  saith,  I  am 
not.  Art  thou  the  prophet?  And  he  answered,  No.  They  said  there- 
fore unto  him,  Who  art  thou  ?  that  we  may  give  an  answer  to  them 

(97) 


98  PASSAGES    FROM    S.    JOHN. 

that  sent  us.  "What  sayest  thou  of  thyself?  lie  said,  I  am  the  voice 
of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness,  Make  straight  the  way  of  the  Lord, 
as  said  Isaiah  the  prophet.  And  they  had  been  sent  from  the  Phar- 
isees. And  they  asked  him,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  then  baptizest 
thou,  if  thou  art  not  the  Christ,  neither  Elijah,  neither  the  prophet? 
John  answered  them,  saying,  I  baptize  with  water:  in  the  midst  of 
you  standeth  one  whom  ye  know  not,  evm  he  that  cometh  after  me, 
the  latchet  of  whose  shoe  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose.  These  things 
were  done  in  Bethany  beyond  Jordan,  where  John  was  baptizing. 

On  the  morrow  he  seeth  Jesus  coming  unto  hina,  and  saith.  Behold, 
the  Lamb  of  God,  which  Haketh  away  the  sin  of  the  world!  This  is 
he  of  whom  I  said.  After  me  cometh  a  man  which  is  become  before 
me :  for  he  was  before  me.  And  I  knew  him  not ;  but  that  he  should 
be  made  manifest  to  Israel,  for  this  cause  came  I  baptizing  with  water. 
And  John  bare  witness,  saying,  I  have  beheld  the  Sphit  descending  as 
a  dove  out  of  heaven ;  and  it  abode  upon  him.  And  I  knew  him  not : 
but  he  that  sent  me  to  baj^tize  with  water,  he  said  unto  me,  L^pon 
whomsoever  thou  shalt  see  the  Spirit  descending,  and  abiding  upon 
him,  the  same  is  he  that  baptizeth  with  the  Holy  Spirit.  And  I  have 
seen,  and  have  borne  witness  that  this  is  the  Son  of  God. 

Again  on  the  morrow  John  was  standing,  and  two  of  his  disciples  ; 
and  he  looked  upon  Jesus  as  he  walked,  and  saith.  Behold,  the  Lamb 
of  God!  And  the  two  disciples  heard  him  speak,  and  they  followed 
Jesus.  And  Jesus  turned,  and  beheld  them  following,  and  saith  unto 
them.  What  seek  ye?  And  they  said  unto  him.  Rabbi  (which  is  to 
say,  being  interpreted.  Master),  where  abidest  thou?  He  saith  unto 
them.  Come,  and  ye  shall  see.  They  came  therefore  and  saw  where 
he  abode;  and  they  abode  with  him  that  day:  it  was  about  the  tenth 
hour.  One  of  the  two  that  heard  John  sijmh,  and  followed  him,  was 
Andrew,  Simon  Peter's  brother.  He  findeth  first  his  own  brother 
Simon,  and  saith  unto  him,  We  have  found  the  Messiah  (which  is, 
being  interpreted,  ^Christ).  He  brought  him  unto  Jesus.  Jesus  looked 
upon  him,  and  said.  Thou  art  Simon  the  son  of  John :  thou  shalt  be 
called  Cephas  (which  is  by  interpretation,  -'Peter). 

On  the  morrow  he  was  minded  to  go  forth  into  Galilee,  and  he 
findeth  Philip:  and  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Follow  me.  Now  Philip 
was  from  Bethsaida,  of  the  city  of  Andrew  and  Peter.  Philip  findeth 
Nathanael,  and  saith  unto  him,  We  have  found  him,  of  whom  Moses 
in  the  law,  and  the  prophets,  did  write,  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  the  son  of 
Joseph.  And  Nathanael  said  unto  him,  Can  any  good  thing  come  out 
of  Nazareth?    Philip  saith  unto  him,  Come  and  see.    Jesus  saw  Nath- 

iQr,  beareth  the  sin.  =That  is,  Anointed.  STli.at  is,  Jlock  or  Stone. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.   JOHN.  99 

anael  coming  to  him,  and  saith  of  him,  Behold,  an  IsraeHte  indeed,  in 
whom  is  no  guile  !  Nathanael  saith  unto  him,  Whence  knowest  thou 
me  ?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Before  Philip  called  thee, 
when  thou  wast  under  the  fig  tree,  I  saw  thee.  Nathanael  answered 
him,  Rabbi,  thou  art  the  Son  of  God ;  thou  art  King  of  Israel.  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  Because  I  said  unto  thee,  I  saw  thee 
underneath  the  fig  tree,  believest  thou?  thou  shalt  see  greater  things 
than  these.  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Ye 
shall  see  the  heaven  opened,  and  the  angels  of  God  ascending  and 
descending  upon  the  Son  of  man.  > 

And  the  third  day  there  was  a  marriage  in  Cana  of  Galilee ;  and 
the  mother  of  Jesus  was  there:  and  Jesus  also  was  bidden,  and  his 
disciples,  to  the  marriage.  And  when  the  wine  failed,  the  mother  of 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Tliey  have  no  wine.  And  Jesus  saith  unto  her. 
Woman,  what  have  I  to  do  with  thee  ?  mine  hour  is  not  yet  come. 
His  mother  saith  unto  the  servants,  Whatsoever  he  saith  unto  you,  do 
it.  Now  there  were  six  waterpots  of  stone  set  there  after  the  Jews' 
manner  of  purifying,  containing  two  or  three  firkins  apiece.  Jesus 
saith  unto  them,  Fill  the  waterpots  with  water.  And  they  filled  them 
up  to  the  brim.  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Draw  out  now,  and  bear 
unto  the  ruler  of  the  feast.  And  they  bare  it.  And  when  the  ruler 
of  the  feast  tasted  the  water  now  become  wine,  and  knew  not  whence 
it  was  (iKit  the  servants  which  had  drawn  the  water  knew),  the  ruler 
of  the  feast  calleth  the  bridegroom,  and  saith  unto  him.  Every  man 
setteth  on  first  the  good  wine;  and  when  men  have  drunk  freely,  then 
that  which  is  worse:  thou  hast  kept  the  good  wine  until  now.  This 
beginning  of  his  signs  did  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  manifested 
his  glory  ;  and  his  disciples  believed  on  him. 

After  this  he  went  down  to  Capernaum,  he,  and  his  mother,  and 
his  brethren,  and  his  disciples:  and  there  they  abode  not  many  days. 

And  the  passover  of  the  Jews  was  at  hand,  and  Jesus  went  up  to 
Jerusalem.  And  he  found  in  the  temple  those  that  sold  oxen  and 
sheep  and  doves,  and  the  changers  of  money  sitting:  and  he  made  a 
scourge  of  cords,  and  cast  all  out  of  the  temple,  both  tlie  sheep  and 
the  oxen ;  and  he  poured  out  the  changers'  money,  and  overthrew 
their  tables ;  and  to  them  that  sold  the  doves  he  said,  Take  these 
things  hence ;  make  not  my  Father's  house  a  house  of  merchandise. 
His  disciples  remembered  that  it  was  written.  The  zeal  of  thine  house 
shall  eat  me  up.  The  Jews  therefore  answered  and  said  unto  him. 
What  sign  shewest  thou  unto  us,  seeing  that  thou  doest  these  things? 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  tliem.  Destroy  this  temple,  and  in  three 
days  I  will  raise  it  up.    The  Jews  therefore  said,  Forty  and  six  years 


100  PASSAGES   FROM    S.   JOHN. 

was  this  temple  in  building,  and  wilt  thou  raise  it  up  in  three  days? 
But  he  spake  of  the  temple  of  his  body.  When  therefore  he  was 
raised  from  the  dead,  his  disciples  remembered  that  he  sj^ake  this; 
and  they  believed  the  scripture,  and  the  word  which  Jesus  had  said. 

Now  when  he  was  in  Jerusalem  at  the  passover,  during  the  feast, 
many  believed  on  his  name,  beholding  his  signs  which  he  did.  But 
Jesus  did  not  trust  himself  unto  them,  for  that  he  knew  all  men,  and 
because  he  needed  not  that  any  one  should  bear  witness  concerning 
man;  for  he  himself  knew  what  was  in  man. 

Now  there  was  a  man  of  the  Pharisees,  named  Nicodemus,  a  ruler 
of  the  Jews:  the  same  came  unto  him  by  night,  and  said  to  him. 
Rabbi,  we  know  that  thou  art  a  teacher  come  from  God :  for  no  man 
can  do  these  signs  that  thou  doest,  excei:)t  God  be  with  him.  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  him.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  Excei)t  a 
man  be  born  ^anew,  he  cannot  see  the  kingdom  of  God,  Nicodemus 
saith  unto  him,  How  can  a  man  be  born  when  he  is  old?  Jesus  an- 
swered, Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee.  Except  a  man  be  born  of  water 
and  the  Sj^irit,  he  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God.  That  which 
is  born  of  the  flesh  is  flesh ;  and  that  which  is  born  of  the  Spirit  is 
spirit.  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto  thee.  Ye  must  be  born  ^anew. 
^The  wind  bloweth  where  it  listeth,  and  thou  hearest  the  voice  thereof, 
but  knowest  not  whence  it  cometh,  and  whither  it  goeth :  so  is  every 
one  that  is  born  of  the  Spirit.  Nicodemus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  How  can  these  things  be?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him. 
Art  thou  the  teacher  of  Israel,  and  understandest  not  these  things? 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  We  speak  that  we  do  know,  and  bear 
witness  of  that  we  have  seen ;  and  ye  receive  not  our  witness.  If  I 
told  you  eartlily  things,  and  ye  believe  not,  how  shall  ye  believe,  if  I 
tell  you  heavenly  things?  And  no  man  hath  ascended  into  heaven, 
but  he  that  descended  out  of  heaven,  even  the  Son  of  man,  which  is 
in  heaven.  And  as  INIoses  lifted  uj:)  the  serpent  in  the  wilderness,  even 
so  must  the  Son  of  man  be  lifted  up;  that  whosoever  ^believeth  may 
in  him  have  eternal  life. 

For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  only  begotten  Son, 
that  whosoever  belie veth  on  him  should  not  perish,  but  have  eternal 
life.  For  God  sent  not  the  Son  into  the  world  to  judge  the  world; 
but  that  the  world  should  be  saved  through  him.  He  that  belie  veth 
on  liim  is  not  judged:  he  that  believeth  not  hath  been  judged  already, 
because  lie  hath  not  believed  on  the  name  of  the  only  begotten  Son 
of  God.     And  this  is  the  judgement,  that  the  light  is  come  into  the 

^  Or,  from  above.  ^  Or,  The  Spirit  brealhelh. 

"Or,  believeth  in  him  may  have. 


'   PASSAGES    FROM   S.   JOHN.  101 

world,  and  men  loved  the  darkness  rather  than  the  light ;  for  their 
works  were  evil.  For  everj'  one  that  doeth  ill  hateth  the  light,  and 
cometh  not  to  the  light,  lest  his  works  should  be  reproved.  But  he 
that  doeth  the  truth  cometh  to  the  light,  that  his  works  may  be  made 
manifest,  that  they  have  been  wrought  in  God. 

After  these  things  came  Jesus  and  his  disciples  into  the  land  of 
Judica;  and  there  he  tarried  with  them,  and  baptized.  And  John  also 
was  bai:)tizing  in  ^non  near  to  Salim,  because  there  was  much  water 
there:  and  they  came,  and  were  baptized.  For  John  was  not  j'et  cast 
into  prison.  There  arose  therefore  a  questioning  on  the  part  of  John's 
disciples  with  a  Jew  about  purifying.  And  they  came  unto  John, 
and  said  to  him.  Rabbi,  he  that  was  with  thee  beyond  Jordan,  to 
whom  thou  hast  borne  witness,  behold,  the  same  baptizeth,  and  all 
men  come  to  him.  John  answered  and  said,  A  man  can  receive 
nothing,  except  it  have  been  given  him  from  heaven.  Ye  yourselves 
bear  me  witness,  that  I  said,  I  am  not  the  Christ,  but,  that  I  am  sent 
before  him.  He  that  hath  the  bride  is  the  bridegroom :  but  the  friend 
of  the  bridegroom,  which  standeth  and  heareth  him,  rejoiceth  greatly 
because  of  the  bridegroom's  voice:  this  my  joy  therefore  is  fuldlled. 
He  must  increase,  but  I  must  decrease. 

He  that  cometh  from  above  is  above  all :  lie  that  is  of  the  earth 
is  of  the  earth,  and  of  the  earth  he  speaketh:  he  that  cometh  from 
heaven  is  above  all.  What  he  hath  seen  and  heard,  of  that  he  beareth 
witness;  and  no  man  receiveth  his  witness.  He  that  hath  received 
his  witness  hath  set  his  seal  to  this,  that  God  is  true.  For  he  whom 
God  hath  sent  speaketh  the  words  of  God :  for  he  giveth  not  the  Spirit 
by  measure.  The  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and  hath  given  all  things 
into  his  hand.  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  hath  eternal  life ;  but 
he  that  ^obeyeth  not  the  Son  shall  not  see  life,  but  the  wrath  of  God 
abideth  on  him. 

When  therefore  the  Lord  knew  how  that  the  Pharisees  had  heard 
that  Jesus  was  making  and  baptizing  more  disciples  than  John  (al- 
though Jesus  himself  baptized  not,  but  his  disciples),  he  left  Judtea, 
and  departed  again  into  Galilee.  And  he  must  needs  pass  through 
Samaria.  So  he  cometh  to  a  city  of  Samaria,  called  Sychar,  near  to  the 
parcel  of  ground  that  Jacob  gave  to  his  son  Joseph :  and  Jacob's  well 
was  there.  Jesus  therefore,  being  wearied  with  his  journey,  sat  thus 
by  the  well.  It  was  about  the  sixth  hour.  There  cometh  a  woman 
of  Samaria  to  draw  water :  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Give  me  to  drink. 
For  his  disciples  were  gone  away  into  the  city  to  buy  food.  The  Sa- 
maritan woman  therefore  saith  unto  him.  How  is  it  that  thou,  being  a 

iQr,  believeth  not. 


102  I'A8.SA(iES    FKOM    S.    JOHN. 

Jew,  askest  drink  of  me,  which  am  a  Samaritan  woman?  (For  Jews 
have  no  dealings  with  Samaritans.)  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her, 
If  thou  knewest  tlie  gift  of  God,  and  who  it  is  that  saith  to  thee,  Give 
me  to  drink ;  thou  wouldest  have  asked  of  him,  and  he  would  have 
given  thee  living  water.  The  woman  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  thou  hast 
nothing  to  draw  with,  and  the  well  is  deei) :  from  whence  then  hast 
thou  that  living  water  ?  Art  thou  greater  than  our  fatlier  Jacob,  which 
gave  us  the  well,  and  drank  thereof  himself,  and  his  sons,  and  his 
cattle  ?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her.  Every  one  that  drinketh 
of  this  water  shall  thirst  again :  but  whosoever  drinketh  of  the  water 
that  I  shall  give  him  shall  never  thirst ;  but  the  water  that  I  shall 
give  him  shall  become  in  him  a  well  of  water  springing  up  unto  eter- 
nal life.  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  give  me  this  water,  that  I 
thirst  not,  neither  come  all  the  way  hither  to  draw.  Jesus  saith  unto 
her.  Go,  call  thy  husband,  and  come  hither.  The  woman  answered 
and  said  unto  him,  I  have  no  husband.  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Thou 
saidst  well,  I  have  no  husband :  for  thou  hast  had  Ave  husbands ;  and 
he  whona  thou  now  hast  is  not  thy  husband :  this  hast  thou  said 
truly.  The  woman  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  I  perceive  that  thou  art  a 
prophet.  Our  fathers  worshipped  in  this  mountain  ;  and  ye  say,  that 
in  Jerusalem  is  the  place  where  men  ought  to  worship.  Jesus  saith 
unto  her,  Woman,  believe  me,  the  hour  conieth,  when  neither  in  this 
mountain,  nor  in  Jerusalem,  shall  ye  worship  the  Father.  Ye  worship 
that  which  ye  know  not :  we  worship  that  which  we  know :  for  sal- 
vation is  from  the  Jews.  But  the  hour  cometh,  and  now  is,  when  the 
true  worshipi)ers  shall  worship  the  Father  in  spirit  and  truth:  for 
such  doth  the  Father  seek  to  be  his  worshippers.  ^God  is  a  Spirit: 
and  they  that  worship  him  must  worship  in  spirit  and  truth.  The 
woman  saith  unto  him,  I  know  that  Messiah  cometh  (which  is  called 
Christ) :  when  he  is  come,  he  will  declare  unto  us  all  things.  Jesus 
eaith  unto  her,  I  that  speak  unto  thee  am  he. 

And  upon  this  came  his  disciples ;  and  they  marvelled  that  lie  was 
speaking  with  a  woman ;  yet  no  man  said,  "What  seekest  th(ju  ?  or, 
Why  speakest  thou  with  lier?  So  the  woman  left  her  waterpot,  and 
went  away  into  the  city,  and  saith  to  the  men.  Come,  see  a  man, 
which  told  me  all  things  that  erer  I  did:  can  this  be  the  Christ? 
They  went  out  of  the  city,  and  were  coming  to  him.  In  the  mean 
while  the  disciples  prayed  him,  saying,  Rabbi,  eat.  But  he  said  unto 
them,  I  have  meat  to  eat  that  ye  know  not.  The  disciples  therefore 
said  one  to  another,  Hath  any  man  brought  him  ai(</ht  to  cat?  Jesus 
suith  unto  them.  My  meat  is  to  do  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me,  and 

'  Or,  (rod  is  sjnrit. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.   JOHN.  103 

to  accomplish  his  work.  Say  not  ye,  Tliore  are  yet  four  months,  and 
then  cometh  the  harvest?  behold,  I  say  unto  you,  Lift  up  your  eyes, 
and  look  on  the  fields,  that  they  are  white  already  uiito  harvest.  He 
that  reapeth  receiveth  wages,  and  gathereth  fruit  unto  life  eternal ; 
that  he  that  soweth  and  he  that  reapeth  may  rejoice  together.  For 
herein  is  the  saying  true,  One  soweth,  and  another  reapeth.  I  sent 
you  to  reap  that  whereon  ye  have  not  laboured :  others  have  laboured, 
and  ye  are  entered  into  their  labour. 

And  from  that  city  many  of  the  Samaritans  believed  on  him  be- 
cause of  the  word  of  the  woman,  who  testified,  He  told  me  all  things 
that  ever  I  did.  So  when  the  Samaritans  came  unto  him,  they  besought 
him  to  abide  with  them :  and  he  abode  there  two  days.  And  many 
more  believed  because  of  his  word;  and  they  said  to  the  woman,  Now 
we  believe,  not  because  of  thy  speaking :  for  we  have  heard  for  our- 
selves, and  know  that  this  is  indeed  the  Saviour  of  the  world. 

And  after  the  two  days  he  went  forth  from  thence  uito  Galilee. 
For  Jesus  himself  testified,  that  a  prophet  hath  no  honour  in  his  own 
country.  So  when  he  came  into  Galilee,  the  Galiljeans  received  him, 
having  seen  all  the  things  that  he  did  in  Jerusalem  at  the  feast:  for 
they  also  went  unto  the  feast. 

He  came  therefore  again  unto  Cana  of  Galilee,  where  he  made  the 
water  wine.  And  there  was  a  certain  nobleman,  whose  son  was  sick 
at  Capernaum.  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was  come  out  of  Judaea 
into  Galilee,  he  went  unto  him,  and  besought  him  that  he  would  come 
down,  and  heal  his  son ;  for  he  was  at  the  point  of  death.  Jesus 
therefore  said  unto  him,  Except  ye  see  signs  and  wonders,  ye  will  in 
no  wise  believe.  The  nobleman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  come  down  ere 
my  child  die.  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Go  thy  way  ;  thy  son  liveth.  The 
man  believed  the  word  that  Jesus  spake  unto  him,  and  he  went  his 
way.  And  as  he  was  now  going  down,  his  servants  met  him,  saying, 
that  his  son  lived.  So  he  inquired  of  them  the  hour  when  he  began 
to  amend.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  Yesterday  at  the  seventh 
hour  the  fever  left  him.  So  the  father  knew  that  it  was  at  that  hour 
in  which  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Thy  son  liveth :  and  himself  believed, 
and  his  whole  house.  This  is  again  the  second  sign  that  Jesus  did, 
having  come  out  of  Judiea  into  Galilee. 

After  these  things  there  was  a  feast  of  the  Jews ;  and  Jesus  went 
up  to  Jerusalem. 

Now  there  is  in  Jerusalem  by  the  sheep  gate  a  pool,  which  is  called 
in  Hebrew  Bethesda,  having  five  porches.  In  these  lay  a  multitude 
of  them  that  were  sick,  blind,  halt,  withered.  And  a  certain  man  was 
there,  which  had  been  thirty  and  eight  years  in  his  infirmity.    When 


104  PASSAGES    FROM   S.   JOHN. 

Jesus  saw  him  lying,  and  knew  that  he  had  been  now  a  long  time  in 
that  case,  he  saith  unto  him,  Wouldest  thou  be  made  whole  ?  The  sick 
man  answered  him,  Sir,  I  have  no  man,  when  the  water  is  troubled, 
to  put  me  into  the  pool :  but  while  I  am  coming,  another  steppeth 
down  before  me.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Arise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and 
walk.  And  straightway  the  man  was  made  whole,  and  took  up  his 
bed  and  walked. 

Now  it  was  the  sabbath  on  that  day.  So  the  Jews  said  unto  him 
that  was  cured,  It  is  the  sabbath,  and  it  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  take 
up  thy  bed.  But  he  answered  them.  He  that  made  me  whole,  the 
same  said  unto  me,  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk.  They  asked  him, 
"Who  is  the  man  that  said  unto  thee,  Take  up  tJoj  bed,  and  walk  ?  But 
he  that  was  healed  wist  not  who  it  was :  for  Jesus  had  conveyed  him- 
self away,  a  multitude  being  in  the  place.  Afterward  Jesus  findeth  him 
in  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thou  art  made  whole :  sin 
no  more,  lest  a  worse  thing  befall  thee.  The  man  went  away,  and  told 
the  Jews  that  it  was  Jesus  which  had  made  him  whole.  And  for  this 
cause  did  the  Jews  persecute  Jesus,  because  he  did  these  things  on  the 
sabbath.  But  Jesus  answered  them.  My  Father  worketh  even  until 
now,  and  I  work.  For  this  cause  therefore  the  Jews  sought  the  more 
to  kill  him,  because  he  not  only  brake  the  sabljath,  but  also  called 
God  his  own  Father,  making  himself  equal  with  God. 

Jesus  therefore  answered  and  said  unto  them. 

Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  The  Son  can  do  nothing  of  himself, 
but  wluit  he  seeth  the  Father  doing :  for  what  things  soever  he  doeth, 
these  the  Son  also  doeth  in  like  manner.  For  the  Father  loveth  the 
Son,  and  sheweth  him  all  things  that  himself  doeth:  and  greater 
works  than  these  will  he  shew  him,  that  ye  may  marvel.  For  as  the 
Father  raiseth  the  dead  and  quickeneth  them,  even  bo  the  Son  also 
quickeneth  whom  he  will.  For  neither  doth  the  Father  judge  any 
man,  but  he  hath  given  all  judgement  unto  the  Son ;  that  all  may 
honour  the  Son,  even  as  they  honour  the  Father.  He  that  honoureth 
not  the  Son  honoureth  not  the  Father  which  sent  him.  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you.  He  that  heareth  my  word,  and  believeth  him  that  sent 
me,  hath  eternal  life,  and  conieth  not  into  judgement,  but  hath  passed 
out  of  death  into  life.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  The  hour  conicth, 
and  now  is,  when  the  dead  shall  hear  the  voice  of  tlie  Son  of  God; 
and  they  that  hear  shall  live.  For  as  the  Father  liath  life  in  himself, 
even  so  gave  he  to  the  Son  also  to  have  life  in  himself :  and  he  gave 
him  authority  to  execute  judgement,  because  he  is  the  Son  of  man. 
Marvel  not  at  this:  for  the  hour  cometh,  in  which  all  that  are  in  thi' 
tombs  shall  hoar  his  voice,  and  shall  come  fortli ;  they  that  have  done 


PASSAGES    FROM   S.   JOHN.  105 

good,  unto  the  resurrection  of  life ;  and  they  that  have  done  ill,  unto 
the  resurrection  of  judgement. 

I  can  of  myself  do  nothing :  as  I  hear,  I  judge :  and  my  judgement 
is  righteous;  because  I  seek  not  mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of  him 
that  sent  me.  If  I  bear  witness  of  myself,  my  witness  is  not  true.  It 
is  another  that  beareth  witness  of  me ;  and  I  know  that  the  witness 
which  he  witnesseth  of  me  is  true.  Ye  have  sent  unto  John,  and  he 
hath  borne  witness  unto  the  truth.  But  the  witness  which  I  receive 
is  not  from  man :  howbeit  I  say  these  things,  that  ye  may  be  saved. 
,He  was  the  lamp  that  burneth  and  shineth:  and  ye  were  willing  to 
rejoice  for  a  season  in  his  light.  But  the  witness  which  I  have  is 
greater  than  that  of  John :  for  the  works  which  the  Father  hath  given 
me  to  accomplish,  the  very  works  that  I  do,  bear  witness  of  me,  that 
the  Father  hath  sent  me.  And  the  Father  which  sent  me,  he  hath 
borne  witness  of  me.  Ye  have  neither  heard  his  voice  at  any  time, 
nor  seen  his  form.  And  ye  have  not  his  word  abiding  in  you:  for 
whom  he  sent,  him  ye  believe  not.  Ye  search  the  scriptures,  because 
ye  think  that  in  them  ye  have  eternal  life;  and  these  ai'e  they  which 
bear  witness  of  me ;  and  ye  will  not  come  to  me,  that  ye  may  have 
life.  I  receive  not  glory  from  men.  But  I  know  you,  that  ye  have 
not  the  love  of  God  in  yourselves.  I  am  come  in  my  Father's  name, 
and  ye  receive  me  not :  if  another  shall  come  in  his  own  name,  him 
ye  will  receive.  How  can  ye  believe,  which  receive  glory  one  of 
another,  and  the  glory  that  coineth  from  the  only  God  ye  seek  not? 
Think  not  that  I  will  accuse  you  to  the  Father:  there  is  one  that 
accuseth  you,  even  Moses,  on  whom  ye  have  set  your  hope.  For  if  ye 
believed  Moses,  ye  would  believe  me ;  for  he  wrote  of  me.  But  if  ye 
believe  not  his  writings,  how  shall  ye  believe  my  words? 

After  these  things  Jesus  went  away  to  the  other  side  of  the  sea  of 
Galilee,  which  is  the  sea  of  Tiberias.  And  a  great  multitude  followed 
him,  because  they  beheld  the  signs  which  he  did  on  them  that  were 
sick.  And  Jesus  went  up  into  the  mountain,  and  there  he  sat  with 
his  disciples.  Now  the  passover,  the  feast  of  the  Jews,  was  at  hand. 
Jesus  therefore  lifting  up  his  eyes,  and  seeing  that  a  great  multitude 
Cometh  unto  him,  saith  unto  Philip,  "Whence  are  we  to  buy  bread,  that 
these  may  eat  ?  And  this  he  said  to  prove  him  :  for  he  himself  knew 
what  he  would  do.  Philip  answered  him,  Two  hundred  pennyworth 
of  bread  is  not  sufficient  for  them,  that  every  one  may  take  a  little. 
One  of  his  disciples,  Andrew,  Simon  Peter's  brother,  saith  unto  him, 
There  is  a  lad  here,  which  hath  five  barley  loaves,  and  two  fishes: 
but  what  are  these  among  so  many?  Jesus  said,  ]\Iake  the  people  sit 
down.    Now  there  was  much  grass  in  the  place.    So  the  men  sat  down. 


lot) 


PASSAGES  FROM    S.  JOHN. 


in  number  a])out  five  thousand.  Jesus  therefore  took  the  loaves;  and 
having  given  thanks,  he  distributed  to  them  that  were  set  down ;  like- 
wise also  of  the  fishes  as  much  as  they  would.  And  when  they  were 
filled,  he  saith  unto  his  disciples,  Gather  up  the  broken  pieces  which 
remain  over,  that  nothing  be  lost.  So  they  gathered  them  up,  and 
filled  twelve  baskets  with  broken  pieces  from  the  five  barley  loaves, 
which  remained  over  unto  tliem  that  had  eaten.  When  therefore  the 
people  saw  the  sign  which  he  did,  they  said,  This  is  of  a  truth  the 
prophet  that  cometh  into  the  world. 

Jesus  therefore  perceiving  that  they  were  about  to  come  and  take 
him  by  force,  to  make  him  king,  withdrew  again  into  the  mountain 
himself  alone. 

And  when  evening  came,  his  disciples  went  down  unto  the  sea ; 
and  they  entered  into  a  boat,  and  were  going  over  the  sea  unto  Ca- 
pernaum. And  it  was  now  dark,  and  Jesus  had  not  yet  come  to  them. 
And  the  sea  was  rising  by  reason  of  a  great  wind  that  blew.  When 
therefore  they  had  rowed  about  five  and  twenty  or  thirty  furlongs, 
they  beheld  Jesus  walking  on  the  sea,  and  drawing  nigh  unto  the  boat: 
and  they  were  afraid.  But  he  saith  unto  them,  It  is  I ;  be  not  afraid. 
They  were  willing  therefore  to  receive  him  into  the  boat :  and  straight- 
way the  boat  was  at  the  land  whither  they  were  going. 

On  the  morrow  the  multitude  which  stood  on  the  other  side  of  the 
sea  saw  that  there  was  none  other  boat  there,  save  one,  and  that  Jesus 
entered  not  with  his  disciples  into  the  boat,  but  that  his  disciples  went 
away  alone  (howbeit  there  came  boats  from  Tiberias  nigh  unto  the 
place  where  they  ate  the  bread  after  the  Lord  had  given  thanks) : 
when  the  multitude  therefore  saw  that  Jesus  was  not  there,  neither 
his  disciples,  they  themselves  got  into  the  boats,  and  came  to  Caper- 
naum, seeking  Jesus.  And  when  they  found  him  on  the  other  side  of 
the  sea,  they  said  unto  him.  Rabbi,  when  earnest  thou  hither  ?  Jesus 
answered  them  and  said,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Ye  seek  me, 
not  because  ye  saw  signs,  but  because  ye  ate  of  the  loaves,  and  were 
filled.  Work  not  for  the  meat  which  perisheth,  but  for  the  meat  which 
abideth  unto  eternal  life,  which  the  Son  of  man  shall  give  unto  you: 
for  him  the  Father,  even  God,  hath  sealed.  They  said  therefore  unto 
him.  What  must  we  do,  that  we  may  work  the  works  of  God  ?  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  them.  This  is  the  work  of  God,  that  ye  believe 
on  him  whom  he  hath  sent.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  What 
then  doest  thou  for  a  sign,  that  we  may  see,  and  believe  thee?  what 
workest  thou  ?  Our  fathers  ate  the  manna  in  the  wilderness ;  as  it 
is  written.  Tie  gave  them  bread  out  of  heaven  to  eat.  Jesus  therefore 
Siiid  unto  them.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  It  was  not  Moses  that 


PASSAGES    FROM   S.  JOHN.  107 

gave  you  the  bread  out  of  heaven ;  but  my  Father  giveth  you  the  true 
bread  out  of  heaven.  For  the  bread  of  God  is  that  which  cometh 
down  out  of  heaven,  and  giveth  life  unto  the  world.  They  said  there- 
fore unto  him,  Lord,  evermore  give  us  this  bread.  Jesus  said  unto 
them,  I  am  the  bread  of  life :  he  that  cometh  to  me  shall  not  hunger, 
and  he  that  believeth  on  me  shall  never  thirst.  But  I  said  unto  you, 
that  ye  have  seen  me,  and  yet  believe  not.  All  that  which  the  Father 
giveth  me  shall  come  unto  me ;  and  him  that  cometh  to  me  I  will  in 
no  wise  cast  out.  For  I  am  come  down  from  heaven,  not  to  do  mine 
own  will,  but  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me.  And  this  is  the  will  of 
him  that  sent  me,  that  of  all  that  which  he  hath  given  me  I  should 
lose  nothing,  but  should  raise  it  up  at  the  last  day.  For  this  is  the 
will  of  my  Father,  that  every  one  that  beholdeth  the  Son,  and  be- 
lieveth on  him,  should  have  eternal  life;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at 
the  last  day. 

The  Jews  therefore  murmured  concerning  him,  because  he  said,  I 
am  the  bread  which  came  down  out  of  heaven.  And  they  said,  Is  not 
this  Jesus,  the  son  of  Joseph,  whose  father  and  mother  we  know?  how 
doth  he  now  say,  I  am  come  down  out  of  heaven  ?  Jesus  answered 
and  said  unto  them.  Murmur  not  among  yourselves.  No  man  can  come 
to  me,  except  the  Father  which  sent  me  draw  him  :  and  I  will  raise  him 
up  in  the  last  day.  It  is  written  in  the  prophets,  And  they  shall  all 
be  taught  of  God.  Every  one  that  hath  heard  from  the  Father,  and 
hath  learned,  cometh  unto  me.  Not  that  any  man  hath  seen  the 
Father,  save  he  which  is  from  God,  he  hath  seen  the  Father.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that  believeth  hath  eternal  life.  I  am  the 
bread  of  life.  Your  fathers  did  eat  the  manna  in  the  wilderness,  and 
they  died.  This  is  the  bread  which  cometh  down  out  of  heaven,  that 
a  man  may  eat  thereof,  and  not  die.  I  am  the  living  bread  which 
came  down  out  of  heaven :  if  any  man  eat  of  this  bread,  he  shall  live 
for  ever:  yea  and  the  bread  which  I  will  give  is  my  flesh,  for  the  life 
of  the  world. 

The  Jews  therefore  strove  one  with  another,  saying.  How  can  thi^ 
man  give  us  his  flesh  to  eat?  Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them,  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Except  ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  man  and 
drink  his  blood,  ye  have  not  life  in  yourselves.  He  that  eateth  my 
flesh  and  drinketh  my  blood  hath  eternal  life ;  and  I  will  raise  him 
up  at  the  last  day.  For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  my  blood  is 
drink  indeed.  He  that  eateth  my  flesh  and  drinketh  my  blood  abideth 
in  me,  and  I  in  him.  As  the  living  Father  sent  me,  and  I  live  be- 
cause of  the  Father;  so  he  that  eateth  me,  he  also  shall  live  because 
of  me.    This  is  the  bread  which  came  down  out  of  heaven :  not  as  the 


108  PASSAGES    FROM    S.  JOHN. 

fathers  did  eat,  and  died :  he  that  eateth  this  bread  shall  live  for  ever. 
These  things  said  he  in  the  synagogue,  as  he  taught  in  Capernaum. 

Many  therefore  of  his  disciples,  when  they  heard  tJiis,  said,  This  is  a 
hard  saying;  who  can  hear  it?  But  Jesus  knowing  in  himself  that 
his  disciples  murmured  at  this,  said  unto  them,  Doth  this  cause  you  to 
stumble?  JMiat  then  if  ye  should  behold  the  Son  of  man  ascending 
where  he  was  before?  It  is  the  spirit  that  quickeneth;  the  flesh 
profiteth  nothing:  the  words  that  I  have  spoken  unto  you  are  spirit, 
and  are  life.  But  there  are  some  of  you  that  believe  not.  For  Jesus 
knew  from  the  beginning  who  they  were  that  believed  not,  and  who 
it  was  that  should  betray  him.  And  he  said,  For  this  cause  have  I 
said  unto  you,  that  no  man  can  come  unto  me,  excej)t  it  be  given  unto 
him  of  the  Father. 

UX)on  this  many  of  his  disciples  went  back,  and  walked  no  more 
with  him.  Jesus  said  therefore  unto  the  twelve,  AVould  ye  also  go 
away?  Simon  Peter  answered  him,  Lord,  to  whom  shall  we  go?  thou 
hast  the  words  of  eternal  life.  And  we  have  believed  and  know  that 
thou  art  the  Holy  One  of  God.  Jesus  answered  them,  Did  not  I  choose 
you  the  twelve,  and  one  of  you  is  a  devil  ?  Now  he  spake  of  Judas 
the  son  of  Simon  Iscariot,  for  he  it  was  that  should  betray  him,  helng 
one  of  the  twelve. 

And  after  these  things  Jesus  walked  in  Galilee:  for  he  would  not 
walk  in  Judaia,  because  the  Jews  sought  to  kill  him.  Kow  the  feast 
of  the  Jews,  the  feast  of  tabernacles,  was  at  hand.  His  brethren  there- 
fore said  unto  him,  Depart  hence,  and  go  into  Judaea,  that  thy  disciples 
also  may  behold  thy  works  which  thou  doest.  For  no  man  doeth  any- 
thing in  secret,  and  himself  seeketh  to  be  known  openly.  If  thou  doest 
these  things,  manifest  thyself  to  the  world.  For  even  his  brethren  did 
not  believe  on  him.  Jesus  therefore  saith  unto  them,  JMy  time  is  not 
yet  come;  but  your  time  is  alway  ready.  The  world  cannot  hate  you; 
but  me  it  hateth,  because  I  testify  of  it,  that  its  works  are  evil.  Go 
ye  up  unto  the  feast:  I  go  not  up  yet  unto  this  feast;  because  my 
time  is  not  yet  fulfilled.  And  having  said  these  things  unto  them, 
he  abode  slill  in  Galilee. 

But  when  his  brethren  were  gone  up  unto  the  feast,  then  went  he 
also  up,  not  publicly,  but  as  it  were  in  secret.  The  Jews  therefore 
sought  him  at  the  feast,  and  said,  "Where  is  he  ?  And  there  was  much 
murmuring  among  the  multitudes  concerning  him:  some  said.  He  is  a 
good  man;  others  said,  Not  so,  but  he  leadeth  the  multitude  astray. 
Howbeit  no  man  spake  openly  of  him  for  fear  of  the  Jews. 

But  when  it  was  now  the  midst  of  the  feast  Jesus  went  iip  into 
the  teuij)le,  and   taught.     The  Jews  therefore  marvelled,  saying.  How 


PASSAGES   FROM    S.  JOHN.  109 

knoweth  this  man  letters,  having  never  learned  ?  Jesus  therefore  an- 
swered them,  and  said,  My  teaching  is  not  mine,  but  his  that  sent  me. 
If  any  man  willeth  to  do  his  will,  he  shall  know  of  the  teaching, 
whether  it  be  of  God,  or  wheOtcr  I  speak  from  myself.  He  that  speak- 
eth  from  himself  seeketh  his  own  glory :  but  he  that  seeketh  the  glory 
of  him  that  sent  him,  the  same  is  true,  and  no  unrighteousness  is  in 
him.  Did  not  Moses  give  you  the  law,  and  yet  none  of  you  doeth  the 
law  ?  "Why  seek  ye  to  kill  me  ?  The  multitude  answered,  Thou  hast  a 
'devil:  who  seeketh  to  kill  thee?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  did  one  work,  and  ye  all  marvel  because  of  this.  Moses  hath  given 
you  circumcision  (not  that  it  is  of  Moses,  but  of  the  fathers) ;  and  on 
the  sabbath  ye  circumcise  a  man.  If  a  man  receiveth  circumcision  on 
the  sabbath,  that  the  law  of  Moses  may  not  be  broken ;  are  ye  wroth 
with  me,  because  I  made  a  man  every  whit  whole  on  the  sabbath? 
Judge  not  according  to  appearance,  but  judge  righteous  judgement. 

Some  therefore  of  them  of  Jerusalem  said.  Is  not  this  he  whom  they 
seek  to  kill?  And  lo,  he  speaketh  openly,  and  they  say  nothing  unto 
him.  Can  it  be  that  the  rulers  indeed  know  that  this  is  the  Christ? 
Ilowbeit  we  know  this  man  whence  he  is:  but  when  the  Christ  cometh, 
no  one  knoweth  whence  he  is.  Jesus  therefore  cried  in  the  temple, 
teaching  and  saying.  Ye  both  know  me,  and  know  whence  I  am ;  and 
I  am  not  come  of  myself,  but  he  that  sent  me  is  true,  whom  ye  know 
not.  I  know  him ;  because  I  am  from  him,  and  he  sent  me.  They 
sought  therefore  to  take  him:  and  no  man  laid  his  hand  on  him,  be- 
cause his  hour  was  not  yet  come.  But  of  the  multitude  many  believed 
on  him ;  and  they  said,  When  the  Christ  shall  come,  will  he  do  more 
signs  than  those  which  this  man  hath  done?  The  Pharisees  heard  the 
multitude  nmrmuring  these  things  concerning  him ;  and  the  chief 
priests  and  the  Pharisees  sent  officers  to  take  him.  Jesus  therefore 
said,  Yet  a  little  while  am  I  with  you,  and  I  go  unto  him  that  sent 
me.  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find  me :  and  where  I  am,  ye 
cannot  come.  The  Jews  therefore  said  among  themselves.  Whither  will 
this  man  go  that  we  shall  not  find  him?  will  he  go  unto  the  Disper- 
sion among  the  Greeks,  and  teach  the  Greeks  ?  What  is  this  word  that 
he  said.  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find  me :  and  where  I  am,  ye 
cannot  come  ? 

Now  on  the  last  day,  the  great  day  of  the  feast,  Jesus  stood  and 
cried,  saying,  If  any  man  thirst,  let  him  come  unto  me,  and  drink.  He 
that  believeth  on  me,  as  the  scripture  hath  said,  out  of  his  belly  shall 
flow  rivers  of  living  water.  But  this  spake  he  of  the  Spirit,  which 
they  that  believed  on  him  were  to  receive :  for  the  Spirit  was  not  yet 

1  Gr.  demon. 


]1()  PASSAGES   FROM   S.  JOHN. 

given;  because  Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified.  Some  of  (he  multitude 
therefore,  when  they  heard  these  words,  said,  This  is  of  a  truth  the 
pro^jhet.  Others  said,  This  is  tlie  Christ.  But  some  said.  What,  doth 
the  Christ  come  out  of  Galileo?  Hath  not  the  scripture  said  that  the 
Christ  Cometh  of  the  seed  of  David,  and  from  Bethlehem,  the  village 
where  David  was?  So  there  arose  a  division  in  the  multitude  because 
of  him.  And  some  of  them  would  have  taken  him ;  but  no  man  laid 
hands  on  him. 

The  officers  therefore  came  to  the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees;  and 
they  said  unto  them,  Why  did  ye  not  bring  him?  The  officers  an- 
swered, Never  man  so  spake.  The  Pharisees  therefore  answered  them, 
Are  ye  also  led  astray  ?  Plath  any  of  the  rulers  believed  on  him,  or 
of  the  Pharisees  ?  But  this  multitude  which  knoweth  not  the  law  are 
accursed.  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them  (he  that  came  to  him  before, 
being  one  of  them).  Doth  our  law  judge  a  man,  except  it  first  hear 
from  himself  and  know  what  he  doeth?  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Art  thou  also  of  Galilee?  Search,  and  see  that  out  of  Galilee 
ariseth  no  prophet. 

Again  therefore  Jesus  spake  unto  them,  saying,  I  am  the  light  of  the 
world :  he  that  followeth  me  shall  not  walk  in  the  darkness,  but  shall 
have  the  light  of  life.  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  unto  hini,  Thou 
bearest  witness  of  thyself;  thy  witness  is  not  true.  Jesus  answered 
and  said  unto  them,  Even  if  I  bear  witness  of  myself,  my  witness  is 
true ;  for  I  know  whence  I  came,  and  whitlier  I  go ;  but  ye  know  not 
whence  I  come,  or  whither  I  go.  Ye  judge  after  the  flesh ;  I  judge 
no  man.  Yea  and  if  I  judge,  my  judgement  is  true ;  for  I  am  not  alone, 
but  I  and  the  Father  that  sent  me.  Yea  and  in  your  law  it  is  written, 
that  the  witness  of  two  men  is  true.  I  am  he  that  beareth  witness  of 
myself,  and  the  Father  that  sent  lue  beareth  witness  of  me.  They  said 
therefore  unto  him,  Where  is  thy  Father?  Jesus  answered.  Ye  know 
neither  me,  nor  my  Father :  if  ye  knew  me,  ye  would  know  my  Father 
also.  These  words  spake  he  in  the  treasury,  as  he  taught  in  the  tem- 
ple :  and  no  man  took  him ;  because  his  hour  was  not  yet  come. 

He  said  therefore  again  unto  them,  I  go  away,  and  ye  shall  seek 
me,  and  shall  die  in  your  sin:  whither  I  go,  ye  cannot  come.  The 
Jews  therefore  said,  Will  he  kill  himself,  that  he  saith.  Whither  I  go, 
ye  cannot  come?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  from  beneath  ;  I  am 
from  above:  ye  are  of  this  world;  I  am  not  of  this  world.  I  said  there- 
fore unto  you,  that  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins :  for  except  ye  believe  that 
I  am  he,  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  Who 
art  thou  ?  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Even  that  which  I  have  also  spoken 
unto  you  from  the  l)eginning.     T  have   many  things  to   sjieak  and  to 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.   JOHN.  Ill 

judge  concerning  you :  howbeit  he  that  sent  me  is  true ;  and  the  things 
which  I  heard  from  him,  tliese  sj^eak  I  unto  the  world.  Tliey  per- 
ceived not  that  he  spake  to  tliem  of  the  Father.  Jesus  therefore  said, 
When  ye  liave  lifted  up  the  Son  of  man,  then  shall  ye  know  that  I  am 
he,  and  that  I  do  nothing  of  myself,  but  as  the  Father  taught  me,  I 
sjjeak  these  things.  And  he  that  sent  me  is  with  me ;  he  hath  not  left 
me  alone ;  for  I  do  always  the  things  that  are  pleasing  to  him.  As 
he  spake  these  things,  many  believed  on  him. 

Jesus  therefore  said  to  those  Jews  which  had  believed  him.  If  ye 
abide  in  my  word,  tJicn  are  ye  truly  my  disciples  ;  and  ye  shall  know 
the  truth,  and  the  truth  shall  make  you  free.  They  answered  unto 
him.  We  be  Abraham's  seed,  and  have  never  yet  been  in  bondage  to 
any  man:  how  sayest  thou.  Ye  shall  be  made  frfie?  Jesus  answered 
them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Every  one  that  committeth  sin  is 
the  bondservant  of  sin.  And  the  bondservant  abideth  not  in  the  house 
for  ever:  the  son  abideth  for  ever.  If  therefore  the  Son  shall  make 
you  fi-ee,  ye  shall  be  free  indeed.  I  know  that  ye  are  Abraham's  seed ; 
yet  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  because  my  word  hath  not  free  course  in  you. 
I  speak  the  things  which  I  have  seen  with  my  Father :  and  ye  also  do 
the  things  which  ye  heard  from  your  father.  They  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Our  father  is  Abraham.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  If  ye  were 
Abraham's  children,  ye  would  do  the  works  of  Abraham.  But  now  ye 
seek  to  kill  me,  a  man  that  hath  told  you  the  truth,  which  I  heard 
from  God:  this  did  not  Abraham.  Ye  do  the  works  of  your  father. 
They  said  unto  him,  We  have  one  Father,  even  God.  Jesus  said  unto 
them,  If  God  were  your  Father,  ye  would  love  me :  for  I  came  forth 
and  am  come  from  God ;  for  neither  have  I  come  of  myself,  but  he 
sent  me.  Why  do  ye  not  understand  my  speech  ?  Eren  because  ye 
cannot  hear  my  word.  Ye  are  of  your  father  the  ^ devil,  and  the  lusts 
of  your  father  it  is  your  will  to  do.  He  was  a  murderer  from  the  be- 
ginning, and  stood  not  in  the  truth,  because  there  is  no  truth  in  him. 
When  he  speaketh  a  lie,  he  speaketh  of  his  own :  for  he  is  a  liar,  and 
the  father  thereof.  But  because  I  say  the  truth,  ye  believe  me  not. 
Which  of  you  convieteth  me  of  sin  ?  If  I  say  truth,  why  do  ye  not 
believe  me?  He  that  is  of  God  heareth  the  words  of  God:  for  this 
cause  ye  hear  them  not,  because  ye  are  not  of  God.  The  Jews  answered 
and  said  unto  him.  Say  we  not  well  that  thou  art  a  Samaritan,  and 
hast  a  ^devil?  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a  ^devil ;  but  I  honour 
my  Father,  and  ye  dishonour  me.  But  I  seek  not  mine  own  glory: 
there  is  one  that  seeketh  and  judgeth.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
If  a  man  keep  my  word,  he  shall  never  see  death.    The  Jews  said  unto 

1  Gr.  (ha6o/.ov.  2  Qr.  demon. 


112  PASSAGES    FROM    S.   JOHN. 

liim,  Now  we  know  that  thou  hast  a  'devil.  Abraham  is  dead,  and 
the  prophets ;  and  thou  sayest,  If  a  man  keep  my  word,  he  shall  never 
taste  of  death.  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Abraham,  -which  is 
dead  ?  and  the  prophets  are  dead :  whom  makest  thou  thyself?  Jesus 
answered,  If  I  glorify  myself,  my  glory  is  nothing:  it  is  my  Father 
that  glorifieth  me ;  of  whom  ye  say,  that  .he  is  your  God ;  and  ye  have 
not  known  him :  but  I  know  him ;  and  if  I  should  say,  I  know  him 
not,  I  shall  be  like  unto  you,  a  liar:  but  I  know  him,  and  keei*  l^is 
word.  Your  father  Abraham  rejoiced  to  see  my  day;  and  he  saw  it, 
and  was  glad.  The  Jews  therefore  said  unto  him,  Thou  art  not  yet 
fifty  years  old,  and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham?  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Before  Abraham  was,  I  am.  They  took 
up  stones  therefore  to  cast  at  him :  but  Jesus  hid  himself,  and  went 
out  of  the  temple. 

And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw  a  man  blind  from  his  birth.  And  his 
disciples  asked  him,  saying.  Rabbi,  who  did  sin,  this  man,  or  his  par- 
ents, that  he  should  be  born  blind?  Jesus  answered.  Neither  did  this 
man  sin,  nor  his  parents:  but  that  the  works  of  God  should  be  made 
manifest  in  him.  We  must  work  the  works  of  him  that  sent  me,  while 
it  is  day :  the  night  cometh,  when  no  man  can  work.  When  I  am  in 
the  world,  I  am  the  light  of  the  world.  When  he  had  thus  spoken, 
he  spat  on  the  ground,  and  made  clay  of  the  spittle,  and  anointed  his 
eyes  with  the  clay,  and  said  unto  him,  Go,  wash  in  the  pool  of  Siloam 
(which  is  by  interpretation,  Sent).  He  went  away  therefore,  and  washed, 
and  came  seeing.  The  neighbours  therefore,  and  they  which  saw  him 
aforetime,  that  he  was  a  beggar,  said.  Is  not  this  he  that  sat  and  begged  ? 
Others  said,  It  is  he:  others  said,  No,  l)ut  he  is  like  him.  He  said,  I 
am  he.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  How  then  were  thine  eyes 
Oldened?  He  answered,  The  man  that  is  called  Jesus  made  clay,  and 
anointed  mine  eyes,  and  said  unto  me,  Go  to  Siloam,  and  wash:  so  I 
went  away  and  washed,  and  I  received  sight.  And  they  said  unto 
him,  Where  is  he?    He  saith,  I  know  not. 

They  bring  to  the  Pharisees  him  that  aforetime  was  blind.  Now  it 
was  the  saljbath  on  the  day  when  Jesus  made  the  clay,  and  opened 
his  eyes.  Again  therefore  the  Pharisees  also  asked  him  how  he  re- 
ceived his  sight.  And  he  said  unto  them.  He  put  clay  upon  mine  eyes, 
and  I  washed,  and  do  see.  Some  therefore  of  the  Pharisees  said.  This 
man  is  not  from  God,  because  he  kcepeth  not  the  sabbath.  But  others 
said,  How  can  a  man  that  is  a  sinner  do  such  signs?  And  there  was 
a  division  among  them.  They  say  therefore  unto  the  blind  man  again. 
What  sayest  thou  of  him,  in  that  he  opened  thine  eyes?   And  he  said, 

1  Gr.  demon. 


PASSAGES    FRO.AI    S.    JOHN.  113 

He  is  a  prophet.  The  Jews  therefore  did  not  believe  concerning  him, 
that  he  had  been  bhnd,  and  had  received  his  sight,  until  tliey  called 
the  parents  of  him  that  had  received  his  eight,  and  asked  them,  say- 
ing, Is  this  your  son,  who  ye  say  was  born  blind  ?  how  then  doth  he 
now  see  ?  His  parents  answered  and  said,  AVe  know  that  this  is  our 
son,  and  that  he  was  born  blind:  but  how  he  now  seeth,  we  know 
not ;  or  who  opened  his  eyes,  we  know  not :  ask  him ;  he  is  of  age ; 
he  shall  speak  for  himself.  These  things  said  hia  parents,  because  they 
feared  the  Jews:  for  the  Jews  had  agreed  already,  that  if  any  man 
should  confess  him  to  be  Christ,  he  should  be  put  out  of  the  syna- 
gogue. Therefore  said  his  parents.  He  is  of  age ;  ask  him.  So  they 
called  a  second  time  the  man  that  was  blind,  and  said  unto  him.  Give 
glory  to  God:  we  know  that  this  man  is  a  sinner.  He  therefore  an- 
swered. Whether  he  be  a  sinner,  I  know  not :  one  thing  I  know,  that, 
whereas  I  was  blind,  now  I  see.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  What 
did  he  to  thee?  how  opened  he  thine  eyes?  He  answered  them,  I 
told  you  even  now,  and  ye  did  not  hear:  wherefore  would  ye  hear 
it  again?  would  ye  also  become  his  disciples?  And  they  reviled  him, 
and  said.  Thou  art  his  discijale ;  but  we  are  disciples  of  Moses.  We 
know  that  God  hath  spoken  unto  Moses :  but  as  for  this  man,  we 
know  not  whence  he  is.  The  man  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Why, 
herein  is  the  marvel,  that  ye  know  not  whence  he  is,  and  yet  he 
Oldened  mine  eyes.  We  know  that  God  heareth  not  sinners:  but  if 
any  man  be  a  worshipper  of  God,  and  do  his  will,  him  he  heareth. 
Since  the  world  began  it  was  never  heard  that  any  one  opened  the 
eyes  of  a  man  born  blind.  If  this  man  were  not  from  God,  he  could 
do  nothing.  They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Thou  wast  altogether 
born  in  sins,  and  dost  thou  teach  us?    And  they  cast  him  out. 

Jesus  heard  that  they  had  cast  him  out;  and  finding  him,  he  said, 
Dost  thou  believe  on  the  Son  of  God?  He  answered  and  said,  And 
who  is  he,  Lord,  that  I  may  believe  on  him?  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Thou  hast  both  seen  him,  and  he  it  is  that  speaketh  with  thee.  And 
he  said.  Lord,  I  believe.  And  he  worshipped  him.  And  Jesus  said, 
For  judgement  came  I  into  this  world,  that  they  which  see  not  may 
see ;  and  that  they  which  see  may  become  blind.  Those  of  the  Phari- 
sees which  were  with  him  heard  these  things,  and  said  unto  him.  Are 
we  also  blind?  Jesus  said  unto  them.  If  ye  were  blind,  ye  would  have 
no  sin :  but  now  ye  say.  We  see :  your  sin  remaineth. 

Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  He  that  entereth  not  by  the  door 
into  the  fold  of  the  sheep,  but  climbeth  up  some  other  way,  the  same 
is  a  thief  and  a  robber.  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  door  is  the 
shepherd  of  the  sheep.    To  him  the  porter  opeueth ;  and  the  sheep 


114  PASSAGES   FROM   S.  JOHN. 

hear  his  voice :  and  he  calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name,  and  leadeth 
them  out.  When  he  hath  put  forth  all  his  own,  he  goeth  before  them, 
and  the  sheep  follow  him:  for  they  know  his  voice.  And  a  stranger 
will  they  not  follow,  but  will  flee  from  him:  for  they  know  not  the 
voice  of  strangers.  This  jjarable  spake  Jesus  unto  them :  but  they  un- 
derstood not  what  things  they  were  which  he  spake  unto  them. 

Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them  again,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
I  am  the  door  of  the  sheep.  All  that  came  before  me  are  thieves  and 
robbers:  but  the  sheep  did  not  hear  them.  I  am  the  door:  by  me  if 
any  man  enter  in,  he  shall  be  saved,  and  shall  go  in  and  go  out,  and 
shall  find  jaasture.  The  thief  cometh  not,  but  that  he  may  steal,  and 
kill,  and  destroy :  I  came  that  they  may  have  life,  and  may  have  it 
abundantly.  I  am  the  good  shepherd:  the  good  shepherd  layeth  down 
his  life  for  the  sheep.  He  that  is  a  hireling,  and  not  a  shepherd,  whose 
own  the  sheep  are  not,  beholdeth  the  wolf  coming,  and  leaveth  the 
sheep,  and  fleeth,  and  the  wolf  snatcheth  them,  and  scattereth  them: 
he  Jledh  because  he  is  a  hireling,  and  careth  not  for  the  sheep.  I  am 
the  good  shepherd ;  and  I  know  mine  own,  and  mine  own  know  me, 
even  as  the  Father  knoweth  me,  and  I  know  the  Father;  and  I  lay 
down  my  life  for  the  sheep.  And  other  sheep  I  have,  which  are  not 
of  this  fold :  them  also  I  must  bring,  and  they  shall  hear  my  voice ; 
and  they  shall  become  one  flock,  one  shepherd.  Therefore  cloth  the 
Father  love  me,  because  I  lay  down  my  life,  that  I  may  take  it  again. 
No  one  takcth  it  away  from  me,  but  I  lay  it  down  of  myself.  I  have 
i:)ower  to  lay  it  down,  and  I  have  power  to  take  it  again.  This  com- 
mandment received  I  from  my  Father. 

There  arose  a  division  again  among  the  Jews  because  of  these  words. 
And  many  of  them  said.  He  hath  a  Mevil,  and  is  mad;  why  hear  ye 
him?  Others  said.  These  are  not  the  sayings  of  one  possessed  with  a 
^devil.    Can  a  ^devil  open  the  eyes  of  the  blind? 

And  it  was  the  feast  of  the  dedication  at  Jerusalem:  it  was  winter; 
and  Jesus  was  walking  in  the  temple  in  Solomon's  porch.  The  Jews 
therefore  came  round  about  him,  and  said  unto  him,  How  long  dost 
thou  hold  us  in  suspense?  If  thou  art  the  Christ,  tell  us  plainly.  Jesus 
answered  them,  I  told  you,  and  ye  believe  not:  the  works  that  I  do  in 
my  Father's  name,  these  bear  witness  of  me.  But  ye  believe  not,  be- 
cause ye  are  not  of  my  sheep.  My  sheep  hear  my  voice,  and  I  know 
them,  and  they  follow  me :  and  I  give  unto  them  eternal  life ;  and  they 
shall  never  perish,  and  no  one  shall  snatch  them  out  of  my  hand.  My 
Father,  which  hath  given  them  unto  me,  is  greater  than  all ;  and  no 
one  is  able  to  snatch  them  out  of  the  Father's  haml.    I  and  the  Father 

iQr.  demon. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.   JOHN.  115 

are  one.  The  Jews  took  up  stones  again  to  stone  him.  Jesus  answered 
them,  Many  good  works  have  I  shewed  you  from  tlie  Father ;  for 
which  of  those  works  do  ye  stone  me  ?  The  Jews  answered  him,  For 
a  good  work  we  stone  thee  not,  but  for  blasphemy ;  and  because  that 
thou,  being  a  man,  makest  thyself  God.  Jesus  answered  them.  Is  it 
not  written  in  your  law,  I  said,  Ye  are  gods  ?  If  he  called  them  gods, 
unto  whom  the  word  of  God  came  (and  the  scripture  cannot  be  broken), 
say  ye  of  him,  whom  the  Father  ^sanctified  and  sent  into  the  world, 
Thou  blasphemest;  because  I  said,  I  am  the  Son  of  God?  If  I  do  not 
the  works  of  my  Father,  believe  me  not.  But  if  I  do  them,  though 
ye  believe  not  me,  believe  the  works:  that  ye  may  know  and  under- 
stand that  the  Father  is  in  me,  and  I  in  the  Father.  They  sought 
again  to  take  him :  and  he  went  forth  out  of  their  hand. 

And  he  went  away  again  beyond  Jordan  into  the  place  where  John 
was  at  the  first  bajitizing;  and  there  he  abode.  And  many  came  unto 
him  ;  and  they  said,  John  indeed  did  no  sign :  but  all  things  whatsoever 
John  spake  of  this  man  were  true.    And  many  believed  on  him  there. 

Xow  a  certain  man  was  sick,  Lazarus  of  Bethany, .of  the  village  of 
Mary  and  her  sister  Martha.  And  it  w^as  that  Mary  which  anointed 
the  Lord  with  ointment,  and  wiped  his  feet  W"ith  her  hair,  whose  brother 
Lazarus  was  sick.  The  sisters  therefore  sent  unto  him,  saying,  Lord, 
behold,  he  whom  thou  lovest  is  sick.  But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he 
said,  This  sickness  is  not  unto  death,  but  for  the  glory  of  God,  that  the 
Son  of  God  may  be  glorified  thereby.  Now  Jesus  loved  IVIartha,  and 
her  sister,  and  Lazarus.  When  therefore  he  heard  that  he  was  sick,  he 
abode  at  that  time  two  days  in  the  place  where  he  was.  Then  after 
this  he  saith  to  the  disciples.  Let  us  go  into  Jud^a  again.  The  disci- 
ples say  unto  him,  Eabbi,  the  Jews  were  but  now  seeking  to  stone 
thee ;  and  goest  thou  thither  again  ?  Jesus  answered.  Are  there  not 
twelve  hours  in  the  day?  If  a  man  walk  in  the  day,  he  stumbleth 
not,  because  he  seeth  the  light  of  this  world.  But  if  a  man  walk  in 
the  night,  he  stumbleth,  because  the  light  is  not  in  him.  These  things 
sjiake  he :  and  after  this  he  saith  unto  them,  Our  friend  Lazarus  is 
fallen  asleep ;  but  I  go,  that  I  may  awake  him  out  of  sleep.  The  dis- 
ciples therefore  said  unto  him,  Lord,  if  he  is  fallen  asleep,  he  will  re- 
cover. Now  Jesus  had  spoken  of  his  death :  but  they  thought  that 
he  spake  of  taking  rest  in  sleep.  Then  Jesus  thei'efore  said  unto  them 
plainly,  Lazarus  is  dead.  And  I  am  glad  for  your  sakes  that  I  was 
not  there,  to  the  intent  ye  may  believe;  nevertheless  let  us  go  unto 
him.  Thomas  therefore,  who  is  called  Didymus,  said  unto  his  fellow- 
disciples.  Let  us  also  go,  that  we  may  die  with  him. 

J  Or,  consecrated. 


116  PASSAGES    FROM    S.  JOHN. 

So  when  Jesus  came,  he  found  that  he  had  heen  in  the  tomb  four 
days  already.  Now  Bethany  was  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  about  fifteen 
furlongs  off;  and  many  of  the  Jews  had  come  to  Martha  and  Mary, 
to  console  them  concerning  their  brother.  ]\Iartha  therefore,  when  she 
heard  that  Jesus  was  coming,  went  and  met  him :  but  Mary  still  sat 
in  the  house.  Martha  therefore  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  if  thou  hadst 
been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died.  And  even  now  I  know  that, 
whatsoever  thou  shalt  ask  of  God,  God  will  give  thee.  Jesus  saith 
unto  her.  Thy  brother  shall  rise  again.  Martha  saith  unto  him,  I 
know  that  he  shall  rise  again  in  the  resurrection  at  the  last  day.  Jesus 
said  unto  her,  I  am  the  resurrection,  and  the  life:  he  that  believeth 
on  me,  though  he  die,  yet  shall  he  live:  and  whosoever  liveth  and 
believeth  on  me  shall  never  die.  Believest  thou  this?  She  saith  unto 
him.  Yea,  Lord :  I  have  believed  that  thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of 
God,  even  he  that  cometh  into  the  world.  And  when  she  had  said 
this,  she  went  away,  and  called  Mary  her  sister  secretly,  saying.  The 
]\Iaster  is  here,  and  calleth  thee.  And  she,  when  she  heard  it,  arose 
quickly,  and  went  unto  him.  (Now  Jesus  was  not  yet  come  into  the 
village,  but  was  still  in  the  place  where  Martha  met  him.)  The  Jews 
then  which  were  with  her  in  the  house,  and  were  comforting  her, 
when  they  saw  Mary,  that  she  rose  up  quickly  and  went  out,  followed 
her,  supposing  that  she  was  going  unto  the  tomb  to  weep  there  INIary 
therefore,  when  she  came  where  Jesus  was,  and  saw  him,  fell  down 
at  his  feet,  saying  unto  him.  Lord,  if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  l)rother 
had  not  died.  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  her  weeping,  and  the  Jews 
also  weeping  which  came  with  her,  he  ^groaned  in  the  spirit,  and  was 
troubled,  and  said,  Where  have  ye  laid  him?  They  say  unto  him. 
Lord,  come  and  see.  Jesus  wept.  The  Jews  therefore  said,  Behold 
how  he  loved  him !  But  some  of  them  said,  Could  not  this  man, 
which  opened  the  eyes  of  him  that  was  blind,  have  caused  that  tliis 
man  also  should  not  die  ?  Jesus  therefore  again  ^groaning  in  himself 
cometh  to  the  toml).  Now  it  was  a  cave,  and  a  stone. lay  against  it. 
Jesus  saith,  Take  ye  away  the  stone.  Martha,  the  sister  of  him  that 
was  dead,  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  by  this  time  he  stinketh :  for  he  hath 
been  dcml  four  days.  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Said  I  not  unto  thee,  that, 
if  thou  believedst,  thou  shouldest  see  the  glory  of  God?  So  they  took 
away  the  stone.  And  Jesus  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  said.  Father,  I 
thank  thee  that  thou  heardest  me.  And  I  knew  that  thou  hearest 
me  always:  but  because  of  the  multitude  which  standeth  around  I 
said  it,  that  they  may  believe  that  thou   didst  send  me.     And  when 

1  Or,  was  moved  with  indignation  in  the  spirit. 

2  Or,  being  vioved  with  indignation  in  himself. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.  JOHN.  117 

he  had  thus  spoken,  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  Lazarus,  come  forth. 
He  that  was  dead  came  forth,  bound  hand  and  foot  with  grave-clothes ; 
and  his  face  was  bound  about  with  a  napkin.  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
Loose  him,  and  let  him  go. 

Many  therefore  of  the  Jews,  which  came  to  Mary  and  beheld  that 
which  he  did,  believed  on  him.  But  some  of  them  went  away  to  the 
Pharisees,  and  told  them  the  things  which  Jesus  had  done. 

The  chief  priests  therefore  and  the  Pharisees  gathered  a  council, 
and  said,  What  do  we  ?  for  this  man  doeth  many  signs.  If  we  let 
him  thus  alone,  all  men  will  believe  on  him:  and  the  Romans  will 
come  and  take  away  both  our  place  and  our  nation.  But  a  certain 
one  of  them,  Caiaphas,  being  high  priest  that  year,  said  unto  them. 
Ye  know  nothing  at  all,  nor  do  ye  take  account  that  it  is  expedient 
for  you  that  one  man  should  die  for  the  people,  and  that  the  whole 
nation  i^erish  not.  Now  this  he  said  not  of  himself:  but  being  high 
priest  that  year,  he  prophesied  that  Jesus  should  die  for  the  nation ; 
and  not  for  the  nation  only,  but  that  he  might  also  gather  together 
into  one  the  children  of  God  that  are  scattered  abroad.  So  from  that 
day  forth  they  took  counsel  that  they  might  put  him  to  death. 

Jesus  therefore  walked  no  more  openly  among  the  Jews,  but  de- 
parted thence  into  the  country  near  to  the  wilderness,  into  a  city 
called  Ephraim ;  and  there  he  tarried  with  the  disciples.  Now  the  pass- 
over  of  the  Jews  was  at  hand :  and  many  went  up  to  Jerusalem  out 
of  the  country  before  the  passover,  to  purify  themselves.  They  sought 
therefore  for  Jesus,  and  spake  one  with  another,  as  they  stood  in  the 
temple,  AVhat  think  ye  ?  That  he  will  not  come  to  the  feast  ?  Now 
the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  had  given  commandment,  that,  if 
any  man  knew  where  he  was,  he  should  shew  it,  that  they  might 
take  him. 

Jesus  therefore  six  days  before  the  passover  came  to  Bethany,  where 
Lazarus  was,  whom  Jesua  raised  from  the  dead.  So  they  made  him  a 
supper  there :  and  Martha  served ;  but  Lazarus  was  one  of  them  that 
sat  at  meat  with  him.  Mary  therefore  took  a  pound  of  ointment  of 
spikenard,  very  precious,  and  anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus,  and  wiped 
his  feet  with  her  hair:  and  the  house  was  filled  with  the  odour  of 
the  ointment.  But  Judas  Iscariot,  one  of  his  disciples,  which  should 
betray  him,  saith,  Why  was  not  this  ointment  sold  for  three  hundred 
pence,  and  given  to  the  poor  ?  Now  this  he  said,  not  because  he  cared 
for  the  poor;  but  because  he  was  a  thief,  and  having  the  bag  took 
away  what  was  put  therein.  Jesus  therefore  said.  Suffer  her  to  keep 
it  against  the  day  of  my  burying.  For  the  poor  ye  have  always  with 
you ;  but  me  ye  have  not  always. 


118  PASSAGES    FROM    8.   JOHN. 

Tlie  common  people  therefore  of  the  Jews  learned  that  he  was 
there :  and  they  came,  not  for  Jesus'  sake  only,  but  that  they  might 
see  Lazarus  also,  whom  he  had  raised  from  the  dead.  But  the  chief 
priests  took  counsel  that  they  might  put  Lazarus  also  to  death ; 
because  that  by  reason  of  him  many  of  the  Jews  went  away,  and 
believed  on  Jesus. 

On  the  morrow  a  great  multitude  that  had  come  to  the  feast,  when 
they  heard  that  Jesus  was  coming  to  Jerusalem,  took  the  branches  of 
the  palm  trees,  and  went  forth  to  meet  him,  and  cried  out.  Hosanna: 
Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  even  the  King  of 
Israel.  And  Jesus,  having  found  a  young  ass,  sat  thereon ;  as  it  is 
written,  Fear  not,  daughter  of  Zion :  behold,  thy  King  cometh,  sitting 
on  an  ass's  colt.  These  things  understood  not  his  disciples  at  the  first : 
but  when  Jesus  was  glorified,  then  remembered  they  that  these  things 
were  written  of  him,  and  that  they  had  done  these  things  unto  him. 
The  multitude  therefore  that  was  with  him  when  he  called  Lazarus 
out  of  the  tomb,  and  raised  him  from  the  dead,  bare  witness.  For  this 
cause  also  the  multitude  went  and  met  him,  for  that  they  heard  that 
he  had  done  this  sign.  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  among  them- 
selves. Behold  how  ye  prevail  nothing :  lo,  the  world  is  gone  after 
him. 

Now  there  were  certain  Greeks  among  those  that  went  up  to  wor- 
ship at  the  feast:  these  therefore  came  to  Philip,  which  was  of  Beth- 
saida  of  Galilee,  and  asked  him,  saying,  Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus.  Philip 
cometh  and  telleth  Andrew:  Andrew  cometh,  and  Philip,  and  they 
tell  Jesus.  And  Jesus  answereth  them,  saying.  The  hour  is  come,  that 
the  Son  of  man  should  be  glorified.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you. 
Except  a  grain  of  wheat  fall  into  the  earth  and  die,  it  abideth  by  it- 
self alone ;  but  if  it  die,  it  bearoth  nuich  fruit.  He  that  lovcth  his  life 
loseth  it ;  and  he  that  hateth  his  life  in  this  world  sliall  keep  it  unto 
life  eternal.  If  any  man  serve  mo,  let  him  follow  me ;  and  where  I 
am,  there  shall  also  my  servant  be:  if  any  man  serve  me,  him  will 
the  Father  honour.  Now  is  my  soul  trouljled ;  and  what  shall  I  say  ? 
Father,  save  me  from  this  ^hour.  But  for  this  cause  came  I  unto  this 
hour.  Father,  glorify  thy  name.  There  came  therefore  a  voice  out  of 
heaven,  saijhig,  1  have  both  glorified  it,  and  will  glorify  it  again.  Tlie 
multitude  therefore,  that  stood  by,  and  heard  it,  said  that  it  had  thun- 
dered: others  said.  An  angel  hath  s])()kcn  to  him.  Jesus  answered 
and  said,  This  voice  hath  not  come  for  my  sake,  but  for  your  sakes. 
Now  is  the  judgement  of  iliis  world:  now  shall  the  prince  of  this 
world  be  cast  out.    And  I,  if  1  be  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  will  draw 

1  Or,  hour  ? 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.   JOHN.  119 

all  men  unto  myself.  -But  this  he  said,  signifying  by  what  manner  of 
death  he  should  die.  The  multitude  therefore  answered  him,  We  have 
heard  out  of  the  law  that  the  Christ  abideth  for  ever :  and  how  say- 
est  thou,  The  Son  of  man  must  be  lifted  up  ?  who  is  this  Son  of  man  ? 
Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them,  Yet  a  little  while  is  the  light  among 
you.  Walk  while  ye  have  the  light,  that  darkness  overtake  you  not: 
and  he  that  walkcth  in  the  darkness  knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth. 
While  ye  have  the  light,  believe  on  tlie  light,  that  ye  may  become 
sons  of  light. 

These  things  spake  Jesus,  and  he  departed  and  'hid  himself  from 
them.  But  though  he  had  done  so  many  signs  before  them,  yet  they 
believed  not  on  him :  that  the  word  of  Isaiah  the  prophet  might  be 
fulfilled,  which  he  spake, 

Lord,  who  hath  l)elieved  our  report  ? 

And  to  whom  hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been  revealed  ? 
For  this  cause  they  could  not  believe,  for  that  Isaiah  said  again, 

He  hath  blinded  their  eyes,  and  he  hardened  their  heart ; 

Lest  they  should  see  with  their  eyes,  and  perceive  with 
their  heart, 

And  should  turn, 

And  I  should  heal  them. 
These  things  said  Isaiah,  because  he  saw  his  glory  ;  and  he  spake  of 
him.  Nevertheless  even  of  the  rulers  many  believed  on  him ;  but  be- 
cause of  the  Pharisees  they  did  not  confess  it,  lest  they  should  be  put 
out  of  the  synagogue :  for  they  loved  the  glory  of  men  more  than  the 
glory  of  God. 

And  Jesus  cried  and  said.  He  that  believeth  on  me,  believeth  not 
on  me,  but  on  him  that  sent  me.  And  he  that  beholdeth  me  behold- 
eth  him  that  sent  me.  I  am  come  a  light  into  the  world,  that  who- 
soever believeth  on  me  may  not  abide  in  the  darkness.  And  if  any 
man  hear  my  sayings,  and  keep  them  not,  I  judge  him  not:  for  I 
came  not  to  judge  the  world,  but  to  save  the  world.  He  that  reject- 
eth  me,  and  receiveth  not  my  sayings,  hath  one  that  judgeth  him: 
the  word  that  I  spake,  the  same  shall  judge  him  in  the  last  day.  For 
I  spake  not  from  myself;  but  the  Father  which  sent  me,  he  hath 
given  me  a  commandment,  what  I  should  say,  and  what  I  should 
speak.  And  I  know  that  his  commandment  is  life  eternal :  the  things 
therefore  which  I  speak,  even  as  the  Father  hath  said  unto  me,  so  I 
speak. 

Now  before  the  feast  of  the  passover,  Jesus  knowing  that  his  hour 
was  come  that  he  should  depart  out  of  this  world  unto  the   Father, 

1  Or,  was  hidden  from  them. 


120  ■  PASSAGES    FROM    S.   JOHN. 

having  loved  his  own  -nhich  were  in  the  world,  he  loved  them  unto 
the  end.  And  during  supper,  the  devil  having  already  put  into  the 
heart  of  Judas  Iscariot,  Simon's  son,  to  betray  him,  Jesus,  knowing  that 
the  Father  had  given  all  things  into  his  hands,  and  that  he  came  forth 
from  God,  and  goeth  unto  God,  riseth  from  sujiper,  and  layeth  aside 
his  garments ;  and  he  took  a  towel,  and  girded  himself.  Then  he 
poureth  water  into  the  bason,  and  began  to  wash  the  disciples'  feet, 
and  to  wipe  them  with  the  towel  wherewith  he  was  girded.  So  he 
Cometh  to  Simon  Peter.  He  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  dost  thou  wash  my 
feet?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  What  I  do  thou  knowest  not 
now ;  but  thou  shalt  understand  hereafter.  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Thou 
shalt  never  wash  my  feet.  Jesus  answered  him.  If  I  wash  thee  not, 
thou  hast  no  part  with  me.  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  not  my 
feet  only,  but  also  my  hands  and  my  head.  Jesus  saith  to  him.  He 
that  is  bathed  needeth  not  save  to  wash  his  feet,  but  is  clean  every 
whit:  and  ye  are  clean,  but  not  all.  For  he  knew  him  that  should 
betray  him ;  therefore  said  he.  Ye  are  not  all  clean. 

So  when  he  had  washed  their  feet,  and  taken  his  garments,  and  sat 
down  again,  he  said  unto  them,  Know  ye  what  I  have  done  to  you? 
Ye  call  me,  Master,  and,  Lord :  and  ye  say  well ;  for  so  I  am.  If  I  then, 
the  Lord  and  the  IMaster,  have  washed  your  feet,  ye  also  ought  to 
wash  one  another's  feet.  For  I  have  given  you  an  example,  that  ye 
also  should  do  as  I  have  done  to  you.  Yerily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
A  servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord ;  neither  one  that  la  sent  greater 
than  he  that  sent  him.  If  ye  know  these  things,  blessed  are  ye  if  ye 
do  them.  I  speak  not  of  you  all :  I  know  whom  I  have  chosen :  but 
that  the  scripture  may  be  fulfilled.  He  that  eateth  my  bread  lifted  up 
his  heel  against  me.  From  henceforth  I  tell  you  before  it  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  may  believe  that  I  am  he. 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  He  that  receiveth  whomsoever  I  send 
receiveth  me ;  and  he  that  receiveth  me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me. 

When  Jesus  had  thus  said,  he  was  troubled  in  the  spirit,  and  tes- 
tified, and  said.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  that  one  of  you  shall 
betray  me.  The  discii)les  looked  one  on  another,  doubting  of  whom 
he  spake.  There  was  at  the  table  reclining  in  Jesus'  bosom  one  of  his 
disciples,  whom  Jesus  loved.  Simon  Peter  therefore  beckoneth  to  him, 
and  saith  unto  him,  Tell  us  who  it  is  of  whom  he  speaketh.  He 
leaning  back,  as  he  was,  on  Jesus'  breast  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  who  is 
it?  Jesus  therefore  answereth,  He  it  is,  for  whom  I  shall  dip  the  sop, 
and  give  it  him.  So  when  he  had  dipped  the  sop,  he  taketh  and 
giveth  it  to  Judas,  the  son  of  Simon  Iscariot.  And  after  the  sop,  then 
entered   Satan   into   him.     Jesus  therefore   saith  unto   him,  Tliat  thou 


PASSAC4ES    FROM    S.   JOHN.  121 

doest,  do  qniclvly.  Now  no  man  at  the  table  knew  for  what  intent  he 
spake  this  unto  him.  For  some  thouglit,  because  Judas  had  tlie  bag, 
that  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Buy  what  things  we  have  need  of  for  the 
feast ;  or,  that  he  should  give  something  to  the  poor.  He  then  liaving 
received  the  sop  went  out  straightway :  and  it  was  night. 

When  therefore  he  was  gone  out,  Jesus  saith.  Now  is  the  Son  of 
man  glorified,  and  God  is  glorified  in  him ;  and  God  shall  glorify  him 
in  himself,  and  straightway  shall  he  glorify  him.  Little  children,  yet 
a  little  while  I  am  with  you.  Ye  shall  seek  me:  and  as  I  said  unto 
the  Jews,  "Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot  come  ;  so  now  I  say  unto  you.  A 
new  commandment  I  give  unto  you,  that  ye  love  one  another ;  even 
as  I  have  loved  you,  that  ye  also  love  one  another.  By  this  shall  all 
men  know  that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if  ye  have  love  one  to  another. 

Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  whither  goest  thou?  Jesus  an- 
swered, Whither  I  go,  thou  canst  not  follow  me  now ;  but  thou  shalt 
follow  afterwards.  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  why  cannot  I  follow 
thee  even  now?  I  will  lay  down  my  life  for  thee.  Jesus  answereth. 
Wilt  thou  lay  down  thy  life  for  me  ?  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee. 
The  cock  shall  not  crow,  till  thou  hast  denied  me  thrice. 

Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled:  ^ye  believe  in  God,  believe  also  in 
me.  In  my  Father's  house  are  many  mansions;  if  it  were  not  so,  I 
would  have  told  you;  for  I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you.  And  if  I 
go  and  prepare  a  place  for  you,  I  come  again,  and  will  receive  you 
unto  myself;  that  where  I  am,  there  ye  may  be  also.  And  whither  I 
go,  ye  know  the  way.  Thomas  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  we  know  not 
whither  thou  goest;  how  know  we  the  way?  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I 
am  the  way,  and  the  truth,  and  the  life:  no  one  cometh  unto  the 
Father,  but  by  me.  If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  would  have  known  my 
Father  also:  from  henceforth  ye  know  him,  and  have  seen  him.  Philip 
saith  unto  him.  Lord,  shew  us  the  Father,  and  it  sufBceth  us.  Jesus 
saith  unto  him,  Have  I  been  so  long  time  with  you,  and  dost  thou  not 
know  me,  Philij)?  he  that  hath  seen  me  hath  seen  the  Father;  how 
sayest  thou.  Shew  us  the  Father?  Believest  thou  not  that  I  am  in  the 
Father,  and  the  Father  in  me  ?  the  words  that  I  say  unto  you  I  speak 
not  from  myself:  but  the  Father  abiding  in  me  doeth  his  works.  Be- 
lieve me  that  I  am  in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in  me :  or  else 
believe  me  for  the  very  works'  sake.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
He  that  believeth  on  me,  the  works  that  I  do  shall  he  do  also ;  and 
greater  works  than  these  shall  he  do;  because  I  go  unto  the  Father. 
And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name,  that  will  I  do,  that  the 
Father  may  be  glorified  in  the  Son.    If  ye  shall  ask  me  anything  in 

iQr,  believe  in  God, 


122  PASSAGES    FROM    S.   JOHN. 

my  name,  that  will  I  do.  If  ye  love  me,  ye  will  keep  my  command- 
ments. And  I  will  pray  the  Father,  and  he  shall  give  you  another 
^Comforter,  that  he  may  be  with  you  for  ever,  eira  the  Spirit  of  truth: 
whom  the  world  cannot  receive ;  for  it  beholdeth  him  not,  neither 
knoweth  him :  ye  know  him ;  for  he  abideth  with  you,  and  sliall  be  in 
j'^ou.  I  will  not  leave  you  desolate :  I  come  unto  you.  Yet  a  little 
while,  and  the  world  beholdeth  me  no  more;  but  ye  behold  me:  be- 
cause I  live,  ye  shall  live  also.  In  that  day  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
in  my  Father,  and  ye  in  me,  and  I  in  you.  He  that  hath  my  com- 
mandments, and  keepeth  them,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me :  and  he  that 
loveth  me  shall  be  loved  of  my  Father,  and  I  will  love  him,  and  will 
manifest  myself  unto  him.  Judas  (not  Iscariot)  saitli  unto  him.  Lord, 
what  is  come  to  pass  that  thou  wilt  manifest  thyself  unto  us,  and  not 
unto  the  world?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  If  a  man  love  me, 
he  will  keep  my  word :  and  my  Father  will  love  him,  and  we  will  come 
unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with  him.  He  that  loveth  me  not 
keepeth  not  my  words :  and  the  word  which  ye  hear  is  not  mine,  but 
the  Father's  who  sent  me. 

These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  while  yd  abiding  with  you. 
But  the  ^Comforter,  even  the  Holy  Spirit,  whom  the  Father  will  send 
in  my  name,  he  shall  teach  you  all  things,  and  bring  to  your  remem- 
brance all  that  I  said  unto  you.  Peace  I  leave  with  you;  my  peace  I 
give  unto  you :  not  as  the  world  giveth,  give  I  unto  you.  I^t  not  your 
heart  be  troubled,  neither  let  it  be  fearful.  Ye  heard  how  I  said  to 
you,  I  go  away,  and  I  come  unto  you.  If  ye  loved  me,  ye  would  have 
rejoiqed,  because  I  go  unto  the  Father :  for  the  Father  is  greater  than 
I.  And  now  I  have  told  j-ou  before  it  come  to  pass,  that,  when  it  is 
come  to  pass,  ye  may  believe.  I  will  no  more  speak  much  with  you, 
for  the  prince  of  the  world  comctli :  and  he  hath  nothing  in  me ;  but 
that  the  world  may  know  that  I  love  the  Father,  and  aa  the  Father 
gave  me  commandment,  even  so  I  do.    Arise,  let  us  go  hence. 

I  am  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father  is  the  husbandman.  Every 
branch  in  me  that  bc>areth  not  fruit,  he  taketh  it  away:  and  every 
branch  that  bearcth  fruit,  he  cleanseth  it,  that  it  may  bear  more  fruit. 
Already  ye  are  clean  because  of  the  word  which  I  have  si^oken  unto 
you.  Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  you.  As  the  branch  cannot  bear  fruit  of 
itself,  except  it  abide  in  the  vine;  so  neither  can  ye,  except  ye  abide 
in  me.  I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches:  He  that  abideth  in  me, 
and  I  in  him,  the  same  beareth  much  fruit:  for  apart  fi'om  me  ye  can 
do  nothing.  If  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  he  is  cast  forth  as  a  branch, 
and  is  withered  ;  and  they  gather  them,  and  cast  them  into  the  lire, 

1  Or,  Advocate.    Or,  Helper.    Gr.  Paraclete. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.   JOHN.  123 

and  they  are  burned.  If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my  words  abide  in  you, 
asli  whatsoever  ye  will,  and  it  shall  be  done  unto  you.  Herein  is  my 
Father  glorified,  that  ye  bear  much  fruit;  and  so  shall  ye  be  my  dis- 
ciples. Even  as  the  Father  hath  loved  me,  I  also  have  loved  you : 
abide  ye  in  my  love.  If  ye  keep  my  commandments,  ye  shall  abide 
in  my  love;  even  as  I  have  kept  my  Father's  commandments,  and 
abide  in  his  love.  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  my  joy 
may  be  in  you,  and  that  your  joy  may  be  fulfilled.  This  is  my  com- 
mandment, that  ye  love  one  another,  even  as  I  have  loved  you. 
Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this,  that  a  man  lay  down  his  life 
for  his  friends.  Ye  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do  the  things  which  I  com- 
mand you.  No  longer  do  I  call  you  servants ;  for  the  servant  knoweth 
not  what  his  lord  doeth:  but  I  have  called  you  friends;  for  all  things 
that  I  heard  from  my  Father  I  have  made  known  unto  you.  Ye  did 
not  choose  me,  but  I  chose  you,  and  appointed  you,  that  ye  should  go 
and  bear  fruit,  and  that  your  fruit  should  abide:  that  whatsoever  ye 
shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my  name,  he  may  give  it  you.  These 
things  I  command  you,  that  ye  may  love  one  another.  If  the  world 
hateth  you,  ye  know  that  it  hath  hated  me  before  it  hated  you.  If  ye 
w^ere  of  the  world,  the  world  would  love  its  own :  but  because  ye  are 
not  of  the  world,  but  I  chose  you  out  of  the  world,  therefore  the  world 
hateth  you.  Remember  the  word  that  I  said  unto  you,  A  servant  is 
not  gi-eater  than  his  lord.  If  they  persecuted  me,  they  will  also  per- 
secute you;  if  they  kept  my  word,  they  will  keep  yours  also.  But 
all  these  things  will  they  do  unto  you  for  my  name's  sake,  because 
they  know  not  him  that  sent  me.  If  I  had  not  come  and  spoken  unto 
them,  they  had  not  had  sin:  but  now  they  have  no  excuse  for  their 
sin.  He  that  hateth  me  hateth  my  Father  also.  If  I  had  not  done 
among  them  the  works  which  none  other  did,  they  had  not  had  sin :  but 
now  have  they  both  seen  and  hated  both  me  and  my  Father.  But  this 
cometh  to  pass,  that  the  word  may  be  fulfilled  that  is  written  in  their 
law,  They  hated  me  without  a  cause.  But  when  the  ^ Comforter  is  come, 
whom  I  will  send  unto  you  from  the  Father,  even  the  Spirit  of  truth, 
which  proceedeth  from  the  Father,  he  shall  bear  witness  of  me :  and  ye 
also  bear  witness,  because  ye  have  been  with  me  from  the  beginning. 
These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  ye  should  not  be  made 
to  stumble.  They  shall  put  you  out  of  the  synagogues:  yea,  the  hour 
cometh,  that  whosoever  killeth  you  shall  think  that  he  oflTereth  service 
unto  God.  And  these  things  will  they  do,  because  they  have  not 
known  the  Father,  nor  me.  But  these  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you, 
that  when  their  hour  is  come  ye  may  remember  them,  how  that  I  told 

iQr,  Advocate.    Or,  Helper.    Gr.  Paraclete. 


124  PASSAGES   FROM   S.  JOHN, 

you.  And  these  things  I  said  not  unto  you  from  the  beginning,  be- 
cause I  was  with  you.  But  now  I  go  unto  him  that  sent  me;  and 
none  of  you  asketii  me,  Whither  goest  thou?  But  because  I  have 
spoken  these  things  unto  you,  sorrow  hath  filled  your  heart.  Never- 
theless I  tell  you  the  truth ;  It  is  expedient  for  you  that  I  go  away : 
for  if  I  go  not  away,  the  ^Comforter  will  not  come  unto  you;  but  if  I 
go,  I  will  send  him  unto  you.  And  he,  when  he  is  come,  will  con- 
vict the  world  in  respect  of  sin,  and  of  righteousness,  and  of  judge- 
ment :  of  sin,  because  they  believe  not  on  me  ;  of  righteousness,  because 
I  go  to  the  Father,  and  ye  behold  me  no  more ;  of  judgement,  because 
the  prince  of  this  world  hath  been  judged.  I  have  yet  many  things 
to  say  unto  you,  but  ye  cannot  bear  them  now.  Howbeit  when  he, 
the  Spirit  of  truth,  is  come,  he  shall  guide  you  into  all  the  truth:  for 
he  shall  not  speak  from  himself;  but  what  things  soever  he  shall  hear, 
these  shall  he  speak :  and  he  shall  declare  unto  you  the  things  that 
are  to  come.  He  shall  glorify  me :  for  he  shall  take  of  mine,  and  shall 
declare  it  unto  you.  All  things  whatsoever  the  Father  hath  are  mine: 
therefore  said  I,  that  he  taketh  of  mine,  and  shall  declare  it  unto  you. 
A  little  while,  and  ye  behold  me  no  more ;  and  again  a  little  while, 
and  ye  shall  see  me.  Some  of  his  disciples  therefore  said  one  to  an- 
other, What  is  this  that  he  saith  unto  us,  A  little  while,  and  ye 
behold  me  not ;  and  again  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me :  and, 
Because  I  go  to  the  Father  ?  They  said  therefore.  What  is  this  that  he 
saith,  A  little  while?  We  know  not  what  he  saith.  Jesus  perceived 
that  they  were  desirous  to  ask  him,  and  he  said  unto  them,  Do  ye 
inquire  among  yourselves  concerning  this,  that  I  said,  A  little  while, 
and  ye  behold  me  not,  and  again  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see 
me?  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  weep  and  lament, 
but  the  world  shall  rejoice :  ye  shall  be  sorrowful,  but  your  sorrow 
shall  be  turned  into  joy.  A  woman  when  she  is  in  travail  hath  sor- 
row, because  her  hour  is  come :  but  when  she  is  delivered  of  the 
child,  she  remembereth  no  more  the  anguish,  for  the  joy  that  a  man 
is  born  into  the  world.  And  ye  therefore  now  have  sorrow :  but  I  will 
see  you  again,  and  your  heart  shall  rejoice,  and  your  joy  no  one 
taketh  away  from  you.  And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask  me  nothing. 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  If  ye  shall  ask  anything  of  the  Father, 
he  will  give  it  you  in  my  name.  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  nothing  in 
my  name :  ask,  and  ye  shall  receive,  that  your  joy  may  be  fulfilled. 

Those  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you  in  j)arables :  the  hour  cometh, 
when  I  shall  no  more  speak  unto  you  in  i)arat)lcs,  but  shall  tell  you 
plainly  of  the  Father.     In   that  day  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name:  and  I 

^Or,  Advocate.    Or,  Helper.    Gr.  Paraclete. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.   JOHN.  125 

say  not  unto  you,  that  I  will  pray  the  Father  for  you;  for  the  Father 
himself  loveth  you,  because  ye  have  loved  me,  and  have  believed  that 
I  came  forth  from  the  Father.  I  came  out  from  the  Father,  and  am 
come  into  the  world :  again,  I  leave  the  world,  and  go  unto  the  Father. 
His  disciples  say,  Lo,  now  sj:)eakest  thou  plainly,  and  speakest  no  para- 
ble. Now  know  we  that  thou  knowest  all  things,  and  needest  not  that 
any  man  should  ask  thee :  by  this  we  believe  that  thou  camest  forth 
from  God.  Jesus  answered  them.  Do  ye  now  believe  ?  Behold,  the 
hour  Cometh,  yea,  is  come,  that  ye  shall  be  scattered,  every  man  to 
his  own,  and  shall  leave  me  alone :  and  yet  I  am  not  alone,  because  the 
Father  is  with  me.  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  in  me 
ye  may  have  peace.  In  the  world  ye  have  tribulation:  but  be  of 
good  cheer;  I  have  overcome  the  world. 

These  things  spake  Jesus;  and  lifting  up  his  eyes  to  heaven,  he 
said,  Father,  the  hour  is  come ;  glorify  thy  Son,  that  the  Son  may  glor- 
ify thee :  even  as  thou  gavest  him  authority  over  all  flesh,  that  what- 
sover  thou  hast  given  him,  to  them  he  should  give  eternal  life.  And 
this  is  life  eternal,  that  they  should  know  thee  the  only  true  God,  and 
him  whom  thou  didst  send,  even  Jesus  Christ.  I  glorified  thee  on  the 
earth,  having  accomplished  the  work  which  thou  hast  given  me  to  do. 
And  now,  O  Father,  glorify  thou  me  with  thine  own  self  with  the  glory 
which  I  had  with  thee  before  the  world  was.  I  manifested  thy  name 
unto  the  men  whom  thou  gavest  me  out  of  the  world:  thine  they 
were,  and  thou  gavest  them  to  me ;  and  they  have  kept  thy  word. 
Now  they  know  that  all  things  whatsoever  thou  hast  given  me  are 
from  thee:  for  the  words  wdiich  thou  gavest  me  I  have  given  unto 
them  ;  and  they  received  them,  and  knew  of  a  truth  that  I  came  forth 
from  thee,  and  they  believed  that  thou  didst  send  me.  I  ^pray  for 
them:  I  ^pray  not  for  the  world,  but  for  those  whom  thou  hast  given 
me ;  for  they  are  thine :  and  all  things  that  are  mine  are  thine,  and 
thine  are  mine :  and  I  am  glorified  in  them.  And  I  am  no  more  in  the 
world,  and  these  are  in  the  world,  and  I  come  to  thee.  Holy  Father, 
keep  them  in  thy  name  which  thou  hast  given  me,  that  they  may  be 
one,  even  as  we  are.  While  I  was  with  them,  I  kej)t  them  in  thy  name 
which  thou  hast  given  me :  and  I  guarded  them,  and  not  one  of  them 
perished,  but  the  son  of  perdition;  that  the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled. 
But  now  I  come  to  thee ;  and  these  things  I  speak  in  the  world,  that 
they  may  have  my  joy  fulfilled  in  themselves.  I  have  given  them  thy 
word ;  and  the  world  hated  them,  because  they  are  not  of  the  world, 
even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world.  I  ■'pray  not  that  thou  shouldest  take 
them  from  the  world,  but  that  thou  shouldest  keej)  them  from  the  evil 

1  Gr.  make  request. 


12(5  PASSAGES   FROM    S.   JOHN. 

<me.  They  are  not  of  the  world,  even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world.  ^Sanc- 
tify them  in  the  truth ;  thy  word  is  truth.  As  thou  didst  send  me  into 
the  world,  even  so  sent  I  them  into  the  world.  And  for  their  sakes 
I  ^sanctify  myself,  that  they  themselves  also  may  be  sanctified  in  truth. 
Neither  for  these  only  do  I  ^pray,  but  for  them  also  that  believe  on 
me  through  their  word ;  that  they  may  all  be  one ;  even  as  thou, 
Father,  art  in  me,  and  I  in  thee,  that  they  also  may  be  in  us ;  that  the 
world  may  believe  that  thou  didst  send  me.  And  the  glory  which 
thou  hast  given  me  I  have  given  unto  them ;  that  they  may  be  one, 
even  as  we  are  one ;  I  in  them,  and  thou  in  me,  that  they  may  be 
perfected  into  one ;  that  the  world  may  know  that  thou  didst  send  me, 
and  lovedst  them,  even  as  thou  lovedst  me.  Father,  that  which  thou 
hast  given  me,  I  will  that,  where  I  am,  they  also  may  be  with  me; 
that  they  may  behold  my  glory,  which  thou  hast  given  me :  for  thou 
lovedst  me  before  the  foundation  of  the  world.  O  righteous  Father, 
the  world  knew  thee  not,  but  I  knew  thee ;  and  these  knew  that  thou 
didst  send  me ;  and  I  made  known  unto  them  thy  name,  and  will  make 
it  known ;  that  the  love  wherewith  thou  lovedst  me  may  be  in  them, 
and  I  in  them. 

When  Jesus  had  spoken  these  words,  he. went  forth  with  his  disci- 
ples over  the  brook  Kidron,  where  was  a  garden,  into  the  which  he  en- 
tered, himself  and  his  disciples.  Now  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him, 
knew  the  place :  for  Jesus  oft-times  resorted  thither  with  his  disciples. 
Judas  then,  having  received  the  band  of  soldiers,  and  officers  fi'om  the 
chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees,  cometh  thither  with  lanterns  and 
torches  and  weapons.  Jesus  therefore,  knowing  all  the  things  that 
were  coming  ujjon  him,  went  forth,  and  saith  unto  them.  Whom  seek 
ye?  They  answered  him,  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
I  am  he.  And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him,  was  standing  with 
them.  When  therefore  he  said  unto  them,  I  am  he,  they  went  back- 
ward, and  fell  to  the  ground.  Again  therefore  he  asked  them,  Whom 
seek  ye?  And  they  said,  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  Jesus  answered,  I  told 
you  that  I  am  he :  if  tlierefore  ye  seek  me,  let  these  go  their  way  : 
that  the  word  might  be  fulfilled  which  he  spake.  Of  those  whom  thou 
hast  given  me  I  lost  not  one.  Simon  Peter  therefore  having  a  sword 
drew  it,  and  struck  the  high  priest's  servant,  and  cut  ofi"  his  right  ear. 
Now  the  sei-vant's  name  was  Malchus.  Jesus  therefore  said  unto  Peter, 
Put  up  the  sword  into  the  sheath :  the  cup  which  the  Father  hath 
given  me,  shall  I  not  drink  it? 

So  the  band  and  tlio  chief  captain,  and  the  officers  of  the  Jews, 
seized  Jesus  and  bound  him,  and   led  him  to  Annas  first;  for  he  was 

'  Or,  consecrate.  "  Gr.  make  request. 


PASSAGES    FROM    S.   JOHN,  127 

father  in  law  to  Caiaphas,  which  was  high  priest  that  year.  Now 
Caiaphas  was  he  whicli  gave  counsel  to  the  Jews,  that  it  was  expedi- 
ent that  one  man  should  die  for  the  people. 

And  Simon  Peter  followed  Jesus,  and  so  did  another  disciple.  Now 
that  disciple  was  known  unto  the  high  priest,  and  entered  in  with 
Jesus  into  the  court  of  the  high  priest ;  but  Peter  was  standing  at  the 
door  without.  So  the  other  disciple,  which  was  known  unto  the  high 
priest,  went  out  and  spake  unto  her  that  kept  the  door,  and  brought 
in  Peter.  The  maid  therefore  that  kept  the  door  saith  unto  Peter,  Art 
thou  also  one  of  this  man's  disciples?  He  saith,  I  am  not.  Now  the 
servants  and  the  officers  were  standing  there,  having  made  a  fire  of 
coals ;  for  it  was  cold ;  and  they  were  warming  themselves :  and  Peter 
also  was  with  them,  standing  and  warming  himself. 

The  high  priest  therefore  asked  Jesus  of  his  disciples,  and  of  his 
teaching.  Jesus  answered  him,  I  have  spoken  openly  to  the  world ;  I 
ever  taught  in  synagogues,  and  in  the  temj^le,  where  all  the  Jews  come 
together.;  and  in  secret  spake  I  nothing.  "Why  askest  thou  me?  ask 
them  that  have  heard  me,  what  I  spake  unto  them :  behold,  these 
know  the  things  which  I  said.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  one  of 
the  officers  standing  by  struck  Jesus  with  his  hand,  saying,  Answerest 
thou  the  high  priest  so?  Jesus  answered  him.  If  I  have  spoken  evil, 
bear  witness  of  the  evil :  but  if  w^ell,  why  smitest  thou  me  ?  Annas 
therefore  sent  him  bound  unto  Caiaphas  the  high  priest. 

Now  Simon  Peter  was  standing  and  warming  himself.  They  said 
therefore  unto  him,  Art  thou  also  one  of  his  disciples?  He  denied,  and 
said,  I  am  not.  One  of  the  servants  of  the  high  priest,  being  a  kins- 
man of  him  whose  ear  Peter  cut  off,  saith,  Did  not  I  see  thee  in  the 
garden  with  him  ?  Peter  therefore  denied  again :  and  straightway  the 
cock  crew. 

They  lead  Jesus  therefore  from  Caiaphas  into  the  palace :  and  it 
was  early ;  and  they  themselves  entered  not  into  the  palace,  that  they 
might  not  be  defiled,  but  might  eat  the  passover.  Pilate  therefore  went 
out  unto  them,  and  saith,  Wliat  accusation  bring  ye  against  this  man? 
They  answered  and  said  unto  him.  If  this  man  were  not  an  evil-doer, 
we  should  not  have  delivered  him  up  unto  thee.  Pilate  therefore  said 
unto  them.  Take  him  yourselves,  and  judge  him  according  to  your  law. 
The  Jews  said  unto  him,  It  is  not  lawful  for  us  to  put  any  man  to 
death  :  that  the  word  of  Jesus  might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake,  sig- 
nifying by  what  manner  of  death  he  should  die. 

Pilate  therefore  entered  again  into  the  palace,  and  called  Jesus,  and 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  the  King  of  the  Jews?  Jesus  answered, 
Sayest  thou  this  of  thyself,  or  did  others  tell  it  thee  concerning  me? 


128  PASSAGES    FROM   S.   JOHN. 

Pilate  answered,  Am  I  a  Jew  ?  Tliine  own  nation  and  the  chief  priests 
deUvered  thee  unto  me :  what  hast  thou  done  ?  Jesus  answered,  My 
kingdom  is  not  of  this  world:  if  my  kingdom  were  of  this  world, 
then  would  iny  servants  fight,  that  I  should  not  he  delivered  to  the 
Jews:  but  now  is  my  kingdom  not  from  hence.  Pilate  therefore  said 
unto  him,  Art  thou  a  king  then?  Jesus  answered.  Thou  sayest  that  I 
am  a  king.  To  this  end  have  I  been  born,  and  to  this  end  am  I  come 
into  the  world,  that  I  should  bear  witness  unto  the  truth.  Every  one 
that  is  of  the  truth  heareth  my  voice.  Pilate  saith  unto  him.  What 
is  truth  ? 

And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  went  out  again  unto  the  Jews,  and 
saith  unto  them,  I  find  no  crime  in  him.  But  ye  have  a  custom,  that 
I  should  release  unto  you  one  at  the  passover:  will  ye  therefore  that 
I  release  unto  you  the  King  of  the  Jews?  They  cried  out  therefore 
again,  saying,  Not  this  man,  but  Barabbas.    Now  Barabbas  was  a  robber. 

Then  Pilate  therefore  took  Jesus,  and  scourged  him.  And  the 
soldiers  plaited  a  crow'n  of  thorns,  and  put  it  on  his  head,  and  ar- 
rayed him  in  a  purple  garment;  and  they  came  unto  him,  and  said. 
Hail,  King  of  the  Jews !  and  they  struck  him  with  their  hands.  And 
Pilate  went  out  again,  and  saith  unto  them,  Behold,  I  bring  him  out 
to  you,  that  ye  may  know  that  I  find  no  crime  in  him.  Jesus  there- 
fore came  out,  wearing  the  crown  of  thorns  and  the  purple  garment. 
And  Pilate  saith  unto  them.  Behold,  the  man!  When  therefore  the 
chief  priests  and  the  officers  saw  him,  they  cried  out,  saying.  Crucify 
Mm,  crucify  him.  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Take  him  yourselves,  and 
crucify  him:  for  I  find  no  crime  in  him.  The  Jews  answered  him, 
We  have  a  law,  and  by  that  law  he  ought  to  die,  because  he  made 
himself  the  Son  of  God.  When  pilate  therefore  heard  this  saying,  he 
was  the  more  afraid;  and  he  entered  into  the  palace  again,  and  saith 
unto  Jesus,  Whence  art  thou?  But  Jesus  gave  him  no  answer.  Pilate 
therefore  saith  unto  him,  Speakest  thou  not  unto  me?  knowest  thou 
not  that  I  have  power  to  release  thee,  and  have  power  to  crucify 
thee  ?  Jesus  answered  him,  Thou  wouldest  have  no  j^ower  against  me, 
excei:)t  it  were  given  thee  from  above :  therefore  he  that  delivered  me 
unto  thee  hath  greater  sin.  Upon  this  Pilate  sought  to  release  him: 
but  the  Jews  cried  out,  saying.  If  thou  release  this  man,  thou  art  not 
Caesar's  friend:  every  one  that  maketh  himself  a  king  speaketh  against 
Csesar.  When  Pilate  therefore  heard  these  words,  he  brought  Jesus  out, 
and  sat  down  on  the  judgement-seat  at  a  place  called  The  Pa\'ement, 
but  in  Hebrew,  Gabl)atha.  Now  it  was  the  Preparation  of  the  pass- 
over:  it  was  about  the  sixth  hour.  And  he  saith  unto  the  Jews,  Be- 
hold, your  King!    They  therefore  cried  out,  Away  with  Jti)n,  away  with 


PASSAGES    FPwOM   S.  JOHN.  129 

him,  crucify  him.  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Slaall  I  crucify  your  King? 
The  chief  priests  answered,  We  have  no  king  but  Caesar.  Tlien  there- 
fore he  delivered  him  unto  them  to  be  crucified. 

They  took  Jesus  therefore:  and  he  went  out,  bearing  the  cross  for 
himself,  unto  the  place  called  The  place  of  a  skull,  which  is  called  in 
Hebrew  Golgotha :  W'here  they  crucified  him,  and  with  him  two  others, 
on  either  side  one,  and  Jesus  in  the  midst.  And  Pilate  wrote  a  title 
also,  and  put  it  on  the  cross.  And  there  was  written,  jesus  of  naza- 
EETH,  THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS.  This  title  therefore  read  many  of  the 
Jews:  for  the  place  where  Jesus  was  crucified  was  nigh  to  the  city: 
and  it  was  written  in  Hebrew,  atid  in  Latin,  and  in  Greek.  The  chief 
priests  of  the  Jews  therefore  said  to  Pilate,  Write  not,  The  King  of  the 
Jews ;  but,  that  he  said,  I  am  King  of  the  Jews.  Pilate  answered. 
What  I  have  written  I  have  written. 

The  soldiers  therefore,  when  they  had  crucified  Jesus,  took  his  gar- 
ments, and  made  four  parts,  to  every  soldier  a  part;  and  also  the  coat: 
now  the  coat  was  without  seam,  woven  from  the  top  throughout.  They 
said  therefore  one  to  another,  Let  us  not  rend  it,  but  cast  lots  for  it, 
whose  it  shall  be :  that  the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  which  saith, 
They  parted  my  garments  among  them, 
And  upon  my  vesture  did  they  cast  lots. 
These  things  therefore  the  soldiers  did.  But  there  were  standing  by 
the  cross  of  Jesus  his  mother,  and  his  mother's  sister,  Mary  the  wife  of 
Clopas,  and  Mary  Magdalene.  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his  mother, 
and  the  discii)le  standing  by,  whom  he  loved,  he  saith  unto  his  mother. 
Woman,  behold,  thy  son !  Then  saith  he  to  the  discij^le.  Behold,  thy 
mother !    And  from  that  hour  the  disciple  took  her  unto  his  own  home. 

After  this  Jesus,  knowing  that  all  things  are  now  finished,  that  the 
scripture  might  be  accomplished,  saith,  I  thirst.  There  was  set  there 
a  vessel  full  of  vinegar :  so  they  put  a  sponge  full  of  the  vinegar  ui^on 
hyssop,  and  brought  it  to  his  mouth.  When  Jesus  therefore  had  re- 
ceived the  vinegar,  he  said,  It  is  finished :  and  he  bowed  his  head, 
and  gave  up  his  spirit. 

The  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was  the  Preparation,  that  the  bodies 
should  not  remain  on  the  cross  upon  the  sabbath  (for  the  day  of  that 
sabbath  was  a  high  day),  asked  of  Pilate  that  their  legs  might  be 
broken,  and  tJiat  they  might  be  taken  away.  The  soldiers  therefore 
came,  and  brake  the  legs  of  the  first,  and  of  the  other  which  was 
crucified  with  him:  but  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  and  saw  that  he 
was  dead  already,  they  brake  not  his  legs :  howbeit  one  of  the  soldiers 
with  a  spear  pierced  his  side,  and  straightway  there  came  out  blood  and 
water.    And  he  that  hath  seen  hath  borne  witness,  and  his  witness  is 


130  PASSAGES    FROM   S.  JOHN. 

true:  and  he  kiioweth  that  he  saith  true,  that  ye  also  may  believe. 
For  these  things  came  to  pass,  that  the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  A 
bone  of  him  shall  not  be  broken.  And  again  another  scripture  saith, 
They  shall  look  on  him  whom  they  pierced. 

And  after  these  things  Joseph  of  Arimathaea,  being  a  disciple  of 
Jesus,  but  secretly  for  fear  of  the  Jews,  asked  of  Pilate  that  he  might 
take  away  the  body  of  Jesus:  and  Pilate  gave  him  leave.  He  came 
therefore,  and  took  away  his  body.  And  there  came  also  Nicodemus, 
he  who  at  the  first  came  to  him  by  night,  bringing  a  mixture  of 
myrrh  and  aloes,  about  a  hundred  pound  veigJit.  So  they  took  the 
body  of  Jesus,  and  bound  it  in  linen  cloths  with  the  spices,  as  the 
custom  of  the  Jews  is  to  bury.  Now  in  the  place  where  he  was 
crucified  there  was  a  garden  ;  and  in  the  garden  a  new  tomb  wherein 
was  never  man  yet  laid.  There  then  because  of  the  Jews'  Preparation 
(for  the  tomb  was  nigh  at  hand)  they  laid  Jesus. 

Now  on  the  first  day  of  the  week  cometh  Mary  Magdalene  early, 
while  it  was  yet  dark,  unto  the  tomb,  and  seeth  the  stone  taken  away 
from  the  tomb.  She  runneth  therefore,  and  cometh  to  Simon  Peter, 
and  to  the  other  disciple,  whom  Jesus  loved,  and  saith  unto  them, 
They  have  taken  away  the  Lord  out  of  the  tomb,  and  we  know  not 
where  they  have  laid  him.  Peter  therefore  went  forth,  and  the  other 
disciple,  and  they  went  toward  the  tomb.  And  they  ran  both  to- 
gether: and  the  other  disciple  outran  Peter,  and  came  first  to  the 
tomb;  and  stooping  and  looking  in,  he  seeth  the  linen  cloths  lying; 
yet  entered  he  not  in.  Simon  Peter  therefore  also  cometh,  following 
him,  and  entered  into  the  tomb ;  and  he  beholdeth  the  linen  cloths 
lying,  and  the  napkin,  that  was  upon  his  head,  not  lying  with  the 
linen  cloths,  but  rolled  up  in  a  place  by  itself.  Then  entered  in  there- 
fore the  other  disciple  also,  which  came  first  to  the  tomb,  and  he  saw, 
and  believed.  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the  scripture,  that  he  must 
rise  again  from  the  dead.  So  the  disciples  went  away  again  unto  their 
own  home. 

But  ]\Iary  was  standing  without  at  the  tomb  weeping :  so,  as  she 
wept,  she  stooped  and  looked  into  the  tomb ;  and  she  beholdeth  two 
angels  in  white  sitting,  one  at  the  head,  and  one  at  the  feet,  where  the 
body  of  Jesus  had  lain.  And  they  say  unto  her.  Woman,  why  weepest 
thou?  She  saith  unto  them.  Because  they  have  taken  away  my  Lord, 
and  I  know  not  where  they  have  laid  him.  When  she  had  thus  said, 
she  turned  herself  back,  and  beholdeth  Jesus  standing,  and  knew  not 
that  it  was  Jesus.  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman,  why  weepest  thou  ? 
whom  scc'kest  thou?  She,  supposing  him  to  be  the  gardener,  saith 
unto  him.  Sir,  if  thou  hast  borne  him  hence,  tell  me  where  thou  hast 


PASSAGES    FROM   S.   JOHN.  131 

laid  him,  and  I  will  take  him  away.  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Mary.  She 
turneth  herself,  and  saith  unto  him  in  Hebrew,  Rabboni ;  which  is  to 
say,  Master.  Jesus  saith  to  her,  Touch  me  not;  for  I  am  not  yet  as- 
cended unto  the  Father :  but  go  unto  my  brethren,  and  say  to  them, 
I  ascend  unto  my  Father  and  your  Father,  and  my  God  and  your  God. 
Mary  Magdalene  cometh  and  telleth  the  disciples,  I  have  seen  the 
Lord ;  and  how  that  he  had  said  these  things  unto  her. 

When  therefore  it  was  evening,  on  that  day,  the  first  dai/  of  the 
week,  and  when  the  doors  were  shut  where  the  disciples  were,  for  fear 
of  the  Jews,  Jesus  came  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Peace  be  unto  you.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  shewed  unto  them 
his  hands  and  his  side.  The  disciples  therefore  were  glad,  when  they 
saw  the  Lord.  Jesus  therefore  said  to  them  again.  Peace  he  unto  you: 
as  the  Father  hath  sent  me,  even  so  send  I  you.  And  when  he  had 
said  this,  he  breathed  on  them,  and  saith  unto  them,  Eeceive  ye  the 
Holy  Spirit :  whose  soever  sins  ye  forgive,  they  are  forgiven  unto  them ; 
whose  soever  sins  ye  retain,  they  are  retained.  But  Thomas,  one  of 
the  twelve,  called  Didymus,  was  not  with  them  when  Jesus  came. 
The  other  disciples  therefore  said  unto  him,  We  have  seen  the  Lord. 
But  he  said  unto  them.  Except  I  shall  see  in  his  hands  the  print  of 
the  nails,  and  put  my  finger  into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my 
hand  into  his  side,  I  will  not  believe. 

And  after  eight  days  again  his  disciples  were  within,  and  Thomas 
with.  them.  Jesus  cometh,  the  doors  being  shut,  and  stood  in  the 
midst,  and  said.  Peace  be  unto  you.  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas,  Reach 
hither  thy  finger,  and  see  my  hands ;  and  reach  hither  thy  hand,  and 
put  it  into  my  side :  and  be  not  faithless,  but  believing.  Thomas 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  My  Lord  and  my  God.  Jesus  saith  unto 
him.  Because  thou  hast  seen  me,  thou  hast  believed :  blessed  are  they 
that  have  not  seen,  and  yet  have  believed. 

Many  other  signs  therefore  did  Jesus  in  the  presence  of  the  dis- 
ciples, which  are  not  written  in  this  book:  but  these  are  written,  that 
ye  may  believe  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God ;  and  that  be- 
lieving ye  may  have  life  in  his  name. 

After  these  things  Jesus  manifested  himself  again  to  the  disciples  at 
the  sea  of  Tiberias ;  and  he  manifested  himself  on  this  wise.  There 
were  together  Simon  Peter,  and  Thomas  called  Didymus,  and  Nathanael 
of  Cana  in  Galilee,  and  the  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  two  other  of  his  dis- 
ciples. Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them,  I  go  a  fishing.  They  say  unto 
him,  We  also  come  with  thee.  They  went  forth,  and  entered  into  the 
boat;  and  that  night  they  took  nothing.  But  when  day  was  now 
breaking,  Jesus  stood  on  the  beach:   howbeit  the  disciples  knew  not 


132  PASSAGES   FROM   S.  JOHN. 

that  it  was  Jesus.  Jesus  therefore  saith  unto  them,  Children,  have  ye 
aught  to  eat?  They  answered  him,  No.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Cast 
the  net  on  the  right  side  of  the  boat,  and  ye  sliall  find.  They  cast 
therefore,  and  now  they  were  not  able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude  of 
fishes.  That  disciple  therefore  whom  Jesus  loved  saith  unto  Peter,  It 
is  the  Lord.  So  when  Simon  Peter  heard  that  it  was  the  Lord,  he  girt 
his  coat  about  him  (for  he  was  naked),  and  cast  himself  into  the  sea. 
But  the  other  disciples  came  in  the  little  boat  (for  they  were  not  far 
from  the  land,  but  about  two  hundred  cubits  off),  dragging  the  net 
full  of  fishes.  So  when  they  got  out  upon  the  land,  they  see  a  fire  of 
coals  there,  and  fish  laid  thereon,  and  bread.  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
Bring  of  the  fish  which  ye  have  now  taken.  Simon  Peter  therefore 
went  up,  and  drew  the  net  to  land,  full  of  great  fishes,  a  hundred  and 
fifty  and  three:  and  for  all  there  were  so  many,  the  net  was  not  rent. 
Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Come  and  break  your  fast.  And  none  of  the 
disciples  durst  inquire  of  him,  Who  art  thou  ?  knowing  that  it  was  the 
Lord.  Jesus  cometh,  and  taketh  the  bread,  and  giveth  them,  and  the 
fish  likewise.  This  is  now  the  third  time  that  Jesus  was  manifested 
to  the  discijiles,  after  that  he  was  risen  from  the  dead. 

So  when  they  had  broken  their  fast,  Jesus  saith  to  Simon  Peter, 
Simon,  son  of  John,  ^lovcst  thou  me  more  than  these?  He  saith  unto 
him,  Yea,  Lord ;  thou  knowest  that  I  -love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him, 
Feed  my  lambs.  He  saith  to  him  again  a  second  time,  Simon,  son  of 
John,  ^ovest  thou  me?  He  saith  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord;  thou  knowest 
that  I  2 love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him.  Tend  my  sheep.  He  saith  unto 
him  the  third  time,  Simon,  son  of  John,  -lovest  thou  me?  Peter  was 
grieved  because  he  said  unto  him  the  third  time,  ^Lovest  thou  me? 
And  he  said  unto  him.  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  things;  thou  ^knowest 
that  I  ^love  thee.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my  sheep.  Verily, 
veril}%  I  say  unto  thee,  When  thou  wast  young,  thou  girdest  thyself, 
and  walkedst  whither  thou  wouldest:  but  when  thou  shalt  be  old, 
thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thy  hands,  and  another  shall  gird  thee,  and 
carry  thee  whither  thou  wouldest  not.  Now  this  he  spake,  signifying 
by  what  manner  of  death  he  should  glorify  God.  And  when  he  had 
spoken  this,  he  saith  unto  him.  Follow  me.  Peter,  turning  al)out,  seeth 
the  disciple  whom  Jesus  loved  following;  which  also  leaned  back  on 
his  breast  at  the  supper,  and  said.  Lord,  who  is  he  that  betrayeth 
thee?  Peter  therefore  seeing  him  saith  to  Jesus,  Lord,  and  what  shall 
this  man  do?  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I 
come,  what  is  that  to   thee?    follow  thou   me.    This  saying  therefore 

iGr.  nyaTTG),  to  love  dearly.  *  Or.  (jiileu,  to  love,  to  be  a  friend. 

*  Or,  perceivest. 


PASSAGES   FROM   S.  JOHN.  133 

went  forth  among  the  brethren,  that  that  disciple  should  not  die:  yet 
Jesus  said  not  unto  him,  that  he  should  not  die ;  but,  If  I  will  that 
he  tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ? 

This  is  the  disciple  which  beareth  witness  of  these  things,  and 
wrote  these  things:  and  we  know  that  his  witness  is  true. 

And  there  are  also  many  other  things  which  Jesus  did,  the  which 
if  they  should  be  written  every  one,  I  suppose  that  even  the  world 
itself  would  not  contain  the  books  that  should  be  written. 


PASSAGES   FEOM 

THE 

ACTS  OF  THE  APOSTLES. 


The  former  treatise  I  made,  0  Theophilus,  concerning  all  that  Jesus 
began  both  to  do  and  to  teach,  until  the  day  in  which  he  was  received 
up,  after  that  he  had  given  commandment  through  the  Holy  Spirit 
unto  the  apostles  whom  he  had  chosen :  to  whom  he  also  shewed  him- 
self alive  after  his  passion  l^y  many  proofs,  appearing  unto  them  by  the 
si^ace  of  forty  days,  and  speaking  the  things  concerning  the  kingdom  of 
God :  and,  being  assembled  together  with  them,  he  charged  them  not  to 
depart  from  Jerusalem,  but  to  wait  for  the  promise  of  the  Father,  which, 
said  he,  ye  heard  from  me:  for  John  indeed  baptized  with  water;  but 
ye  shall  be  baptized  with  the  Holy  Spirit  not  many  days  hence. 

They  therefore,  when  they  were  come  together,  asked  him,  saying, 
Lord,  dost  thou  at  this  time  restore  the  kingdom  to  Israel  ?  And  he 
said  unto  them.  It  is  not  for  you  to  know  times  or  seasons,  which  the 
Father  hath  set  within  big  own  authority.  But  ye  shall  receive  power, 
when  the  Holy  Spirit  is  come  upon  you :  and  ye  shall  be  my  witnesses 
both  in  Jerusalem,  and  in  all  Judsea  and  Samaria,  and  unto  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  earth.  And  when  he  had  said  these  things,  as  they 
were  looking,  he  was  taken  up ;  and  a  cloud  received  him  out  of  their 
sight.  And  while  they  were  looking  stedfastly  into  heaven  as  he 
went,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them  in  white  apparel ;  which  also 
said.  Ye  men  of  Galilee,  why  stand  ye  looking  into  heaven  ?  this  Jesus, 
which  was  received  up  from  you  into  heaven,  shall  so  come  in  like 
manner  as  ye  beheld  him  going  into  heaven. 

Then  returned  they  unto  Jerusalem  from  the  mount  called  Olivet, 
which  is  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  a  sabl)ath  day's  journey  off.  And  when 
they  were  come  in,  they  went  up  into  the  upper  chamber,  where  they 
were  abiding ;  both  Peter  and  John  and  James  and  Andrew,  Philip 
and  Thomas,  Bartholomew  and  Matthew,  James  the  son  of  Alphfseus, 
and  Simon  the  Zealot,  and  Judas  the  son  of  James.  These  all  with  one 
accord  continued  stedfastly  in  i)rayer,  with  the  women,  and  Mary  the 
mother  of  Jesus,  and  with  his  brethren. 

(134) 


PASSAGES    FK03I    THE    ACTS.  135 

And  when  the  day  of  Pentecost  was  now  come,  they  were  all  to- 
gether in  one  place.  And  suddenly  there  came  from  heaven  a  sound 
as  of  the  rushing  of  a  mighty  wind,  and  it  filled  all  the  house  where 
they  were  sitting.  And  there  appeared  unto  them  tongues  parting 
asunder,  like  as  of  fire;  and  it  sat  upon  each  one  of  them.  And  they 
were  all  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  began  to  speak  with  other 
tongues,  as  the  Spirit  gave  them  utterance. 

Now  there  were  dwelling  at  Jerusalem  Jews,  devout  men,  from 
every  nation  under  heaven.  And  when  this  sound  was  heard,  the 
multitude  came  together,  and  were  confounded,  because  that  every 
man  heard  them  speaking  in  his  own  language.  And  they  were  all 
amazed  and  marvelled,  saying,  Behold,  are  not  all  these  which  speak 
Galikeans?  And  how  hear  we,  every  man  in  our  own  language, 
wherein  we  were  born  ?  Parthians  and  Medes  and  Elamites,  and  the 
dwellers  in  Mesopotamia,  in  Judtea  and  Cappadocia,  in  Pontus  and 
Asia,  in  Phrygia  and  Pamphylia,  in  Egypt  and  the  parts  of  Libya 
about  Cyrene,  and  sojourners  from  Pome,  both  Jews  and  proselytes, 
Cretans  and  Arabians,  we  do  hear  them  speaking  in  our  tongues  the 
mighty  works  of  God.  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  were  perjilexed, 
saying  one  to  another.  What  meaneth  this  ?  But  others  mocking  said, 
Tliey  are  filled  with  new  wine. 

But  Peter,  standing  up  with  the  eleven,  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  spake 
forth  unto  them,  saybuj,  Ye  men  of  Judaea,  and  all  ye  that  dwell  at  Jeru- 
salem, be  this  known  unto  you,  and  give  ear  unto  my  words.  For  these 
are  not  drunken,  as  ye  suppose;  seeing  it  is  hut  the  third  hour  of  the 
day ;  but  this  is  that  which  hath  been  spoken  by  the  prophet  Joel ; 

And  it  shall  be  in  the  last  days,  saith  God, 

I  will  pour  forth  of  my  Spirit  upon  all  flesh : 

And  your  sons  and  your  daughters  shall  prophesy. 

And  your  young  men  shall  see  visions, 

And  your  old  men  shall  dream  dreams : 

Yea  and  on  my  servants  and  on  my  handmaidens  in  those  days 

"Will  I  pour  forth  of  my  Spirit;  and  they  shall  prophesy. 
Ye  men  of  Israel,  hear  these  words :  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  a  man  approved 
of  God  unto  you  by  mighty  works  and  wonders  and  signs,  which  God 
did  by  him  in  the  midst  of  you,  ye  by  the  liand  of  lawless  men  did 
crucify  and  slay.  This  Jesus  did  God  raise  up,  whereof  we  all  are 
witnesses.  Being  therefore  by  the  right  hand  of  God  exalted,  and 
having  received  of  the  Father  the  promise  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  he  hath 
poured  forth  this,  which  ye  see  and  hear.  Let  all  the  house  of  Israel 
therefore  know  assuredly,  that  God  hath  made  him  both  Lord  and 
Christ,  this  Jesus  whom  ye  crucified. 


136  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

Now  when  they  heard  this,  they  were  pricked  in  their  heart,  and 
said  unto  Peter  and  the  rest  of  the  apostles,  Brethren,  what  shall  we 
do  ?  And  Peter  said  unto  them,  Repent  ye,  and  be  baptized  every  one 
of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  unto  the  remission  of  your  sins ; 
and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  For  to  you  is  the 
promise,  and  to  your  children,  and  to  all  that  are  afar  off,  even  as  many 
as  ithe  Lord  our  God  shall  call  unto  him.  And  with  many  other  words 
he  testified,  and  exhorted  them,  saying.  Save  yourselves  from  this 
crooked  generation.  They  then  that  received  his  word  were  bap- 
tized: and  there  were  added  unto  them  in  that  day  about  three  thou- 
sand souls.  And  they  continued  stcdfastly  in  the  apostles'  teaching 
and  fellowship,  in  the  breaking  of  bread  and  the  prayers. 

And  fear  came  upon  every  soul :  and  many  wonders  and  signs  were 
done  by  the  apostles.  And  all  that  believed  were  together,  and  had 
all  things  common ;  and  they  sold  their  possessions  and  goods,  and 
parted  them  to  all,  according  as  any  man  had  need.  And  day  by  day, 
continuing  stedfastly  with  one  accord  in  the  temple,  and  breaking 
bread  at  home,  they  did  take  their  food  with  gladness  and  singleness 
of  heart,  praising  God,  and  having  favour  with  all  the  people.  And 
the  Lord  added  to  them  day  by  day  those  that  were  being  saved. 

Now  Peter  and  John  were  going  up  into  the  temple  at  the  hour  of 
prayer,  being  the  ninth  hour.  And  a  certain  man  that  was  lame  from 
his  birth  was  carried,  whom  they  laid  daily  at  the  door  of  the  temple 
which  is  called  Beautiful,  to  ask  alms  of  them  that  entered  into  the 
temple ;  who  seeing  Peter  and  John  about  to  go  into  the  temple,  asked 
to  receive  an  alms.  And  Peter,  fastening  his  eyes  upon  him,  with 
John,  said.  Look  on  us.  And  he  gave  heed  unto  them,  expecting  to 
receive  something  from  them.  But  Peter  said.  Silver  and  gold  have  I 
none ;  but  what  I  have,  that  give  I  thee.  In  the  name  of  Jesus  Cbrist 
of  Nazareth,  walk.  And  he  took  him  by  the  right  hand,  and  raised 
him  up :  and  immediately  his  feet  and  his  ankle-bones  received  strength. 
And  leaping  up,  he  stood,  and  began  to  walk;  and  he  entered  with 
them  into  the  temple,  walking,  and  leaping,  and  praising  God.  And 
all  the  people  saw  him  walking  and  praising  God:  and  they  took 
knowledge  of  him,  that  it  was  he  which  sat  for  alms  at  the  Beautiful 
Gate  of  the  temple :  and  they  were  filled  with  wonder  and  amazement 
at  that  which  had  hapj^ened  unto  him. 

And  as  he  held  Peter  and  John,  all  the  people  ran  together  unto 
them  in  the  porch  that  is  called  Solomon's,  greatly  wondering.  And 
when  Peter  saw  it,  he  answered  unto  the  people,  Ye  men  of  Israel,  why 
marvel  ye  at  this  man?  or  why  fasten  ye  your  eyes  on  us,  as  though 
by  our  own  pcnver  or  godliness  we  had  made  hiui  to  walk  ?    The  (iod 


PASSAGES  FROM   THE   ACTS.  137 

of  Abraham,  and  of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  the  God  of  our  fathers,  hath 
glorified  his  Servant  Jesus ;  whom  ye  deUvered  up,  and  denied  before 
the  face  of  Pilate,  when  he  had  determined  to  release  him.  But  ye 
denied  the  Holy  and  Righteous  One,  and  asked  for  a  murderer  to  be 
granted  unto  you,  and  killed  the  Prince  of  life  ;  whom  God  raised  from 
the  dead ;  whereof  we  are  witnesses.  And  by  faith  in  his  name  hath 
his  name  made  this  man  strong,  whom  ye  behold  and  know:  yea,  the 
faith  which  is  through  him  hath  given  him  this  perfect  soundness  in 
the  presence  of  you  all.  And  now,  brethren,  I  wot  that  in  ignorance 
ye  did  it,  as  did  also  your  rulers.  But  the  things  which  God  fore- 
shewed  by  the  mouth  of  all  the  prophets,  that  his  Christ  should  suffer, 
he  thus  fulfilled.  Repent  ye  therefore,  and  turn  again,  that  your  sins 
may  be  blotted  out,  that  so  there  may  come  seasons  of  refreshing  from 
the  presence  of  the  Lord ;  and  that  he  may  send  the  Christ  who  hath 
been  appointed  for  you,  even  Jesus :  whom  the  heaven  must  receive 
until  the  times  of  restoration  of  all  things,  whereof  God  spake  by  the 
mouth  of  his  holy  prophets  which  have  been  since  the  world  began. 
Ye  are  the  sons  of  the  prophets,  and  of  the  covenant  which  God  made 
with  your  fathers,  saying  unto  Abraham,  And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the 
families  of  the  earth  be  blessed.  Unto  you  first  God,  having  raised  up 
his  Servant,  sent  him  to  bless  you,  in  turning  away  every  one  of  you 
from  your  iniquities. 

And  as  they  spake  unto  the  people,  the  priests  and  the  captain  of 
the  temple  and  the  Sadducees  came  upon  them,  being  sore  troubled 
because  they  taught  the  people,  and  proclaimed  in  Jesus  the  resurrec- 
tion from  the  dead.  And  they  laid  hands  on  them,  and  put  them  in 
ward  unto  the  morrow:  for  it  was  now  eventide.  But  many  of  them 
that  heard  the  word  believed ;  and  the  number  of  tbe  men  caine  to 
be  about  five  thousand. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  their  rulers  and  elders  and 
scribes  were  gathered  together  in  Jerusalem ;  and  Annas  the  high  priest 
was  there,  and  Caiaphas,  and  John,  and  Alexander,  and  as  many  as  were 
of  the  kindred  of  the  high  priest.  And  when  they  had  set  them  in  the 
midst,  they  inquired,  By  what  power,  or  in  what  name,  have  ye  done 
this  ?  Then  Peter,  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  said  unto  them,  Ye  rulers 
of  the  people,  and  elders,  if  we  this  day  are  examined  concerning  a 
good  deed  done  to  an  impotent  man,  by  what  means  this  man  is  made 
whole  ;  be  it  known  unto  you  all,  and  to  all  the  people  of  Israel,  that 
in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth,  whom  ye  crucified,  whom  God 
raised  from  the  dead,  even  in  him  doth  this  man  stand  here  before  you 
whole.  He  is  the  stone  which  was  set  at  nought  of  you  the  builders, 
which  was  made  the  head  of  the  comer.    And  in  none  other  is  there 


138  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

salvation :  for  neither  is  there  any  other  name  under  heaven,  that  is 
given  among  men,  wherein  we  must  be  saved. 

Now  when  they  beheld  the  boldness  of  Peter  and  John,  and  had  per- 
ceived that  they  were  unlearned  and  ignorant  men,  they  marvelled ; 
and  they  took  knowledge  of  them,  that  they  had  been  with  Jesus.  And 
seeing  the  man  which  was  healed  standing  with  them,  they  could  say 
nothing  against  it.  But  when  they  had  commanded  them  to  go  aside 
out  of  the  council,  they  conferred  among  themselves,  saying.  What  shall 
we  do  to  these  men?  for  that  indeed  a  notable  miracle  hath  been 
wrought  through  them,  is  manifest  to  all  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem ;  and 
we  cannot  deny  it.  But  that  it  spread  no  further  among  the  i)eople, 
let  us  threaten  them,  that  they  speak  henceforth  to  no  man  in  this 
name.  And  they  called  them,  and  charged  them  not  to  speak  at  all 
nor  teach  in  the  name  of  Jesus.  But  Peter  and  John  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  Whether  it  be  right  in  the  sight  of  God  to  hearken 
unto  you  rather  than  unto  God,  judge  ye :  for  we  cannot  but  speak  the 
things  which  we  saw  and  heard.  And  they,  when  they  had  further 
threatened  them,  let  them  go,  finding  nothing  how  they  might  punish 
them,  because  of  the  people ;  for  all  men  glorified  God  for  that  which 
was  done.  For  the  man  was  more  than  forty  years  old,  on  whom  this 
miracle  of  healing  was  wrought. 

And  being  let  go,  they  came  to  their  own  company,  and  reported 
all  that  the  chief  i:)riests  and  the  elders  had  said  unto  them.  And  they, 
when  they  heard  it,  lifted  up  their  voice  to  God  with  one  accord,  and 
said,  0  Lord,  thou  that  didst  make  the  heaven  and  the  earth  and  the 
sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is :  who  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  by  the  mouth  of 
our  father  David  thy  servant,  didst  say, 

Why  did  the  Gentiles  rage, 

And  the  peoples  imagine  vain  things 

The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves  in  array. 

And  the  rulers  were  gathered  together, 

Against  the  Lord,  and  against  his  Anointed : 
And  now.  Lord,  look  upon  their  threatenings :  and  grant  unto  thy 
servants  to  speak  thy  word  with  all  boldness,  while  thou  stretchest 
forth  thy  hand  to  heal ;  and  that  signs  and  wonders  may  be  done 
through  the  name  of  thy  holy  Servant  Jesus.  And  when  they  had 
prayed,  the  place  was  shaken  wherein  they  were  gathered  together; 
and  they  were  all  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  they  spake  the  word 
of  God  with  boldness. 

And  the  multitude  of  them  that  believed  were  of  one  heart  and 
soul :  and  not  one  of  them  said  that  aught  of  the  things  which  he  pos- 
sessed was  his  own  ;  but  they  hud  all  things  common.    And  with  great 


PASSAGES    FEOM   THE    ACTS.  139 

power  gave  the  apostles  their  witness  of  the  resurrection  of  the  Lord 
Jesus:  and  great  grace  was  upon  them  all.  For  neither  was  there 
among  them  any  that  lacked :  for  as  many  as  were  possessors  of  lands 
or  houses  sold  them,  and  brought  the  prices  of  the  things  that  were 
sold,  and  laid  them  at  the  aj^ostles'  feet :  and  distribution  was  made 
unto  each,  according  as  any  one  had  need. 

And  Joseph,  a  Levite,  having  a  field,  sold  it,  and  brought  the  money, 
and  laid  it  at  the  apostles'  feet. 

But  a  certain  man  named  Ananias,  with  Sapphira  his  wife,  sold  a 
possession,  and  kept  back  part  of  the  price,  his  wife  also  being  privy 
to  it,  and  brought  a  certain  part,  and  laid  it  at  the  apostles'  feet.  But 
Peter  said,  Ananias,  why  hath  Satan  filled  thy  heart  to  lie  to  the  Holy 
Spirit,  and  to  keep  back  j^ort  of  the  price  of  the  land  ?  Whiles  it  re- 
mained, did  it  not  remain  thine  own  ?  and  after  it  was  sold,  was  it  not 
in  thy  power?  How  is  it  that  thou  hast  conceived  this  thing  in  thy 
heart  ?  thou  hast  not  lied  unto  men,  but  unto  God.  And  Ananias  hear- 
ing these  words  fell  down  and  gave  up  the  ghost :  and  great  fear  came 
upon  all  that  heard  it.  And  the  young  men  arose  and  wrapped  him 
round,  and  they  carried  him  out  and  buried  him. 

And  it  was  about  the  space  of  three  hours  after,  when  his  wife,  not 
knowing  what  was  done,  came  in.  And  Peter  answered  unto  her.  Tell 
me  whether  ye  sold  the  land  for  so  much.  And  she  said.  Yea, -for  so 
much.  But  Peter  said  unto  her,  How  is  it  that  ye  have  agreed  together 
to  tempt  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  ?  behold,  the  feet  of  them  which  have 
buried  thy  husband  are  at  the  door,  and  they  shall  carry  thee  out. 
And  she  fell  down  immediately  at  his  feet,  and  gave  up  the  ghost: 
and  the  young  men  came  in  and  found  her  dead,  and  they  carried  her 
out  and  buried  her  by  her  husband.  And  great  fear  came  upon  the 
whole  church,  and  upon  all  that  heard  these  things. 

And  by  the  hands  of  the  apostles  were  many  signs  and  wonders 
wrought  among  the  people ;  and  believers  were  the  more  added  to  the 
Lord,  multitudes  both  of  men  and  women ;  insomuch  that  they  even 
carried  out  the  sick  into  the  streets,  and  laid  them  on  beds  and  couches, 
that,  as  Peter  came  by,  at  the  least  his  shadow  might  overshadow  some 
one  of  them.  And  there  also  came  together  the  multitude  from  the 
cities  round  about  Jerusalem,  bringing  sick  folk,  and  them  that  were 
vexed  with  unclean  spirits:  and  they  were  healed  every  one. 

But  the  high  priest  rose  up,  and  all  they  that  were  with  him  (which 
is  the  sect  of  the  Sadducees),  and  they  were  filled  with  jealousy,  and 
laid  hands  on  the  apostles,  and  put  them  in  public  ward.  But  an  angel 
of  the  Lord  by  night  opened  the  prison  doors,  and  brought  them  out, 
and  said,  Go  ye,  and  stand  and  sjieak  in  the  temple  to  the  people  all 


140  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

the  words  of  this  Life.  And  when  they  heard  this,  they  entered  into 
the  temple  about  daybreak,  and  taught.  But  the  high  priest  came, 
and  they  that  were  with  him,  and  called  the  council  together,  and  all 
the  senate  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  sent  to  the  prison-house  to 
have  them  brought.  But  the  officers  that  came  found  them  not  in  the 
prison  ;  and  they  returned,  and  told,  saying,  The  prison-house  we  found 
shut  in  all  safety,  and  the  keepers  standing  at  the  doors :  but  when  we 
had  opened,  we  found  no  man  within.  Now  when  the  captain  of  the 
temple  and  the  chief  priests  heard  these  words,  they  were  much  per- 
plexed concerning  them  whereunto  this  would  grow.  And  there  came 
one  and  told  them.  Behold,  the  men  whom  ye  put  in  the  prison  are 
in  the  temple  standing  and  teaching  the  people.  Then  went  the  cap- 
tain with  the  officers,  and  brought  them,  btit  without  violence ;  for  they 
feared  the  people,  lest  they  should  be  stoned.  And  when  they  had 
brought  them,  they  set  them  before  the  council.  And  the  high  priest 
asked  them,  saying,  We  straitly  charged  you  not  to  teach  in  this  name: 
and  behold,  ye  have  fllled  Jerusalem  with  your  teaching,  and  intend  to 
bring  this  man's  blood  upon  us.  But  Peter  and  the  apostles  answered 
and  said.  We  must  obey  God  rather  than  men.  The  God  of  our  fathers 
raised  up  Jesus,  whom  ye  slew,  hanging  him  on  a  tree.  Him  did  God 
exalt  with  his  "right  hand  to  he  a  Prince  and  a  Saviour,  for  to  give 
repentance  to  Israel,  and  remission  of  sins.  And  we  are  witnesses  of 
these  things ;  and  so  is  the  Holy  Spirit,  whom  God  hath  given  to  them 
that  obey  him. 

But  they,  when-  they,  heard  this,  were  cut  to  the  heart,  and  were 
minded  to  slay  them.  But  there  stood  up  one  in  the  council,  a  Phari- 
see, named  Gamaliel,  a  doctor  of  the  law,  had  in  honour  of  all  the 
people,  and  commanded  to  put  the  men  forth  a  little  while.  And  he 
said  unto  them.  Ye  men  of  Israel,  take  heed  to  yourselves  as  touching 
these  men,  what  ye  are  about  to  do.  For  before  these  days  rose  up 
Theudas,  giving  himself  out  to  be  somebody  ;  to  whom  a  number  of 
men,  about  four  hundred,  joined  themselves:  who  was  slain;  and  all, 
as  many  as  obeyed  him,  were  dispersed,  and  came  to  nought.  After 
this  man  rose  up  Judas  of  Galilee  in  the  days  of  the  enrolment,  and 
drew  away  some  of  the  people  after  him :  he  also  perished  ;  and  all,  as 
many  as  obeyed  him,  were  scattered  abroad.  And  now  I  say  unto  you. 
Refrain  from  these  men,  and  let  them  alone :  for  if  this  counsel  or  this 
work  be  of  men,  it  will  be  overthrown :  but  if  it  is  of  God,  ye  will  not 
be  able  to  overthrow  them ;  lest  haply  ye  be  found  even  to  be  fighting 
against  God.  And  to  him  they  agreed :  and  when  they  had  called  the 
apostles  unto  them,  they  beat  them  and  charged  theni  not  to  s})eak  in 
the  name  of  Jesus,  and  let  them  go.    They  therefore  departed  from  the 


PASSAGES    FROM    THE    ACTS.  141 

presence  of  the  council,  rejoicing  that  they  were  counted  worthy  to 
suffer  dishonour  for  the  Name.  And  every  day,  in  the  temple  and 
at  home,  they  ceased  not  to  teach  and  to  preach  Jesus  as  the  Christ. 
And  the  word  of  God  increased ;  and  the  number  of  the  disciples 
multiplied  in  Jerusalem  exceedingly  ;  and  a  great  company  of  the 
priests  were  obedient  to  the  faith. 

And  Stephen,  full  of  grace  and  power,  wrought  great  wonders  and 
signs  among  the  people.  But  there  arose  certain,  disputing  with  Ste- 
phen. And  they  were  not  able  to  withstand  the  wisdom  and  the  S^jirit 
by  which  he  spake.  Then  they  suborned  men,  which  said.  We  have 
heard  him  speak  blasphemous  words  against  INIoses,  and  against  God. 
And  they  stirred  up  the  people,  and  the  elders,  and  the  scribes,  and 
came  upon  him,  and  seized  him,  and  brought  him  into  the  council, 
and  set  up  false  witnesses,  which  said.  This  man  ceaseth  not  to  sj^eak 
words  against  this  holy  place,  and  the  law :  for  we  have  heard  him 
say,  that  this  Jesus  of  Nazareth  shall  destroy  this  place,  and  shall 
change  the  customs  which  Moses  delivered  unto  us.  And  all  that  sat 
in  the  council,  fastening  their  eyes  on  him,  saw  his  face  as  it  had  been 
the  face  of  an  angel.  And  the  high  priest  said,  Are  these  things  so  ? 
And  he  said, 

Brethren  and  fathers,  hearken.  The  God  of  glory  appeared  unto 
our  father  Abraham,  when  he  was  in  Mesopotamia,  before  he  dwelt 
in  Haran,  and  said  unto  him.  Get  thee  out  of  thy  land,  and  from  thy 
kindred,  and  come  into  the  land  which  I  shall  shew  thee.  As  the  time 
of  the  promise  drew  nigh,  which  God  vouchsafed  unto  Abraham,  Moses 
was  born ;  and  when  he  was  well-nigh  forty  years  old,  it  came  into 
his  heart  to  visit  his  brethren  the  children  of  Israel.  And  seeing  one 
of  them  suffer  wrong,  he  defended  him,  and  avenged  him  that  was 
oppressed,  smiting  the  Egyptian :  and  he  sui:)posed  that  his  brethren 
understood  how  that  God  by  his  hand  was  giving  them  deliverance; 
but  they  understood  not.  And  the  day  following  he  appeared  unto 
them  as  they  strove,  and  would  have  set  them  at  one  again,  saying, 
Sirs,  ye  are  brethren ;  why  do  ye  wrong  one  to  another  ?  But  he 
that  did  his  neighbour  wrong  thrust  him  away,  saying.  Who  made 
thee  a  ruler  and  a  judge  over  us?  This  Moses  whom  they  refused, 
saying, Who  made  thee  a  ruler  and  a  judge?  him  hath  God  sent  to  be 
both  a  ruler  and  a  deliverer  with  the  hand  of  the  angel  which  ap- 
peared to  him  in  the  bush.  This  is  that  Moses,  which  said  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  A  prophet  shall  God  raise  up  unto  you  from  among 
your  brethren,  as  he  raised  up  me.  This  is  he  that  was  in  the  church 
in  the  wilderness  with  the  angel  which  spake  to  him  in  the  mount 
Sinai,  and  with  our  fathers :  who  received  living  oracles  to  give  unto 


142  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

US :  to  whom  our  fathers  would  not  be  obedient,  but  thrust  him  from 
them,  and  turned  back  in  their  hearts  unto  Egypt. 

Ye  stiffnecked  and  uncircumcised  in  heart  and  ears,  ye  do  always 
resist  the  Holy  Spirit:  as  your  fathers  did,  so  do  ye.  Which  of  the 
prophets  did  not  your  fathers  persecute?  and  they  killed  them  which 
shewed  before  of  the  coming  of  the  Righteous  One  ;  of  whom  ye  have 
now  become  betrayers  and  murderers ;  ye  who  received  the  law  as  it 
was  ordained  by  angels,  and  kept  it  not. 

Now  when  they  heard  these  things,  they  were  cut  to  the  heart,  and 
they  gnashed  on  him  with  their  teeth.  But  he,  being  full  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  looked  .up  stedfastly  into  heaven,  and  saw  the  glory  of  God,  and 
Jesus  standing  on  the  right  hand  of  God,  and  said.  Behold,  I  see  the 
heavens  opened,  and  the  Son  of  man  standing  on  the  right  hand  of 
God.  But  they  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice,  and  stopped  their  ears, 
and  rushed  upon  him  with  one  accord ;  and  they  cast  him  out  of  the 
city,  and  stoned  him:  and  the  witnesses  laid  down  their  garments  at 
the  feet  of  a  young  man  named  Saul.  And  they  stoned  Stephen,  call- 
ing upon  the  Lord,  and  saying.  Lord  Jesus,  receive  my  spirit.  And  he 
kneeled  down,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice.  Lord,  lay  not  this  sin  to 
their  charge.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  fell  asleep.  And  Saul 
was  consenting  unto  his  death. 

And  there  arose  on  that  day  a  great  persecution  against  the  church 
which  was  in  Jerusalem ;  and  they  were  all  scattered  abroad  through- 
out the  regions  of  Judtea  and  Samaria,  except  the  apostles.  But  Saul 
laid  waste  the  church,  entering  into  every  house,  and  haling  men  and 
women  committed  them  to  prison. 

They  therefore  that  were  scattered  abroad  went  about  i^reaching 
the  word.  And  Philip  went  down  to  the  city  of  Samaria,  and  pro- 
claimed unto  them  the  Christ.  And  the  multitudes  gave  heed  with 
one  accord  unto  the  things  that  were  spoken  by  Philip,  when  they 
heard,  and  saw  the  signs  which  he  did.  For  many  of  those  w-hich 
had  unclean  spirits  that  cried  with  a  loud  voice  came  forth,  and  many 
that  were  palsied,  and  that  were  lame,  were  healed.  And  there  was 
much  joy  in  that  city. 

But  there  was  a  certain  man,  Simon  by  name,  which  beforetime  in 
the  city  used  sorcery,  and  amazed  the  people  of  Samaria,  giving  out 
that  himself  was  some  great  one:  to  whom  they  all  gave  heed,  from 
the  least  to  the  greatest,  saying.  This  man  is  that  power  of  God  which 
is  called  Great.  And  they  gave  heed  to  him,  because  that  of  long  time 
he  had  amazed  them  with  his  sorceries.  But  when  they  believed 
Philip  preaching  good  tidings  concerning  the  kingdom  of  God  and 
the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  they  were  baptized,  both  men  and  women. 


PASSAGES  FROM   THE   ACTS.  143 

And  Simon  also  himself  believed:  and  being  baptized,  he  continued 
with  Philip;  and  beholding  signs  and  great  miracles  wrought,  he  was 
amazed. 

Now  when  the  apostles  which  were  at  Jerusalem  heard  that  Sama- 
ria had  received  the  word  of  God,  they  sent  unto  them  Peter  and  John : 
who,  when  they  were  come  down,  prayed  for  them,  that  they  might 
receive  the  Holy  Spirit :  for  as  yet  he  was  fallen  upon  none  of  them : 
only  they  had  been  baptized  into  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  Then 
laid  they  their  hands  on  them,  and  they  received  the  Holy  Spirit. 
Now  when  Simon  saw  that  through  the  laying  on  of  the  apostles' 
hands  the  Holy  Spirit  was  given,  he  offered  them  money,  saying,  Give 
me  also  this  power,  that  on  whomsoever  I  lay  my  hands,  he  may  re- 
ceive the  Holy  Spirit.  But  Peter  said  unto  him,  Thy  silver  perish 
with  thee,  because  thou  hast  sought  to  obtain  the  gift  of  God  with 
money.  Thou  hast  neither  part  nor  lot  in  this  matter:  for  thy  heart 
is  not  right  before  God.  Repent  therefore  of  this  thy  wickedness, 
and  pray  the  Lord,  if  perhaps  the  thought  of  thy  heart  shall  be  for- 
given thee.  For  I  see  that  thou  art  in  the  gall  of  bitterness  and  in 
the  bond  of  iniquity.  And  Simon  answered  and  said.  Pray  ye  for  me 
to  the  Lord,  that  none  of  the  things  which  ye  have  spoken  come 
upon  me. 

They  therefore,  when  they  had  testified  and  spoken  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  preached  the  gospel  to  many 
villages  of  the  Samaritans. 

But  an  angel  of  the  Lord  spake  unto  Philip,  saying,  Arise,  and  go 
toward  the  south  unto  the  way  that  goeth  down  from  Jerusalem  unto 
Gaza:  the  same  is  desert.  And  he  arose  and  went:  and  behold,  a  man 
of  Ethiopia,  a  eunuch  of  great  authority  under  Candace,  queen  of  the 
Ethiopians,  who  was  over  all  her  treasure,  who  had  come  to  Jerusa- 
lem for  to  worship;  and  he  was  returning  and  sitting  in  his  chariot, 
and  was  reading  the  prophet  Isaiah.  And  the  Spirit  said  unto  Philip, 
Go  near,  and  join  thyself  to  this  chariot.  And  Philip  ran  to  him,  and 
heard  him  reading  Isaiah  the  prophet,  and  said,  Understandest  thou 
what  thou  readest?  And  he  said,  How  can  I,  except  some  one  shall 
guide  me?  And  he  besought  Philip  to  come  up  and  sit  with  him. 
Now  the  place  of  the  scripture  which  he  was  reading  was  this, 

He  was  led  as  a  sheep  to  the  slaughter ; 

And  as  a  lamb  before  his  shearer  is  dumb. 

So  he  openeth  not  his  mouth : 

In  his  humiliation  his  judgement  was  taken  away. 

His  generation  who  shall  declare? 

For  his  life  is  taken  from  the  earth. 


144  PASSAGES   FROM   THE  ACTS. 

And  the  eunuch  answered  Philip,  jind  said,  I  pray  thee,  of  whom 
speaketh  the  jirophet  this?  of  himself,  or  of  some  oiher?  And  Philip 
opened  his  mouth,  and  beginning  from  this  scripture,  jn-eached  unto 
him  Jesus.  And  as  they  went  on  the  W"ay,  they  came  unto  a  certain 
water ;  and  the  eunuch  saith.  Behold,  here  is  water ;  what  doth  hinder 
me  to  be  baptized?  And  he  commanded  the  chariot  to  stand  still: 
and  they  both  went  down  into  the  water,  both  Philip  and  the  eunuch ; 
and  he  baptized  him.  And  when  they  came  up  out  of  the  water,  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  caught  away  Philii) ;  and  the  eunuch  saw  him  no 
more,  for  he  went  on  his  way  rejoicing.  But  Philip  was  found  at 
Azotus:  and  passing  through  he  preached  the  gospel  to  all  the  cities, 
till  he  came  to  Ctesarea. 

But  Saul,  yet  breathing  threatening  and  slaughter  against  the  dis- 
ciples of  the  Lord,  w'ent  unto  the  high  priest,  and  asked  of  him  letters 
to  Damascus  unto  the  synagogues,  that  if  he  found  any  that  were  of 
the  Way,  whether  men  or  women,  he  might  bring  them  bound  to 
Jerusalem.  And  as  he  journeyed,  it  came  to  pass  that  he  drew  nigh 
unto  Damascus:  and  suddenly  there  shone  round  about  him  a  light 
out  of  heaven :  and  he  fell  upon  the  earth,  and  heard  a  voice  saying 
unto  him,  Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me?  And  he  said,  Who 
art  thou,  Lord?  And  he  said,  I  am  Jesus  wliom  thou  persecutest: 
but  rise,  and  enter  into  the  city,  and  it  shall  be  told  thee  what  thou 
must  do.  And  the  men  that  journeyed  with  him  stood  speechless, 
hearing  the  voice,  but  beholding  no  man.  And  Saul  arose  from  the 
earth ;  and  when  his  eyes  w^ere  opened,  he  saw  nothing ;  and  they  led 
him  by  the  hand,  and  brought  him  into  Damascus.  And  he  was 
three  days  without  sight,  and  did  neither  eat  nor  drink. 

Now  there  w'as  a  certain  disciple  at  Damascus,  named  Ananias;  and 
the  Lord  said  unto  him  in  a  vision,  Ananias.  And  he  said,  Behold,  I 
am  here,  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Arise,  and  go  to  the 
street  which  is  called  Straight,  and  inquire  in  the  house  of  Judas  for 
one  named  Saul,  a  man  of  Tarsus:  for  behold,  he  prayeth;  and  he 
hath  seen  a  man  named  Ananias  coming  in,  and  laying  his  hands  on 
him,  that  he  might  receive  his  sight.  But  Ananias  answered,  Lord,  I 
have  heard  from  many  of  this  man,  how  much  evil  he  did  to  thy 
saints  at  Jerusalem :  and  here  he  hath  authority  from  the  chief  i)riests 
to  bind  all  that  call  upon  thy  name.  But  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Go  thy  way :  for  he  is  a  chosen  vessel  unto  me,  to  bear  my  name  be- 
fore the  Gentiles  and  kings,  and  the  children  of  Israel :  for  I  \\ill  shew 
him  how  many  things  he  must  suffer  for  my  name's  sake.  And  Ana- 
nias departed,  and  entered  into  the  house;  and  laying  his  hands  on 
him  said,  Brotlier  Saul,  the  Lord,  ewn  Jesus,  who  appeared  imto  thee 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS.  145 

in  the  way  which  thou  earnest,  hath  sent  me,  that  thou  mayest  receive 
thy  sight,  and  be  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit.  And  straightway  there 
fell  from  his  eyes  as  it  were  scales,  and  he  received  his  sight ;  and  he 
arose  and  was  baptized ;  and  he  took  food  and  was  strengthened. 

And  he  was  certain  days  with  the  disciples  which  were  at  Damas- 
cus. And  straightway  in  the  synagogues  he  proclaimed  Jesus,  that  he 
is  the  Son  of  God.  And  all  that  heard  him  were  amazed,  and  said,  Is 
not  this  he  that  in  Jerusalem  made  havock  of  them  which  called  on 
this  name?  and  he  had  come  hither  for  this  intent,  that  he  might 
bring  them  bound  before  the  chief  priests.  But  Saul  increased  the 
more  in  strength,  and  confounded  the  Jews  which  dwelt  at  Damascus, 
proving  that  this  is  the  Christ. 

And  when  many  days  were  fulfilled,  the  Jews  took  counsel  together 
to  kill  him :  but  their  plot  became  known  to  Saul.  And  they  watched 
the  gates  also  clay  and  night  that  they  might  kill  him:  but  his  disci- 
ples took  him  by  night,  and  let  him  down  through  the  wall,  lowering 
him  in  a  basket. 

And  when  he  was  come  to  Jerusalem,  he  assayed  to  join  himself 
to  the  disciples :  and  they  were  all  afraid  of  him,  not  believing  that 
he  was  a  disciple.  But  Barnabas  took  him,  and  brought  him  to  the 
apostles,  and  declared  unto  them  how  he  had  seen  the  Lord  in  the 
way,  and  that  he  had  spoken  to  him,  and  how  at  Damascus  he  had 
preached  boldly  in  the  name  of  Jesus.  And  he  was  with  them  going 
in  and  going  out  of  Jerusalem,  preaching  boldly  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord :  and  he  spake  and  disjiuted  against  the  Grecian  Jews ;  but  they 
went  about  to  kill  him.  And  when  the  brethren  knew  it,  they  brought 
him  down  to  Ctesarea,  and  sent  him  forth  to  Tarsus. 

So  the  church  throughout  all  Judaja  and  Galilee  and  Samaria  had 
peace,  being  edified ;  and,  walking  by  the  fear  of  the  Lord  and  by  the 
1  comfort  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  was  multiplied. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Peter  went  throughout  all  parts,  he  came 
down  also  to  the  saints  which  dwelt  at  Lydda.  And  there  he  found 
a  certain  man  named  yEneas,  which  had  kept  his  bed  eight  years ;  for 
he  was  palsied.  And  Peter  said  unto  him,  ^neas,  Jesus  Christ  heal- 
eth  thee:  arise,  and  make  thy  bed.  And  straightway  he  arose.  And 
all  that  dwelt  at  Lydda  and  in  Sharon  saw  him,  and  they  turned  to 
the  Lord. 

Now  there  was  at  Joppa  a  certain  disciple  named  Tabitha,  which 
by  interpretation  is  called  Dorcas :  this  woman  was  full  of  good  works 
and  almsdeeds  which  she  did.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  she  fell  sick,  and  died :  and  when  they  had  washed  her,  they  laid 

1  Old  English  for  help. 


146  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

her  in  an  upper  chamber.  And  as  Lydda  was  nigh  unto  Joppa,  the 
disciples,  hearing  that  Peter  -was  there,  sent  two  men  unto  him,  in- 
treating  him,  Delay  not  to  come  on  unto  us.  And  Peter  arose  and  went 
with  them.  And  when  he  was  come,  they  brought  him  into  the 
upper  chamber:  and  all  the  widows  stood  by  him  weeping,  and  shew- 
ing the  coats  and  garments  which  Dorcas  made,  while  she  was  with 
them.  But  Peter  put  them  all  forth,  and  kneeled  down,  and  prayed ; 
and  turning  to  the  body,  he  said,  Tabitha,  arise.  And  she  opened  her 
eyes ;  and  when  she  saw  Peter,  she  sat  up.  And  he  gave  her  his 
hand,  and  raised  her  up ;  and  calling  the  saints  and  widows,  he  pre- 
sented her  alive.  And  it  became  known  throughout  all  Joppa:  and 
many  believed  on  the  Lord.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  abode  many 
days  in  Joppa  with  one  Simon  a  tanner. 

Now  there  vns  a  certain  man  in  Ctcsarea,  Cornelius  by  name,  a  cen- 
turion of  the  band  called  the  Italian  band,  a  devout  man,  and  one 
that  feared  God  with  all  his  house,  who  gave  much  alms  to  the  peo- 
ple, and  prayed  to  God  alway.  He  saw  in  a  vision  openly,  as  it  were 
about  the  ninth  hour  of  the  day,  an  angel  of  God  coming  in  unto  him, 
and  saying  to  him,  Cornelius.  And  he,  fastening  his  eyes  upon  him, 
and  being  affrighted,  said.  What  is  it,  Lord  ?  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Thy  prayers  and  thine  alms  are  gone  up  for  a  memorial  before  God. 
And  now  send  men  to  Joppa,  and  fetch  one  Simon,  who  is  surnamed 
Peter :  he  lodgeth  with  one  Simon  a  tanner,  whose  house  is  by  the 
sea  side.  And  when  the  angel  that  spake  unto  him  was  departed,  he 
called  two  of  his  household-servants,  and  a  devout  soldier  of  them 
that  waited  on  him  continually ;  and  having  rehearsed  all  things  unto 
them,  lie  sent  them  to  Joppa. 

Now  on  the  morrow,  as  they  were  on  their  journey,  and  drew  nigh 
unto  the  city,  Peter  went  up  upon  the  housetop  to  pray,  about  the 
sixth  hour:  and  he  became  hungry,  and  desired  to  eat:  but  wdiile 
they  made  ready,  he  fell  into  a  trance;  and  he  beholdeth  the  heaven 
opened,  and  a  certain  vessel  descending,  as  it  were  a  great  sheet,  let 
down  by  four  corners  upon  the  earth:  wherein  were  all  manner  of 
fourfooted  beasts  and  creeping  things  of  the  earth  and  fowls  of  the 
heaven.  And  there  came  a  voice  to  him,  Rise,  Peter;  kill  and  eat. 
But  Peter  said.  Not  so.  Lord ;  for  I  have  never  eaten  anything  that  is 
common  and  unclean.  And  a  voice  came  unto  him  again  the  second 
time.  What  God  hath  cleansed,  make  not  thou  common.  And  this  was 
done  thi'ice :  and  straightway  the  vessel  Avas  received  up  into  heaven. 

Now  while  Peter  was  much  perplexed  in  himself  wiiat  the  vision 
which  he  had  seen  might  mean,  ])ehol(l,  the  men  that  were  sent  by 
Cornelius,   having  made  in(iuiry  fur  Simon's  house,  stood  before    tlie 


PASSAGES    FROM   THE   ACTS.  147 

gate,  and  called  and  asked  whether  Simon,  which  was  surnamed  Peter, 
were  lodging  there.  And  while  Peter  thought  on  the  vision,  the  Spirit 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  three  men  seek  thee.  But  arise,  and  get  thee 
down,  and  go  with  them,  nothing  doubting:  for  I  have  sent  them. 
And  Peter  went  down  to  the  men,  and  said.  Behold,  I  am  he  whom 
ye  seek :  what  is  the  cause  wherefore  ye  are  come  ?  And  they  said, 
Cornelius,  a  centurion,  a  righteous  man  and  one  that  feareth  God,  and 
well  reported  of  by  all  the  nation  of  the  Jews,  was  warned  of  God  by 
a  holy  angel  to  send  for  thee  into  his  house,  and  to  hear  words  from 
thee.    So  he  called  them  in  and  lodged  them. 

And  on  the  morrow  he  arose  and  went  forth  with  them,  and  certain 
of  the  brethren  from  Joppa  accompanied  him.  And  on  the  morrow 
they  entered  into  Ctesarea.  And  Cornelius  was  waiting  for  them,  hav- 
ing called  together  his  kinsmen  and  his  near  friends.  And  when  it 
came  to  pass  that  Peter  entered,  Cornelius  met  him,  and  fell  down  at 
his  feet,  and  worshipped  him.  But  Peter  raised  him  up,  saying,  Stand 
up ;  I  myself  also  am  a  man.  And  as  he  talked  with  him,  he  went 
in,  and  findeth  many  come  together :  and  he  said  unto  them.  Ye 
yourselves  know  how  that  it  is  an  unlawful  thing  for  a  man  that  is  a 
Jew  to  join  himself  or  come  unto  one  of  another  nation ;  and  yet  unto 
me  hath  God  shewed  that  I  should  not  call  any  man  common  or 
unclean:  wherefore  also  I  came  without  gainsaying,  when  I  was  sent 
for.  I  ask  therefore  with  what  intent  ye  sent  for  me.  And  Cornelius 
said.  Four  days  ago,  until  this  hour,  I  W"as  keeping  the  ninth  hour  of 
prayer  in  my  house ;  and  behold,  a  man  stood  before  me  in  bright 
apparel,  and  saith,  Cornelius,  thy  prayer  is  heard,  and  thine  alms  are 
had  in  remembrance  in  the  sight  of  God.  Send  therefore  to  Joppa, 
and  call  unto  thee  Simon,  who  is  surnamed  Peter ;  he  lodgeth  in  the 
house  of  Simon  a  tanner,  hy  the  sea  side.  Forthwith  therefore  I  sent 
to  thee ;  and  thou  hast  well  done  that  thou  art  come.  Now  there- 
fore we  are  all  here  present  in  the  sight  of  God,  to  hear  all  things  that 
have  been  commanded  thee  of  the  Lord.  And  Peter  opened  his  mouth, 
and  said. 

Of  a  truth  I  perceive  that  God  is  no  respecter  of  persons :  but  in 
every  nation  he  that  feareth  him,  and  worketh  righteousness,  is  ac- 
ceptable to  him.  The  word  which  he  sent  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
preaching  good  tidings  of  peace  by  Jesus  Christ  (he  is  Lord  of  all)— 
that  saying  ye  yourselves  know,  which  was  published  throughout  all 
Judeea,  beginning  from  Galilee,  after  the  baptism  which  John  preached ; 
even  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  how  that  God  anointed  him  with  the  Holy 
Spirit  and  with  power:  who  went  about  doing  good,  and  healing  all 
that  were  oppressed  of  the  devil ;  for  God  was  with  him.    And  we  are 


1-1:8  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

\\-itncsses  of  all  things  -which  he  did  both  in  the  country  of  the  Jews, 
and  in  Jerusalem;  whom  also  they  slew,  hanging  him  on  a  tree,  llim 
God  raised  up  the  third  day,  and  gave  him  to  he  made  manifest,  not  to 
all  the  people,  but  unto  witnesses  that  were  chosen  before  of  God,  even 
to  us,  who  did  eat  and  drink  with  him  after  he  rose  from  the  dead. 
And  he  charged  us  to  preach  unto  the  people,  and  to  testify  that  this 
is  he  which  is  ordained  of  God  to  be  the  Judge  of  quick  and  dead. 
To  him  bear  all  the  prophets  witness,  that  through  his  name  every 
one  that  believeth  on  him  shall  receive  remission  of  sins. 

"While  Peter  yet  spake  these  words,  the  Holy  Spirit  fell  on  all  them 
which  heard  the  word.  And  they  of  the  circumcision  which  believed 
M'ere  amazed,  as  many  as  came  with  Peter,  because  that  on  the  Gen- 
tiles also  was  })Oured  out  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  For  they  heard 
them  speak  with  tongues,  and  magnify  God.  Then  answered  Peter,  Can 
any  man  forbid  the  water,  that  these  should  not  be  baptized,  wdiich 
have  received  the  Holy  Sjiirit  as  well  as  we?  And  he  commanded 
them  to  be  baptized  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ.  Then  prayed  they 
him  to  tany  certain  days. 

Now  the  apostles  and  the  brethren  that  were  in  Judfea  heard  that 
the  Gentiles  also  had  received  the  word  of  God.  And  when  Peter  was 
come  up  to  Jerusalem,  they  that  were  of  the  circumcision  contended 
with  him,  saying,  Thou  wentest  in  to  men  uncircumcised,  and  didst 
eat  with  them.  But  Peter  began,  and  expounded  the  matter  unto  them 
in  order,  saying.  If  then  God  gave  unto  them  the  like  gift  as  Jie  cUd 
also  unto  us,  when  we  believed  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  Mas  I, 
that  I  could  withstand  God  ?  And  when  they  heard  these  things,  they 
held  their  peace,  and  glorified  God,  saying.  Then  to  the  Gentiles  also 
hath  God  granted  repentance  unto  life. 

They  therefore  that  were  scattered  abroad  upon  the  tribulation  that 
arose  about  Stephen  travelled  as  far  as  Phoenicia,  and  Cyprus,  and 
Antioch,  speaking  the  word  to  none  save  only  to  Jews.  But  there 
were  some  of  them,  men  of  Cyprus  and  Cyrene,  who,  when  they  were 
come  to  Antioch,  spake  unto  the  Greeks  also,  preaching  the  Lord 
Jesus.  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  with  them:  and  a  great  num- 
ber that  believed  turned  unto  the  Lord.  And  the  report  concerning 
them  came  to  the  ears  of  the  church  which  was  in  Jcrusalcni :  and 
they  sent  forth  Barnabas  as  far  as  Antioch:  who,  when  he  was  ci/me, 
and  had  seen  the  grace  of  God,  was  glad ;  and  he  exhorted  them  all, 
that  with  purpose  of  heart  they  would  cleave  unto  the  Lord:  for  he 
was  a  good  man,  and  full  of  the  Holy  Spirit  and  of  faith:  and  much 
})eople  was  added  unto  the  Lord.  And  he  went  forth  to  Tarsus  to 
seek   for  Saul:  and  when  he   had   found  him,  he  brought  him  unto 


PASSAGES   FROM    THE   ACTS.  149 

Antioch.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  even  for  a  whole  year  they  were 
gathered  together  with  the  church,  and  taught  much  people ;  and  that 
the  disciples  were  called  Cliristians  first  in  Antioch. 

Now  about  that  time  Herod  the  king  put  forth  his  hands  to  afflict 
certain  of  the  church.  And  he  killed  James  the  brother  of  John  with 
the  sword.  And  when  he  saw  that  it  pleased  the  Jews,  he  proceeded 
to  seize  Peter  also.  And  those  were  the  days  of  unleavened  bread. 
And  when  he  had  taken  him,  he  put  him  in  prison,  and  delivered  him 
to  four  quaternions  of  soldiers  to  guard  him ;  intending  after  the  Pass- 
over to  bring  him  forth  to  the  people.  Peter  therefore  was  kept  in 
the  prison:  but  prayer  was  made  earnestly  of  the  church  unto  God 
for  him.  And  when  Herod  was  about  to  bring  him  forth,  the  same 
night  Peter  was  sleeping  between  two  soldiers,  bound  with  two  chains : 
and  guards  before  the  door  kept  the  prison.  And  behold,  an  angel  of 
the  Lord  stood  by  him,  and  a  light  shiued  in  the  cell :  and  he  smote 
Peter  on  the  side,  and  awoke  him,  saying,  Rise  up  quickly.  And  his 
chains  fell  off  from  his  hands.  And  the  angel  said  unto  him,  Gird 
thyself,  and  bind  on  thy  sandals.  And  he  did  so.  And  he  saith  unto 
him.  Cast  thy  garment  about  thee,  and  follow  me.  And  he  went  out, 
and  followed;  and  he  wist  not  that  it  was  true  which  was  done  by 
the  angel,  but  thought  he  saw  a  vision.  And  when  they  wore  ])ast 
the  first  and  the  second  ward,  they  came  unto  the  iron  gate  that 
Icadeth  into  the  city;  which  opened  to  them  of  its  own  accord:  and 
they  went  out,  and  passed  on  through  one  street ;  and  straightway  tlie 
angel  departed  from  him.  And  when  Peter  was  come  to  himself,  he 
said,  Now  I  know  of  a  truth,  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  forth  his  angel 
and  delivered  me  out  of  the  hand  of  Herod,  and  from  all  the  exi)ec- 
tation  of  the  people  of  the  Jews.  And  when  he  had  considered  the 
thing,  he  came  to  the  house  of  Mary  the  niother  of  John  whose  sur- 
name was  Mark;  where  many  were  gathered  together  and  were  pray- 
ing. And  when  he  knocked  at  the  door  of  the  gate,  a  maid  came  to 
answer,  named  Ehoda.  And  when  she  knew  Peter's  voice,  she  opened 
not  the  gate  for  joy,  but  ran  in,  and  told  that  Peter  stood  before  the 
gate.  And  they  said  unto  her.  Thou  art  mad.  But  she  confidently 
affirmed  that  it  was  even  so.  And  they  said,  It  is  his  angel.  But 
Peter  continued  knocking:  and  when  they  had  opened,  they  saw  him, 
and  were  amazed.  But  he,  beckoning  unto  them  with  the  hand  to 
hold  their  peace,  declared  unto  them  how  the  Lord  had  brought  him 
forth  out  of  the  prison.  And  he  said,  Tell  these  things  unto  James, 
and  to  the  brethren.  And  he  departed,  and  went  to  another  place. 
Now  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  there  was  no  small  stir  among  the  soldiers, 
what  was  become  of  Peter.    And  when  Herod  had  sought  for  him,  and 


150  PASSAGES    FROM    THE    ACTS. 

found  him  not,  he  examined  the  guards,  and  commanded  that  they 
should  be  jiut  to  death. 

And  Barnabas  and  Saul  returned  from  Jerusalem,  when  they  had 
fulfilled  their  ministration,  taking  with  them  John  whose  surname 
was  Mark. 

Now  there  were  at  Antioch,  in  the  church  that  was  there,  prophets 
and  teachers,  Barnabas,  and  Symeon,  and  Lucius,  and  Manaen  the 
foster-brother  of  Herod  the  tetrarch,  and  Saul.  And  as  they  minis- 
tered to  the  Lord,  and  fasted,  the  Holy  Spirit  said.  Separate  me  Bar- 
nabas and  Saul  for  the  work  whereunto  I  have  called  them.  Then, 
when  they  had  fasted  and  prayed  and  laid  their  hands  on  them,  they 
sent  them  away. 

So  they,  being  sent  forth  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  went  down  to  Seleu- 
cia ;  and  from  thence  they  sailed  to  Cyprus.  And  when  tliey  were  at 
Salamis,  they  proclaimed  the  word  of  God  in  the  synagogues  of  the 
Jews:  and  they  had  also  John  as  their  attendant.  And  when  they  had 
gone  through  the  whole  island  unto  Paphos,  they  found  a  certain  sor- 
cerer, a  false  prophet,  a  Jew,  whose  name  was  Bar-Jesus ;  which  was 
with  the  proconsul,  Sergius  Paulus,  a  man  of  understanding.  The  same 
called  unto  him  Barnabas  and  Saul,  and  sought  to  hear  the  word  of 
God.  But  Elymas  the  sorcerer  (for  so  is  his  name  by  interpretation) 
withstood  them,  seeking  to  turn  aside  the  proconsul  from  the  faith. 
But  Saul,  who  is  also  called  Paul,  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  fastened 
his  eyes  on  him,  and  said,  O  full  of  all  guile  and  all  villany,  thou  son 
of  the  devil,  thou  enemy  of  all  righteousness,  wilt  thou  laot  cease  to 
pervert  the  right  ways  of  the  Lord  ?  And  now,  behold,  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  is  upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  blind,  not  seeing  the  sun 
for  a  season.  And  immediately  there  fell  on  him  a  mist  and  a  dark- 
ness ;  and  he  went  about  seeking  some  to  load  him  by  the  hand. 
Then  the  proconsul,  when  he  saw  what  was  done,  believed,  being  as- 
tonished at  the  teaching  of  the  Lord. 

Now  Paul  and  his  company  set  sail  from  Paphos,  and  came  to 
Perga  in  Pamphylia:  and  John  departed  from  them  and  returned  to 
Jerusalem.  But  they,  passing  through  from  Perga,  came  to  Antioch  of 
Pisidia ;  and  they  went  into  the  synagogue  on  the  sabbath  day,  and 
sat  down.  And  after  the  reading  of  the  law  and  the  proi)hets  the 
rulers  of  the  synagogue  sent  unto  them,  saying.  Brethren,  if  ye  have 
any  word  of  exhortation  ior  the  people,  say  on.  And  Paul  stood  up, 
and  beckoning  with  the  hand  said. 

Men  of  Israel,  and  ye  that  fear  God,  hearken.  The  God  of  this 
people  Israel  chose  our  fathers,  and  exalted  the  people  when  they  so- 
journed in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  with  a  high  arm  led  he  them  forth 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS.  151 

out  of  it.  And  afterward  they  asked  for  a  king :  and  God  gave  unto 
them  Saul.  And  when  he  had  removed  him,  he  raised  up  David  to 
be  tlieir  king;  to  whom  also  he  bare  witness,  and  said,  I  have  found 
David  the  son  of  Jesse,  a  man  after  my  heart,  who  shall  do  all  my 
will.  Of  this  man's  seed  hath  God  according  to  promise  brought  unto 
Israel  a  Saviour,  Jesus.  Brethren,  children  of  the  stock  of  Abraham, 
and  those  among  you  that  fear  God,  to  us  is  the  word  of  this  salva- 
tion sent  forth.  For  they  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem,  and  their  rulers, 
because  they  knew  him  not,  nor  the  voices  of  the  prophets  which  are 
read  every  sabbath,  fiilfdled  them  by  condemning  him.  And  though 
they  found  no  cause  of  death  in  him,  yet  asked  they  of  Pilate  that  he 
should  be  slain.  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  all  things  that  were 
written  of  him,  they  took  him  down  from  the  tree,  and  laid  him  in  a 
tomb.  But  God  raised  him  from  the  dead :  and  he  was  seen  for  many 
days  of  them  that  came  up  with  him  from  Galilee  to  Jerusalem,  who 
are  now  his  witnesses  unto  the  people.  And  we  bring  you  good  tid- 
ings of  the  promise  made  unto  the  fathers,  how  that  God  hath  ful- 
filled the  same  unto  our  children,  in  that  he  raised  up  Jesus.  Be  it 
known  unto  you  therefore,  brethren,  that  through  this  man  is  pro- 
claimed unto  you  remission  of  sing:  and  by  him  every  one  that  be- 
lieveth  is  justified  from  all  things,  from  which  ye  could  not  be  justi- 
fied by  the  law  of  Moses.  Beware  therefore,  lest  that  come  upon  you, 
which  is  spoken  in  the  prophets  • 

Behold,  ye  despisers,  and  wonder,  and  perish ; 

For  I  work  a  work  in  your  days, 

A  work  which  ye  shall  in  no  wise  believe,  if  one  declare 
it  unto  you. 
And  as  they  went  out,  they  besought  that  these  words  might  be 
spoken  to  them  the  next  sabbath.    Now  when  the  synagogue  l)roke  up, 
many  of  the  Jews  and  of  the  devout  proselytes  followed  Paul  and  Barna- 
bas :  who,  speaking  to  them,  urged  them  to  continue  in  the  grace  of  God. 
And  the  next  sabbath  almost  the  whole  city  was  gathered  together 
to  hear  the  word  of  God.    But  when  the  Jews  saw   the  multitudes, 
they  were  filled  with  jealousy,  and  contradicted  the  things  which  were 
spoken  by  Paul,  and  blasphemed.    And  Paul  and  Barnal)as  spake  out 
boldly,  and  said.  It  was  necessary  that  the  word  of  God  should  first 
be  spoken  to  you.    Seeing  ye  thrust  it  from  you,  and  judge  yourselves 
unworthy  of  eternal  life,  lo,  we  turn  to  the  Gentiles.     For  so  hath  the 
Lord  commanded  us,  saying, 

I  have  set  thee  for  a  light  of  the  Gentiles, 

That  thou  shouldest  be  for  salvation  unto -the  uttermost 
part  of  the  earth. 


152  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  Iconium,  that  they  entered  together  into 
the  synagogue  of  the  Jews,  and  so  spake,  that  a  great  multitude  hoth 
of  Jews  and  of  Greeks  beUeved.  And  when  there  was  made  an  onset 
both  of  the  Gentiles  and  of  the  Jews  with  their  rulers,  to  entreat 
them  shamefully,  and  to  stone  them,  they  became  aware  of  it,  and 
fled  unto  the  cities  of  Lycaonia,  Lystra  and  Derbe,  and  the  region 
round  about:  and  there  they  preached  the  gospel. 

And  at  Lystra  there  sat  a  certain  man,  impotent  in  his  feet,  a 
cripple,  who  never  had  walked.  The  same  heard  Paul  speaking:  who, 
fastening  his  eyes  upon  him,  and  seeing  that  he  had  faith  to  be  made 
whole,  said  with  a  loud  voice,  Stand  upright  on  thy  feet.  And  he 
leaped  up  and  walked.  And  when  the  multitudes  saw  what  Paul  had 
done,  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  saying  in  the  speech  of  Lycaonia, 
The  gods  are  come  down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of  men.  And  they 
called  Barnabas,  Jupiter ;  and  Paul,  iMercury,  because  he  was  the  chief 
speaker.  And  the  priest  of  Jupiter  whose  temple  was  before  the  city, 
brought  oxen  and  garlands  unto  the  gates,  and  would  have  done  sac- 
rifice with  the  multitudes.  But- when  the  apostles,  Barnabas  and  Paul, 
heard  of  it,  they  rent  their  garments,  and  sprang  forth  among  the  mul- 
titude, crying  out  and  saying,  Sirs, -why  do  ye  these  things?  "We  also 
are  men  of  like  passions  with  you,  and  bring  you  good  tidings,"  that 
ye  should  turn  from  these  vain  things  unto  the  living  God,  who  made 
the  heaven  and  the  earth  and  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is:  who 
in  the  generations  gone  by  suffered  all  the  nations  to  walk  in  their 
own  ways.  And  yet  he  left  not  himself  without  witness,  in  that  he 
did  good,  and  gave  you  from  heaven  rains  and  fruitful  seasons,  filling 
your  hearts  with  food  and  gladness.  And  with  these  sayings  scarce 
restrained  they  the  multitudes  from  doing  sacrifice  unto  them. 

But  there  came  Jews  thither  from  Antioch  and  Iconium:  and  hav- 
ing persuaded  the  multitudes,  they  stoned  Paul,  and  dragged  him  out 
of  the  city,  supposing  that  he  was  dead.  But  as  the  disciples  stood 
round  about  him,  he  rose  up,  and  entered  into  the  city:  and  on  the 
morrow  he  went  forth  with  Barnabas  to  Derbe.  And  when  they  had 
preached  the  gospel  to  that  city,  and  had  made  many  disciples,  they 
returned  to  Lystra,  and  to  Iconium,  and  to  Antioch,  confirming  the 
souls  of  the  disciples,  exhorting  them  to  continue  in  the  faith,  and  that 
through  many  tribulations  we  must  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 
And  when  they  had  appointed  for  them  elders  in  every  church,  and 
had  prayed  with  fasting,  they  commended  them  to  the  Lord,  on  whom 
they  had  believed. 

But  Paul  and  Barnabas  tarried  in  Antioch,  teaching  and  ]>reaching 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  with  many  otliers  also.     And  after  some  days 


PASSAGK8    J^ROM    THE    ACTS.  153 

Paul  said  unto  Barnabas,  Let  us  return  now  and  visit  the  brethren 
in  every  city  wherein  we  proclaimed  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  see 
how  they  fare.  And  Barnabas  was  minded  to  take  with  them  John 
also,  who  was  called  Mark.  But  Paul  tiiought  not  good  to  take  with 
them  him  who  withdrew  from  them  fi-om  Pamphylia,  and  went  not 
with  them  to  the  work.  And  there  arose  a  sharp  contention,  so  that 
they  parted  asunder  one  from  the  other,  and  Barnabas  took  Mark 
with  him,  and  sailed  away  unto  Cyprus ;  but  Paul  chose  Silas,  and 
went  forth,  being  commended  by  the  brethren  to  the  grace  of  the 
Lord. 

And  a  certain  woman  named  Lydia,  a  seller  of  purple,  of  the  city 
of  Thyatira,  one  that  worshipped  God,  heard  us :  whose  heart  the  Lord 
opened,  to  give  heed  unto  the  things  which  were  spoken  by  Paul. 
And  when  she  was  baptized,  and  her  household,  she  besought  us,  say- 
ing, If  ye  have  judged  me  to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord,  come  into  my 
house,  and  abide  there.    And  she  constrained  us. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  we  were  going  to  the  place  of  prayer,  that 
a  certain  maid  having  a  spirit  of  divination  met  us,  which  brought 
her  masters  much  gain  by  soothsaying.  The  same  following  after  Paul 
and  us  cried  out,  saying,  These  men  are  servants  of  the  Most  High 
God,  which  proclaim  unto  you  the  way  of  salvation.  And  this  she 
did  for  many  days.  But  Paul,  being  sore  troubled,  turned  and  said  to 
the  spirit,  I  charge  thee  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  to  come  out  of 
her.    And  it  came  out  that  very  hour. 

But  wlien  her  masters  saw  that  the  hope  of  their  gain  was  gone, 
they  laid  hold  on  Paul  and  Silas,  and  dragged  them  into  the  market- 
X)lace  before  the  rulers,  and  when  they  had  brought  them  unto  the 
magistrates,  they  said.  These  men,  being  Jews,  do  exceedingly  trouble 
our  city,  and  set  forth  customs  which  it  is  not  lawful  for  us  to  receive, 
or  to  observe,  being  Romans.  And  the  multitude  rose  up  together 
against  them:  and  the  magistrates  rent  their  garments  off  them,  and 
commanded  to  beat  them  with  rods.  And  when  they  had  laid  many 
stripes  upon  them,  they  cast  them  into  prison,  charging  the  jailor  to 
keep  them  safely:  who,  having  received  such  a  charge,  cast  them  into 
the  inner  prison,  and  made  their  feet  fast  in  the  stocks.  But  about 
midnight  Paul  and  Silas  were  praying  and  singing  hymns  unto  God, 
and  the  prisoners  were  listening  to  them ;  and  suddenly  there  was  a 
great  earthquake,  so  that  the  foundations  of  the  prison-house  were 
shaken :  and  immediately  all  the  doors  were  opened ;  and  every  one's 
bands  were  loosed.  And  the  jailor  being  roused  out  of  sleep,  and  see- 
ing the  prison  doors  open,  drew  his  sword,  and  was  about  to  kill 
himself,  supposing  that  the  prisoners  had  escaped.    But  Paul  cried  with 


154  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

a  loud  voice,  saying,  Do  thyself  no  harm:  for  we  are  all  here.  And 
he  called  for  lights,  and  sprang  in,  and,  trembling  for  fear,  fell  down 
before  Paul  and  Silas,  and  brought  them  out,  and  said.  Sirs,  what  must 
I  do  to  be  saved?  And  they  said.  Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus,  and 
thou  shalt  be  saved,  thou  and  thy  house.  And  they  s^jake  the  word 
of  the  Lord  unto  him,  with  all  that  were  in  his  house.  And  he  took 
them  the  same  hour  of  the  night,  and  washed  their  stripes ;  and  was 
baptized,  he  and  all  his,  immediately.  And  he  brought  them  up  into 
his  house,  and  set  meat  before  them,  and  rejoiced  greatly,  with  all  his 
house,  having  believed  in  God. 

But  when  it  was  day,  the  magistrates  sent  the  Serjeants,  saying. 
Let  those  men  go.  And  the  jailor  reported  the  words  to  Paul,  saying, 
The  magistrates  have  sent  to  let  you  go :  now  therefore  come  forth, 
and  go  in  peace.  But  Paul  said  unto  them.  They  have  beaten  us  pub- 
licly, uncondemned,  men  that  are  Romans,  and  have  cast  us  into  prison; 
and  do  they  now  cast  us  out  privily  ?  nay,  verily ;  but  let  them  come 
themselves  and  bring  us  out.  And  the  Serjeants  reported  these  words 
unto  the  magistrates :  and  they  feared,  when  they  heard  that  they  were 
Romans ;  and  they  came  and  besought  them ;  and  when  they  had 
brought  them  out,  they  asked  them  to  go  away  from  the  city.  And 
they  went  out  of  the  prison,  and  entered  into  the  house  of  Lydia: 
and  when  they  had  seen  the  brethren,  they  comforted  them,  and  de- 
parted. 

Now  while  Paul  waited  at  Athens,  his  spirit  was  provoked  within 
him,  as  he  beheld  the  city  full  of  idols.  So  he  reasoned  in  the  syna- 
gogue with  the  Jews  and  the  devout  persons,  and  in  the  marketplace 
every  day  with  them  that  met  with  him.  And  certain  also  of  the 
Epicurean  and  Stoic  philosophers  encountered  him.  And  some  said. 
What  would  this  babbler  say?  other  some,  He  seemeth  to  be  a  setter 
forth  of  strange  ^gods:  because  he  preached  Jesus  and  the  resurrection. 
And  they  took  hold  of  him,  and  brought  him  unto  the  Areopagus, 
saying,  May  we  know  what  this  new  teaching  is,  which  is  spoken  by 
thee  ?  For  thou  bringest  certain  strange  things  to  our  ears :  we  would 
know  therefore  what  these  things  mean.  (Now  all  the  Athenians  and 
the  strangers  sojourning  there  spent  their  time  in  nothing  else,  but 
either  to  tell  or  to  hear  some  new  thing.)  And  Paul  stood  in  the 
midst  of  the  Areopagus,  and  said, 

Ye  men  of  Athens,  in  all  things  I  perceive  that  ye  are  somewhat 
religious.  For  as  I  passed  along,  and  observed  the  objects  of  your 
worship,  I  found  also  an  altar  with  this  inscription,  to  an  unknown- 
GOD.    What  therefore  ye  worship  in  ignorance,  this  set  I  forth  unto 

iGr.  demons. 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS.  155 

you.  The  God  that  made  the  world  and  all  things  therein,  he,  heing 
Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  dwelleth  not  in  temples  made  with  hands ; 
neither  is  he  served  by  men's  hands,  as  though  he  needed  anything, 
seeing  he  himself  giveth  to  all  life,  and  breath,  and  all  things ;  and  he 
made  of  one  every  nation  of  men  for  to  dwell  on  all  the  face  of  the 
earth,  having  determined  their  appointed  seasons,  and  the  bounds  of 
their  habitation;  that  they  should  seek  God,  if  haply  they  might  feel 
after  him,  and  find  him,  though  he  is  not  far  from  each  one  of  us :  for 
in  him  we  live,  and  move,  and  have  our  being ;  as  certain  even  of  your 
own  poets  have  said,  For  we  are  also  his  oifspring.  Being  then  the 
offspring  of  God,  we  ought  not  to  think  that  the  Godhead  is  like  unto 
gold,  or  silver,  or  stone,  graven  by  art  and  device  of  man.  The  times 
of  ignorance  therefore  God  overlooked ;  but  now  he  commandeth  men 
that  they  should  all  everywhere  repent:  inasmuch  as  he  hath  ap- 
pointed a  day,  in  the  which  he  will  judge  the  world  in  righteousness 
by  the  man  whom  he  hath  ordained  ;  whereof  he  hath  given  assurance 
unto  all  men,  in  that  he  hath  raised  him  from  the  dead. 

Now  when  they  heard  of  the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  some  mocked; 
but  others  said,  We  will  hear  thee  concerning  this  yet  again. 

After  these  things  he  departed  from  Athens,  and  came  to  Corinth. 
And  he  found  a  certain  Jew  named  Aquila,  a  man  of  Pontus  by  race, 
lately  come  from  Italy,  with  his  wife  Priscilla,  because  Claudius  had 
commanded  all  the  Jews  to  depart  from  Rome :  and  he  came  unto 
them;  and  because  he  was  of  the  same  trade,  he  abode  with  them, 
and  they  wrought ;  for  by  their  trade  they  were  tentmakers. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Paul  in  the  night  by  a  vision.  Be  not 
afraid,  but  speak,  and  hold  not  thy  peace :  for  I  am  with  thee,  and  no 
man  shall  set  on  thee  to  harm  thee:  for  I  have  much  j^eople  in  this 
city.  And  he  dwelt  there  a  year  and  six  months,  teaching  the  word  of 
God  among  them. 

And  Paul  sailed  for  Syria,  and  with  him  Priscilla  and  Aquila;  hav- 
ing shorn  his  head  in  Cenchrese:  for  he  had  a  vow.  And  they  came 
to  Ephesus,  and  he  left  them  there:  but  he  himself  entered  into  the 
synagogue,  and  reasoned  with  the  Jews. 

Now  a  certain  Jew  named  Apollos,  an  Alexandrian  by  race,  a 
learned  man,  came  to  E2:)hesus ;  and  he  was  mighty  in  the  scriptures. 
This  man  had  been  instructed  in  the  way  of  the  Lord  ;  and  being 
fervent  in  spirit,  he  spake  and  taught  carefully  the  things  concerning 
Jesus,  knowing  only  the  baptism  of  John  :  and  he  began  to  speak 
boldly  in  the  synagogue.  But  when  Priscilla  and  Aquila  heard  him, 
they  took  him  unto  them,  and  expounded  unto  him  the  way  of  God 
more  carefully.     And  when  he  was  minded  to  pass  over  into  Achaia, 


156  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

the  brethren  encouraged  him,  and  wrote  to  the  disciples  to  receive 
him :  and  when  he  was  come,  he  helped  them  much  which  had  be- 
lieved through  grace :  for  he  powerfully  confuted  the  Jews,  and  that 
publicly,  shewing  by  the  scriptures  that  Jesus  was  the  Christ. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while  Apollos  was  at  Corinth,  Paul 
having  passed  through  the  upper  country  came  to  Ephesus.  And  he 
entered  into  the  synagogue,  and  spake  boldly  for  the  space  of  three 
months,  reasoning  and  persuading  as  to  the  things  concerning  the 
kingdom  of  God.  But  when  some  were  hardened  and  disobedient, 
speaking  evil  of  the  Way  before  the  multitude,  he  dejiarted  from 
them,  and  separated  the  disciples,  reasoning  daily  in  the  school  of 
Tyi'annus.  And  this  continued  for  the  space  of  two  years ;  so  that  all 
they  which  dwelt  in  Asia  heard  the  word  of  the  Lord,  both  Jews  and 
Greeks.  And  God  wrought  special  miracles  by  the  hands  of  Paul: 
insomuch  that  unto  the  sick  were  carried  away  from  his  body  hand- 
kerchiefs or  aprons,  and  the  diseases  departed  from  them,  and  the  evil 
spirits  went  out.  But  certain  also  of  the  strolling  Jews,  exorcists,  took 
upon  them  to  name  over  them  which  had  the  evil  sijirits  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  saying,  I  adjure  you  by  Jesus  whom  Paul  preacheth. 
And  there  were  seven  sons  of  one  Sceva,  a  Jew,  a  chief  priest,  which 
did  this.  And  the  evil  spirit  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Jesus  I 
know,  and  Paul  I  know ;  but  who  are  ye  ?  And  the  man  in  whom 
the  evil  spirit  was  leaped  on  them,  and  mastered  both  of  them,  and 
prevailed  against  them,  so  that  they  fled  out  of  that  house  naked  and 
wounded.  And  this  became  known  to  all,  both  Jews  and  Greeks,  that 
dwelt  at  Ephesus;  and  fear  fell  upon  them  all,  and  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  was  magnified.  Many  also  of  them  that  had  believed 
came,  confessing,  and  declaring  their  deeds.  And  not  a  few  of  them 
that  practised  magical  arts  brouglit  their  books  together,  and  burned 
them  in  the  sight  of  all :  and  they  counted  the  price  of  tliem,  and 
found  it  fifty  thousand  pieces  of  silver.  So  mightily  grew  the  word 
of  the  Lord  and  prevailed. 

Now  after  these  things  were  ended,  Paul  purposed  in  the  spirit, 
when  he  had  passed  through  Macedonia  and  Achaia,  to  go  to  Jeru- 
salem, saying.  After  I  have  been  there,  I  nuist  also  see  Rome.  And 
having  sent  into  Macedonia  two  of  them  that  ministered  ixnto  him, 
Timothy  and  Erastus,  he  himself  stayed  in  Asia  for  a  while. 

And  about  that  time  there  arose  no  small  stir  concerning  the  Way. 
For  a  certain  man  named  Demetrius,  a  silversmith,  which  made  silver 
shrines  of  Diana,  brought  no  little  business  unto  the  craftsmen ;  whom 
he  gathered  together,  with  the  workmen  of  like  occupation,  and  said, 
Sirs,  ye  know  that  l^y  tliis  business  we  have  our  wealth.     And  ye  see 


PASSAGES    FROM    THE    ACTS.  157 

and  hear,  that  not  alone  at  Ephesus,  but  ahnost  throughout  all  Asia, 
this  Paul  hath  persuaded  and  turned  away  much  people,  saying  that 
they  be  no  gods,  which  are  made  with  hands :  and  not  only  is  there 
danger  that  this  our  trade  come  into  disrepute ;  but  also  that  the 
temple  of  the  great  goddess  Diana  be  made  of  no  account,  and  that 
she  should  even  be  deposed  from  her  magnificence,  whom  all  Asia  and 
the  world  worshippeth.  And  when  they  heard  this,  they  w-ere  filled 
with  wrath,  and  cried  out,  saying.  Great  is  Diana  of  the  Ephesians. 
And  the  city  was  filled  with  the  confusion :  and  they  rushed  with  one 
accord  into  the  theatre,  having  seized  Gains  and  Aristarchus,  men  of 
Macedonia,  Paul's  companions  in  travel.  And  when  Paul  was  minded 
to  enter  in  unto  the  people,  the  disciples  suffered  him  not.  And  cer- 
tain also  of  the  chief  officers  of  Asia,  being  his  friends,  sent  unto  him, 
and  besought  him  not  to  adventure  himself  into  the  theatre.  Some 
therefore  cried  one  thing,  and  some  another :  for  the  assembly  was  in 
confusion ;  and  the  more  part  knew  not  wherefore  they  were  come 
together.  And  they  brought  Alexander  out  of  the  multitude,  the  Jews 
putting  him  forward.  And  Alexander  beckoned  with  the  hand,  and 
would  have  made  a  defence  unto  the  people.  But  when  they  per- 
ceived that  he  was  a  Jew,  all  with  one  voice  about  the  space  of  two 
hours  cried  out.  Great  is  Diana  of  the  Ephesians.  And  when  the  town- 
clerk  had  C[uieted  the  multitude,  he  saith,  Ye  men  of  Ephesus,  what 
man  is  there  who  knoweth  not  how  that  the  city  of  the  Ephesians  is 
templekeeper  of  the  great  Diana,  and  of  the  image  which  fell  down 
from  Jupiter?  Seeing  then  that  these  things  cannot  be  gainsaid,  ye 
ought  to  be  quiet,  and  to  do  nothing  rash.  For  ye  have  brought  hither 
these  men,  which  are  neither  robbers  of  temples  nor  blasj^hemers  of 
our  goddess.  If  therefore  Demetrius,  and  the  craftsmen  that  are  with 
him,  have  a  matter  against  any  man,  the  courts  are  open,  and  there 
are  proconsuls :  let  them  accuse  one  another.  But  if  ye  seek  anything 
about  other  matters,  it  shall  be  settled  in  the  regular  assembly.  For 
indeed  we  are  in  danger  to  be  accused  concerning  this  day's  riot,  there 
being  no  cause  for  it :  and  as  touching  it  we  shall  not  be  able  to  give 
account  of  this  concourse.  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  dis- 
missed the  assembly. 

And  after  the  uproar  w^as  ceased,  Paul  having  sent  for  the  disciples 
and  exhorted  them,  took  leave  of  them,  and  departed. 

And  from  Miletus  he  sent  to  Ephesus,  and  called  to  him  the  elders 
of  the  church.    And  when  they  were  come  to  him,  he  said  unto  them, 

Ye  yourselves  know,  from  the  first  day  that  I  set  foot  in  Asia,  after 
what  manner  I  was  with  j'ou  all  the  time,  serving  the  Lord  with  all 
lowliness  of  mind,  and  with  tears,  and  with  trials  which  befell  me  by 


158  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

the  plots  of  the  Jews :  how  that  I  shrank  not  from  declaring  unto  you 
anything  that  was  profitable,  and  teaching  you  publicly,  and  from 
house  to  house,  testifying  both  to  Jews  and  to  Greeks  repentance 
toward  God,  and  faith  toward  our  Lord  Jesus  Chi-ist.  And  now,  be- 
hold, I  go  bound  in  the  spirit  unto  Jerusalem,  not  knowing  the  things 
that  shall  befall  me  there :  save  that  the  Holy  Spirit  testifieth  unto 
me  in  every  city,  saying  that  bonds  and  afflictions  abide  me.  But  I 
hold  not  my  life  of  any  account,  as  dear  unto  myself,  so  that  I  may 
accomplish  my  course,  and  the  ministry  which  I  received  from  the 
Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the  gospel  of  the  grace  of  God.  And  now,  be- 
hold, I  know  that  ye  all,  among  whom  I  went  about  preaching  the 
kingdom,  shall  see  my  face  no  more.  Wherefore"  I  testify  unto  you 
this  day,  that  I  am  pure  from  the  blood  of  all  men.  For  I  shrank 
not  from  declaring  unto  you  the  whole  counsel  of  God.  Take  heed 
unto  yourselves,  and  to  all  the  flock,  in  the  which  the  Holy  Spirit 
hath  made  you  bishops,  to  feed  the  church  of  God,  which  he  pur- 
chased with  his  own  blood.  I  know  that  after  my  departing  grievous 
wolves  shall  enter  in  among  you,  not  sparing  the  flock ;  and  from 
among  your  own  selves  shall  men  arise,  speaking  perverse  things,  to 
draw  away  the  disciples  after  them.  Wherefore  watch  ye,  remember- 
ing that  by  the  space  of  three  years  I  ceased  not  to  admonish  every 
one  night  and  day  with  tears.  And  now  I  commend  you  to  God,  and 
to  the  word  of  his  grace,  which  is  able  to  build  you  up,  and  to  give 
you  the  inheritance  among  all  them  that  are  sanctified.  I  coveted  no 
man's  silver,  or  gold,  or  apparel.  Ye  yourselves  know  that  these  hands 
ministered  unto  my  necessities,  and  to  them  that  were  with  me.  In 
all  things  I  gave  you  an  example,  how  that  so  labouring  ye  ought  to 
help  the  weak,  and  to  remember  the  words  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  how  he 
himself  said,  It  is  more  blessed  to  give  than  to  receive. 

And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  kneeled  down,  and  prayed  with 
them  all.  And  they  all  wept  sore,  and  fell  on  Paul's  neck,  and  kissed 
him,  sorrowing  most  of  all  for  the  word  which  he  had  spoken,  that 
they  should  behold  his  face  no  more.  And  they  brought  him  on  his 
way  unto  the  shij). 

And  when  we  had  finished  the  voyage  from  Tyre,  we  arrived  at 
Ptolemais;  and  we  saluted  the  brethren,  and  abode  with  them  one 
day.  And  on  the  morrow  we  departed,  and  came  unto  Cajsarea:  and 
entering  into  the  house  of  Philip  the  evangelist,  who  was  one  of  the 
seven,  we  abode  with  him.  No,w  this  man  had  four  daughters,  virgins, 
which  did  i^rophesy.  And  as  we  tarried  there  many  days,  there  came 
down  from  Judira  a  certain  prophet,  named  Agabus.  And  coming  to 
us,  and  taking  Paul's  girdle,  he  bound  his  own  feet  and  hands,  and 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS,  159 

said,  Thus  saith  the  Holy  Spirit,  So  shall  the  Jews  at  Jerusalem  bind 
the  man  that  owneth  this  girdle,  and  shall  deliver  him  into  the  hands 
of  the  Gentiles.  And  when  we  heard  these  things,  both  we  and  they 
of  that  place  besought  him  not  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem.  Then  Paul 
answered,  What  do  ye,  weeping  and  breaking  my  heart?  for  I  am 
ready  not  to  be  bound  only,  but  also  to  die  at  Jerusalem  for  the  name 
of  the  Lord  Jesus.  And  when  he  would  not  be  persuaded,  we  ceased, 
saying,  The  will  of  the  Lord  be  done. 

And  after  these  days  we  took  up  our  baggage,  and  went  up  to  Jeru- 
salem. And  when  we  were  come  to 'Jerusalem,  the  brethren  received 
us  gladly.  And  the  day  following  Paul  went  in  with  us  unto  James ; 
and  all  the  elders  were  present.  And  when  he  had  saluted  them,  he 
rehearsed  one  by  one  the  things  which  God  had  wrought  among  the 
Gentiles  by  his  ministry. 

And  the  Jews  from  Asia,  when  they  saw  him  in  the  temple,  stirred 
up  all  the  multitude,  and  laid  hands  on  him,  crying  out.  Men  of  Is- 
rael, help :  This  is  the  man,  that  teacheth  all  men  everywhere  against 
the  people,  and  the  law,  and  this  place:  and  moreover  he  brought 
Greeks  also  into  the  temple,  and  hath  defiled  this  holy  place.  For 
they  had  before  seen  with  him  in  the  city  Trophimus  the  Ephesian, 
whom  they  supposed  that  Paul  had  brought  into  the  temple.  And  all 
the  city  was  moved,  and  the  people  ran  together :  and  they  laid  hold 
on  Paul,  and  dragged  him  out  of  the  temple:  and  straightway  the 
doors  were  shut.  And  as  they  were  seeking  to  kill  him,  tidings  came 
up  to  the  chief  captain  of  the  band,  that  all  Jerusalem  was  in  con- 
fusion. And  forthwith  he  took  soldiers  and  centurions,  and  ran  down 
upon  them :  and  they,  when  they  saw  the  chief  captain  and  the  sol- 
diers, left  off  beating  Paul.  Then  the  chief  captain  came  near,  and  laid 
hold  on  him,  and  commanded  him  to  be  bound  with  two  chains ;  and 
inquired  who  he  was,  and  what  he  had  done.  And  some  shouted  one 
thing,  some  another,  among  the  crowd :  and  when  he  could  not  know 
the  certainty  for  the  uproar,  he  commanded  him  to  be  brought  into  the 
castle.  And  when  he  came  ujoon  the  stairs,  so  it  was,  that  he  was  borne 
of  the  soldiers  for  the  violence  of  the  crowd ;  for  the  multitude  of  the 
people  followed  after,  crying  out.  Away  with  him. 

And  as  Paul  was  about  to  be  brought  into  the  castle,  he  saith  unto 
the  chief  captain.  May  I  say  something  unto  thee  ?  And  he  said.  Dost 
thou  know  Greek?  Art  thou  not  then  the  Egyjitian,  which  before 
these  days  stirred  up  to  sedition  and  led  out  into  the  wilderness  the 
four  thousand  men  of  the  Assassins  ?  But  Paul  said,  I  am  a  Jew,  of 
Tarsus  in  Cilicia,  a  citizen  of  no  mean  city :  and  I  beseech  thee,  give 
me  leave  to  speak   unto   the   people.     And  when  he  had  given  him 


100  PASSAGES    FROM   THE   ACTS. 

leave,  Paul,  standing  on  the  stairs,  beckoned  with  the  hand  unto  the 
people ;  and  when  there  was  made  a  great  silence,  he  spake  unto  them 
in  the  Hebrew  language,  saying. 

Brethren  and  fathers,  hear  ye  the  defence  which  I  now  make  unto 
you. 

And  when  they  heard  that  he  spake  unto  them  in  the  Hebrew 
language,  they  were  the  more  quiet:   and  he  saith, 

I  am  a  Jew,  born  in  Tarsus  of  Cilicia,  but  brought  up  in  this  city, 
at  the  feet  of  Gamaliel,  instructed  according  to  the  strict  manner  of 
the  law  of  our  fathers,  being  zealous  for  God,  even  as  ye  all  are  this 
day:  and  I  persecuted  this  Way  unto  the  death,  binding  and  deliver- 
ing into  prisons  both  men  and  women.  As  also  the  high  priest  doth 
bear  me  witness,  and  all  the  estate  of  the  eldei's:  from  whom  also  I 
received  letters  unto  the  brethren,  and  journeyed  to  Damascus,  to  bring 
them  also  which  were  there  unto  Jerusalem  in  bonds,  for  to  be  pun- 
ished. And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  I  made  my  journey,  and  drew 
nigh  unto  Damascus,  about  noon,  suddenly  there  shone  from  heaven  a 
great  light  round  about  me.  And  I  fell  unto  the  ground,  and  heard  a 
voice  saying  unto  me,  Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me  ?  And  I 
answered,  Who  art  thou.  Lord?  And  he  said  unto  me,  I  am  Jesus  of 
Nazareth,  whom  thou  jiersecutest.  And  they  that  were  with  me  beheld 
indeed  the  light,  but  they  heard  not  the  voice  of  him  that  spake  to 
me.  And  I  said,  What  shall  I  do,  Lord?  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Arise,  and  go  into  Damascus;  and  there  it  shall  be  told  thee  of  all 
things  which  are  appointed  for  thee  to  do.  And  when  I  could  not  see 
for  the  glory  of  that  light,  being  led  by  the  hand  of  them  that  were 
with  me,  I  came  into  Damascus.  And  one  Ananias,  a  devout  man  ac- 
cording to  the  law,  well  reported  of  Ijy  all  the  Jews  that  dwelt  there, 
came  unto  me,  and  standing  by  me  said  unto  me.  Brother  Saul,  receive 
thy  sight.  And  in  that  very  hour  I  looked  up  on  him.  And  he  said, 
The  God  of  our  fathers  hath  appointed  thee  to  know  his  will,  and  to 
see  the  Righteous  One,  and  to  hear  a  voice  from  his  mouth.  For  thou 
shalt  be  a  witness  for  him  unto  all  men  of  what  thou  hast  seen  and 
heard.  And  now  why  tarriest  thou  ?  arise,  and  ])e  baptized,  and  wash 
away  thy  sins,  calling  on  his  name.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when 
I  had  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  while  I  prayed  in  the  temple,  I  fell 
into  a  trance,  and  saw  him  saying  unto  me.  Make  haste,  and  get  thee 
quickly  out  of  Jerusalem:  because  they  will  not  receive  of  thee  testi- 
mony concerning  me.  And  I  said,  Lord,  they  themselves  know  that 
I  imprisoned  and  beat  in  every  synagogue  them  that  believed  on  thee: 
and  when  the  blood  of  Stephen  thy  witness  was  shed,  I  also  was  stand- 
ing by,  and  consenting,  and  keeping  the  garments  of  tlu'Ui  tliat  slew 


PASSAGES    FROM    THE   ACTS.  161 

him.  And  he  said  unto  me,  Depart:  for  I  will  send  thee  forth  far 
hence  unto  the  Gentiles. 

And  they  gave  him  audience  unto  this  word ;  and  they  lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  said,  Away  with  such  a  fellow  from  the  earth :  for  it 
is  not  fit  that  he  should  live.  And  as  they  cried  out,  and  threw  oflf 
their  garments,  and  cast  dust  into  the  air,  the  chief  captain  com- 
manded him  to  he  brought  into  the  castle,  bidding  that  he  should  be 
examined  by  scourging,  that  he  might  know  for  what  cause  they  so 
shouted  against  him.  And  when  they  had  tied  him  up  with  the 
thongs,  Paul  said  unto  the  centurion  that  stood  by,  Is  it  lawful  for 
you  to  scourge  a  man  that  is  a  Roman,  and  uncondemned  ?  And 
when  the  centurion  heard  it,  he  went  to  the  chief  captain,  and  told 
him,  saying.  What  art  thou  about  to  do  ?  for  this  man  is  a  Roman. 
And  the  chief  captain  came,  and  said  unto  him.  Tell  me,  art  thou  a 
Roman  ?  And  he  said.  Yea.  And  the  chief  caj^tain  answered,  With 
a  great  sum  obtained  I  this  citizenship.  And  Paul  said,  P>ut  I  am  a 
Roman  born.  They  then  which  were  about  to  examine  him  straight- 
way departed  from  him:  and  the  chief  captain  also  was  afraid,  when 
he  knew  that  he  was  a  Roman,  and  because  he  had  bound  him. 

But  on  the  morrow,  desiring  to  know  the  certainty,  wherefore  he 
was  accused  of  the  Jews,  he  loosed  him,  and  commanded  the  chief 
priests  and  all  the  council  to  come  together,  and  brought  Paul  down, 
and  set  him  before  them. 

And  Paul,  looking  stedfastly  on  the  council,  said,  Brethren,  I  have 
lived  before  God  in  all  good  conscience  until  this  day.  And  the  high 
priest  Ananias  commanded  them  that  stood  by  him  to  smite  him  on 
the  mouth.  Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God  shall  smite  thee,  thou  whited 
wall :  and  sittest  thou  to  judge  me  according  to  the  law,  and  command- 
est  me  to  be  smitten  contrary  to  the  law?  And  they  that  stood  by 
said,  Revilest  thou  God's  high  priest  ?  And  Paul  said,  I  wist  not, 
brethren,  that  he  was  high  priest:  for  it  is  written.  Thou  shalt  not 
speak  evil  of  a  ruler  of  thy  people.  But  when  Paul  perceived  that 
the  one  part  were  Sadducees,  and  the  other  Pharisees,  he  cried  out  in 
the  council,  Brethren,  I  am  a  Pharisee,  a  son  of  Pharisees:  touching 
the  hoi)e  and  resurrection  of  the  dead  I  am  called  in  question.  And 
when  he  had  so  said,  there  arose  a  dissension  between  the  Pharisees 
and  Sadducees:  and  the  assembly  was  divided.  For  the  Sadducees  say 
that  there  is  no  resurrection,  neither  angel,  nor  spirit:  but  the  Phari- 
sees confess  both.  And  there  arose  a  great  clamour :  and  some  of  the 
scribes  of  the  Pharisees'  part  stood  up,  and  strove,  saying,  We  find  no 
evil  in  this  man :  and  what  if  a  spirit  hath  spoken  to  him,  or  an 
angel?    And  when  there  arose  a  great  dissension,  tlie  chief  captain. 


162  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

fearing  lest  Paul  should  be  torn  in  pieces  by  them,  commanded  the 
soldiers  to  go  down  and  take  him  by  force  from  among  them,  and 
bring  him  into  the  castle. 

And  the  night  following  the  Lord  stood  by  him,  and  said.  Be  of 
good  cheer :  for  as  thou  hast  testified  concerning  me  at  Jerusalem,  so 
must  thou  bear  witness  also  at  Rome. 

And  when  it  was  day,  the  Jews  banded  togethei',  and  bound  them- 
selves under  a  curse,  saying  that  they  would  neither  eat  nor  drink  till 
they  had  killed  Paul.  And  they  were  more  than  forty  which  made 
this  conspiracy.  And  they  came  to  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders, 
and  said,  We  have  bound  ourselves  under  a  great  curse,  to  taste  noth- 
ing until  we  have  killed  Paul.  Now  therefore  do  ye  with  the  council 
signify  to  the  chief  captain  that  he  bring  him  down  unto  you,  as 
though  ye  would  judge  of  his  case  more  exactly :  and  we,  or  ever  he 
come  near,  are  ready  to  slay  him.  But  Paul's  sister's  son  heard  of 
their  lying  in  wait,  and  he  came  and  entered  into  the  castle,  and  told 
Paul.  And  Paul  called  unto  him  one  of  the  centurions,  and  said. 
Bring  this  young  man  unto  the  chief  captain :  for  he  hath  something 
to  tell  him.  So  he  took  him,  and  brought  him  to  the  chief  captain, 
and  saith,  Paul  the  prisoner  called  me  unto  him,  and  asked  mo  to 
bring  this  young  man  unto  thee,  who  hath  something  to  say  to  thee. 
And  the  chief  captain  took  him  by  the  hand,  and  going  aside  asked 
him  privately.  What  is  that  thou  hast  to  tell  me  ?  And  he  said.  The 
Jews  have  agreed  to  ask  thee  to  bring  down  Paul  to-morrow  unto  the 
council,  as  though  thou  wouldest  inquire  somewhat  more  exactly  con- 
cerning him.  Do  not  thou  therefore  yield  unto  them:  for  there  lie  in 
wait  for  him  of  them  more  than  forty  men,  which  have  bound  them- 
selves under  a  curse,  neither  to  eat  nor  to  drink  till  they  have  slain 
him:  and  now  are  they  ready,  looking  for  the  promise  from  thee.  So 
the  chief  captain  let  the  young  man  go,  charging  him,  Tell  no  man 
that  thou  hast  signified  these  things  to  me.  And  he  called  unto  him 
two  of  the  centurions,  and  said.  Make  ready  two  hundred  soldiers  to 
go  as  far  as  Csesarea,  and  horsemen  threescore  and  ten,  and  spearmen 
two  hundred,  at  the  third  hour  of  the  night:  and  he  hade  them  pro- 
vide beasts,  that  they  might  set  Paul  thereon,  and  bring  him  safe 
unto  Felix  the  governor.     And  he  wrote  a  letter  after  this  form : 

Claudius  Lysias  unto  the  most  excellent  governor  Felix,  greeting. 
This  man  was  seized  by  the  Jews,  and  was  about  to  bo  slain  of  them, 
when  I  came  upon  them  with  the  soldiers,  and  rescued  him,  having 
learned  that  he  was  a  Roman.  And  desiring  to  know  the  cause  where- 
fore they  accused  him,  I  brought  him  down  unto  their  council :  whom 
I  found  to  bo  accused  about  questions  of  their  law,  but  to  liave  noth- 


PASSAGES   FROM    THE   ACTS.  163 

ing  laid  to  his  charge  worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds.  And  when  it 
was  shewn  to  me  tliat  there  wonld  be  a  plot  against  the  man,  I  sent 
him  to  thee  forthwith,  charging  his  accusers  also  to  speak  against  him 
before  thee. 

So  the  soldiers,  as  it  was  commanded  them,  took  Paul,  and  brought 
him  by  night  to  Antipatris.  But  on  the  morrow  they  left  the  horse- 
men to  go  with  him,  and  returned  to  the. castle:  and  they,  when  they 
came  to  Caesarea,  and  delivered  the  letter  to  the  governor,  presented 
Paul  also  before  him.  And  when  he  had  read  it,  he  asked  of  what 
province  he  was ;  and  when  he  understood  that  he  was  of  Cilicia,  I 
will  hear  thy  cause,  said  he,  when  thine  accusers  also  are  come :  and 
he  commanded  him  to  be  kept  in  Herod's  palace. 

And  after  five  days  the  high  priest  Ananias  came  down  with  certain 
elders,  and  uith  an  orator,  one  Tertullus;  and  they  informed  the  gov- 
ernor against  Paul.  And  when  he  was  called,  Tertullus  began  to  accuse 
him,  saying, 

Seeing  that  by  thee  Ave  enjoy  much  j^eace,  and  that  by  thy  provi- 
dence evils  are  corrected  for  this  nation,  we  accept  it  in  all  ways  and 
in  all  places,  most  excellent  Felix,  with  all  thankfulness.  But,"  that  I 
be  not  further  tedious  unto  thee,  I  intreat  thee  to  hear  us  of  thy 
clemency  a  few  words.  For  we  have  found  this  man  a  pestilent  fel- 
low, and  a  mover  of  insurrections  among  all  the  Jews  throughout  the 
world,  and  a  ringleader  of  the  sect  of  the  Nazarenes:  who  moreover 
assayed  to  profane  the  temple :  on  whom  also  we  laid  hold :  from 
whom  thou  wilt  be  able,  by  examining  him  thyself,  to  take  knowl- 
edge of  all  these  things,  whereof  we  accuse  him.  And  the  Jews  also 
joined  in  the  charge,  affirming  that  these  things  were  so. 

And  when  the  governor  had  beckoned  unto  him  to  speak,  Paul 
answered. 

Forasmuch  as  I  know  that  thou  hast  been  of  many  years  a  judge 
unto  this  nation,  I  do  cheerfully  make  my  defence :  seeing  that  thou 
canst  take  knowledge,  that  it  is  not  more  than  t^velve  days  since  I 
went  up  to  worship  at  Jerusalem :  and  neither  in  the  temple  did  they 
find  me  disputing  with  any  man  or  stirring  up  a  crowd,  nor  in  the 
synagogues,  nor  in  the  city.  Neither  can  they  prove  to  thee  the  things 
whereof  they  now  accuse  me.  But  this  I  confess  unto  thee,  that  after 
the  Way  which  they  call  a  sect,  so  serve  I  the  God  of  our  fathers,  be- 
lieving all  things  which  are  according  to  the  law,  and  whicli  are 
written  in  the  prophets :  having  hope  toward  God,  which  these  also 
themselves  look  for,  that  there  shall  be  a  resurrection  both  of  the 
just  and  unjust.  Herein  do  I  also  exercise  myself  to  have  a  eon- 
science  void  of  oflence  toward  God  and  men  alway.    Now  after  some 


16-4  PASSAGES    FROM   THE   ACTS. 

years  I  came  to  bring  alms  to  my  nation,  and  ofiFerings:  amidst  which 
they  found  me  purified  in  the  temple,  with  no  crowd,  nor  yet  with 
tumult :  but  there  were  certain  Jews  from  Asia — who  ought  to  have 
been  here  before  thee,  and  to  make  accusation,  if  they  had  aught 
against  me.  Or  else  let  these  men  themselves  say  what  wrong-doing 
they  found,  when  I  stood  before  the  council,  except  it  be  for  this  one 
voice,  that  I  cried  standing .  among  them,  Touching  the  resurrection  of 
the  dead  I  am  called  in  question  before  you  this  day. 

But  Felix,  having  more  exact  knowledge  concerning  the  Way,  de- 
ferred them,  saying.  When  Lysias  the  chief  captain  shall  come  down, 
I  will  determine  your  matter.  And  he  gave  order  to  the  centurion 
that  he  should  be  kept  in  charge,  and  should  have  indulgence;  and 
not  to  forbid  any  of  his  friends  to  minister  unto  him. 

But  after  certain  days,  Felix  came  with  Drusilla,  his  Avife,  which 
was  a  Jewess,  and  sent  for  Paul,  and  heard  him  concerning  the  faith 
in  Christ  Jesus.  And  as  he  reasoned  of  righteousness,  and  temper- 
ance, and  the  judgement  to  come,  Felix  was  terrified,  and  answered. 
Go  thy  way  for  this  time;  and  when  I  have  a  convenient  season,  I 
will  call  thee  unto  me.  He  hoped  withal  that  money  would  be  given 
him  of  Paul:  wherefore  also  he  sent  for  him  the  oftener,  and  com- 
muned with  him.  But  when  two  years  were  fulfilled,  Felix  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Porcius  Festus;  and  desiring  to  gain  favour  with  the  Jews, 
Felix  left  Paul  in  bonds. 

Festus  therefore,  having  come  into  the  province,  after  three  days 
went  up  to  Jerusalem  from  Ca^sarea.  And  the  chief  priests  and  the 
principal  men  of  the  Jews  informed  him  against  Paul ;  and  they  be- 
sought him,  asking  favour  against  him,  that  he  would  send  for  him 
to  Jerusalem;  laying  wait  to  kill  him  on  the  way.  Howbeit  Festus 
answered,  that  Paul  was  kept  in  charge  at  Caesarea,  and  that  he  him- 
self was  about  to  depart  thither  shortly.  Let  them  thei'efore,  saith  he, 
which  are  of  power  among  you,  go  down  with  me,  and  if  there  is  any- 
thing amiss  in  the  man,  let  them  accuse  him. 

And  when  he  had  tarried  among  them  not  more  than  eight  or 
ten  days,  he  went  down  unto  Csesarea;  and  on  the  morrow  he  sat  on 
the  judgement-seat,  and  commanded  Paul  to  be  brought.  And  when 
he  was  come,  the  Jews  which  had  come  down  from  Jerusalem  stood 
round  about  him,  bringing  against  liim  many  and  grievous  charges, 
which  they  could  not  prove;  Mdiile  Paul  said  in  his  defence.  Neither 
against  the  law  of  the  Jews,  nor  against  the  temple,  nor  against  Caesar, 
have  I  sinned  at  all.  But  Festus,  desiring  to  gain  favour  with  the 
Jews,  answered  Paul,  and  said.  Wilt  thou  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  there 
be  judged  of  these  things  before  me?     But  Paul   said,  I  am  standing 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS.  165 

before  Csesar's  judgement-seat,  where  I  ought  to  be  judged :  to  the  Jews 
have  I  done  no  wrong,  as  thou  also  very  well  knowest.  If  then  I  am 
a  wrong-doer,  and  have  committed  anything  worthy  of  death,  I  refuse 
not  to  die:  but  if  none  of  those  things  is  true,  whereof  these  accuse 
me,  no  man  can  give  me  up  unto  them.  I  appeal  unto  Csesar.  Then 
Festus,  when  he  had  conferred  with  the  council,  answered.  Thou  hast 
appealed  unto  Caesar:  unto  Ctcsar  shalt  thou  go. 

Now  when  certain  days  were  passed,  Agripjaa  the  king  and  Bernice 
arrived  at  Cissarea,  and  saluted  Festus.  And  as  they  tarried  there 
many  days,  Festus  laid  Paul's  case  before  the  king,  saying.  There  is  a 
certain  man  left  a  prisoner  by  Felix :  about  whom,  when  I  was  at 
Jerusalem,  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  of  the  Jews  informed  me, 
asking  for  sentence  against  him.  To  whom  I  answered,  that  it  is  not 
the  custom  of  the  Romans  to  give  up  any  man,  before  that  the  accused 
have  the  accusers  face  to  face,  and  have  had  oi:)i3ortunity  to  make  his 
defence  concerning  the  matter  laid  against  him.  "When  therefore  they 
were  come  together  here,  I  made  no  delay,  but  on  the  next  day  sat 
down  on  the  judgement-seat,  and  commanded  the  man  to  be  brought. 
Concerning  whom,  when  the  accusers  stood  up,  they  brought  no  charge 
of  such  evils  things  as  I  supposed ;  but  had  certain  questions  against 
him  of  their  own  religion,  and  of  one  Jesus,  who  was  dead,  whom  Paul 
affirmed  to  be  alive.  And  I,  being  perplexed  how  to  incjuire  concerning 
these  things,  asked  whether  he  would  go  to  Jerusalem,  and  there  be 
judged  of  these  matters.  But  when  Paul  had  appealed  to  be  kept  for 
the  decision  of  the  emperor,  I  commanded  him  to  be  kept  till  I  should 
send  him  to  Caesar.  And  Agripjm  said  unto  Festus,  I  also  could  wish 
to  hear  the  man  myself.    To-morrow,  saith  he,  thou  shalt  hear  him. 

So  on  the  morrow,  when  Agrippa  was  come,  and  Bernice,  with  great 
pomp,  and  they  were  entered  into  the  place  of  hearing,  with  the  chief 
captains,  and  the  princij^al  men  of  the  city,  at  the  command  of  Festus 
Paul  was  brought  in.  And  Festus  saith.  King  Agrippa,  and  all  men 
which  are  here  present  with  us,  ye  behold  this  man,  about  whom  all 
the  multitude  of  the  Jews  made  suit  to  me,  both  at  Jerusalem  and  here, 
crying  that  he  ought  not  to  live  any  longer.  But  I  found  that  he  had 
committed  nothing  worthy  of  death :  and  as  he  himself  appealed  to  the 
emperor  I  determined  to  send  him.  Of  whom  I  have  no  certain  thing 
to  write  unto  my  lord.  Wherefore  I  have  brought  him  forth  before  you, 
and  specially  before  thee,  king  Agripj^a,  that,  after  examination  had, 
I  may  have  somewhat  to  write.  For  it  seemeth  to  me  unreasonable, 
in  sending  a  prisoner,  not  withal  to  signify  the  charges  against  him. 

And  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  Thou  art  permitted  to  speak  for  thy- 
self.   Then  Paul  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  made  his  defence: 


166  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS. 

I  think  myself  happy,  king  Agripim,  that  I  am  to  make  my  defence 
before  thee  this  day  touching  all  the  things  whereof  I  am  accused  by 
the  Jews :  especially  because  thou  art  expert  in  all  customs  and  ques- 
tions which  are  among  the  Jews :  wherefore  I  beseech  thee  to  hear  me 
patiently.  My  manner  of  life  then  from  my  youth  up,  which  was  from 
the  beginning  among  mine  own  nation,  and  at  Jerusalem,  know  all  the 
Jews ;  having  knowledge  of  me  from  the  first,  if  they  be  willing  to  tes- 
tify, how  that  after  the  straitest  sect  of  our  religion  I  lived  a  Pharisee. 
And  now  I  stand  here  to  be  judged  for  the  hope  of  the  promise  made 
of  God  unto  our  fathers ;  unto-  which  promise  our  twelve  tribes,  ear- 
nestly serving  God  night  and  day,  hope  to  attain.  And  concerning  this 
hope  I  am  accused  by  the  Jews,  0  king!  Why  is  it  judged  incred- 
ible with  you,  if  God  doth  raise  the  dead  ?  I  verily  thought  with  my- 
self, that  I  ought  to  do  many  things  contrary  to  the  name  of  Jesus 
of  Nazareth.  And  this  I  also  did  in  Jerusalem:  and  I  both  shut  up 
many  of  the  saints  in  prisons,  having  received  authority  from  the  chief 
priests,  and  when  they  w'ere  put  to  death,  I  gave  my  vote  against 
them.  And  punishing  them  oftentimes  in  all  the  synagogues,  I  strove 
to  make  them  blaspheme ;  and  being  exceedingly  mad  against  them, 
I  i:)ersecuted  them  even  unto  foreign  cities.  Whereupon  as  I  journeyed 
to  Damascus  with  the  authority  and  commission  of  the  chief  priests,  at 
midday,  O  king,  I  saw  on  the  M'ay  a  light  from  heaven,  above  the 
brightness  of  the  sun,  shining  round  about  me  and  them  that  jour- 
neyed with  me.  And  when  we  were  all  fallen  to  the  earth,  I  heard  a 
voice  saying  unto  me  in  the  Hebrew  language,  Saul,  Saul,  why  perse- 
cutest  thou  me?  it  is  hard  for  thee  to  kick  against  the  goad.  And  I 
said.  Who  art  thou.  Lord  ?  And  the  Lord  said,  I  am  Jesus  whom  thou 
persecutest.  But  arise,  and  stand  upon  thy  feet :  for  to  this  end  have  I 
appeared  unto  thee,  to  appoint  thee  a  minister  and  a  witness  both  of 
the  things  wherein  thou  hast  seen  me,  and  of  the  things  wherein  I 
will  appear  unto  thee ;  delivering  thee  from  the  people,  and  from  the 
Gentiles,  unto  whom  I  send  thee,  to  open  their  eyes,  that  they  may 
turn  from  darkness  to  light,  and  from  the  power  of  Satan  untb  God, 
that  they  may  receive  remission  of  sins  and  an  inheritance  among 
them  that  are  sanctified  by  faith  in  me.  W^herefore,  O  king  Agrippa,  I 
was  not  disobedient  unto  the  heavenly  vision :  but  declared  both  to 
them  of  Damascus  first,  and  at  Jerusalem,  and  throughout  all  the 
country  of  Jud;ea,  and  also  to  the  Gentiles,  that  they  should  repent 
and  turn  to  God,  doing  works  worthy  of  reiK'ntance.  For  this  cause 
the  Jews  seized  me  in  the  temple,  and  assayed  to  kill  me.  Having 
therefore  obtained  the  help  that  is  from  God,  I  stand  unto  this  day  tes- 
tifying both  to  small  and  great,  saying  nothing  but  what  the  prophets 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS.  167 

and  Moses  did  say  should  come ;  how  that  the  Christ  must  suffer,  and 
how  that  he  first  by  tlie  resurrection  of  the  dead  sliould  proclaim  liglit 
both  to  the  people  and  to  the  Gentiles. 

And  as  he  thus  made  his  defence,  Festus  saith  with  a  loud  voice, 
Paul,  thou  art  mad ;  thy  much  learning  doth  turn  thee  to  madness. 
But  Paul  saith,  I  am  not  mad,  most  excellent  Festus ;  but  speak  forth 
words  of  truth  and  soberness.  For  the  king  knoweth  of  these  things, 
unto  whom  also  I  speak  freely  :  for  I  am  persuaded  that  none  of  these 
things  is  hidden  from  him ;  for  this  hath  not  been  done  in  a  corner. 
King  Agrippa,  believest  thou  the  prophets  ?  I  know  that  thou  believest. 
And  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  With  but  little  persuasion  thou  wouldest 
fain  make  me  a  Christian.  And  Paul  said,  I  would  to  God,  that  whether 
with  little  or  with  much,  not  thou  only,  but  also  all  that  hear  me  this 
day,  might  become  such  as  I  am,  except  these  bonds. 

And  the  king  rose  up,  and  the  governor,  and  Bernice,  and  they  that 
sat  with  them :  and  when  they  had  withdrawn,  they  spake  one  to  an- 
other, saying.  This  man  doeth  nothing  worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds. 
And  Agrippa  said  unto  Festus,  This  man  might  have  been  set  at  lib- 
erty, if  he  had  not  appealed  unto  Caesar. 

And  when  it  was  determined  that  we  should  sail  for  Italy,  they  de- 
livered Paul  and  certain  other  prisoners  to  a  centurion  named  Julius, 
of  the  Augustan  band.  And  embarking  in  a  ship  of  Adramyttium, 
which  was  about  to  sail  unto  the  places  on  the  coast  of  Asia,  we  put  to 
sea.  And  we  came  to  Myra,  a  city  of  Lycia.  And  there  the  centurion 
found  a  ship  of  Alexandria  sailing  for  Italy ;  and  he  put  us  therein. 
And  when  we  had  sailed  slowly  many  days,  and  were  come  with  diffi- 
culty over  against  Cnidus,  the  wind  not  further  suffering  us,  we  sailed 
under  the  lee  of  Crete,  over  against  Salmone ;  and  with  difficulty  coast- 
ing along  it  we  came  unto  a  certain  place  called  Fair  Havens ;  nigh 
whereunto  was  the  city  of  Lasea. 

And  when  much  time  was  spent,  and  the  voyage  was  now  dangerous, 
because  the  Fast  was  now  already  gone  by,  Paul  admonished  them,  and 
said  unto  them.  Sirs,  I  perceive  that  the  voyage  will  be  with  injury  and 
much  loss,  not  only  of  the  lading  and  tlie  ship,  but  also  of  our  lives. 
But  the  centurion  gave  more  heed  to  the  master  and  to  the  owner 
of  the  ship,  than  to  those  things  which  were  spoken  by  Paul.  And 
because  the  haven  was  not  commodious  to  winter  in,  the  more  part 
advised  to  put  to  sea  from  thence,  if  by  any  means  they  could  reach 
Phcenix,  and  winter  there  ;  which  is  a  haven  of  Crete,  looking  north-east 
and  south-east.  And  when  the  south  wind  blew  softly,  sui^posing  that 
they  had  obtained  their  jiurpose,  they  weighed  anchor  and  sailed  along 
Crete,  close  in  shore.    But  after  no  long  time  there  beat  down  from  it 


168  PASSAGES    FROM   THE   ACTS. 

a  tempestuous  wind,  which  is  called  Euraquilo :  and  when  the  ship  was 
caught,  and  could  not  face  the  wind,  we  gave  way  to  it,  and  were 
driv^en.  And  running  under  the  lee  of  a  small  island  called  Cauda,  we 
were  alile,  with  difficulty,  to  secure  the  boat :  and  when  they  had 
hoisted  it  up,  they  used  helps,  under-girding  the  ship ;  and,  fearing  lest 
they  should  be  cast  upon  the  Syrtis,  they  lowered  the  gear,  and  so 
were  driven.  And  as  we  laboured  exceedingly  with  the  storm,  the  next 
day  they  began  to  throw  the  freight  overboard ;  and  the  third  day  they 
cast  out  with  their  own  hands  the  tackling  of  the  ship.  And  when 
neither  sun  nor  stars  shone  upon  us  for  many  days,  and  no  small  tem- 
pest lay  on  us,  all  hope  that  we  should  be  saved  was  now  taken  away. 
And  when  they  had  been  long  without  food,  then  Paul  stood  forth  in 
the  midst  of  them,  and  said,  Sirs,  ye  should  have  hearkened  unto  me, 
and  not  have  set  sail  from  Crete,  and  have  gotten  this  injury  and  loss. 
And  now  I  exhort  you  to  be  of  good  cheer:  for  there  shall  be  no  loss 
of  life  among  you,  but  only  of  the  ship.  For  there  stood  by  me  this 
night  an  angel  of  the  God  whose  I  am,  whom  also  I  serve,  saying, 
Fear  not,  Paul;  thou  must  stand  before  Csesar:  and  lo,  God  hath 
granted  thee  all  them  that  sail  with  thee.  Wherefore,  sirs,  be  of  good 
cheer:  for  I  believe  God,  that  it  shall  be  even  so  as  it  hath  been 
spoken  unto  me.    Howbeit  we  must  be  cast  upon  a  certain  island. 

But  when  the  fourteenth  night  was  come,  as  we  were  driven  to  and 
fro  in  the  sea  of  Adria,  about  midnight  the  sailors  surmised  that  they 
were  drawing  near  to  some  country ;  and  they  sounded,  and  found 
twenty  fathoms :  and  after  a  little  space,  they  sounded  again,  and  found 
fifteen  fathoms.  And  fearing  lest  haply  we  should  be  cast  ashore  on 
rocky  ground,  they  let  go  four  anchors  from  the  stern,  and  wished  for 
the  day.  And  as  the  sailors  were  seeking  to  flee  out  of  the  ship,  and 
had  lowered  the  boat  into  the  sea,  under  colour  as  though  they  would 
lay  out  anchors  from  the  foreship,  Paul  said  to  the  centurion  and  to 
the  soldiers,  Except  these  abide  in  the  ship,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 
Then  the  soldiers  cut  away  the  ropes  of  the  boat,  and  let  her  fall  off. 
And  while  the  day  was  coming  on,  Paul  besought  them  all  to  take 
some  food,  saying,  'This  day  is  the  fourteenth  day  that  ye  wait  and 
continue  fasting,  having  taken  nothing.  Wherefore  I  beseech  you  to 
take  some  food :  for  this  is  for  your  safety :  for  there  shall  not  a 
hair  perish  from  the  head  of  any  of  you.  And  when  he  had  said 
this,  and  had  taken  bread,  he  gave  thanks  to  God  in  the  presence  of 
all :  and  he  brake  it,  and  began  to  eat.  Then  were  they  all  of  good 
cheer,  and  themselves  also  took  food.  And  we  were  in  all  in  the 
ship  two  hundred  threescore  and  sixteen  souls.  And  when  they  had 
eaten  enough,  they  lightened  the  ship,  throwing  out  the  wheat  into 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   ACTS.  169 

the  sea.  And  when  it  was  day,  they  knew  not  the  land :  but  they 
perceived  a  certain  bay  with  a  beach,  and  they  took  counsel  whether 
they  could  drive  the  ship  upon  it.  And  casting  ofi"  the  anchors,  they 
left  them  in  the  sea,  at  the  same  time  loosing  the  bands  of  the  rud- 
ders ;  and"  hoisting  up  the  foresail  to  the  wind,  they  made  for  the 
beach.  But  lighting  upon  a  place  where  two  seas  met,  they  ran  the 
vessel  aground  ;  and  the  foreship  struck  and  remained  unmoveable,  but 
the  stern  began  to  break  up  Ijy  the  violence  of  the  waves.  And  the 
soldiers'  counsel  M"as  to  kill  the  i>risoners,  lest  any  of  them  should  swim 
out,  and  escape.  But  the  centurion,  desiring  to  save  Paul,  stayed  them 
from  their  purpose ;  and  commanded  that  they  which  could  swim 
should  cast  themselves  overboard,  and  get  first  to  the  land:  and  the 
rest,  some  on  planks,  and  some  on  otJier  things  from  the  ship.  And  so 
it  came  to  pass,  that  they  all  escaped  safe  to  the  land. 

And  when  we  were  escaped,  then  we  knew  that  the  island  was 
called  Melita.  And  the  barbarians  shewed  us  no  common  kindness: 
for  they  kindled  a  fire,  and  received  us  all,  because  of  the  present  rain, 
and  because  of  the  cold.  But  when  Paul  had  gathered  a  bundle  of 
sticks,  and  laid  them  on  the  fire,  a  viper  came  out  by  reason  of  the 
heat,  and  fastened  on  his  hand.  And  when  the  barbarians  saw  the 
beast  hanging  from  his  hand,  they  said  one  to  another,  No  doubt  this 
man  is  a  murderer,  whom,  though  he  hath  escaped  from  the  sea,  yet 
Justice  hath  not  suffered  to  live.  Howbeit  he  shook  off  the  beast  into 
the  fire,  and  took  no  harm.  But  they  expected  that  he  would  have 
swollen,  or  fallen  down  dead  suddenly,  but  when  they  were  long  in 
expectation,  and  beheld  nothing  amiss  come  to  him,  they  changed 
their  minds,  and  said  that  he  was  a  god. 

And  after  three  months  we  set  sail  in  a  ship  of  Alexandria,  which 
had  wintered  in  the  island,  whose  sign  was  The  Twin  Brothers.  And 
touching  at  Syracuse,  we  tarried  there  three  days.  And  from  thence 
we  made  a  circuit,  and  arrived  at  Ehegium :  and  after  one  day  a  south 
wind  sprang  up,  and  on  the  second  day  we  came  to  Puteoli :  wliere  we 
found  brethren,  and  were  intreated  to  tarry  with  them  seven  days: 
and  so  we  came  to  Rome.  And  from  thence  the  brethren,  when  they 
heard  of  us,  came  to  meet  us  as  far  as  The  Llarket  of  Appius,  and 
The  Three  Taverns :  whom  when  Paul  saw,  he  thanked  God,  and  took 
courage. 

And  when  we  entered  into  Rome,  Paul  was  suffered  to  abide  by 
himself  with  the  soldier  that  guarded  him. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three  days  he  called  together  those 
that  were  the  chief  of  the  Jews :  and  when  they  were  come  together, 
he  said  unto  them,  I,  brethren,  though  I  had  done  nothing  against  the 


170  PASSAGES   FROM    THE   ACTS. 

people,  or  the  customs  of  our  fathers,  yet  was  delivered  prisoner  from 
Jerusalem  into  the  hands  of  the  Eomans :  who,  when  they  had  exam- 
ined me,  desired  to  set  me  at  liberty,  because  there  was  no  cause  of 
death  in  me.  But  when  the  Jews  spake  against  it,  I  was  constrained 
to  appeal  unto  Caesar;  not  that  I  had  aught  to  accuse  my  nation  of. 
For  this  cause  therefore  did  I  intreat  you  to  see  and  to  speak  with 
me:  for  because  of  the  hope  of  Israel  I  am  bound  with  this  chain. 
And  they  said  unto  him.  We  neither  received  letters  from  Judtea 
concerning  thee,  nor  did  any  of  the  brethren  come  hither  and  report 
or  speak  any  harm  of  thee.  But  we  desire  to  hear  of  thee  what  thou 
thinkest :  for  as  concerning  this  sect,  it  is  known  to  us  that  every- 
where it  is  Slacken  against. 

And  when  they  had  appointed  him  a  day,  they  came  to  him  into 
his  lodging  in  great  number ;  to  wdiom  he  expounded  the  matter,  testify- 
ing the  kingdom  of  God,  and  persuading  them  concerning  Jesus,  both 
from  the  law  of  INIoses  and  from  the  prophets,  from  morning  till  even- 
ing. And  some  believed  the  things  which  were  spoken,  and  some  dis- 
believed. And  when  they  agreed  not  among  themselves,  they  departed, 
after  that  Paul  had  spoken  one  word.  Well  spake  the  Holy  Spirit  by 
Isaiah  the  prophet  unto  your  fathers,  saying. 

Go  thou  unto  this  peoj^le,  and  say. 

By  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  in  no  wise  understand  ; 

And  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  shall  in  no  wise  perceive: 

For  this  peoi:»le's  heart  is  waxed  gross. 

And  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing. 

And  their  eyes  they  have  closed ; 

Lest  haply  they  should  perceive  with  their  eyes, 

And  hear  with  their  ears, 

And  understand  with  their  heart, 

And  should  turn  again. 

And  I  should  heal  them. 
Be  it  known  therefore  unto  you,  that  this  salvation  of  Gud  is  sent  unto 
the  Gentiles :  they  wall  also  hear. 

And  he  al)ode  two  whole  j^ears  in  his  own  hiri'd  dwelling,  and  re- 
ceived all  that  went  in  unto  him,  preaching  the  kingdom  of  God,  and 
teaching  the  things  concerning  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  with  all  boldness, 
none  forbidding  him. 


PASSAGES  FEOM  THE   EPISTLES 
OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE. 


ROMANS. 


Paul,  a  servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  called  to  he  an  apostle,  to  all  that 
are  in  Rome,  beloved  of  God,  called  to  be  saints:  Grace  to  you  and 
peace  from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

God  is  my  witness,  whom  I  serve  in  my  spirit  in  the  gospel  of  his 
Son,  how  unceasingly  I  make  mention  of  you,  alM'ays  in  my  prayers 
making  request,  if  by  any  means  now  at  length  I  may  be  prospered 
by  the  will  of  God  to  come  unto  you.  For  I  long  to  see  you,  that  I 
may  impart  unto  you  some  spiritual  gift,  to  the  end  ye  may  be  estab- 
lished ;  that  I  might  have  some  fruit  in  you  also,  even  as  in  the  rest 
of  the  Gentiles.  So,  as  much  as  in  me  is,  I  am  ready  to  preach  the 
gospel  to  you  also  that  are  in  Rome.  For  I  am  not  ashamed  of  the 
gospel :  for  it  is  the  power  of  God  unto  salvation  to  every  one  that 
believeth ;  to  the  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the  Greek :  for  there  is  no 
respect  of  persons  with  God.  For  when  Gentiles  which  have  no  law 
do  by  nature  the  things  of  the  law,  these,  having  no  law,  are  a  law 
unto  themselves ;  in  that  they  shew  the  work  of  the  law  written  in 
their  hearts. 

But  if  thou  bearest  the  name  of  a  Jew,  and  restest  upon  the  law, 
and  gloriest  in  God,  and  knowest  his  will,  and  approvest  the  things 
that  are  excellent,  being  instructed  out  of  the  law,  and  art  confident 
that  thou  thyself  art  a  guide  of  the  blind,  a  light  of  them  that  are  in 
darkness;  thou  who  gloriest  in  the  law,  through  thy  transgression  of 
the  law  dishonourest  thou  God?  For  he  is  not  a  Jew,  which  is  one 
outwardly ;  neither  is  that  circumcision,  which  is  outward  in  the  flesh : 
but  he  is  a  Jew,  which  is  one  inwardly;  and  circumcision  is  that  of 
the  heart,  in  the  spirit,  not  in  the  letter;  whose  praise  is  not  of  men, 
but  of  God. 

Now  we  know  that  what  things  soever  the  law  saith,  it  speaketh 
to  them  that  are  under  the  law.    But  now  apart  from  the  law  a  right- 

(171) 


172  PASSAGES    FROM    ROMANS. 

eousness  of  God  hath  been  manifested,  being  witnessed  by  the  law  and 
the  prophets ;  even  the  righteousness  of  God  through  faith  in  Jesus 
Clirist  unto  all  them  that  believe ;  for  there  is  no  distinction ;  for  all 
have  sinned,  and  fall  short  of  the  glory  of  God ;  being  justified  freely 
by  his  grace  through  the  redemption  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus:  whom 
God  set  forth  to  he  a  ^j^ropitiation,  through  faith,  by  his  blood,  to  shew 
his  righteousness,  because  of  the  passing  over  .of  the  sins  done  afore- 
time, in  the  forbearance  of  God. 

Being  therefore  justified  by  faith,  let  us  have  peace  with  God  through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  through  whom  also  we  have  had  our  access  by 
faith  into  this  grace  wherein  we  stand ;  and  let  us  rejoice  in  hojie  of 
the  glory  of  God.  And  not  only  so,  but  let  us  also  rejoice  in  our  trib- 
ulations :  knowing  that  tribulation  worketh  patience ;  and  patience,  pro- 
bation ;  and  probation,  hope :  and  hope  putteth  not  to  shame ;  because 
the  love  of  God  hath  been  shed  abroad  in  our  hearts  through  the  Holy 
Spirit  which  was  given  unto  us.  For  while  we  were  yet  weak,  in  due 
season  Christ  died  for  the  ungodly.  God  commendeth  his  own  love 
toward  us,  in  that,  while  we  were  yet  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us.  If, 
while  we  were  enemies,  we  were  ^reconciled  to  God  through  the  death 
of  his  Son,  much  more,  being  ^reconciled,  shall  we  be  saved  by  his 
life;  and  not  only  so,  but  we  also  rejoice  in  God  through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  through  whom  we  have  now  received  the  ^reconciliation. 

Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in  your  mortal  body,  that  ye  should 
obey  the  lusta  thereof:  neither  present  your  members  unto  sin  as  in- 
struments of  unrighteousness ;  but  present  yourselves  unto  God,  as  alive 
from  the  dead,  and  your  members  as  instruments  of  righteousness  unto 
God.  Know  ye  not,  that  to  whom  ye  present  yourselves  as  servants 
unto  obedience,  his  servants  ye  are  whom  ye  obey ;  whether  of  sin 
unto  death,  or  of  obedience  unto  righteousness  ? 

But  now  being  made  free  from  sin,  and  become  servants  to  God,  ye 
have  your  fruit  unto  sanctification,  and  the  end  eternal  life.  For  the 
wages  of  sin  is  death ;  but  the  free  gift  of  God  is  eternal  life  in  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 

I  know  that  in  me,  that  is,  in  my  flesh,  dwelleth  no  good  thing: 
for  to  will  is  present  with  me,  but  to  do  that  which  is  good  is  not.  For 
the  good  which  I  would  I  do  not:  but  the  evil  which  I  would  not, 
that  I  practise.  For  I  delight  in  the  law  of  God  after  the  inward 
man :  but  I  see  a  different  law  in  my  members,  warring  against  the 
law  of  my  mind,  and  bringing  me  into  captivity  under  the  law  of  sin 

1  Qr.  tXaSrTjptov,  place  of  propitiation.    Translated  mercy  scat  in  Heb.  is.  5. 
*Qr.  KaTa?iXayEt'Tcr^  cluinged  thoroughly. 
*Gr.  /caraAAu)//!',  thorough  cluinge. 


PASSAGES    FKOM    ROMANS.  173 

which  is  in  my  membera.  O  wretched  man  that  I  am !  who  shall  de- 
hver  me  ont  of  the  body  of  this  death  ?  I  thank  God  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

There  is  tlierefore  now  no  condemnation  to  them  that  are  in  Christ 
Jesus.  For  the  law  of  the  Spirit  of  life  in  Christ  Jesus  made  me  free 
from  the  law  of  sin  and  of  death.  For  the  mind  of  the  flesh  is  death : 
but  the  mind  of  the  spirit  is  life  and  peace :  because  the  mind  of  the 
flesh  is  enmity  against  God;  for  it  is  not  subject  to  the  law  of  God, 
neither  indeed  can  it  be:  and  they  that  are  in  the  flesh  cannot  please 
God.  But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but  in  the  spirit,  if  so  be  that  the 
Spirit  of  God  dwelleth  in  you.  But  if  any  man  hath  not  the  Spirit  of 
Christ,  he  is  none  of  his. 

For  if  ye  live  after  the  flesh,  ye  must  die ;  but  if  by  the  spirit  ye 
mortify  the  deeds  of  the  body,  ye  shall  live.  For  as  many  as  are  led 
by  the  Spirit  of  God,  these  ai-e  sons  of  God.  For  ye  received  not  the 
spirit  of  bondage  again  unto  fear ;  but  ye  received  the  spirit  of  adoi> 
tion,  whereby  we  cry,  Abba,  Father.  The  Si)irit  himself  beareth  wit- 
ness with  our  spirit,  that  we  are  children  of  God:  and  if  children, 
then  heirs;  heirs  of  God,  and  joint-heirs  with  Christ;  if  so  be  that 
we  suffer  with  him,  that  we  may  be  also  glorified  with  him.  For  I 
reckon  that  the  sufferings  of  this  present  time  are  not  worthy  to  be 
compared  with  the  glory  which  shall  be  revealed  to  us-ward.  By 
hope  were  we  saved :  but  hope  that  is  seen  is  not  hope :  for  who 
hopeth  for  that  which  he  seeth  ?  But  if  we  hope  for  that  which  we 
see  not,  then  do  we  with  patience  wait  for  it. 

And  in  like  manner  the  Spirit  also  helpeth  our  infirmity :  for  we 
know  not  how  to  pray  as  we  ought;  but  the  Spirit  himself  maketh 
intercession  for  us  with  groanings  which  cannot  be  uttered;  and  he 
that  searcheth  the  hearts  knoweth  what  is  the  mind  of  the  Spirit,  be- 
cause he  maketh  intercession  for  the  saints  according  to  the  mu  of 
God.  And  we  know  that  to  them  that  love  God  ^all  things  work  to- 
gether for  good. 

What  then  shall  we  say  to  these  things?  If  God  is  for  us,  who  vi 
against  us?  lie  that  spared  not  his  own  Son,  but  delivered  him  up 
for  us  all,  how  shall  he  not  also  with  him  freely  give  us  all  things? 
Who  shall  separate  us  from  the  love  of  Christ  ?  shall  tribulation,  or 
anguish,  or  persecution,  or  famine,  or  nakedness,  or  peril,  or  sword? 
Even  as  it  is  written, 

For  thy  sake  we  are  killed  all  the  day  long ; 
We  were  accounted  as  sheep  for  the  slaughter. 
Nay,   in  all  these   things  we   are  more  than  conquerors   through  him 

1  Some  ancient  authorities  read  God  worketh  all  things  vnth  them  for  good. 


174  PASSAGES   FROM    ROMANS. 

that  loved  us.  For  I  am  persuaded,  that  neither  death,  nor  life,  nor 
angels,  nor  principalities,  nor  things  present,  nor  things  to  come,  nor 
powers,  nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any  other  creature,  shall  be  able  to 
separate  us  from  the  love  of  God,  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

I  have  great  sorrow  and  unceasing  pain  in  my  heart  for  my  breth- 
ren's sake,  my  kinsmen  according  to  the  flesh :  who  are  Israelites ; 
whose  is  the  adoption,  and  the  glory,  and  the  covenants,  and  the 
giving  of  the  law,  and  the  service  of  God,  and  the  promises;  whose 
are  the  fathers,  and  of  whom  is  Christ  as  concerning  the  flesh,  who  is 
over  all,  God  blessed  for  ever.    Amen. 

Brethren,  my  heart's  desire  and  my  supplication  to  God  is  for  them, 
that  they  may  be  saved.  For  I  bear  them  witness  that  they  have  a 
zeal  for  God,  but  not  according  to  knowledge.  For  being  ignorant  of 
God's  righteousness,  and  seeking  to  establish  their  own,  they  did  not 
subject  themselves  to  the  righteousness  of  God.  For  Christ  is  the  end 
of  the  law  unto  righteousness  to  every  one  that  believeth.  For  Moses 
writeth  that  the  man  that  doeth  the  righteousness  which  is  of  the 
law  shall  live  thereby.  But  the  righteousness  which  is  of  faith  saith 
thus.  Say  not  in  thy  heart.  Who  shall  ascend  into  heaven  ?  (that  is,  to 
bring  Christ  down :)  or.  Who  shall  descend  into  the  abyss  ?  (that  is,  to 
bring  Christ  up  from  the  dead.)  But  what  saith  it?  The  word  is  nigh 
thee,  in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart :  that  is,  the  word  of  faith,  which 
we  preach:  because  if  thou  shalt  confess  with  thy  mouth  Jesus  (w 
Lord,  and  shalt  believe  in  thy  heart  that  God.  raised  him  from  the 
dead,  thou  shalt  be  saved:  for  with  the  heart  man  believeth  unto 
righteousness;  and  with  the  mouth  confession  is  made  unto  salvation. 
For  the  scripture  saith,  Whosoever  believeth  on  him  shall  not  be  put 
to  shame.  For  there  is  no  distinction  between  Jew  and  Greek:  for 
the^  same  Lord  is  Lord  of  all,  and  is  rich  unto  all  that  call  upon  him: 
for,  Whosoever  shall  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 

0  the  depth  of  the  riches  both  of  the  wisdom  and  the  knowledge 
of  God !  how  unsearchable  are  his  judgements,  and  his  waj'^s  past 
tracing  out !  For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the  Lord  ?  or  who 
hath  been  his  counsellor?  or  who  hath  first  given  to  him,  and  it  shall 
be  recompensed  unto  him  again?  For  of  him,  and  through  him,  and 
unto  him,  are  all  things.     To  him  be  the  glory  for  ever.     Amen. 

1  beseech  you  therefore,  brethren,  by  the  mercies  of  God,  to  present 
your  bodies  a  living  sacrifice,  holy,  acceptable  to  God,  which  is  your 
'reasonable  ^service.  And  be  not  fashioned  according  to  this  world: 
but  be  ye  transformed  by  the  renewing  of  your  mind,  that  ye  may 
prove  what  is  the  good  and  acceptable  and  perfect  will  of  God. 

'Or,  spiritual.  =0r,  worship. 


PASSAGES   FROM    ROMANS.  175 

For  I  say,  through  the  grace  that  was  given  me,  to  every  man  that 
is  among  you,  not  to  think  of  himself  more  highly  than  he  ought  to 
think ;  but  so  to  think  as  to  think  soberly,  according  as  God  hath 
dealt  to  each  man  a  measure  of  faith.  For  even  as  we  have  many 
members  in  one  body,  and  all  the  members  have  not  the  same  office: 
so  we,  who  are  many,  are  one  body  in  Christ,  and  severally  members 
one  of  another.  And  having  gifts  differing  according  to  the  grace  that 
was  given  to  us,  whether  prophecy,  let  us  prophesy  according  to  the  pro- 
portion of  our  faith ;  or  ministry,  let  us  give  ourselves  to  our  ministry  ; 
or  he  tliat  teacheth,  to  his  teaching ;  or  he  that  exhorteth,  to  his 
exhorting :  he  that  giveth,  let  him  do  it  with  liberality ;  he  that  ruleth, 
with  diligence ;  he  that  sheweth  mercy,  with  cheerfulness.  Let  love  be 
without  hypocrisy.  Abhor  that  w^iich  is  evil ;  cleave  to  that  which  is 
good.  In  love  of  the  brethren  be  tenderly  affectioned  one  to  another; 
in  honour  preferring  one  another ;  in  diligence  not  slothful ;  fervent  in 
spirit ;  serving  the  Lord ;  rejoicing  in  hope ;  patient  in  tribulation ; 
continuing  stedfastly  in  prayer ;  communicating  to  the  necessities  of 
the  saints;  given  to  hospitality.  Bless  them  that  persecute  you;  bless, 
and  curse  not.  Rejoice  with  them  that  rejoice ;  weep  with  them  that 
weep.  Be  of  the  same  mind  one  toward  another.  Set  not  your  mind 
on  high  things,  but  condescend  to  things  that  are  lowly.  Be  not  wise 
in  your  own  conceits.  Render  to  no  man  evil  for  evil.  But  if  thine 
enemy  hunger,  feed  him ;  if  he  thirst,  give  him  to  drink :  for  in  so 
doing  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  upon  his  head.  Be  not  overcome 
of  evil,  but  overcome  evil  with  good. 

Render  to  all  their  dues:  tribute  to  whom  tribute  is  due;  custom  to 
whom  custom ;  fear  to  whom  fear ;  honour  to  whom  honour. 

Owe  no  man  anything,  save  to  love  one  another:  for  he  that  loveth 
his  neighbour  hath  fulfilled  the  law.  For  this,  Thou  shalt  not  commit 
adultery,  Thou  shalt  not  kill,  Thou  shalt  not  steal,  Thou  shalt  not 
covet,  and  if  there  be  any  other  commandment,  it  is  summed  up  in 
this  word,  namely,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  Love 
worketh  no  ill  to  his  neighbour :  love  therefore  is  the  fulfilment  of 
the  law. 

And  this,  knowing  the  season,  that  now  it  is  high  time  for  you  to 
awake  out  of  sleep :  for  now  is  salvation  nearer  to  us  than  when  we 
first  believed.  The  night  is  far  spent,  and  the  day  is  at  hand :  let  ue 
therefore  cast  off  the  works  of  darkness,  and  let  us  put  on  the  armour 
of  light.  Let  us  walk  honestly,  as  in  the  day  ;  not  in  revelling  and 
drunkenness,  not  in  chambering  and  wantonness,  not  in  strife  and 
jealousy.  But  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  make  not  provis- 
ion for  the  flesh,  to  fidfil  the  lusts  thereof. 


176  PASSAGES    FROM    ROMANS. 

But  him  that  is  weak  in  faith  receive  ye,  yet  not  to  doubtful  dis- 
putations. One  man  hath  faith  to  eat  all  things :  but  lie  that  is  weak 
eateth  herbs.  Let  not  him  that  eateth  set  at  nought  him  that  eateth 
not ;  and  let  not  him  that  eateth  not  judge  him  that  eateth :  for  God 
hath  received  him.  "Who  art  thou  that  judgest  the  servant  of  another? 
to  his  own  lord  he  standeth  or  falleth.  Yea,  he  shall  be  made  to 
stand ;  for  the  Lord  hath  power  to  make  him  stand.  One  man 
esteemeth  one  day  above  another:  another  esteemeth.  every  day  alike. 
Let  each  man  be  fully  assured  in  his  own  mind.  He  that  regardeth 
the  day,  regardeth  it  unto  the  Lord :  and  he  that  eateth,  eateth  unto 
the  Lord,  for  he  giveth  God  thanks ,  and  he  that  eateth  not,  unto  the 
Lord  he  eateth  not,  and  giveth  God  thanks.  For  none  of  us  liveth  to 
himself,  and  none  dieth  to  himself.  For  whether  we  live,  we  live  unto 
the  Lord ;  or  whether  we  die,  we  die  unto  the  Lord :  whether  we  live 
therefore,  or  die,  we  are  the  Lord's.  For  to  this  end  Christ  died, 
and  lived  again,  that  he  might  be  Lord  of  both  the  dead  and  the 
living.  But  thou,  .why  dost  thou  judge  thy  brother?  or  thou  again, 
why  dost  thou  set  at  nought  thy  brother?  for  we  shall  all  stand  before 
the  judgement-seat  of  God.    For  it  is  written. 

As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord,  to  me  every  knee  shall  bow. 
And  every  tongue  shall  confess  to  God. 
So  then  each  one  of  us  shall  give  account  of  himself  to  God. 

Let  us  not  therefore  judge  one  another  any  more :  but  judge  ye  this 
rather,  that  no  man  put  a  stumbling-block  in  liis  brother's  way,  or  an 
occasion  of  falling.  I  know,  and  am  persuaded  in  the  Lord  Jesus,  that 
nothing  is  unclean  of  itself :  save  that  to  him  who  accounteth  any- 
thing to  be  unclean,  to  him  it  is  unclean.  For  if  because  of  meat  thy 
brother  is  grieved,  thou  walkest  no  longer  in  love.  Destroy  not  with 
thy  meat  him  for  whom  Christ  died.  Let  not  then  your  good  be  evil 
spoken  of:  for  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  eating  and  drinking,  but 
righteousness  and  peace  and  joy  in  the  Holy  Spirit.  For  he  that 
herein  serveth  Christ  is  well-pleasing  to  God,  and  approved  of  men. 
So  then  let  us  follow  after  things  which  make  for  peace,  and  things 
whereby  we  may  edify  one  another.  Overthrow  not  for  meat's  sake 
the  work  of  God.  Al  things  indeed  are  clean ;  howbeit  it  is  evil  for 
that  man  who  eateth  with  offence.  It  is  good  not  to  eat  flesh,  nor  to 
drink  wine,  nor  to  do  anything  whereby  thy  brother  stuml)leth.  The 
faith  which  thou  hast,  have  thou  to  thyself  before  God,  But  lie  that 
doubteth  is  condemned  if  he  eat,  because  he  eateth  not  of  faith ;  and 
whatsoever  is  not  of  faith  ia  sin. 

Now  we  that  are  strong  ought  to  l)car  the  infirmities  of  the  weak, 
and  not  to  please  ourselves.    Let  each  one  of  us  please  his  neighbour 


PASSAGES    FROM    I.  CORINTHIANS.  177 

for  that  which  is  good,  unto  edifying.  For  Christ  also  pleased  not  him- 
self ;  but,  as  it  is  written.  The  reproaches  of  them  that  reproached 
thee  fell  upon  me.  For  whatsoever  things  were  written  aforetime  were 
written  for  our  learning,  that  through  patience  and  through  ^ comfort 
of  the  scriptures  we  might  have  hope.  Now  the  God  of  patience  and 
of  comfort  grant  you  to  be  of  the  same  mind  one  with  another  accord- 
ing to  Christ  Jesus :  that  with  one  accord  ye  may  with  one  mouth 
glorify  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Wherefore  re- 
ceive ye  one  another,  even  as  Christ  also  received  you,  to  the  glory 
of  God.  For  I  say  that  Christ  hath  been  made  a  minister  of  the  cir- 
cumcision for  the  truth  of  God,  that  he  might  confirm  the  promises 
giveji  unto  the  fathers,  and  that  the  Gentiles  might  glorify  God  for  his 
mercy ;  as  it  is  written. 

Therefore  will  I  give  praise  unto  thee  among  the  Gentiles, 

And  sing  unto  thy  name. 
And  again  he  saith, 

Rejoice,  ye  Gentiles,  with  his  people. 
And  again, 

Praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  Gentiles ; 

And  let  all  the  peoples  praise  him. 
And  again,  Isaiah  saith. 

There  shall  be  the  root  of  Jesse, 

And  he  that  ariseth  to  rule  over  the  Gentiles ; 

On  him  shall  the  Gentiles  hope. 
Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you  with  all  joy  and  peace  in  believing, 
that  ye  may  abound  in  hope,  in  the  power  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


Paul,  called  to  be  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  through  the  will  of 
God,  and  Sosthenes  our  brother,  unto  the  church  of  God  which  is  at 
Corinth,  even  them  that  are  sanctified  in  Christ  Jesus,  called  to  be  saints, 
with  all  that  call  upon  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in  every 
l)lace,  their  Lord  and  ours :  Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our  Fa- 
ther and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

I  beseech  you,  brethren,  through  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
that  ye  all  speak  the  same  thing,  and  that  there  be  no  divisions  among 

iQr.  TzapanTiTjoeu^ 


178  PASSAGES   FROM    I.  CORINTHIANS. 

you ;  but  that  ye  be  perfected  together  in  the  same  mind  and  in  the 
same  judgement.  For  it  hath  been  signified  unto  me  concerning  you, 
my  brethren,  by  them  which  are  of  the  household  of  Chloe,  that  there 
are  contentions  among  you.  Now  this  I  mean,  that  each  one  of  you 
saith,  I  am  of  Paul ;  and  I  of  Apollos ;  and  I  of  Cephas ;  and  I  of 
Christ.  Is  Christ  divided?  was  Paul  crucified  for  you?  or  were  ye 
baptized  into  the  name  of  Paul?  I  thank  God  that  I  baptized  none 
of  you,  save  Crispus  and  Gaius ;  lest  any  man  should  say  that  ye  were 
baptized  into  my  name.  And  I  baptized  also  the  household  of  Steph- 
anas: besides,  I  know  not  whether  I  baptized  any  other.  For  Christ 
sent  me  not  to  baptize,  but  to  preach  the  gospel :  not  in  wisdom  of 
words,  lest  the  cross  of  Christ  should  be  made  void. 

For  the  word  of  the  cross  is  to  them  that  are  perishing  foolishness ;  but 
unto  us  which  are  being  saved  it  is  the  power  of  God.  For  it  is  written, 
I  will  destroy  the  wisdom  of  the  wise, 
And  the  prudence  of  the  prudent  will  I  reject. 
Where  is  the  wise?  where  is  the  scribe?  where  is  the  disputer  of 
this  world  ?  hath  not  God  made  foolish  the  wisdom  of  the  world  ? 
For  seeing  that  in  tlie  wisdom  of  God  the  world  through  its  wisdom 
knew  not  God,  it  was  God's  good  pleasure  through  the  foolishness  of 
the  ^preaching  to  save  them  that  believe.  Seeing  that  Jews  ask  for 
signs,  and  Greeks  seek  after  wisdom:  but  we  preach  Christ  crucified, 
unto  Jews  a  stumblingblock,  and  unto  Gentiles  foolishness ;  but  unto 
them  that  are  called,  both  Jews  and  Greeks,  Christ  the  power  of  God, 
and  the  wisdom  of  God.  Because  the  foolishness  of  God  is  wiser  than 
men ;  and  the  weakness  of  God  is  stronger  than  men. 

For  behold  your  calling,  brethren,  how  that  not  many  wise  after 
the  flesh,  not  many  mighty,  not  many  noble,  have  part  therein:  but 
God  chose  the  foolish  things  of  the  world,  that  he  might  put  to  shame 
them  that  are  wise;  and  God  chose  the  weak  things  of  the  world,  that 
he  might  put  to  shame  the  things  that  are  strong ;  and  the  base  things 
of  the  world,  and  the  things  that  are  despised,  did  God  chose,  yea  and 
the  things  that  are  not,  that  he  might  bring  to  nought  the  things 
that  are:  that  no  flesh  should  glory  before  God.  But  of  him  are  ye  in 
Christ  Jesus,  who  was  made  unto  us  wisdom  from  God,  and  righteous- 
ness and  sanctification,  and  redemj>tion :  that,  according  as  it  is  written. 
He  that  glorictli,  let  him  glory  in  the  Lord. 

And  I,  brctliren,  when  I  came  unto  you,  came  not  with  excellency 
of  speech  or  of  wisdom,  proclaiming  to  you  the  mystery  of  God.  For 
I  determined  not  to  know  anything  among  you,  save  Jesus  Christ,  and 
him  crucified.    And  I  was  with  you  in  weakness,  and  in  fear,  and  in 

'  Qr.  thing  preached. 


PASSAGES    FROM    1.  CORIXTIIIAXS.  179 

much  trembling.  And  my  speech  and  my  preaching  were  not  in  per- 
suasive words  of  wisdom,  but  in  demonstration  of  the  Spirit  and  of 
power:  that  your  faith  should  not  stand  in  the  wisdom  of  men,  but 
in  the  power  of  God.  For  the  Spirit  searcheth  all  things,  yea,  the 
deep  things  of  God.  For  who  among  men  knoweth  the  things  of  a 
man,  save  the  spirit  of  the  man,  which  is  in  him  ?  even  so  the  things 
of  God  none  knoweth,  save  the  Spirit  of  God.  But  we  received,  not 
the  spirit  of  the  world,  but  the  spirit  which  is  of  God ;  that  we  might 
know  the  things  that  are  freely  given  to  us  by  God.  Which  things 
also  we  speak,  not  in  words  which  man's  wisdom  teacheth,  but  which 
the  Siiirit  teacheth;  ^comparing  spiritual  things  with  spiritual.  Now 
the  natural  man  receiveth  not  the  things  of  the  Spirit  of  God :  for 
they  are  foolishness  unto  him ;  and  he  cannot  know  them,  because 
they  are  spiritually  judged.  But  he  that  is  spiritual  judgeth  all  things, 
and  he  himself  is  judged  of  no  man.  For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of 
the  Lord,  that  he  should  instruct  him?  But  we  have  the  mind  of  Christ. 

And  I,  brethren,  could  not  speak  unto  you  as  unto  spiritual,  but  as 
unto  carnal,  as  unto  babes  in  Christ.  I  fed  you  with  milk,  not  with 
meat;  for  ye  were  not  yet  able  to  bear  it:  nay,  not  even  now  are  ye 
able;  for  ye  are  yet  carnal:  for  whereas  there  is  among  you  jealousj' 
and  strife,  are  ye  not  carnal,  and  walk  after  the  manner  of  men? 
For  when  one  saith,  I  am  of  Paul ;  and  another,  I  am  of  AjjoUos  ;  are 
ye  not  men?  "What  then  is  Apollos?  and  what  is  Paul?  Ministers 
through  whom  ye  believed;  and  each  as  the  Lord  gave  to  him.  I 
planted,  Apollos  watered ;  but  God  gave  the  increase.  So  then  neither 
is  he  that  planteth  anything,  neither  he  that  watereth ;  but  God  that 
giveth  the  increase.  Now  he  that  planteth  and  he  that  watereth  are 
one:  but  each  shall  receive  his  own  reward  according  to  his  own 
labour.  For  we  are  God's  fellow- workers :  ye  are  God's  husbandry, 
God's  building. 

According  to  the  grace  of  God  which  was  given  unto  me,  as  a  wise 
master-builder  I  laid  a  foundation ;  and  another  buildeth  thereon.  But 
let  each  man  take  heed  how  he  buildeth  thereon.  For  other  founda- 
tion can  no  man  lay  than  that  which  is  laid,  which  is  Jesus  Christ. 
But  if  any  man  buildeth  on  the  foundation  gold,  silver,  costly  stones, 
wood,  hay,  stubble ;  each  man's  work  shall  be  made  manifest :  for  the 
day  shall  declare  it,  because  it  is  revealed  in  fire ;  and  the  fire  itself 
shall  prove  each  man's  work  of  what  sort  it  is.  If  any  man's  work 
shall  abide  which  he  built  thereon,  he  shall  receive  a  reward.  If  any 
man's  work  shall  Ije  burned,  he  shall  suffer  loss :  but  he  himself  shall 
be  saved ;  yet  so  as  through  fire. 

^  Or,  interpreting  spiritual  things  to  spiritual  men. 


180  PASSAGES   FROM    I.  CORINTHIANS. 

Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  a  temple  of  God,  and  iliat  the  Spirit  of 
God  dwelleth  in  you?  If  any  man  destroyeth  the  temple  of  God,  him- 
shall  God  destroy ;  for  the  temple  of  God  is  holy,  which  temple  ye  are. 

Let  no  man  deceive  himself.  If  any  man  thinketh  that  he  is  wise 
among  you  in  this  world,  let  him  become  a  foul,  that  he  may  become 
wise.    For  the  wisdom  of  this  world  is  foolishness  with  God. 

"Wherefore  judge  nothing  before  the  time,  until  the  Lord  come,  who 
will  both  bring  to  light  the  hidden  things  of  darkness,  and  make  mani- 
fest the  counsels  of  the  hearts ;  and  then  shall  each  man  have  his  praise 
from  God.  For  who  maketh  thee  to  differ?  and  what  hast  thou  that 
thou  didst  not  receive?  but  if  thou  didst  receive  it,  why  dost  thou 
glory,  as  if  thou  hadst  not  received  it? 

Dare  any  of  you,  having  a  matter  against  his  neighbour,  go  to  law 
before  the  unrighteous,  and  not  before  the  saints  ?  Is  it  so,  that  there 
cannot  be  found  among  you  one  wise  man,  who  shall  be  able  to  decide 
between  his  brethren,  but  brother  goeth  to  law  with  brother,  and  that 
before  unbelievers  ?  Nay,  already  it  is  altogether  a  defect  in  you,  that 
ye  have  lawsuits  one  with  another.  Why  not  rather  take  wrong?  why 
not  rather  be  defrauded?  Nay,  biit  ye  yourselves  do  wrong,  and  de- 
fraud, and  that  your  brethren.  Or  know  ye  not  that  the  unrighteous 
shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God?  Or  know  ye  not  that  your 
body  is  a  temple  of  the  Holy  Spirit  which  is  in  you,  which  ye  have 
from  God?  and  ye  are  not  your  own;  for  ye  were  bought  with  a  price: 
glorify  God  therefore  in  your  body. 

Now  concerning  things  sacrificed  to  idols :  "We  know  that  we  all 
have  knowledge.  Knowledge  puffeth  up,  but  love  edifieth.  If  any  man 
thinketh  that  he  knoweth  anything,  he  knoweth  not  yet  as  he  ought 
to  know  ;  but  if  any  man  loveth  God,  the  same  is  known  of  him. 
Concerning  therefore  the  eating  of  things  sacrificed  to  idols,  we  know 
that  no  idol  is  anything  in  the  world,  and  that  there  is  no  God  but 
one.  For  though  there  be  that  are  called  gods,  whether  in  heaven  or 
on  earth  ;  as  there  are  gods  many,  and  lords  many ;  yet  to  us  there 
is  one  God,  the  Father,  of  whom  are  all  things,  and  we  unto  him ;  and 
one  Lord,  Jesus  Christ,  through  whom  are  all  things,  and  we  through 
him.  Howbeit  in  all  men  there  is  not  that  knowledge;  but  some, 
being  used  until  now  to  the  idol,  eat  as  of  a  thing  sacrificed  to  an 
idol;  and  their  conscience  being  weak  is  defiled.  But  meat  will  not 
commend  us  to  God:  neither,  if  we  eat  not,  are  we  the  worse;  nor,  if 
we  eat,  are  we  the  better.  But  take  heed  lest  by  any  means  this  lib- 
erty of  yours  become  a  stumblingblock  to  the  weak.  For  if  a  man  see 
thee  which  hast  knowledge  sitting  at  meat  in  an  idol's  temple,  will 
not  his  conscience,  if  he  is  weak,  be  emboldened  to  cat  thhigs  .sacrificed 


PASSAGES    FROM    I.  CORINTHIANS.  181 

to  idols?  For  through  thy  knowledge  he  that  is  weak  perisheth,  the 
brother  for  whose  sake  Christ  died.  And  thus,  sinning  against  the 
brethren,  and  wounding  their  conscience  when  it  is  weak,  ye  sin  against 
Christ.  Wherefore,  if  meat  maketh  my  brother  to  stumble,  I  will  eat 
no  flesh  for  evermore,  that  I  make  not  my  brother  to  stumble. 

Know  ye  not  that  they  which  minister  about  sacred  things  eat  0/ 
the  things  of  the  temple,  and  they  which  wait  upon  tiie  altar  have 
their  portion  with  the  altar?  Even  so  did  the  Lord  ordain  that  they 
which  proclaim  the  gospel  should  live  of  the  gospel.  But  I  have  used 
none  of  these  things :  and  I  write  not  these  things  that  it  may  be  so 
done  in  my  case :  for  it  ivere  good  for  me  rather  to  die,  than  that  any 
man  should  make  my  glorying  void.  For  if  I  preach  the  gos])el,  I 
have  nothing  to  glory  of;  for  necessity  is  laid  upon  me;  for  woe  is 
unto  me,  if  I  preach  not  the  gospel.  And  I  do  all  things  for  the  gos- 
pel's sake,  that  I  may  be  a  joint  partaker  thereof.  Know  ye  not  that 
they  which  run  in  a  race  run  all,  but  one  receiveth  the  prize?  Even 
so  run,  that  ye  may  attain.  And  every  man  that  striveth  in  the 
games  is  temperate  in  all  things.  Now  they  do  it  to  receive  a  cor- 
ruptible crown ;  but  we  an  incorruptible.  I  therefore  so  run,  as  not 
uncertainly ;  so  fight  I,  as  not  beating  the  air :  but  I  buffet  my  body, 
and  bring  it  into  bondage:  lest  by  any  means,  after  that  I  have 
preached  to  others,  I  myself  should  he  rejected. 

Let  him  that  thinketh  he  standeth  take  heed  lest  he  fall.  There 
hath  no  temptation  taken  you  l)ut  such  as  man  can  bear :  but  God  is 
faithful,  who  will  not  suffer  you  to  be  tempted  above  that  ye  are  able; 
but  will  with  the  temptation  make  also  the  way*  of  escape,  that  ye 
may  be  able  to  endure  it. 

Wherefore,  my  beloved,  flee  from  idolatry.  I  speak  as  to  wise 
men ;  judge  ye  what  I  say.  The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  is  it 
not  a  communion  of  the  blood  of  Christ  ?  The  bread  which  we  break, 
is  it  not  a  communion  of  the  body  of  Christ  ?  seeing  that  we,  who  are 
many,  are  one  bread,  one  body :  for  we  all  partake  of  the  one  bread. 
But  I  say,  that  the  things  which  the  Gentiles  sacrifice,  they  sacrifice 
to  Mevils,  and  not  to  God:  and  I  would  not  that  ye  should  have  com- 
munion with  ^devils.  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
cup  of  ^devils:  ye  cannot  partake  of  the  table  of  the  Lord,  and  of  the 
table  of  ^devils. 

Whatsoever  is  sold  in  the  shambles,  eat,  asking  no  question  for  con- 
science sake;  for  the  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the  fulness  thereof.  If 
one  of  them  that  believe  not  biddeth  you  to  a  feast,  and  ye  are  dis- 
posed to  go ;  whatsoever  is  set  before  you,  eat,  asking  no  question  for 

1  Gr.  demons. 


182  PASSAGES    FROM   I.  CORINTHIANS. 

conscience  sake.  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you,  This  hath  been  offered 
in  sacrifice,  eat  not,  for  his  sake  that  sliewed  it,  and  for  conscience 
sake.  Whether  therefore  ye  eat,  or  drink,  or  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  all 
to  the  glory  of  God.  Give  no  occasion  of  stumbling,  either  to  Jews, 
or  to  Greeks,  or  to  the  church  of  God. 

When  ye  come  together  in  the  church,  I  liear  that  divisions  exist 
among  you.  When  therefore  ye  assemble  yourselves  together,  it  is  not 
possible  to  eat  the  Lord's  supper :  for  in  your  eating  each  one  taketh 
before  other  his  own  supper;  and  one  is  hungry,  and  another  is  drunken. 
What?  have  ye  not  houses  to  eat  and  to  drink  in?  or  despise  ye  the 
church  of  God,  and  put  them  to  shame  that  have  not?  What  shall  I 
say  to  you  ?  shall  I  praise  you  in  this  ?  I  praise  you  not.  For  I  received 
of  the  Lord  that  which  also  I  delivered  unto  you,  how  that  the  Lord 
Jesus  in  the  night  in  which  he  was  betrayed  took  bread;  and  when 
he  had  given  thanks,  he  brake  it,  and  said,  This  is  my  body,  which  is 
for  you :  this  do  in  remembrance  of  me.  In  like  manner  also  the  cup, 
after  supper,  saying,  This  cup  is  the  new  covenant  in  my  blood :  this 
do,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remembrance  of  me.  For  as  often  as  ye 
eat  this  bread,  and  drink  the  cup,  ye  proclaim  the  Lord's  death  till  he 
come.  Wherefore  whosoever  shall  eat  the  bread  or  drink  the  cup  of 
the  Lord  unworthily,  shall  be  guilty  of  the  body  and  the  blood  of  the 
Lord.  But  let  a  man  prove  himself,  and  so  let  him  eat  of  the  bread, 
and  drink  of  the  cup.  For  he  that  eateth  and  drinketh,  eateth  and 
drinketh  judgement  unto  himself,  if  he  discern  not  the  body.  Where- 
fore, my  brethren,  when  ye  come  together  to  eat,  wait  one  for  another. 
If  any  man  is  hungry,  let  him  eat  at  home  ;  that  your  coming  to- 
gether be  not  unto  judgement.  And  the  rest  will  I  set  in  order  when- 
soever I  come. 

Now  concerning  spiritual  gifts,  brethren,  I  would  not  have  you 
ignorant.  Ye  know  that  when  ye  were  Gentiles  ye  ivere  led  away  unto 
those  dumb  idols,  howsoever  ye  might  be  led.  Wherefore  I  give  you 
to  understand,  that  no  man  speaking  in  the  Spirit  of  God  saith,  Jesus 
is  anathema ;  and  no  man  can  say,  Jesus  is  Lord,  but  in  the  Holy 
Spirit. 

Now  there  are  diversities  of  gifts,  but  the  same  Sjtirit.  And  there 
are  diversities  of  ministrations,  and  the  same  Lord.  And  there  are 
diversities  of  workings,  but  the  same  God,  who  worketh  all  things  in 
all.  But  to  each  one  is  given  the  manifestation  of  the  Spirit  to  profit 
withal.  For  to  one  is  given  through  the  Spirit  the  word  of  wisdom; 
and  to  another  the  word  of  knowledge,  according  to  the  same  Spirit: 
to  another  faith,  in  the  same  Spirit ;  and  to  another  gifts  of  healings, 
in  the  one  Spirit ;  and  to  another  workings  of  miracles ;  and  to  another 


PASSAGES    FROM    I.  CORINTHIANS.  183 

prophecy ;  and  to  another  discernings  of  spirits :  to  another  divers  kinds 
of  tongues ;  and  to  another  the  interpretation  of  tongues :  but  all  these 
worketh  the  one  and  the  same  Spirit,  dividing  to  each  one  severally- 
even  as  he  will. 

For  as  the  body  is  one,  and  hath  many  members,  and  all  the 
members  of  the  body,  being  many,  are  one  body  ;  so  also  is  Christ. 
For  in  one  Spirit  were  we  all  baptized  into  one  body,  whether  Jews 
or  Greeks,  whether  bond  or  free;  and  were  all  made  to  drink  of  one 
Spirit.  For  the  body  is  not  one  member,  but  many.  If  the  foot  shall 
say,  Because  I  am  not  the  hand,  I  am  not  of  the  body ;  it  is  not 
therefore  not  of  the  body.  And  if  the  ear  shall  say,  Because  I  am 
not  the  eye,  I  am  not  of  the  body ;  it  is  not  therefore  not  of  the 
body.  If  the  whole  body  were  an  eye,  where  were  the  hearing?  If 
the  whole  were  hearing,  where  were  the  smelling?  But  now  hath  God 
set  the  members  each  one  of  them  in  the  body,  even  as  it  pleased 
him.  And  if  they  M'ere  all  one  member,  where  were  the  body  ?  But 
now  they  are  many  members,  but  one  body.  And  the  eye  cannot  say 
to  the  hand,  I  have  no  need  of  thee :  or  again  the  head  to  the  feet,  I 
have  no  need  of  you.  But  God  tempered  the  body  together,  that  there 
should  be  no  schism  in  the  body;  but  that  the  members  should  have 
the  same  care  one  for  another.  And  whether  one  member  suffereth, 
all  the  members  suffer  with  it;  or  one  member  is  honoured,  all  the 
members  rejoice  with  it.  Now  ye  are  the  body  of  Christ,  and  severally 
members  thereof.  And  God  hath  set  some  in  the  church,  fii-st  apostles, 
secondly  prophets,  thirdly  teachers,  then  miracles,  then  gifts  of  heal- 
ings, helps,  governments,  divers  kinds  of  tongues.  Are  all  apostles  ?  are 
all  prophets?  are  all  teachers?  are  all  workers  of  miracles?  have  all 
gifts  of  healings?  do  all  speak  with  tongues?  do  all  interpret?  But 
desire  earnestly  the  greater  gifts.  And  a  still  more  excellent  way  sliew 
I  unto  you. 

If  I  speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of  angels,  but  have  not 
love,  I  am  become  sounding  brass,  or  a  clanging  cymbal.  And  if  I 
have  the  gift  of  prophecy,  and  know  all  mysteries  and  all  knowledge; 
and  if  I  have  all  faith,  so  as  to  remove  mountains,  but  have  not  love, 
I  am  nothing.  And  if  I  bestow  all  my  goods  to  feed  tlte  j)oor,  and  if 
I  give  my  body  to  be  burned,  but  have  not  love,  it  profiteth  me 
nothing.  Love  suffereth  long,  and  is  kind ;  love  envieth  not ;  love 
vaunteth  not  itself,  is  not  puffed  up,  doth  not  behave  itself  unseemly, 
seeketh  not  its  own,  is  not  provoked,  taketh  not  account  of  evil ;  re- 
joiceth  not  in  unrighteousness,  but  rejoiceth  with  the  truth  ;  beareth 
all  things,  believeth  all  things,  hopeth  all  things,  endureth  all  things. 
Love   never   failetli :   but  whether   there  he   prophecies,  they  shall  be 


184  PASSAGES    FROM    I.  CORINTHIANS. 

done  away ;  whether  there  be  tongues,  they  shall  cease ;  whether  there  be 
knowledge,  it  shall  he  done  away.  For  we  know  in  part,  and  we 
prophesy  in  part:  but  when  that  which  is  perfect  is  come,  that  which 
is  in  part  shall  be  done  away.  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake  as  a 
child,  I  felt  as  a  child,  I  thought  as  a  child :  now  that  I  am  become 
a  man,  I  have  put  away  childish  things.  For  now  we  see  in  a  mirror, 
darkly ;  but  then  face  to  face :  now  I  know  in  part ;  but  then  shall  I 
know  even  as  also  I  have  been  known.  But  now  abideth  faith,  hope, 
love,  these  three ;  and  the  greatest  of  these  is  love. 

Follow  after  love ;  yet  desire  earnestly  spiritual  gifts,  but  rather  that 
ye  may  prophesy.  For  he  that  speaketh  in  a  tongue  speaketh  not 
unto  men,  but  unto  God ;  for  no  man  understandeth  ;  but  in  the  spirit 
he  speaketh  mysteries.  But  he  that  prophesieth  speaketh  unto  men 
edification,  and  comfort,  and  consolation.  He  that  speaketh  in  a  tongue 
edifleth  himself ;  but  he  that  prophesieth  edifieth  the  church.  Since 
ye  are  zealous  of  spiritual  gifts,  seek  that  ye  may  abound  unto  the 
edifying  of  the  church.  Wherefore  let  him  that  speaketh  in  a  tongue 
pray  that  he  may  interpret.  For  if  I  pray  in  a  tongue,  my  spirit 
prayeth,  but  my  understanding  is  unfruitful.  What  is  it  then?  I  will 
pray  with  the  spirit,  and  I  will  pray  with  the  understanding  also :  I 
will  sing  with  the  spirit,  and  I  will  sing  with  the  understanding  also. 
If  therefore  the  whole  church  be  assembled  together,  and  all  speak 
with  tongues,  and  there  come  in  men  unlearned  or  unbelieving,  will 
they  not  say  that  ye  are  mad?  But  if  all  prophesy,  and  there  come 
in  one  unbelieving  or  unlearned,  he  is  reproved  by  all,  he  is  judged 
by  all ;  the  secrets  of  his  heart  are  made  manifest ;  and  so  he  will  fall 
down  on  his  face  and  worship  God,  declaring  that  God  is  among  you 
indeed. 

What  is  it  then,  brethren  ?  When  ye  come  together,  each  one  hath 
a  psalm,  hath  a  teaching,  hath  a  revelation,  hath  a  tongue,  hath  an 
interpretation.  Let  all  things  be  done  unto  edifying.  If  any  man 
speaketh  in  a  tongue,  let  it  be  by  two,  or  at  the  most  three,  and  that 
in  turn ;  and  let  one  interpret :  but  if  there  be  no  interpreter,  let  him 
keep  silence  in  the  church ;  and  let  him  speak  to  himself,  and  to  God. 
And  let  the  prophets  speak  by  two  or  three,  and  let  the  others  discern. 
But  if  a  revelation  be  made  to  another  sitting  by,  let  the  first  keep 
silence.  For  ye  all  can  prophesy  one  by  one,  that  all  may  learn,  and 
all  may  be  comforted ;  and  the  spirits  of  the  prophets  are  subject  to 
the  prophets ;  for  God  is  not  a  God'  of  confusion,  but  of  i)eace  ;  as  in 
all  the  churches  of  the  saints.  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  desire  ear- 
nestly to  prophesy,  and  forl)id  not  to  speak  with  tongues.  Jiut  let  all 
things  be  dune  decently  and  in  order. 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.    CORINTHIANS.  185 

Now  I  make  known  unto  you,  brethren,  the  gospel  which  I  preached 
unto  you.  For  I  delivered  unto  you  first  of  all  that  which  also  I  re- 
ceived, how  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins  according  to  the  scriptures; 
and  that  he  was  buried ;  and  that  he  hath  been  raised  on  the  third 
day  according  to  the  scriptures ;  and  that  he  appeared  to  Cephas ;  then 
to  the  twelve ;  then  he  appeared  to  above  five  hundred  brethren  at 
once,  of  whom  the  greater  part  remain  until  now,  but  some  are  fallen 
asleep ;  then  he  appeared  to  James ;  then  to  all  the  apostles ;  and  last 
of  all,  as  unto  one  born  out  of  due  time,  he  appeared  to  me  also. 
For  I  am  the  least  of  the  apostles,  that  am  not  meet  to  be  called  an 
apostle,  because  I  persecuted  the  church  of  God.  But  by  the  grace  of 
God  I  am  what  I  am :  and  his  grace  which  was  bestowed  upon  me 
was  not  found  vain;  but  I  laboured  more  abundantly  than  they  all: 
yet  not  I,  but  the  grace  of  God  which  was  with  me. 

Now  if  Christ  is  preached  that  he  hath  been  raised  from  the  dead, 
how  say  some  among  you  that  there  is  no  resurrection  of  tjie  dead? 
For  if  the  dead  are  not  raised,  neither  hath  Christ  been  raised :  and  if 
Christ  hath  not  been  raised,  your  faith  is  vain ;  ye  are  yet  in  your  sins. 
Then  they  also  which  are  fallen  asleep  in  Christ  have  perished.  If  in 
this  life  only  we  have  hoped  in  Christ,  we  are  of  all  men  most  pitiable. 

But  some  one  will  say,  How  are  the  dead  raised?  and  with  what 
manner  of  body  do  they  come?  Thou  foolish  one,  that  wliich  thou 
thyself  Bowest  is  not  quickened,  except  it  die:  and  that  which  thou 
Bowest,  thou  sowest  not  the  body  that  shall  be,  but  a  bare  grain,  it 
may  chance  of  wheat,  or  of  some  other  kind ;  but  God  giveth  it  a  body 
even  as  it  pleased  him,  and  to  each  seed  a  body  of  its  own.  All  flesh 
is  not  the  same  flesh :  but  there  is  one  flesh  of  men,  and  another  flesh 
of  beasts,  and  another  flesh  of  birds,  and  another  of  fishes.  There  are 
also  celestial  bodies,  and  bodies  terrestrial :  but  the  glory  of  the  celes- 
tial is  one,  and  the  glonj  of  the  terrestrial  is  another.  There  is  one 
glory  of  the  sun,  and  another  glory  of  the  moon,  and  another  glory 
of  the  stars ;  for  one  star  differeth  from  another  star  in  glory.  So  also 
is  the  resurrection  of  the  dead.  It  is  sown  in  corruption ;  it  is  raised 
in  incorruption :  it  is  sown  in  dishonour;  it  is  raised  in  glory:  it  is 
sown  in  weakness ;  it  is  raised  in  power :  it  is  sown  a  natural  body ; 
it  is  raised  a  spiritual  body.  If  there  is  a  natural  body,  there  is  also 
a  spiritual  body.  So  also  it  is  written.  The  first  man  Adam  became  a 
living  soul.  The  last  Adam  became  a  life-giving  spirit.  Howbeit  that 
is  not  first  which  is  spiritual,  but  that  which  is  natural ;  then  that 
which  is  spiritual.  The  first  man  is  of  the  earth,  earthy :  the  sec- 
ond man  is  of  heaven.  As  is  the  earthy,  such  are  they  also  that  are 
earthy :  and  as  is  the  heavenly,  such  are  they  also  that  are  heavenly. 


186  PASSAGES    FROM   II.   CORINTHIANS. 

And  as  we  have  borne  the  image  of  the  earthy,  we  shah  also  hear  the 
image  of  the  heavenly. 

Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that  flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit  the 
kingdom  of  God;  neither  doth  corrui^tion  inherit  incorrui^tion.  Be- 
hold, I  tell  you  a  mystery :  We  shall  not  all  sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be 
changed,  in  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump : 
for  the  trumjiet  shall  sound,  and  the  dead  shall  be  raised  incorruj^tible, 
and  we  shall  be  changed.  For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  incorrup- 
tion,  and  this  mortal  must  put  on  immortality.  But  when  this  corrup- 
tible shall  have  put  on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal  shall  have  put  on 
immortality,  then  shall  come  to  pass  the  saying  that  is  written,  Death 
is  swallowed  up  in  victory.  0  death,  where  is  thy  victory?  O  death, 
where  is  thy  sting?  The  sting  of  death  is  sin;  and  the  power  of  sin 
is  the  law :  but  thanks  be  to  God,  which  giveth  us  the  victory  through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Wherefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  be  ye  sted- 
fast,  unmoveable,  always  abounding  in  the  work  of  the  Lord,  foras- 
much as 'ye  know  that  your  labour  is  not  vain  in  the  Lord. 


II.  CORINTHIANS. 


Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  through  the  will  of  God,  and  Tim- 
othy our  brother,  unto  the  church  of  God  which  is  at  Corinth,  with 
all  the  saints  which  are  in  the  whole  of  Achaia:  Grace  to  j-ou  and 
peace  from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Blessed  he  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,-the  Father 
of  mercies  and  God  of  all  comfort ;  who  comforteth  us  in  all  our  afflic- 
tion, that  we  may  be  able  to  comfort  them  that  are  in  any  affliction, 
through  the  comfort  wherewith  we  ourselves  are  comforted  of  God. 
For  as  the  sufferings  of  Christ  abound  unto  us,  even  so  our  comfort 
also  aboundeth  through  Christ.  And  our  hope  for  you  is  stedfast; 
knowing  that,  as  ye  are  partakers  of  the  sufferings,  so  also  are  ye  of 
the  comfort.  For  we  would  not  have  you  ignorant,  brethren,  concern- 
ing our  affliction  whicli  befell  vs  in  Asia,  that  we  were  weighed  down 
exceedingly,  beyond  our  power,  insomuch  that  we  despaired  even  of 
life :  yea,  we  ourselves  have  had  the  answer  of  death  witliin  ourselves, 
that  we  should  not  trust  in  ourselves,  but  in  God  whirh  raiseth  the 
dead :  who  delivered  us  out  of  so  great  a  death,  and  will  deliver :  on 
whom  we  have  set  our  hope  that  he  will  also  still  deliver  us.    For  our 


PASSAGES    FROM    II.  CORINTHIANS.  187 

glorying  is  this,  the  testimony  of  our  conscience,  that  in  holiness  and 
sincerity  of  God,  not  in  fleshly  wisdom  but  in  the  grace  of  God,  we 
behaved  ourselves  in  the  world,  and  more  abundantly  to  you-ward. 

But  thanks  be  unto  God,  which  always  leadeth  us  in  triumph  in 
Christ,  and  maketh  manifest  through  us  the  savour  of  liis  knowledge 
in  every  place.  For  we  are  not  as  the  many,  corrupting  the  word  of 
God:  but  as  of  sincerity,  but  as  of  God,  in  the  sight  of  God,  speak 
we  in  Christ. 

Are  we  beginning  again  to  commend  ourselves?  or  need  we,  as  do 
some,  epistles  of  commendation  to  you  or  from  you  ?  Ye  are  our 
epistle,  written  in  our  hearts,  known  and  read  of  all  men ;  being  made 
manifest  that  ye  are  an  epistle  of  Christ,  ministered  by  us,  written  not 
with  ink,  but  with  the  Spirit  of  the  living  God  ;  not  in  tables  of  stone, 
but  in  tables  that  are  hearts  of  flesh.  And  such  confidence  have  we 
through  Christ  to  God-ward:  not  that  we  are  sufficient  of  ourselves, 
to  account  anything  as  from  ourselves  ;  but  our  sufficiency  is  from 
God;  who  also  made  us  sufficient  as  ministers  of  a  new  covenant; 
not  of  the  letter,  but  of  the  spirit :  for  the  letter  killeth,  but  the  spirit 
giveth  life.  But  if  the  ministration  of  death,  written,  and  engraven  on 
stones,  came  with  glory,  so  that  the  children  of  Israel  could  not  look 
stedfastly  upon  the  face  of  INIoses  for  the  glory  of  his  face ;  which  glory 
was  passing  away :  how  shall  not  rather  the  ministration  of  the  spirit 
be  with  glory  ?  Now  the  Lord  is  the  Spirit :  and  where  the  Spirit  of 
the  Lord  is,  there  is  liberty. 

Therefore  seeing  we  have  this  ministry,  even  as  we  obtained  mercy, 
we  faint  not :  but  we  have  renounced  the  hidden  things  of  shame,  not 
walking  in  craftiness,  nor  handling  the  word  of  God  deceitfully ;  but 
by  the  manifestation  of  the  truth  commending  ourselves  to  every 
man's  conscience  in  the  sight  of  God.  But  and  if  our  gospel  is  veiled, 
it  is  veiled  in  them  that  are  perishing:  in  whom  the  god  of  this  world 
hath  blinded  the  minds  of  the  unbelieving,  that  the  light  of  the  gos- 
pel of  the  glory  of  Christ,  who  is  the  image  of  God,  should  not  dawn 
upon  them.  For  we  preach  not  ourselves,  but  Christ  Jesus  as  Lord,  and 
ourselves  as  your  servants  for  Jesus'  sake.  Seeing  it  is  God,  that  said, 
Light  shall  shine  out  of  darkness,  who  shined  in  our  hearts,  to  give  the' 
light  of  the  knowledge  of  the  glory  of  God  in  the  face  of  Jesus  Christ. 

But  we  have  this  treasure  in  earthen  vessels,  that  the  exceeding 
greatness  of  the  power  may  be  of  God,  and  not  from  ourselves ;  we  arc 
pressed  on  every  side,  yet  not  straitened ;  perplexed,  yet  not  unto 
despair ;  pursued,  yet  not  forsaken ;  smitten  down,  yet  not  destroyed ; 
always  bearing  about  in  the  body  the  dying  of  Jesus,  that  the  life  also 
of  Jesua  may  be  manifested  in  our  body.    For  we  which  live  are  alway 


188  PASSAGES    FROM   II.   CORINTHIANS. 

delivered  unto  death  for  Jesus'  sake,  that  the  life  also  of  Jesas  may 
be  manifested  in  our  mortal  flesh. 

Wherefore  we  faint  not;  but  though  our  outward  man  is  decaying, 
yet  our  inward  man  is  renewed  day  by  day.  For  our  light  affliction, 
which  is  for  the  moment,  worketh  for  us  more  and  more  exceedingly 
an  eternal  weight  of  glory ;  while  we  look  not  at  the  things  which  are 
seen,  but  at  the  things  which  are  not  seen :  for  the  things  which  are 
seen  are  temporal ;  but  the  things  which  are  not  seen  are  eternal. 

For  we  know  that  if  the  earthly  house  of  our  tabernacle  be  dis- 
solved, we  have  a  building  from  God,  a  house  not  made  with  hands, 
eternal,  in  the  heavens.  For  verily  in  this  w^e  groan,  longing  to  be 
clothed  upon  with  our  habitation  which  is  from  heaven  :  if  so  be  that 
being  clothed  we  shall  not  be  found  naked.  For  we  must  all  be  made 
manifest  before  the  judgement-seat  of  Christ ;  that  each  one  may  re- 
ceive the  things  doiie  in  the  body,  according  to  what  he  hath  done, 
whether  it  he  good  or  bad. 

Knowing  therefore  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  we  persuade  men.  For  the 
love  of  Christ  constraineth  us ;  because  w^e  thus  judge,  that  one  died 
for  all,  therefore  all  died ;  and  he  died  for  all,  that  they  which  live 
should  no  longer  live  unto  themselves,  but  unto  him  who  for  their 
sakes  died  and  rose  again.  Wherefore  we  henceforth  know  no  man 
after  the  flesli :  even  though  we  have  known  Christ  after  the  flesh,  yet 
now  we  know  Jiim  so  no  more.  Wherefore  if  any  man  is  in  Christ, 
he  is  a  new  creature :  the  old  things  are  passed  away ;  behold,  they 
are  become  new.  But  all  things  ai-e  of  God,  who  ^reconciled  us  to 
himself  through  Christ,  and  gave  unto  us  the  ministry  of  ^reconcilia- 
tion ;  to  wit,  that  God  was  in  Christ  reconciling  the  world  unto  him- 
self, not  reckoning  unto  them  their  trespasses,  and  having  committed 
unto  us  the  word  of  ^ reconciliation. 

We  are  ambassadors  therefore  on  behalf  of  Christ,  as  though  God 
were  intreating  by  us:  we  beseech  you  on  behalf  of  Christ,  be  ye  'rec- 
onciled to  God.  Him  who  knew  no  sin  he  made  to  he  sin  on  our 
behalf;  that  we  might  become  the  righteousness  of  God  in  him.  And 
^working  together  with  him  we  intreat  also  that  ye  receive  not  the 
grace  of  God  in  vain  (for  he  saitli, 

At  an  acceptable  time  I  hearkened  unto  thee. 
And  in  a  day  of  salvation  did  I  succour  thee: 
behold,  now  is  the  acceptable  time;  behold,  now  is  the  day  of  salva- 
tion) :  giving  no  occasion  of  stumbling  in  anything,  that  our  ministra- 
tion be  not  blamed  ;  but  in  everything  commending  ourselves,  as  min- 

1  Qr.  «ara?-/'.nrro,  to  change  thoroughly. 
^Gr.  AY(r«A/a} ;/,  a  thorough  change. 


PASSAGES   FROM    II.  CORINTHIANS.  189 

isters  of  God,  in  much  jiatience,  in  afflictions,  in  necessities,  in  distresses, 
in  stripes,  in  imprisonments,  in  tumults,  in  labours,  in  watchings,  in 
fastings;  in  pureness,  in  knowledge,  in  longsufiering,  in  kindness,  in 
the  Holy  Spirit,  in  love  unfeigned,  in  the  word  of  truth,  in  the  power 
of  God;  by  the  armour  of  righteousness  on  the  right  hand  and  on 
the  left,  by  glory  and  dishonour,  by  evil  report  and  good  report ;  as 
deceivers,  and  yet  true ;  as  unknown,  and  yd  well  known ;  as  dying, 
and  behold,  we  live ;  as  chastened,  and  not  killed  ;  as  sorrowful,  yet 
alway  rejoicing ;  as  poor,  yet  making  many  rich ;  as  having  nothing, 
and  yet  possessing  all  things. 

Our  mouth  is  open  unto  you,  O  Corinthians,  our  heart  is  enlarged. 
Now  for  a  recompense  in  like  kind  (I  speak  as  unto  my  children),  be 
ye  also  enlarged. 

Be  not  unequally  yoked  with  unbelievers:  for  what  fellowship  have 
righteousness  and  iniquity?  or  what  communion  hath  light  with  dark- 
ness? And  what  concord  hath  Christ  with  Belial?  or  what  portion 
hath  a  believer  with  an  unbeliever?  And  what  agreement  hath  a 
temple  of  God  with  idols?  for  we  are  a  temple  of  the  living  God;  even 
as  God  said,  I  will  dwell  in  them,  and  walk  in  them ;  and  I  will  be 
their  God,  and  they  shall  be  my  people.    Wherefore 

Come  ye  out  from  among  them,  and  be  ye  separate, 
saith  the  Lord, 

And  touch  no  unclean  thing ; 

And  I  will  receive  you, 

And  will  be  to  you  a  Father, 

And  ye  shall  be  to  me  sons  and  daughters, 
saith  the  Lord  Almighty.    Having  therefore  these  promises,  beloved, 
let  us  cleanse  ourselves  from  all  defilement  of  flesh  and  spirit,  perfect- 
ing holiness  in  the  fear  of  God. 

Moreover,  brethren,  we  make  known  to  you  the  grace  of  God  which 
hath  been  given  in  the  churches  of  Macedonia ;  how  that  in  much 
proof  of  affliction  the  abundance  of  their  joy  and  their  deep  poverty 
abounded  unto  the  riches  of  their  liberality.  For  according  to  their 
power,  I  bear  witness,  yea  and  beyond  their  power,  tliey  gave  of  their 
own  accord,  beseeching  us  with  much  intreaty  in  regard  of  this  grace 
and  the  fellowship  in  the  ministering  to  the  saints.  But  as  ye  abound 
in  everything,  in  faith,  and  utterance,  and  knowledge,  and  in  all  ear- 
nestness, and  in  your  love  to  us,  see  that  ye  abound  in  this  grace  also. 
For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that,  though  he  w^as 
rich,  yet  for  your  sakes  he  became  poor,  that  ye  through  his  poverty 
might  become  rich.  And  herein  I  give  my  judgement :  for  this  is  expe- 
dient for  you,  who  were  the  first  to  make  a  beginning  a  year  ago,  not 


190  PASSAGES   FROM    II.    CORINTHIANS. 

only  to  do,  but  also  to  will.  But  now  complete  the  doing  also ;  that 
as  there  was  the  readiness  to  will,  so  there  may  he  the  completion  also 
out  of  your  ability.  For  if  the  readiness  is  there,  it  is  acceptable  ac- 
cording as  a  man  hath,  not  according  as  he  hath  not. 

But  this  /  say,  He  that  soweth  sparingly  shall  reap  also  sparingly  ; 
and  he  that  soweth  bountifully  shall  reap  also  bountifully.  Let  each 
man  do  according  as  he  hath  purposed  in  his  heart ;  not  grudgingly, 
or  of  necessity:  for  God  loveth  a  cheerful  giver.  And  God  is  able  to 
make  all  grace  abound  unto  you ;  that  ye,  having  always  all  suffi- 
ciency in  everything,  may  abound  unto  every  good  work :  as  it  is 
written, 

He  hath  scattered  abroad,  he  hath  given  to  the  poor ; 
His  righteousness  abideth  for  ever. 
And  he  that  supplieth  seed  to  the  sower  and  bread  for  food,  shall  sup- 
ply and  multiply  your  seed  for  sowing,  and  increase  the  fruits  of  your 
righteousness. 

Now  I  Paul  myself  intreat  you  by  the  meekness  and  gentleness  of 
Christ,  I  who  in  your  presence  am  lowly  among  you,  but  being  absent 
am  of  good  courage  toward  you :  yea,  I  beseech  you,  that  I  may  not 
when  present  shew  courage  with  the  confidence  wherewith  I  count  to 
be  bold  against  some,  which  count  of  us  as  if  we  walked  according  to 
the  flesh.  For  though  we  walk  in  the  flesh,  we  do  not  war  according 
to  the  flesh  (for  the  weapons  of  our  warfare  are  not  of  the  flesh,  but 
mighty  before  God  to  the  casting  down  of  strong  holds) ;  casting  down 
imaginations,  and  every  high  thing  that  is  exalted  against  the  knowl- 
edge of  God,  and  bringing  every  thought  into  captivitj^  to  the  obedi- 
ence of  Christ.  For  we  are  not  bold  to  number  or  compare  ourselves 
with  certain  of  them  that  commend  themselves:  but  they  themselves, 
measuring  themselves  by  themselves,  and  comparing  themselves  with 
themselves,  are  without  understanding.  But  he  that  glorieth,  let  him 
glory  in  the  Lord.  For  not  he  that  commendeth  himself  is  approved, 
but  whom  the  Lord  commendeth. 

Would  that  ye  could  bear  with'  me.  For  I  am  jealous  over  you 
with  a  godly  jealousy :  for  I  espoused  you  to  one  husband,  that  I 
might  present  you  as  a  pure  virgin  to  Christ.  But  I  fear,  lest  by  any 
means,  as  the  seri)ent  beguiled  Eve  in  his  craftiness,  your  minds  should 
be  corrupted  from  the  simplicity  and  the  purity  that  is  toward  Christ. 
Even  Satan  foshioncth  himself  into  an  angel  of  light.  It  is  no  great 
thing  therefore  if  his  ministers  also  fashion  themselves  as  ministers  of 
righteousness ;  whose  end  shall  be  according  to  their  works. 

Whereinsoever  any  is  bold,  I  am  bold  also.  Are  they  Hebrews?  so 
am  I.    Are  they  Israelites?    so  am  I.    Are  they  the  seed  of  Abraham? 


PASSAGES    FROM    II.  COKINTHIANS.  191 

SO  am  I.  Are  they  ministers  of  Christ?  I  more;  in  labours  more 
abundantly,  in  prisons  more  abundantly,  in  stripes  above  measure, 
in  deaths  oft.  Of  the  Jews  five  times  received  I  forty  stripes  save 
one.  Thrice  was  I  beaten  with  rods,  once  was  I  stoned,  thrice  I  suf- 
fered shipwreck,  a  night  and  a  day  have  I  been  in  the  deep:  in 
journeyings  often,  in  perils  of  rivers,  in  perils  of  robbers,  in  perils  from 
my  countrymen,  in  perils  from  the  Gentiles,  in  perils  in  the  city,  in 
perils  in  the  wilderness,  in  perils  in  the  sea,  in  perils  among  false 
brethren,  in  labour  and  travail,  in  watchings  often,  in  hunger  and 
thirst,  in  fastings  often,  in  cold  and  nakedness.  Beside  those  things 
that  are  without,  there  is  that  which  presseth  upon  me  daily,  anxiety 
for  all  the  churches..  "Who  is  weak,  and  I  am  not  weak?  who  is 
made  to  stumble,  and  I  burn  not  ?  If  I  must  needs  glory,  I  will  glory 
of  the  things  that  concern  my  weakness. 

But  I  wall  come  to  visions  and  revelations  of  the  Lord.  I  know  a 
man  in  Christ,  fourteen  years  ago  (whether  in  the  body,  I  know  not ; 
or  whether  out  of  the  body,  I  know  not ;  God  knoweth),  such  a  one 
caught  up  even  to  the  third  heaven.  And  I  know  such  a  man  (whether 
in  the  body,  or  apart  from  the  body,  I  know  not ;  God  knoweth),  how 
that  he  was  caught  up  into  Paradise,  and  heard  unspeakal^le  words, 
which  it  is  not  lawful  for  a  man  to  utter.  On  behalf  of  such  a  one 
will  I  glory :  but  on  mine  own  behalf  I  will  not  glory,  save  in  mt/ 
weaknesses.  And  by  reason  of  the  exceeding  greatness  of  the  revela- 
tions— wherefore,  that  I  should  not  be  exalted  overmuch,  there  was 
given  to  me  a  thorn  in  the  flesh,  a  messenger  of  Satan  to  buffet  me, 
that  I  should  not  be  exalted  overmuch.  Concerning  this  thing  I  be- 
sought the  Lord  thrice,  that  it  might  depart  from  me.  And  he  hath 
said  unto  me.  My  grace  is  sufficient  for  thee:  for  viy  power  is  made 
perfect  in  weakness.  Most  gladly  therefore  will  I  rather  glory  in  my 
weaknesses,  that  the  strength  of  Christ  may  rest  uj^on  me.  Wherefore  I 
take  pleasure  in  weaknesses,  in  injuries,  in  necessities,  in  persecutions, 
in  distresses,  for  Christ's  sake:  for  when  I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong. 

Behold,  this  is  the  third  time'  I  am  ready  to  come  to  you ;  and  I 
will  not  be  a  burden  to  you:  for  I  seek  not  yours,  but  you:  for  the 
children  ought  not  to  lay  up  for  the  parents,  but  the  parents  for  the 
children.    And  I  will  most  gladly  spend  and  be  spent  for  your  souls. 

Finally,  brethren,  farewell.  Be  perfected ;  be  comforted  ;  be  of  the 
same  mind;  live  in  peace:  and  the  God  of  love  and  peace  shall  be 
with  you.    Salute  one  another  with  a  holy  kiss. 

All  the  saints  salute  you. 

The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and  the 
communion  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  be  with  you  all. 


192  PASSAGES   FROM   GALATIANS. 


GALATIANS. 


Paul,  an  apostle  (not  from  men,  neither  through  man,  but  through 
Jesus  Christ,  and  God  the  Father,  who  raised  him  fi-om  the  dead),  and 
all  the  brethren  which  are  with  me,  unto  the  churches  of  Galatia: 
Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  the  Father,  and  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who  gave  himself  for  our  sins,  that  he  might  deliver  us  out  of 
this  present  evil  world,  according  to  the  will  of  our  God  and  Father: 
to  whom  be  the  glory  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

I  marvel  that  ye  are  so  quickly  removing  from  him  that  called  you 
in  the  grace  of  Christ  unto  a  different  gospel ;  which  is  not  another 
gospel:  only  there  are  some  that  trouble  you,  and  would  jjervert  the 
gospel  of  Christ. 

For  I  make  known  to  you,  brethren,  as  touching  the  gospel  which 
was  preached  by  me,  that  it  is  not  after  man.  For  neither  did  I  re- 
ceive it  from  man,  nor  was  I  taught  it,  but  it  came  to  me  through  reve- 
lation of  Jesus  Christ.  For  ye  have  heard  of  my  manner  of  life  in 
time  past  in  the  Jews'  religion,  how  that  beyond  measure  I  persecuted 
the  church  of  God,  and  made  havock  of  it:  and  I  advanced  in  the 
Jews'  religion  beyond  many  of  mine  own  age  among  my  countrymen, 
being  more  exceedingly  zealous  for  the  traditions  of  my  fathers.  But 
when  it  was  the  good  pleasure  of  God,  who  called  me  through  his 
grace,  to  reveal  his  Son  in  me,  that  I  might  preach  him  among  the 
Gentiles ;  immediately  I  conferred  not  with  flesh  and  blood :  neither 
went  I  up  to  JerustUem  to  them  which  were  apostles  before  me :  but 
I  went  away  into  Arabia ;  and  again  I  returned  unto  Damascus. 

Then  after  three  years  I  went  up  to  Jerusalem  to  visit  Cephas,  and 
tarried  with  him  fifteen  days.  But  other  of  the  apostles  saw  I  none, 
save  James  the  Lord's  brother.  Then  I  came  into  the  regions  of  Syria 
and  Cilicia.  And  I  was  still  unknown  by  face  unto  the  churches  of 
Judaea  wliich  were  in  Christ:  but  they  only  heard  say.  He  that  once 
persecuted  us  now  preacheth  the  faith  of  which  he  once  made  havock ; 
and  they  glorified  God  in  me. 

Then  after  the  space  of  fourteen  years  I  went  up  again  to  Jeru- 
salem with  Barnabas,  taking  Titus  also  with  me.  And  I  went  up  by 
revelation ;  and  I  laid  before  them  the  gospel  which  I  preach  among 
the  Gentiles.  When  they  saw  that  I  had  been  intrusted  with  the  gos- 
pel of  the  unciniumcision,  even  as  Peter  with  the  gospel  of  the  circum- 
cision ;  and  when  they  perceived  the  grace  that  was  given  unto  me, 
James  and  Cephas  and  John,  they  who  were  reputed  to   be  pillars. 


PASSAGES    FROM    GALATIAXS.  193 

gave  to  me  and  Barnabas  the  right  hands  of  fellowship,  that  we  should 
go  unto  the  Gentiles,  and  they  unto  the  circumcision. 

But  when  Cephas  came  to  Antioch,  I  resisted  him  to  the  face,  be- 
cause he  stood  condemned.  For  before  that  certain  came  from  James, 
he  did  eat  with  the  Gentiles :  but  when  they  came,  he  drew  back  and 
separated  himself,  fearing  them  that  were  of  the  circumcision.  And 
the  rest  of  the  Jews  dissembled  likewise  with  him ;  insomuch  that 
even  Barnabas  was  carried  away  with  their  dissimulation.  But  when 
I  saw  that  they  walked  not  uprightly  according  to  the  truth  of  the 
gospel,  I  said  unto  Cephas  before  them  all.  If  thou,  being  a  Jew,  livest 
as  do  the  Gentiles,  and  not  as  do  the  Jews,  how  compellest  thou  the 
Gentiles  to  live  as  do  the  Jews?  We  being  Jews  by  nature,  and  not 
sinners  of  the  Gentiles,  yet  knowing  that  a  man  is  not  justified  by 
the  works  of  the  law,  save  through  faith  in  Jesus  Christ,  even  we  be- 
lieved on  Christ  Jesus,  that  we  might  be  justified  by  faith  in  Christ, 
and  not  by  the  works  of  the  law :  because  by  the  works  of  the  law 
shall  no  flesh  be  justified.  I  have  been  crucified  with  Christ ;  yet  I  live  ; 
and  yet  no  longer  I,  but  Christ  liveth  in  me :  and  that  life  which  I  now 
live  in  the  flesh  I  live  in  faith,  the  faith  which  is  in  the  Son  of  God,  who 
loved  me,  and  gave  himself  up  for  me.  I  do  not  make  void  the  grace  of 
God :  for  if  righteousness  is  through  the  law,  then  Christ  died  for  nought. 

O  foolish  Galatians,  who  did  bewitch  you,  before  whose  eyes  Jesus 
Christ  w^as  openly  set  forth  crucified?  This  only  would  I  learn  from 
you,  Received  ye  the  Spirit  by  the  works  of  the  law,  or  by  the  hear- 
ing of  faith  ?  Are  ye  so  foolish  ?  having  begun  in  the  Spirit,  are  ye 
now  perfected  in  the  flesh?  Did  ye  suffer  so  many  things  in  vain? 
if  it  be  indeed  in  vain.  He  therefore  that  supplieth  to  you  the  Spirit, 
and  worketh  miracles  among  you,  doeth  he  it  by  the  works  of  the  law, 
or  by  the  hearing  of  faith  ?  Even  as  Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was 
reckoned  unto  him  for  righteousness.  Know  therefore  that  they  which 
be  of  faith,  the  same  are  sons  of  Abraham.  And  the  scripture,  foresee- 
ing that  God  w'ould  justify  the  Gentiles  by  faith,  preached  the  gospel  be- 
forehand unto  Abraham,  saying,  In  thee  shall  all  the  nations  be  blessed. 
So  then  they  which  be  of  faith  are  blessed  with  the  faithful  Abraham. 

Before  faith  came,  we  were  kept  in  ward  under  the  law,  shut  up 
unto  the  faith  which  should  afterwards  be  revealed.  So  that  the  law 
hath  been  our  tutor  to  bring  us  unto  Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified 
by  faith.  But  now  that  faith  is  come,  we  are  no  longer  under  a  tutor. 
For  ye  are  all  sons  of  God,  through  faith,  in  Christ  Jesus.  For  as 
many  of  you  as  were  baptized  into  Christ  did  put  on  Christ.  There  can 
be  neither  Jew  nor  Greek,  there  can  be  neither  bond  nor  free,  there 
can  be  no  male  and  female  :   for  ye  all  are  one  man  in  Christ  Jesus. 


194  PASSAGES   FROM   GALATIANS. 

But  now  that  ye  have  come  to  know  God,  or  rather  to  be  known 
of  God,  how  turn  ye  back  again  to  the  weak  and  beggarly  rudiments, 
whereunto  ye  desire  to  be  in  bondage  over  again?  Ye  observe  days, 
and  months,  and  seasons,  and  years.  I  am  afraid  of  you,  lest  by  any 
means  I  have  bestowed  labor  uj^on  you  in  vain.  With  freedom  did 
Christ  set  us  free :  stand  fast  therefore,  and  be  not  entangled  again  in 
a  yoke  of  bondage. 

Behold,  I  Paul  say  unto  you,  that,  if  ye  receive  circumcision,  Christ 
will  profit  you  nothing.  Yea,  I  testify  again  to  every  man  that  re- 
ceiveth  circumcision,  that  he  is  a  debtor  to  do  the  whole  law.  Ye  are 
severed  from  Christ,  ye  who  would  be  justified  by  the  law;  ye  are 
fallen  away  from  grace.  For  we  through  the  Spirit  by  faith  wait  for  the 
hope  of  righteousness.  For  in  Christ  Jesus  neither  circumcision  availeth 
anything,  nor  uncircumcision  ;  but  faith  working  through  love.  Ye  were 
running  well ;  who  did  hinder  you  that  ye  should  not  obey  the  truth  ? 

For  ye,  brethren,  were  called  for  freedom;  only  use  not  your  free- 
dom for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh,  but  through  love  be  servants  one  to 
another.  For  the  whole  law  is  fulfilled  in  one  word,  even  in  this ;  Thou 
shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself 

But  I  say,  Walk  by  the  Spirit,  and  ye  shall  not  fulfil  the  lust  of 
the  flesh.  For  the  flesh  lusteth  against  the  Spirit,  and  the  Spirit 
against  the  flesh ;  for  these  are  contrary  the  one  to  the  other.  Now 
the  works  of  the  flesh  are  manifest ;  of  the  which  I  forewarn  you,  even 
as  I  did  forewarn  you,  that  they  which  practise  such  things  shall  not 
inherit  the  kingdom  of  God.  But  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  love,  joy, 
peace,  longsuflering,  kindness,  goodness,  faithfulness,  meekness,  temper- 
ance :  against  such  there  is  no  law.  And  they  that  are  of  Christ  Jesus 
have  crucified  the  flesh  with  the  passions  and  the  lusts  thereof. 

If  we  live  by  the  Spirit,  by  the  Spirit  let  us  also  walk.  Let  us  not 
be  vain-glorious,  provoking  one  another,  envying  one  another. 

Brethren,  even  if  a  man  be  overtaken  in  any  trespass,  ye  which 
are  spiritual,  restore  such  a  one  in  a  spirit  of  meekness ;  looking  to 
thyself,  lest  thou  also  be  tempted.  Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens,  and 
BO  fulfil  the  law  of  Christ.  For  if  a  man  thinketh  himself  to  be  some- 
thing, when  he  is  nothing,  he  deceiveth  himself 

Be  not  deceived ;  God  is  not  mocked :  for  whatsoever  a  man  soweth, 
that  shall  he  also  reap.  For  he  that  soweth  unto  his  own  flesh  shall 
of  the  flesh  reap  corruption;  but  he  that  soweth  unto  the  Spirit  shall 
of  the  Spirit  reap  eternal  life.  And  let  us  not  be  weary  in  well-doing : 
for  in  due  season  we  shall  reap,  if  we  faint  not. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  your  epii'it,  brethren. 
Amen. 


PASSAGES    FROM    EPHESIAN8.  195 

EPHESIANS. 


Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  through  the  will  of  God,  to  the 
saints  which  are  at  Ephesus,  and  the  faithful  in  Christ  Jesus:  Grace 
to  you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Blessed  he  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  hath 
blessed  us  with  every  spiritual  blessing  in  the  heavenly  places  in 
Christ :  even  as  he  chose  us  in  him  before  the  foundation  of  the  world, 
that  we  should  be  holy  and  without  blemish  before  him  in  love:  in 
whom,  having  also  believed,  ye  were  sealed  with  the  Holy  Spirit  of 
promise,  which  is  an  earnest  of  our  inheritance,  unto  the  redemption 
of  God's  own  possession,  unto  the  praise  of  his  glory. 

For  this  cause  I  also,  having  heard  of  the  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus 
which  is  among  you,  and  which  ye  shew  toward  all  the  saints,  cease 
not  to  give  thanks  for  you,  making  mention  of  you  in  my  prayers ; 
that  the  God  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  glory,  may  give 
unto  you  a  spirit  of  wisdom  and  revelation  in  the  knowledge  of  him; 
having  the  eyes  of  your  heart  enlightened,  that  ye  may  know  what  is 
the  hope  of  his  calling,  what  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  his  inheritance 
in  the  saints,  and  what  the  exceeding  greatness  of  his  power  to  us- 
ward  who  believe. 

And  you  did  he  quicken,  when  ye  were  dead  through  your  trespasses 
and  sins,  wherein  aforetime  ye  walked  accoi-ding  to  the  course  of  this 
world,  according  to  the  i^rince  of  the  i>ower  of  the  air,  of  the  spirit 
that  now  worketh  in  the  sons  of  disobedience ;  but  God,  being  rich  in 
mercy,  for  his  great  love  wherewith  he  loved  us,  even  when  we  were 
dead  through  our  trespasses,  quickened  us  together  with  Christ  (by 
grace  have  ye  been  saved),  and  raised  us  up  with  him,  and  made  us 
to  sit  with  him  in  the  heavenly  j)laces,  in  Christ  Jesus. 

Wherefore  remember,  that  aforetime  ye,  the  Gentiles,  were  separate 
from  Christ,  alienated  from  the  commonwealth  of  Israel,  and  strangers 
from  the  covenants  of  the  promise,  having  no  hope  and  without  God 
in  the  world.  But  now  in  Christ  Jesus  ye  that  once  were  far  off  are 
made  nigh  in  the  blood  of  Christ.  For  he  is  our  peace,  who  made 
both  one,  and  brake  down  the  middle  wall  of  partition,  havmg  abol- 
ished in  his  flesh  the  enmity,  even  the  law  of  commandments  contained 
in  ordinances ;  and  he  came  and  preached  peace  to  you  that  were  far 
off,  and  peace  to  them  that  were  nigh:  for  through  him  we  both  have 
our  access  in  one  Spirit  unto  the  Father.  So  then  ye  are  no  more 
strangers  and  sojourners,  but  ye  are  fellow-citizens  with  the  saints,  and 


196  PASSAGES   FROM   EPHESIAN8. 

of  the  household  of  God,  being  built  upon  the  foundation  of  the  apos- 
tles and  prophets,  Christ  Jesus  himself  being  the  chief  corner  stone ; 
in  whom  each  several  building,  fitly  framed  together,  grovveth  into  a 
holy  temple  in  the  Lord ;  in  whom  ye  also  are  builded  together  for  a 
habitation  of  God  in  the  Spirit. 

For  this  cause  I  bow  my  knees  unto  the  Father,  from  whom  every 
family  in  heaven  and  on  earth  is  named,  that  he  would  grant  you, 
according  to  the  riches  of  his  glory,  that  ye  may  be  strengthened  with 
power  through  his  Spirit  in  the  inward  man  ;  that  Christ  may  dwell 
in  your  hearts  through  faith ;  to  the  end  that  ye,  being  rooted  and 
grounded  in  love,  may  be  strong  to  apprehend  with  all  the  saints 
what  is  the  breadth  and  length  and  height  and  depth,  and  to  know 
the  love  of  Christ  which  passeth  knowledge,  that  ye  may  be  filled 
unto  all  the  fulness  of  God. 

Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  do  exceeding  abundantly  above  all 
that  we  ask  or  think,  according  to  the  power  that  worketh  in  us,  unto 
him  be  the  glory  in  the  church  and  in  Christ  Jesus  unto  all  genera- 
tions for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

I  therefore,  the  prisoner  in  the  Lord,  beseech  you  to  walk  worthily  of 
the  calling  wherewith  ye  were  called,  with  all  lowliness  and  meekness, 
with  longsuffering,  forbearing  one  another  in  love ;  giving  diligence  to 
keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace.  There  is  one  body, 
and  one  Spirit,  even  as  also  ye  were  called  in  one  hope  of  your  calling ; 
one  Lord,  one  faith,  one  baptism,  one  God  and  Father  of  all,  who  is 
over  all,  and  through  all,  and  in  all.  But  unto  each  one  of  us  was  the 
grace  given  according  to  the  measure  of  the  gift  of  Christ.  Wherefore 
he  saith, 

When  he  ascended  on  high,  he  led  captivity  captive. 
And  gave  gifts  unto  men. 
And  he  gave  some  to  be  apostles ;  and  some,  prophets ;  and  some, 
evangelists;  and  some,  pastors  and  teachers;  for  the  perfecting  of  the 
saints,  unto  the  work  of  ministering,  unto  the  building  up  of  the  body 
of  Christ:  till  we  all  attain  unto  the  unity  of  the  faith,  and  of  the 
knowledge  of  the  Son  of  God,  unto  a  fullgruwn  man,  unto  the  measure 
of  the  stature  of  the  fulness  of  Christ:  that  we  may  be  no  longer  chil- 
dren, tossed  to  and  fro  and  carried  about  with  every  wind  of  doctrine, 
by  the  sleight  of  men,  in  craftiness,  after  the  wiles  of  error ;  l)iit  speak- 
ing truth  in  love,  may  grow  up  in  all  things  into  him,  which  is  the 
head,  even  Christ;  from  whom  all  the  body  fitly  framed  and  knit  to- 
gether through  that  which  every  joint  supplietli,  according  to  the 
working  in  due  measure  of  each  several  part,  maketh  the  increase  of 
the  body  unto  the  building  u])  of  itself  in  love. 


PASSAGES   FROM    EPHESIANS.  197 

Let  no  corrupt  speech  proceed  out  of  your  mouth,  Ijut  such  as  is 
good  for  edifying  as  the  need  may  be,  that  it  may  give  grace  to  them 
that  hear.  And  grieve  not  the  Holy  Spirit  of  God,  in  whom  ye  were 
sealed  unto  the  day  of  redemption.  Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath,  and 
anger,  and  clamour,  and  railing,  be  put  away  from  you,  with  all 
malice :  and  be  ye  kind  one  to  another,  tenderhearted,  forgiving  each 
other,  even  as  God  also  in  Christ  forgave  you. 

Be  ye  therefore  imitators  of  God,  as  beloved  children ;  and  walk  in 
love,  even  as  Christ  also  loved  you,  and  gave  himself  up  for  us,  an 
offering  and  a  sacrifice  to  God  for  an  odour  of  a  sweet  smell.  Ye  were 
once  darkness,  but  are  now  light  in  the  Lord:  walk  as  children  of 
light  (for  the  fruit  of  the  light  is  in  all  goodness  and  righteousness 
and  truth),  proving  what  is  well-pleasing  unto  the  Lord;  and  have  no 
fellowship  with  the  unfruitful  works  of  darkness,  but  rather  even  re- 
prove them;  for  the  things  which  are  clone  by  them  in  secret  it  is  a 
shame  even  to  speak  of.  But  all  things  when  they  are  reproved  are 
made  manifest  by  the  light:  for  everything  that  is  made  manifest  is 
light.  Wherefore  he  saith,  Awake,  thou  that  sleepest,  and  arise  from 
the  dead,  and  Christ  shall  shine  upon  thee. 

Look  therefore  carefully  how  ye  walk,  not  as  unwise,  but  as  wise; 
redeeming  the  time,  because  the  days  are  evil.  Wherefore  be  ye  not 
foolish,  but  understand  what  the  will  of  the  Lord  is.  And  be  not 
drunken  with  wine,  wherein  is  riot,  but  be  filled  with  the  Spirit; 
speaking  one  to  another  in  psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs, 
singing  and  making  melody  with  your  heart  to  the  Lord ;  giving- thanks 
always  for  all  things  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  to  God, 
even  the  Father;  subjecting  yourselves  one  to  another  in  the  fear  of 
Christ. 

Wives,  he  in  subjection  unto  your  own  husbands,  as  unto  the  Lord. 
For  the  husband  is  the  head  of  the  wife,  as  Christ  also  is  the  head  of 
the  church,  being  himself  the  saviour  of  the  body.  But  as  the  church 
is  subject  to  Christ,  so  let  the  wives  also  be  to  their  husbands  in  every- 
thing. Husbands,  love  your  wives,  even  as  Christ  also  loved  the  church, 
and  gave  himself  up  for  it ;  that  he  might  sanctify  it,  having  cleansed 
it  by  the  washing  of  water  with  the  word,  that  he  might  present  the 
church  to  himself  a  glorious  church,  not  having  spot  or  wrinkle  or 
any  such  thing ;  but  that  it  should  be  holy  and  without  blemish. 

Children,  obey  your  parents  in  the  Lord :  for  this  is  right.  Honour 
thy  father  and  mother  (which  is  the  first  commandment  with  promise), 
that  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  thou  mayest  live  long  on  the  earth. 
And,  ye  fathers,  provoke  not  your  children  to  wrath :  but  nurture  them 
in  the  chastenmg  and  admonition  of  the  Lord. 


198  PASSAGES    FROM    PIIILIPPIANS. 

Servants,  be  obedient  unto  them  that  according  to  the  flesh  are 
your  masters,  with  fear  and  trembling,  in  singleness  of  your  heart,  as 
unto  Christ;  not  in  the  way  of  eyeservice,  as  men-pleasers ;  but  as 
servants  of  Christ,  doing  the  will  of  God  from  the  heart.  And,  ye 
masters,  do  the  same  things  unto  them,  and  forbear  threatening :  know- 
ing that  both  their  Master  and  yours  is  in  heaven,  and  there  is  no 
respect  of  persons  with  him. 

Put  on  the  whole  armour  of  God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  stand 
against  the  wiles  of  the  devil,  and,  having  done  all,  to  stand.  Stand 
therefore,  having  girded  your  loins  with  truth,  and  having  put  on  the 
breastplate  of  righteousness,  and  having  shod  your  feet  with  the  prep- 
aration of  the  gospel  of  peace;  withal  taking  up  the  shield  of  faith, 
wherewith  ye  shall  be  able  to  quench  all  the  liery  darts  of  the  evil 
one.  And  take  the  helmet  of  salvation,  and  the  sword  of  the  Spirit, 
which  is  the  word  of  God;  praying  at  all  seasons  in  the  Spirit,  and 
watching  thereunto  in  all  perseverance. 

Peace  be  to  the  brethren,  and  love  with  faith,  from  God  the  Father 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Grace  be  with  all  them  that  love  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  in  uncorruptness. 


PHILIPPIAKS. 


Paul  and  Timothy,  servants  of  Christ  Jesus,  to  all  the  saints  in 
Christ  Jesus  which  are  at  Philippi,  with  the  Mji.shops  and  deacons: 
Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father  and  the  liord  Jesus 
Christ. 

I  thank  my  God  upon  all  my  remembrance  of  you,  always  in  every 
supplication  of  mine  on  behalf  of  you  all  making  my  supplication  with 
joy,  for  your  fellowship  in  furtherance  of  the  gospel  from  the  first  day 
until  now;  being  confident  of  this  very  thing,  that  he  which  ])egan  a 
good  work  in  you  will  perfect  it  until  the  day  of  Jesus  Christ.  Fur  to 
me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain.  But  I  am  in  a  strait  betwixt 
the  two,  having  the  desire  to  depart  and  be  with  Christ ;  for  it  is  very 
far  better:  yet  to  abide  in  the  flesh  is  more  needful  for  your  sake. 
Only  let  your  manner  of  life  be  worthy  of  the  gospel  of  Christ;  be- 
cause to  you  it  hath  boon  graiitcd  in  the  behalf  of  Christ,  not  only  to 
believe  on  him,  but  also  to  sufier  in  his  behalf. 

J  Or,  overseers. 


PASSAGES   FROM   PHILIPPIAKS.  199 

If  there  is  therefore  any  comfort  in  Christ,  if  any  consolation  of 
love,  if  any  fellowship  of  the  Spirit,  if  any  tender  mercies  and  com- 
passions, fulfil  ye  my  joy,  that  ye  be  of  the  same  mind,  having  the 
same  love,  being  of  one  accord,  of  one  mind;  doing  nothing  through 
faction  or  through  vainglory,  but  in  lowliness  of  mind  each  counting 
other  better  than  himself;  not  looking  each  of  you  to  his  own  things, 
but  each  of  you  also  to  the  things  of  others.  Have  this  mind  in  you, 
which  was  also  in  Christ  Jesus:  who,  ^ being  in  the  form  of  God, 
counted  it  not  ^a  prize  to  be  on  an  equality  with  God,  but  emptied 
himself,  taking  the  form  of  a  servant,  ^  being  made  in  the  likeness  of 
men ;  and  being  found  in  fashion  as  a  man,  he  humbled  himself,  be- 
coming obedient  even  unto  death,  yea,  the  death  of  the  cross.  Where- 
fore also  God  highly  exalted  him,  and  gave  unto  him  the  name  which 
is  above  every  name ;  that  in  the  name  of  Jesus  every  knee  should 
bow,  of  things  in  heaven  and  things  on  earth  and  things  under  the 
earth,  and  that  every  tongue  should  confess  that  Jesus  Christ  is  Lord, 
to  the  glory  of  God  the  Father. 

So  then,  my  beloved,  even  as  ye  have  always  obeyed,  not  as  in  my 
presence  only,  but  now  much  more  in  my  absence,  work  out  your  own 
salvation  with  fear  and  trembling ;  for  it  is  God  which  worketh  in  you 
both  to  will  and  to  work,  for  his  good  pleasure.  Do  all  things  with- 
out murmurings  and  disputings ;  that  ye  may  be  blameless  and  harm- 
less, children  of  God  without  blemish  in  the  midst  of  a  crooked  and 
perverse  generation,  among  whom  ye  are  seen  as  lights  in  the  world, 
holding  forth  the  word  of  life ;  that  I  may  have  whereof  to  glory  in 
the  day  of  Christ,  that  I  did  not  run  in  vain  neither  labour  in  vain. 
Yea,  and  if  I  am  offered  upon  the  sacrifice  and  service  of  your  faith, 
I  joy,  and  rejoice  with  you  all :  and  in  the  same  manner  do  ye  also 
joy,  and  rejoice  with  me. 

Finally,  my  brethren,  rejoice  in  the  Lord.  Beware  of  the  evil 
workers,  beware  of  the  concision :  for  we  are  the  circumcision,  who 
worship  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  and  glory  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  have  no 
confidence  in  the  flesh :  though  I  myself  might  have  confidence  even 
in  the  flesh:  if  any  other  man  thinketh  to  have  confidence  in  the 
flesh,  I  yet  more :  circumcised  the  eighth  day,  of  the  stock  of  Israel, 
of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  a  Hebrew  of  Hebrews ;  as  touching  the  law, 
a  Pharisee;  as  touching  zeal,  persecuting  the  church;  as  touching  the 
righteousness  which  is  in  the  law,  found  blameless.  Howbeit  what 
things  were  gain  to  me,  these  have  I  counted  loss  for  Christ.  Yea 
verily,  and  I  count  all  things  to  be  loss  for  the  excellency  of  the 
knowledge  of  Christ  Jesus  my  Lord :  for  whom  I  suffered  the  loss  of 

1  Gr.  being  originally.  2  Qr.  a  thing  to  be  grasped.  '  Gr.  becoming  in. 


200  PASSAGES   FROM    PHILIPPIANS. 

all  things,  and  do  count  them  but  refuse,  that  I  may  gain  Christ,  and 
be  found  in  him,  not  having  a  righteousness  of  mine  own,  even  that 
which  is  of  the  law,  but  that  which  is  through  faith  in  Christ,  the 
righteousness  which  is  of  God  by  faith :  that  I  may  know  him,  and 
the  power  of  his  resurrection,  and  the  fellowship  of  his  sufferings,  be- 
coming conformed  unto  his  death ;  if  by  any  means  I  may  attain  unto 
the  resurrection  from  the  dead.  Not  that  I  have  already  obtained,  or 
am  already  made  perfect :  but  one  thing  I  do,  forgetting  the  things 
which  are  behind,  and  stretching  forward  to  the  things  which  are  be- 
fore, I  press  on  toward  the  goal  unto  the  prize  of  the  high  calling  of 
God  in  Christ  Jesus.  For  our  citizenship  is  in  heaven ;  from  whence 
also  we  wait  for  a  Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ:  who  shall  fashion 
anew  the  body  of  our  humiliation,  that  it  may  be  conformed  to  the 
body  of  his  glory,  according  to  the  working  whereby  he  is  able  even 
to  subject  all  things  unto  himself. 

Wherefore,  my  brethren  beloved  and  longed  for,  my  joy  and  crown, 
so  stand  fast  in  the  Lord,  my  beloved. 

I  exhort  Euodia,  and  I  exhort  Syntyche,  to  be  of  the  same  mind  in 
the  Lord.  Yea,  I  beseech  thee  also,  true  yokefellow,  help  these  women, 
for  they  laboured  with  me  in  the  gospel,  with  Clement  also,  and  the 
rest  of  my  fellow-workers,  whose  names  are  in  the  book  of  life. 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord  alway :  again  I  will  say.  Rejoice.  Let  your  for- 
bearance be  known  unto  all  men.  The  Lord  is  at  hand.  In  nothing 
be  anxious ;  but  in  everything  by  prayer  and  supplication  with  thanks- 
giving let  your  requests  be  made  known  unto  God.  And  the  peace  of 
God,  which  passeth  all  understanding,  shall  guard  your  hearts  and  your 
thoughts  in  Christ  Jesus. 

Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever  things  are  true,  whatsoever  things  are 
honourable,  whatsoever  things  are  just,  whatsoever  things  are  pure, 
whatsoever  things  are  lovely,  whatsoever  things  are  of  good  report ;  if 
there  be  any  virtue,  and  if  there  be  any  praise,  think  on  these  things. 

I  rejoice  in  the  Lord  greatly,  that  now  at  length  ye  have  revived 
your  thought  for  me ;  wherein  ye  did  indeed  take  thought,  but  ye 
lacked  opportunity.  Not  that  I  speak  in  respect  of  want:  for  1  have 
learned,  in  whatsoever  state  I  am,  therein  to  be  content.  I  know  how 
to  be  abased,  and  I  know  also  how  to  abound:  in  everything  and  in 
all  things  have  I  learned  the  secret  both  to  be  filled  and  to  be  hungry, 
both  to  abound  and  to  be  in  want.  I  can  do  all  things  in  him  that 
strengtheneth  mo.  Howbeit  ye  did  well,  that  ye  had  fellowship  with 
my  aflliction.  And  my  God  shall  fulfll  every  need  of  yours  according 
to  his  riches  in  glory  in  Christ  Jesus.  Now  unto  our  God  and  Father 
be  the  glory  for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 


PASSAGES   FROM   COLOSSIANS.  201 

OOLOSSIANS/ 


Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  through  the  will  of  God,  and  Tim- 
othy our  brother,  to  the  saints  and  faithful  brethren  in  Christ  ivhich 
are  at  Colossae:  Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father, 

We  give  thanks  to  God  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  pray- 
ing always  for  you,  having  heard  of  your  faith  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  of 
the  love  which  ye  have  toward  all  the  saints. 

For  this  cause  we  also,  since  the  day  we  heard  it,  do  not  cease  to 
pray  and  make  request  for  you,  that  ye  may  be  filled  with  the  knowl- 
edge of  his  will  in  all  spiritual  wisdom  and  understanding,  to  walk 
worthily  of  the  Lord  unto  all  pleasing,  bearing  fruit  in  every  good  work, 
and  increasing  in  the  knowledge  of  God ;  strengthened  with  all  power, 
according  to  the  might  of  his  glory,  unto  all  patience  and  longsuffering 
with  joy ;  giving  thanks  unto  the  Father,  who  made  us  meet  to  be 
partakers  of  the  inheritance  of  the  saints  in  light ;  who  delivered  us 
out  of  the  power  of  darkness,  and  translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of  the 
Son  of  his  love;  in  whom  we  have  our  redemption,  the  forgiveness  of 
our  sins :  who  is  the  image  of  the  invisible  God,  the  firstborn  of  all  cre- 
ation ;  for  in  him  were  all  things  created,  in  the  heavens  and  upon  the 
earth,  things  visible  and  things  invisible ;  and  he  is  before  all  things, 
and  in  him  all  things  consist.  And  he  is  the  head  of  the  body,  the 
church.  For  it  was  the  good  pleasure  of  the  Father  that  in  him  should 
all  the  fulness  dwell,  and  through  him  to  ^ reconcile  all  things  unto  him- 
self, having  made  peace  through  the  blood  of  his  cross.  And  you,  being 
in  time  past  alienated  and  enemies  in  your  mind  in  your  evil  works, 
yet  now  hath  he  reconciled  in  the  body  of  his  flesh  through  death,  to 
present  you  holy  and  without  blemish  and  unreproveable  before  him. 

Now  I  rejoice  in  my  sufferings  for  your  sake,  and  fill  up  on  my  part 
that  which  is  lacking  of  the  afflictions  of  Christ  in  my  flesh  for  his  body's 
sake,  which  is  the  church;  whereof  I  was  made  a  minister,  according 
to  the  dispensation  of  God  which  was  given  me  to  you-ward,  to  fulfil 
the  word  of  God,  even  the  mystery  which  hath  been  hid  from  all  ages 
and  generations:  but  now  hath  it  been  manifested  to  his  saints,  to  whom 
God  was  pleased  to  make  known  what  is  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  this 
mystery  among  the  Gentiles,  which  is  Christ  in  you,  the  hope  of  glory. 

As  therefore  ye  received  Christ  Jesus  the  Lord,  so  walk  in  him, 
rooted  and  builded  up  in  him,  and  stablished  in  your  faith,  even  as 
ye  were  taught,  abounding  in  thanksgiving. 

^Gr.  KaraXlarTU,  to  change  thoroughly. 


202  PASSAGES   FROM    I.  THESSALONIANS. 

Take  heed  lest  there  shall  be  any  one  that  maketh  spoil  of  you 
through  his  philosophy  and  vain  deceit,  after  the  tradition  of  men, 
after  the  rudiments  of  the  world,  and  not  after  Christ:  for  in  him 
dwelleth  all  the  fulness  of  the  Godhead  bodily,  and  in  him  ye  are 
made  full,  who  is  the  head  of  all  i^rincipality  and  power :  having  been 
buried  with  him  in  baptism,  wherein  ye  were  also  raised  with  him 
through  faith  in  the  working  of  God,  who  raised  him  from  the  dead. 
And  you  did  he  quicken  together  with  him,  having  forgiven  us  all 
our  trespasses ;  having  blotted  out  the  bond  written  in  ordinances  that 
was  against  us,  which  was  contrary  to  us :  and  he  hath  taken  it  out  of 
the  way,  nailing  it  to  the  cross.  Let  no  man  therefore  judge  you  in 
meat,  or  in  drink,  or  in  respect  of  a  feast  day  or  a  new  moon  or  a 
sabbath  day :  which  are  a  shadow  of  the  things  to  come ;  but  the 
body  is  Christ's. 

If  then  ye  were  raised  together  with  Christ,  seek  the  things  that 
are  above,  where  Christ  is,  seated  on  the  right  hand  of  God.  Set  your 
mind  on  the  things  that  are  above,  not  on  the  things  that  are  upon 
the  earth.  For  ye  died,  and  your  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God.  When 
Christ,  who  is  our  life,  shall  be  manifested,  then  shall  ye  also  with  him 
be  manifested  in  glory. 

Put  on  therefore,  as  God's  elect,  holy  and  beloved,  a  heart  of  com- 
passion, kindness,  humility,  meekness,  longsuffering ;  forbearing  one 
another,  and  forgiving  each  other,  if  any  man  have  a  complaint  against 
any ;  even  as  the  Lord  forgave  you,  so  also  do  ye :  and  above  all  these 
things  put  on  love,  which  is  the  bond  of  perfectness.  And  let  the  peace 
of  Christ  rule  in  your  hearts,  to  the  which  also  ye  were  called  in  one 
body ;  and  be  ye  thankful.  Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  richly 
in  all  wisdom  ;  teaching  and  admonishing  one  another  with  psalms 
ayid  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  with  grace  in  your  hearts  unto 
God.  And  whatsoever  ye  do,  in  word  or  in  deed,  do  all  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  Jesus,  giving  thanks  to  God  the  Father  through  him. 


I.  THESSALONIANS. 


Paul,  and  Silvanus,  and  Thnothy,  xmto  the  church  of  the  Thessa- 
lonians  in  God  the  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ:  Grace  to  you 
and  peace. 

We  give  thanks  to  God  always  for  you  all,  making  mention  of  you 
in  our  prayers ;  remembering  without  ceasing  your  work  of  faith  and 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  THESSALONIANS.  203 

labour  of  love  and  patience  of  hope  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  before 
our  God  and  Father ;  knowing,  brethren  beloved  of  God,  your  election, 
how  that  our  gospel  came  not  unto  you  in  word  only,  but  also  in 
power,  and  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  in  much  assurance. 

For  yourselves,  brethren,  know  our  entering  in  unto  you.  For 
neither  at  any  time  w^ere  we  found  using  w^orda  of  flattery,  as  ye 
know,  nor  a  cloke  of  covetousness,  God  is  witness ;  nor  seeking  glory  of 
men,  neither  from  you,  nor  from  others,  when  we  might  have  claimed 
honour,  as  apostles  of  Christ.  But  we  were  gentle  in  the  midst  of 
you,  as  when  a  nurse  cherisheth  her  own  children.  For  ye  remem- 
ber, brethren,  our  labour  and  travail:  working  night  and  day,  that  we 
might  not  burden  any  of  you,  we  preached  unto  you  the  gospel  of 
God.  For  what  thanksgiving  can  we  render  again  unto  God  for  you, 
for  all  the  joy  wherewith  we  joy  for  your  sakes  before  our  God ;  pray- 
ing exceedingly  that  we  may  see  your  face,  and  may  perfect  that  which 
is  lacking  in  your  faith? 

Now  may  our  God  and  Father  himself,  and  our  Lord  Jesus,  direct 
our  way  unto  you:  and  the  Lord  make  you  to  increase  and  abound 
in  love  one  toward  another,  and  toward  all  men,  even  as  we  also  do 
toward  you ;  to  the  end  he  may  stablish  your  hearts  unblameable  in 
holiness  before  our  God  and  Father,  at  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesua 
with  all  his  saints. 

But  concerning  love  of  the  brethren  ye  have  no  need  that  one  write 
unto  you:  for  ye  yourselves  are  taught  of  God  to  love  one  another; 
for  indeed  ye  do  it  toward  all  the  brethren  which  are  in  all  Macedo- 
nia. But  w^e  exhort  lyou,  brethren,  that  ye  abound  more  and  more; 
and  that  ye  study  to  be  quiet,  and  to  do  your  own  business,  and  to 
work  with  your  hands,  even  as  we  charged  you;  that  ye  may  walk 
honestly  toward  them  that  are  without,  and  may  have  need  of  nothing. 

But  we  would  not  have  you  ignorant,  brethren,  concerning  them 
that  fall  asleej);  that  ye  sorrow  not,  even  as  the  rest,  which  have  no 
hope.  For  if  we  believe  that  Jesus  died  and  rose  again,  even  so  them 
also  that  are  fallen  asleep  in  Jesus  will  God  bring  with  him. 

But  concerning  the  times  and  the  seasons,  brethren,  ye  have  no 
need  that  aught  be  written  unto  you.  For  yourselves  know  perfectly 
that  the  day  of  the  Lord  so  cometh  as  a  thief  in  the  night.  When 
they  are  saying.  Peace  and  safety,  then  sudden  destruction  cometh 
upon  them.  But  ye,  brethren,  are  not  in  darkness,  that  that  day 
should  overtake  you  as  a  thief:  for  ye  are  all  sons  of  light,  and  sons 
of  the  day :  we  are  not  of  the  night,  nor  of  darkness ;  so  then  let  ua 
not  sleep,  as  do  the  rest,  but  let  us  watch  and  be  sober.  For  they 
that  sleep  sleep  in  the  night ;  and  they  that  be  drunken  are  drunken 


204  PASSAGES   FROM    II.  THESSALONIANS. 

in  the  night.  But  let  us,  since  we  are  of  the  day,  be  sober,  putting 
on  the  breastplate  of  faith  and  love ;  and  for  a  helmet,  the  hope  of  sal- 
vation. For  God  ajipointed  us  not  unto  wrath,  but  unto  the  obtaining 
of  salvation  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  died  for  us,  that, 
whether  we  wake  or  sleep,  we  should  live  together  with  him.  Where- 
fore exhort  one  another,  and  build  each  other  up,  even  as  also  ye  do. 

But  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  to  know  them  that  labour  among 
you,  and  are  over  you  in  the  Lord,  and  admonish  you  ;  and  to  esteem 
them  exceeding  highly  in  love  for  their  work's  sake.  Be  at  peace 
among  yourselves.  And  we  exhort  you,  brethren,  admonish  the  disor- 
derly, encourage  the  fainthearted,  support  the  weak,  be  longsufTering 
toward  all.  See  that  none  render  unto  any  one  evil  for  evil ;  but 
alway  follow  after  that  which  is  good,  one  toward  another,  and  toward 
all.  Eejoice  ahvuy  ;  pray  without  ceasing ;  in  everything  give  thanks : 
for  this  is  the  will  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  to  you-ward.  Quench  not 
the  Spirit ;  despise  not  prophesyings ;  prove  all  things ;  hold  fast  that 
which  is  good ;  abstain  from  every  form  of  evil. 

And  the  God  of  peace  himself  sanctify  you  wholly ;  and  may  your 
spirit  and  soul  and  body  be  preserved  entire,  without  blame  at  the 
coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Faithful  is  he  that  calletli  you,  who 
will  also  do  it. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you. 


II.  THESSALONIANS. 


Paul,  and  Silvanus,  and  Timothy,  unto  the  church  of  the  Thessa- 
lonians  in  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  Grace  to  you 
and  peace  from  God  the  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

■\Ve  are  bound  to  give  thanks  to  God  alway  for  you,  brethren,  even 
as  it  is  meet,  for  that  your  faith  groweth  exceedingly,  and  the  love  of 
each  one  of  you  all  toward  one  another  aboundeth ;  so  that  we  our- 
selves glory  in  you  in  the  churches  of  God  for  your  patience  and  faith 
in  all  your  persecutions  and  in  the  afflictions  which  ye  endure. 

Kow  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  himself,  and  God  our  Father  which 
loved  ua  and  gave  us  eternal  comfort  and  good  hope  through  grace, 
comfort  your  hearts  and  stablish  them  in  every  good  work  and  word. 

Brethren,  pray  for  us,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  may  run  and  be 
glorified,  even  as  also  it  is  with  you;  and  that  we  may  be  delivered 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  TIMOTHY.  205 

from  unreasonable  and  evil  men ;  for  all  have  not  faith.  But  the  Lord 
is  faithful,  who  shall  stablish  you,  and  guard  you  from  the  evil  one. 
And  tlie  Lord  direct  your  hearts  into  the  love  of  God,  and  into  the 
patience  of  Christ. 

Now  we  command  you,  brethren,  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  that  ye  withdraw  yourselves  from,  every  brother  that  walketh 
disorderly,  and  not  after  the  tradition  which  they  received  of  us.  For 
yourselves  know  how  ye  ought  to  imitate  us :  for  we  behaved  not  our- 
selves disorderly  among  you ;  neither  did  we  eat  bread  for  nought  at 
any  man's  hand,  but  in  labour  and  travail,  working  night  and  day, 
that  we  might  not  burden  any  of  you :  not  because  we  have  not  the 
right,  but  to  make  ourselves  an  ensample  unto  you,  that  ye  should 
imitate  us.  For  even  when  we  were  with  you,  this  we  commanded 
you.  If  any  will  not  work,  neither  let  him  eat.  For  we  hear  of  some 
that  walk  among  you  disorderly,  that  work  not  at  all,  but  are  busy- 
bodies.  Now  them  that  are  such  we  command  and  exhort  in  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  that  with  quietness  they  work,  and  eat  their  own  bread. 
But  ye,  brethren,  be  not  weary  in  well-doing. 

Now  the  Lord  of  peace  himself  give  you  peace  at  all  times  in  all  ways. 
The  Lord  be  with  you  all. 


I.  TIMOTHY. 


Paul,  an  aiwstle  of  Christ  Jesus  according  to  the  commandment  of 
God  our  Saviour,  and  Christ  Jesus  our  hope ;  unto  Timothy,  my  true 
child  in  faith :  Grace,  mercy,  peace,  from  God  the  Father  and  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 

I  thank  hiiu  that  enabled  me,  even  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  for  that 
he  counted  me  faithful,  appointing  me  to  liis  service ;  though  I  was  be- 
fore a  blasphemei',  and  a  persecutor,  and  injurious :  howbeit  I  obtained 
mercy,  because  I  did  it  ignorantly  in  unljelief ;  and  the  grace  of  our 
Lord  abounded  exceedingly  with  faith  and  love  which  is  in  Christ 
Jesus.  Faithful  is  the  saying,  and  worthy  of  all  acceptation,  that 
Christ  Jesus  came  into  the  world  to  save  sinners ;  of  whom  I  am 
chief:  howbeit  for  this  cause  I  obtained  mercy,  that  in  me  as  chief 
might  Jesus  Christ  shew  forth  all  his  longsuffering,  for  an  ensamj^le 
of  them  which  should  hereafter  believe  on  him  unto  eternal  life.  Now 
unto  the  King  eternal,  incorruptible,  invisible,  the  only  God,  be  honour 
and  glory  for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 


206  PASSAGES   FROM   I.  TIMOTHY. 

I  exhort  therefore,  first  of  all,  that  supplications,  prayers,  interces- 
sions, thanksgivings,  be  made  for  all  men ;  for  kings  and  all  that  are 
in  high  place;  ;that  we  may  lead  a  trancjuil  and  quiet  life  in  all  god- 
liness and  gravity.  This  is  good  and  accej^table  in  the  sight  of  God 
our  Saviour;  who  willelh  that  all  men  should  be  saved,  and  come  to 
the  knowledge  of  the  truth.  For  there  is  one  God,  one  mediator  also 
between  God  and  men,  himself  man,  Christ  Jesus,  who  gave  himself  a 
ransom  for  all. 

I  desire  therefore  that  the  men  pray  in  every  place,  lifting  up  holy 
hands,  without  wrath  and  disputing.  In  like  manner,  that  women 
adorn  themselves  in  modest  apparel,  with  shamefastness  and  sobriety ; 
not  with  braided  hair,  and  gold  or  pearls  or  costly  raiment ;  but  (which 
becometh  women  professing  godliness)  through  good  works. 

Faithful  is  the  saying.  If  a  man  seeketh  the  office  of  a  ^bishop,  he 
desireth  a  good  work.  The  ^bishop  therefore  must  be  without  re- 
proach, the  husband  of  one  wife,  temperate,  soberminded,  orderly, 
given  to  hospitality,  apt  to  teach;  no  brawler,  no  striker;  but  gentle, 
not  contentious,  no  lover'  of  money;  one  that  ruleth  well  his  own 
house,  having  Ms  children  in  subjection  with  all  gravity  (but  if  a 
man  knoweth  not  how  to  rule  his  own  house,  how  shall  he  take  care 
of  the  church  of  God  ?)  Deacons  in  like  manner  must  he  grave,  not 
doubletongued,  not  given  to  much  wine,  not  greedy  of  filtliy  lucre. 
"Women  in  like  manner  must  he  grave,  not  slanderers,  temperate,  faith- 
ful in  all  things. 

But  the  Spirit  saith  expressly,  that  in  later  times  some  shall  fall 
away  from  the  faith,  giving  heed  to  seducing  spirits  and  doctrines  of 
^devils,  through  the  hypocrisy  of  men  that  speak  lies,  branded  in  their 
own  conscience  as  with  a  hot  iron ;  forbidding  to  marry,  and  commanding 
to  abstain  from  meats,  which  God  created  to  ])e  received  with  thanks- 
giving by  theni  that  believe  and  know  the  truth.  For  every  creatui-e  of 
God  is  good,  and  nothing  is  to  be  rejected,  if  it  be  received  with  thanks- 
giving: for  it  is  sanctified  through  the  word  of  God  and  prayer. 

If  thou  put  the  brethren  in  mind  of  these  things,  thou  shalt  be  a 
good  minister  of  Christ  Jesus,  nourished  in  the  words  of  the  faith, 
and  of  the  good  doctrine  which  thou  hast  followed  until  now:  but 
refuse  profane  and  old  wives'  fables.  And  exercise  thyself  unto  god- 
liness: for  bodily  exercise  is  profitable  for  a  little;  but  godliness  is 
profitable  for  all  things,  having  promise  of  the  life  which  now  is,  and 
of  that  which  is  to  come.  These  things  command  and  teach.  I^et  no 
man  despise  thy  youth ;  but  be  thou  an  ensample  to  them  tliat  believe 
in  word,  in  manner  of  life,  in  love,  in  faith,  in  purity.    Till  I  come, 

'  Or,  overseer,  -  Gr.  demons. 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  TIMOTHY.  207 

give  heed  to  reading,  to  exhortation,  to  teaching.  Neglect  not  tlie  gift 
that  is  in  thee,  which  was  given  thee  by  prophecy,  with  the  laying  on 
of  the  hands  of  the  presbytery.  Be  diligent  in  these  things ;  give  thy- 
self wholly  to  them ;  that  thy  progress  may  be  manifest  unto  all. 

Rebuke  not  an  elder,  but  exhort  him  as  a  father;  the  younger  men 
as  brethren :  the  elder  women  as  mothers ;  the  younger  as  sisters,  in 
all  purity.  Honor  widows  that  are  widows  indeed.  Now  she  that  is 
a  widow  indeed,  and  desolate,  hath  her  hope  set  on  God,  and  contin- 
ueth  in  supplications  and  prayers  night  and  day.  But  she  that  giveth 
herself  to  pleasure  is  dead  while  she  liveth. 

Let  the  elders  that  rule  well  be  counted  worthy  of  double  honour, 
especially  those  who  labour  in  the  word  and  in  teaching.  For  the 
scripture  saith.  Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  when  he  treadeth  out 
the  corn.  And,  The  labourer  is  worthy  of  his  hire.  Against  an  elder 
receive  not  an  accusation,  except  at  the  mouth  of  two  or  three  witnesses. 
Them  that  sin  reprove  in  the  sight  of  all,  that  the  rest  also  may  be 
in  fear.  I  charge  thee  in  the  sight  of  God,  and  Christ  Jesus,  and  the 
elect  angels,  that  thou  observe  these  things  without  prejudice,  doing 
nothing  by  partiality. 

If  any  man  consenteth  not  to  sound  words,  even  the  words  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  the  doctrine  which  is  according  to  godliness ; 
he  is  puffed  up,  knowing  nothing,  but  doting  about  questionings  and 
disputes  of  words,  whereof  cometh  envy,  strife,  railings,  evil  surmis- 
ings,  wranglings  of  men  corrupted  in  mind  and  bereft  of  the  truth, 
supposing  that  godliness  is  a  way  of  gain.  But  godliness  with  con- 
tentment is  great  gain :  for  we  brought  nothing  into  the  world,  for 
neither  can  we  carry  anything  out;  but  having  food  and  covering  we 
shall  be  therewith  content.  But  they  that  desire  to  be  rich  fall  into 
a  temptation  and  a  snare  and  many  foolish  and  hurtful  lusts,  such  as 
drown  men  in  destruction  and  perdition.  For  the  love  of  money  is  a 
root  of  all  kinds  of  evil:  which  some  reaching  after  have  been  led 
astray  from  the  faith,  and  have  jjierced  themselves  through  with 
many  sorrows. 

But  thou,  O  man  of  God,  flee  these  things;  and  follow  after  right- 
eousness, godliness,  faith,  love,  patience,  meekness.  Fight  the  good 
fight  of  the  faith,  lay  hold  on  the  life  eternal,  whereunto  thou  wast 
called,  and  didst  confess  the  good  confession  in  the  sight  of  many  wit- 
nesses. I  charge  thee  in  the  sight  of  God,  who  quickeneth  all  things, 
and  of  Christ  Jesus,  who  before  Pontius  Pilate  witnessed  the  good 
confession;  that  thou  keep  the  commandment,  without  spot,  without 
reproach,  until  the  appearing  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ:  which  in  its 
own  times  he  shall  shew,  who  is  the  blessed  and  only  Potentate,  the 


208  PASSAGES   FROM   II.  TIMOTHY. 

King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords ;  who  only  hath  immortality,  dwell- 
ing in  light  unapproachable ;  whom  no  man  hath  seen,  nor  can  see : 
to  whom  he  honour  and  power  eternal.     Amen. 

Charge  them  that  are  rich  in  this  present  world,  that  they  be  not 
highminded,  or  have  their  hope  set  on  the  uncertainty  of  riches,  but 
on  God,  who  giveth  us  richly  all  things  to  enjoy ;  that  they  do  good, 
that  they  be  rich  in  good  works,  that  they  be  ready  to  distribute,  will- 
ing to  communicate  ;  laying  up  in  store  for  themselves  a  good  founda- 
tion against  the  time  to  come,  that  they  may  lay  hold  on  the  life 
which  is  life  indeed. 

O  Timothy,  guard  that  which  is  committed  unto  thee,  turning  away 
from  the  profane  babblings  and  oppositions  of  the  knowledge  Avhich  is 
falsely  so  called ;  which  some  professing  have  erred  concerning  the  faith. 

Grace  be  with  you. 


II.  TIMOTHY. 


Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  by  the  will  of  God,  according  to 
the  promise  of  the  life  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus,  to  Timothy,  my  be- 
loved child :  Grace,  mercy,  peace,  from  God  the  Father  and  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 

I  thank  God,  whom  I  serve  from  my  forefathers  in  a  pure  con- 
science, how  unceasing  is  my  remembrance  of  thee  in  my  supi^lications, 
night  and  day  longing  to  see  thee,  remembering  thy  tears,  that  I  may 
be  filled  with  joy ;  having  been  reminded  of  the  unfeigned  faith  that 
is  in  thee ;  which  dwelt  first  in  thy  grandmother  Lois,  and  thy  mother 
Eunice;  and,  I  am  persuaded,  in  thee  also.  For  the  which  cause  I  put 
thee  in  remembrance  that  thou  stir  up  the  gift  of  God,  which  is  in 
thee  through  the  laying  on  of  my  hands.  For  God  gave  us  not  a 
spirit  of  fearfulness;  but  of  power  and  love  and  discipline.  Be  not 
ashamed  therefore  of  the  testimony  of  our  Lord,  ncjr  of  me  his  prisoner; 
but  suffer  hardshii)  with  the  gos])eI  according  to  the  power  of  God; 
who  saved  us,  and  called  us  with  a  holy  calling,  not  according  to  our 
works,  but  according  to  his  own  purpose  and  grace,  which  was  given 
us  in  Christ  Jesus  before  times  eternal,  but  hath  now  been  manifested 
by  the  api)earing  of  our  Saviour  Chri^^t  Jesus,  who  abolished  death, 
and  brought  life  and  incorruption  to  light  through  the  gos])el,  where- 
unto  I  was  appointed  a  pn>aclior,  and  an  apostle,  and  a  teacher.  For 
the  which  cause  I  suffer  also  these  things:  yet  I  am  not  ashamed;  for  I 


PASSAGES    FROM    II.   TIMOTHY.  209 

know  him  whom  I  have  believed,  and  I  am  persuaded  that  he  is  able 
to  guard  that  ■svliich  I  have  committed  unto  him  against  that  day.  Hold 
tire  pattern  of  sound  words  which  thou  hast  heard  from  me,  in  faith 
and  love  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus.  That  good  thing  which  was  com- 
mitted unto  thee  guard  through  the  Holy  Spuit  which  dwelleth  in  us. 

Thou  therefore,  my  child,  be  strengthened  in  the  grace  that  is  in 
Christ  Jesus.  And  the  things  which  thou  hast  heard  from  me  among 
many  witnesses,  the  same  commit  thou  to  foithful  men,  who  shall  be 
able  to  teach  others  also.  Suffer  hardship  with  me,  as  a  good  soldier 
of  Christ  Jesus.  Faithful  is  the  saying:  For  if  we  died  with  him,  we 
shall  also  live  with  him :  if  we  endure,  we  shall  also  reign  with  him : 
if  we  shall  deny  him,  he  also  will  deny  us :  if  we  are  faithless,  he 
abideth  faithful ;  for  he  cannot  deny  himself. 

Of  these  things  put  them  in  remembrance,  charging  them  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  that  they  strive  not  about  words,  to  no  profit,  to 
the  subverting  of  them  that  hear.  Give  diligence  to  present  thyself 
approved  unto  God,  a  workman  that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed, 
handling  aright  the  word  of  truth.  But  shun  profane  babblings :  for 
they  will  proceed  further  in  ungodliness,  and  their  word  will  eat  as 
doth  a  gangrene.  Ilowbcit  the  firm  foundation  of  God  standeth,  having 
this  seal.  The  Lord  knoweth  them  that  are  his :  and.  Let  every  one 
that  nameth  the  name  of  the  Lord  depart  from  unrighteousness.  Kow 
in  a  great  house  there  are  not  only  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver,  but 
also  of  wood  and  of  earth ;  and  some  unto  honour,  and  some  unto  dis- 
honour. If  a  man  therefore  purge  himself  from  these,  he  shall  be  a 
vessel  unto  honour,  sanctified,  meet  for  the  master's  use,  prepared  unto 
every  good  work.  But  flee  youthful  lusts,  and  follow  after  righteous- 
ness, faith,  love,  peace,  with  them  that  call  on  the  Lord  out  of  a  pure 
heart.  But  foolish  and  ignorant  questionings  refuse,  knowing  that  they 
gender  strifes.  And  the  Lord's  servant  must  not  strive,  but  be  gentle 
towards  all,  apt  to  teach,  forbearing,  in  meekness  correcting  them  that 
oppose  themselves. 

But  know  this,  that  in  the  last  days  grievous  times  shall  come. 
For  men  shall  be  lovers  of  self,  lovers  of  money,  boastful,  haughty, 
railers,  disobedient  to  parents,  unthankful,  unholy,  without  natural 
affection,  implacable,  slanderers,  without  self-control,  fierce,  no  lovers 
of  good,  traitors,  headstrong,  puffed  up,  lovers  of  pleasure  rather  than 
lovers  of  God ;  holding  a  form  of  godliness,  but  having  denied  the 
power  thereof.  But  thou  didst  follow  my  teaching,  conduct,  purpose, 
faith,  longsuffering,  love,  patience,  persecutions,  sufferings ;  what  things 
befell  me  at  Antioch,  at  Iconium,  at  Lystra ;  what  persecutions  I  en- 
dured :  and  out  of  them  all  the  Lord  delivered  me.    Yea,  and  all  that 


210  PASSAGES   FROM   TITUS. 

would  live  godly  in  Christ  Jesus  shall  suffer  persecution.  But  abide 
thou  in  the  things  which  thou  hast  learned  and  hast  been  assured  of, 
knowing  of  whom  thou  hast  learned  them ;  and  tliat  from  a  babe  thou 
hast  known  the  sacred  writings  which  are  able  to  make  thee  wise  unto 
salvation  through  faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus.  Every  Bcrijiture  in- 
spired of  God  is  also  profitable  for  teaching,  for  reproof,  for  correction, 
for  instruction  which  is  in  righteousness :  that  the  man  of  God  may  be 
complete,  furnished  completely  unto  every  good  work. 

I  charge  ihee  in  the  sight  of  God,  and  of  Christ  Jesus,  who  shall 
judge  the  quick  and  the  dead,  and  by  his  appearing  and  his  kingdom; 
preach  the  word ;  be  instant  in  season,  out  of  season ;  reprove,  rebuke, 
exhort,  with  all  longsuffering  and  teaching.  For  the  time  will  come 
when  they  will  not  endure  the  sound  doctrine ;  but,  having  itching 
ears,  will  heap  to  themselves  teachers  after  their  own  lusts :  and  will 
turn  away  their  ears  from  the  truth,  and  turn  aside  unto  fables.  But 
be  thou  sober  in  all  things,  suffer  hardship,  do  the  work  of  an  evan- 
gelist, fulfil  thy  ministry.  For  I  am  already  being  oflered,  and  the 
time  of  my  dei^arture  is  come.  I  have  fought  the  good  fight,  I  have 
finished  the  course,  I  have  kept  the  faith :  henceforth  there  is  laid  up 
for  me  the  crown  of  righteousness,  which  the  Lord,  the  righteous 
judge,  shall  give  to  me  at  that  day  :  and  not  only  to  me,  but  also  to 
all  them  that  have  loved  his  appearing. 


TITUS. 


Paul,  a  servant  of  God,  and  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  Titus,  my 
true  child  after  a  common  faith:  Grace  and  peace  from  God  the  Father 
and  Christ  Jesus  our  Saviour. 

For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in  Crete,  that  thou  shouldest  set  in  order 
the  things  that  W'ere  wanting,  and  appoint  elders  in  every  city,  as  I 
gave  thee  charge ;  if  any  man  is  blameless,  the  husband  of  one  wife, 
having  children  that  believe,  who  are  not  accused  of  riot  or  unruly. 
For  the  ^bishop  must  be  blameless,  as  God's  steward;  not  selfwilled, 
not  soon  angry,  no  brawler,  no  striker,  not  greedy  of  filthy  lucre ;  but 
given  to  hospitality,  a  lover  of  good,  soberminded,  just,  hoi}',  temperate; 
holding  to  the  faithful  word  which  is  according  to  the  teaching,  that 
he  may  be  al)le  both  to  exlujrt  in  the  sound  doctrine,  and  to  convict 
the  gainsay ers. 

iQr,  overseer. 


PASSAGES    FROM    TITUS.  211 

For  there  are  many  unruly  men,  vain  talkers  and  deceivers,  specially 
they  of  the  circumcision,  whose  mouths  must  be  stopped ;  men  who 
overthrow  whole  houses,  teaching  things  which  they  ought  not,  for 
filthy  lucre's  sake.  For  which  cause  reprove  them  sharply,  that  they 
may  be  sound  in  the  faith,  not  giving  heed  to  Jewish  ftibles,  and  com- 
mandments of  men  who  turn  away  from  the  truth.  To  the  pure  all 
things  are  pure :  but  to  them  that  are  defiled  and  unbelieving  nothing 
is  pure ;  but  both  their  mind  and  their  conscience  are  defiled. 

But  speak  thou  the  things  which  befit  the  sound  doctrine:  that 
aged  men  be  temperate,  grave,  soberminded,  sound  in  faith,  in  love,  in 
patience :  that  aged  women  likewise  be  reverent  in  demeanour,  not 
slanderers  nor  enslaved  to  much  wine,  teachers  of  that  which  is  good ; 
that  they  may  train  the  young  women  to  love  their  husbands,  to  love 
their  children,  to  he  soberminded,  chaste,  w'orkers  at  home,  kind,  being 
in  subjection  to  their  own  husbands,  that  the  word  of  God  be  not 
blasphemed :  the  younger  men  likewise  exhort  to  be  soberminded :  in 
all  things  shewing  thyself  an  ensamjile  of  good  works ;  in  thy  doctrine 
sheuing  uncorruptness,  gravity,  sound  speech,  that  cannot  be  con- 
demned ;  that  he  that  is  of  the  contrary  part  may  be  ashamed,  having 
no  evil  thing  to  say  of  us.  Exhort  servants  to  be  in  subjection  to  their 
own  masters,  and  to  be  well-pleasing  to  them  in  all  things ;  not  gainsay- 
ing ;  not  purloining,  but  shewing  all  good  fidelity  ;  that  they  may  adorn 
the  doctrine  of  God  our  Saviour  in  all  things.  For  the  grace  of  God 
hath  appeared  to  all  men,  bringing  salvation,  instructing  us,  to  the 
intent  that,  denying  ungodliness  and  worldly  lusts,  we  should  live 
soberly  and  righteously  and  godly  in  this  present  w^orld;  looking  for 
the  blessed  hope  and  appearing  of  the  glory  of  our  great  God  and 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ ;  who  gave  himself  for  us,  that  he  might,  redeem 
us  from  all  iniquity,  and  purify  unto  himself  a  people  for  his  own 
possession,  zealous  of  good  works. 

These  things  speak  and  exhort  and  reprove  with  all  authority.  Let 
no  man  despise  thee. 

Put  them  in  mind  to  be  in  subjection  to  rulers,  to  authorities,  to  be 
obedient,  to  be  ready  unto  every  good  work,  to  speak  evil  of  no  man, 
not  to  be  contentious,  to  be  gentle,  shewing  all  meekness  toward  all 
men.  For  we  also  were  aforetime  foolish,  disobedient,  deceived,  serv- 
ing divers  lusts  and  pleasures,  living  in  malice  and  envy,  hateful,  hating 
one  another.  But  when  the  kindness  of  God  our  Saviour,  and  his  love 
toward  man,  appeared,  not  by  works  done  in  righteousness,  which  we 
did  ourselves,  but  according  to  his  mercy  he  saved  us,  through  the 
washing  of  regeneration  and  renewing  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  which  he 
poui'ed   out  upon  us  richly,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour ;  that, 


212  PASSAGES   FROM    HEBREWS. 

being  justified  l)y  liis  jj;rare,  wo  might  l^e  made  heirs  according  to  the 
hope  of  eternal  hfc.  Faithful  is  the  saying,  and  concerning  these 
things  I  will  that  thou  affirm  confldenth',  to  the  end  that  they  which 
have  believed  God  may  be  careful  to  maintain  good  works.  These 
things  are  gt)od  and  profitable  unto  men :  but  shun  foolish  question- 
ings and  genealogies,  and  strifes,  and  fightings  about  the  law ;  for  they 
are  unprofitable  and  vain. 
Grace  be  M'ith  you  all. 


HEBREWS. 


God,  having  of  old  time  spoken  unto  tlie  fiithers  in  the  prophets 
by  divers  portions  and  in  divers  manners,  hath  at  the  end  of  these 
days  spoken  unto  us  in  Jiis  Son,  whom  he  appointed  heir  of  all  things, 
through  whom  also  he  made  the  worlds;  who  being  the  effulgence  of 
his  glory,  and  the  very  image  of  his  substance,  and  upholding  all  things 
by  the  word  of  his  power,  when  he  had  made  purification  of  sins,  sat 
down  on  the  right  hand  of  the  Majesty  on  high;  having  become  by 
so  much  better  than  the  angels,  as  he  hath  inherited  a  more  excellent 
name  than  they.  For  unto  which  of  tlie  angels  said  he  at  any  time. 
Thou  art  my  Son, 
This  day  have  I  begotten  thee  ? 

But  we  behold  him  who  hath  been  made  for  a  little  while  lower 
than  the  angels,  even  Jesus,  because  of  the  suffering  of  death  crowned 
with  glory  and  honour,  that  by  the  grace  of  God  he  should  taste  death 
for  every  man.  For  it  became  him,  for  whom  are  all  things,  and 
through  whom  are  all  things,  in  bringing  many  sons  unto  glory,  to 
make  the  author  of  their  salvation  perfect  through  sufferings.  For 
l)oth  he  that  sanctifieth  and  they  that  are  sanctified  are  all  of  one: 
fcr  which  cause  he  is  not  ashamed  to  call  them  brethren,  saying, 
I  will  declare  tliy  name  unto  my  brethren. 
In  the  midst  of  the  congregation  will  I  sing  thy  jiraise. 
And  again.  Behold,  I  and  the  children  which  God  hath  given  me. 
Since  then  the  cliildren  are  sharers  in  flesh  and  blood,  he  also  him- 
self in  like  manner  partook  of  tlie  same ;  that  through  death  he  might 
l)ring  to  nought  him  that  had  the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the  devil; 
and  might  deliver  all  them  who  through  fear  of  death  were  all  their 
lifetime  subject  to  bondage.  "Wlicrefore  it  behoved  him  in  all  things 
to  be  made  like  unto  his  brethren,  that  he  might  be  a  merciful  and 


PASSAGES    FROM    HEBREWS.  213 

faithful  high  priest  in  things  pertaining  to  God,  to  make  propitiation 
for  tlie  sins  of  tlie  people.  For  in  that  he  himself  hath  suffered  heing 
tempted,  he  is  able  to  succour  them  that  are  tempted. 

Take  heed,  brethren,  lest  haply  there  shall  be  in  any  one  of  you 
an  evil  heart  of  unbelief,  in  falling  away  from  tlie  living  God :  but 
exhort  one  another  day  by  day,  so  long  as  it  is  called  To-day  ;  le.«t 
any  one  of  you  be  hardened  by  the  deceitfulness  of  sin :  for  yve  are 
become  jDartakers  of  Christ,  if  we  hold  fast  the  beginning  of  our  confi- 
dence firm  unto  the  end. 

For  the  word  of  God  is  living,  and  active,  and  sharper  than  any 
two-edged  sword,  and  piercing  even  to  the  dividing  of  soul  and  spirit, 
of  both  joints  and  marrow,  and  quick  to  discern  the  thoughts  and  in- 
tents of  the  heart.  And  there  is  no  creature  that  is  not  manifest  in 
his  sight:  but  all  things  are  naked  and  laid  open  before  the  eyes  of 
him  with  whom  we  have  to  do. 

Having  then  a  great  high  priest,  who  hath  passed  through  the 
heavens,  Jesus  the  Son  of  God,  let  us  hold  fast  our  confession.  For 
we  have  not  a  high  priest  that  cannot  be  touched  with  the  feeling  of 
our  infirmities ;  but  one  that  hath  been  in  all  points  tempted  like  as 
ive  are,  yet  without  sin.  Let  us  therefore  draw  near  with  boldness 
unto  the  throne  of  grace,  that  we  may  receive  mercy,  and  may  find 
grace  to  help  xis  in  time  of  need. 

Now  in  the  things  which  we  are  saying  the  chief  point  is  iJtis:  "We 
have  such  a  high  priest,  who  sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of  the  tlirone 
of  the  Majesty  in  the  heavens,  a  minister  of  the  sanctuary,  and  of  the 
true  tal)ernacle,  which  the  Lord  pitched,  not  man.  But  now  hath  he 
obtained  a  ministry  the  more  excellent,  by  how  much  also  he  is  the 
mediator  of  a  better  covenant,  which  hath  been  enacted  upon  l)etter 
promises.  For  if  that  first  covenant  had  been  faultless,  then  would  no 
place  have  been  sought  for  a  second.  For  finding  fault  with  them,  he 
saith, 

Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 

That  I  will  make  a  new  covenant  with  the  house  of  Israel 
and  with  the  house  of  Judah ; 

Not  according  to  the  covenant  that  I  made  with  their  fathers 

In  the  day  that  I  took  them  by  the  hand  to  lead  them 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ; 

For  they  continued  not  in  my  covenant. 

And  I  regarded  them  not,  saith  the  Lord. 

For  this  is  the  covenant  that  I  will  make  with  tlie  house 
of  Israel 

After  those  days,  saith  the  Lord  ; 


214  PASSAGES   FROM    HEBREWS. 

I  will  put  my  laws  into  their  mind, 

And  on  their  heart  also  will  I  write  them  : 

And  I  will  be  to  them  a  God, 

And  they  shall  be  to  me  a  people: 

And  they  shall  not  teach  every  man  his  fellow-citizen, 

And  every  man  his  brother,  saying,  Know  the  Lord 

For  all  shall  know  me, 

From  the  least  to  the  greatest  of  them. 

For  I  will  he  merciful  to  their  iniquities, 

And  their  sins  will  I  remember  no  more. 
In  that  he  saith,  A  new  covenant,  he  hath  made  the  first  old.  The  first 
covenant  had  ordinances  of  divine  service,  and  its  sanctuary,  a  sanctu- 
ary of  this  world.  For  there  was  a  tabernacle  prepared,  the  first, 
wherein  were  the  candlestick,  and  the  table,  and  the  shewljread  ;  which 
is  called  the  Holy  place.  And  after  the  second  veil,  the  tabernacle 
which  is  called  the  Holy  of  holies;  having  a  golden  censer,  and  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  overlaid  round  about  with  gold,  wherein  was  a 
golden  pot  holding  the  manna,  and  Aaron's  rod  that  budded,  and  the 
tables  of  the  covenant ;  and  above  it  cherubim  of  glory  overshadowing 
^the  mercy-seat;  of  which  things  we  cannot  now  speak  severally.  Now 
these  things  having  been  thus  prepai-ed,  the  priests  go  in  continually 
into  the  first  tabernacle,  accomplishing  the  services ;  but  into  the  sec- 
ond the  high  priest  alone,  once  in  the  year,  not  without  blood,  which 
he  offereth  for  himself,  and  for  the  errors  of  the  people :  the  Holy  Spirit 
this  signifying,  that  the  way  into  the  holy  place  hath  not  yet  been 
made  manifest,  while  as  the  first  tabernacle  is  yet  standing;  which  is 
a  parable  for  the  time  now  present;  according  to  which  are  oflered 
both  gifts  and  sacrifices  that  cannot,  as  touching  the  conscience,  make 
the  worshipper  perfect,  being  only  (with  meats  and  drinks  and  divers 
washings)  carnal  ordinances,  imposed  until  a  time  of  reformation. 

But  Christ  having  come  a  high  priest  of  the  good  things  to  come, 
through  the  greater  and  more  perfect  tabernacle,  not  made  with  hands, 
that  is  to  say,  not  of  this  creation,  nor  yet  through  the  blood  of  goats 
and  calves,  but  through  his  own  blood,  entered  in  ont'e  for  all  into  the 
holy  place,  having  obtained  eternal  redemption. 

Having  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  to  enter  into  the  holy  place  by 
the  blood  of  Jesus,  by  the  way  which  he  dedicated  for  us,  a  new  and 
living  way,  through  the  veil,  that  is  to  say,  his  flesh ;  and  having  a 
great  priest  over  the  house  of  God ;  let  us  draw  near  with  a  true  heart 
in  fulness  of  faith,  having  our  hearts  sprinkled  from  an  evil  conscience, 
and  our  body  washed  with  2)ure  water:  let  us  hold  fast  the  confession 
iGr.  the  propitiatory.    i?.uSr/)f)ioi>,  translated  propi^i'afio?!,  Rom.  iii.  25. 


PASSAGES    FROM    HEBREWS.  215 

of  our  hope  that  it  waver  not ;  for  he  is  faithful  that  promised :  and 
let  us  consider  one  another  to  provoke  unto  love  and  good  works ;  not 
forsaking  the  assembling  of  ourselves  together,  as  the  custom  of  some 
is,  but  exhorting  one  another;  and  so  much  the  more,  as  ye  see  the 
day  drawing  nigh. 

Cast  not  away  therefore  your  boldness,  which  hath  great  recompense 
of  reward.  For  ye  have  need  of  patience,  that,  having  done  the  will  of 
God,  ye  may  receive  the  promise. 

For  yet  a  very  little  while, 

He  that  cometh  shall  come,  and  shall  not  tarry. 

But  my  righteous  one  shall  live  by  faith : 

And  if  he  shrink  back,  my  soul  hath  no  pleasure  in  him. 
But  we  are  not  of  them  that  shrink  back  unto  perdition ;  but  of  them 
that  have  faith  unto  the  saving  of  the  soul. 

Now  faith  is  the  assurance  of  things  hojied  for,  the  proving  of  things 
not  seen.  By  faith  Abel  offered  unto  God  a  more  excellent  sacrifice 
than  Cain,  through  which  he  had  witness  borne  to  him  that  he  was 
righteous,  God  bearing  witness  in  respect  of  his  gifts:  and  through  it 
he  being  dead  yet  speaketh.  By  faith  Enoch  was  translated  that  he 
should  not  see  death ;  and  he  was  not  found,  because  God  translated 
him:  for  before  his  translation  he  hath  had  witness  borne  to  him  that 
he  had  been  well-pleasing  unto  God :  and  without  faith  it  is  impossible 
to  be  well-pleasing  unto  him:  for  he  that  cometh  to  God  must  believe 
that  he  is,  and  that  he  is  a  rewarder  of  them  that  seek  after  him.  By 
faith  Noah,  being  warned  of  God  concerning  things  not  seen  as  yet, 
moved  with  godly  fear,  prepared  an  ark  to  the  saving  of  his  house ; 
through  which  he  condemned  the  world,  and  became  heir  of  the  right- 
eousness which  is  according  to  faith.  By  faith  Abraham,  wheii  he  was 
called,  obeyed  to  go  out  unto  a  place  which  he  was  to  receive  for  an 
inheritance ;  and  he  went  out,  not  knowing  whither  he  went.  By  faith 
he  became  a  sojourner  in  the  land  of  promise,  as  in  a  land  not  his  own, 
dwelling  in  tents,  with  Isaac  and  Jacob,  the  heirs  with  him  of  the 
same  promise:  for  he  looked  for  the  city  which  hath  the  foundations, 
whose  builder  and  maker  is  God. 

By  faith  Abraham,  being  tried,  offered  up  Isaac:  yea,  he  that  had 
gladly  received  the  promises  was  offering  up  his  only  begotten  son ;  even 
he  to  whom  it  was  said.  In  Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be  called :  accounting 
that  God  is  able  to  raise  up,  even  from  the  dead ;  from  whence  he 
did  also  in  a  parable  receive  him  back.  By  faith  Isaac  blessed  Jacob 
and  Esau,  even  concerning  things  to  come.  By  faith  Jacob,  when 
he  was  a  dying,  blessed  each  of  the  sons  of  Joseph;  and  worshipjjed, 
leaning  upon  the  top  of  his  staflf.    By  faith  Joseph,  when  his  end  was 


21G  PASSAGES    FROM    HEBREWS. 

nigh,  made  mention  of  the  departure  of  the  children  of  Israel;  and 
gave  commandment  concerning  his  bones.  By  faith  Moses,  when  he 
was  born,  was  hid  three  months  by  his  parents,  because  they  saw  he 
was  a  goodly  child;  and  they  were  not  afraid  of  the  king's  command- 
ment. By  faith  Moses,  when  he  was  grown  up,  refused  to  be  called 
the  son  of  Pharaoh's  daughter;  choosing  rather  to  be  evil  entreated 
with  the  people  of  God,  than  to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of  sin  for  a  season ; 
accounting  the  reproach  of  Christ  greater  riches  than  the  tl-easures  of 
Egypt :  for  he  looked  unto  the  recompense  of  reward.  By  faith  he 
forsook  Egypt,  not  fearing  the  wrath  of  the  king :  for  he  endured,  as 
seeing  him  who  is  invisible.  By  faith  he  kept  the  passover,  and  the 
sprinkling  of  the  blood,  that  the  destroyer  of  the  firstborn  should  not 
touch  them.  By  faith  they  passed  through  the  Red  sea  as  by  dry 
land :  which  the  Egyptians  assaying  to  do  were  swallowed  up.  And 
what  shall  I  more  say  ?  for  the  time  will  fail  me  if  I  tell  of  Gideon, 
Barak,  Samson,  Jephthah;  of  David  and  Samuel  and  the  prophets: 
who  through  feitli  subdued  kingdoms,  wrought  righteousness,  obtained 
promises,  stopped  the  mouths  of  lions,  quenched  the  power  of  fire,  es- 
caped the  edge  of  the  sword,  from  weakness  were  made  strong,  waxed 
mighty  in  war,  turned  to  flight  armies  of  aliens.  "Women  received  their 
dead  by  a  resurrection:  and  others  were  tortured,  not  accepting  their 
deliverance ;  that  they  might  obtain  a  better  resurrection :  and  others 
had  trial  of  mockings  and  scourgings,  yea,  moreover  of  bonds  and  im- 
prisonment: they  were  stoned,  they  were  sawn  asunder,  they  were 
tempted,  they  were  slain  with  the  sword :  they  went  about  in  sheep- 
skins, in  goatskins;  being  destitute,  aflfiicted,  evil  entreated  (of  whom 
the  world  was  not  worthy),  wandering  in  deserts  and  mountains  and 
caves,  and  the  holes  of  the  earth. 

Therefore  let  us  also,  seeing  we  are  compassed  about  with  so  great 
a  cloud  of  witnesses,  lay  aside  every  weight,  and  the  sin  which  doth 
so  easily  beset  us,  and  let  us  run  with  patience  the  race  that  is  set  be- 
fore us,  looking  unto  Jesus  the  author  and  perfeeter  of  our  faith,  who 
fol-  the  joy  that  w'as  set  before  him  endured  the  cross,  despising  shame, 
and  hath  sat  down  at  the  right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God.  For  con- 
sider him  that  hath  endured  such  gainsaying  of  sinners,  that  ye  wax 
not  weary,  fainting  in  your  souls.  Ye  have  forgotten  the  exhortation, 
which  reasoncth  with  you  as  with  sons, 

My  son,  regard  not  lightly  the  k-hastening  of  the  Lord, 

Nor  faint  when  thou  art  reproved  of  him; 

For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  ^chasteneth. 

And  scourgeth  every  son  whom  he  receivcth. 

1  Or.  naideia.  instruction,  training. 


PASSAGES   FROM    HEBREWS.  217 

All  chastening  seemeth  for  the  present  to  be  not  joyous,  but  grievous: 
yet  afterward  it  yieldeth  peaceable  fruit  unto  them  that  have  been  ex- 
ercised thereby,  even  the  fruit  of  righteousness.  Wherefore  lift  up  the 
hands  that  hang  down,  and  the  palsied  knees ;  and  make  straight  paths 
for  your  feet,  that  that  which  is  lame  be  not  turned  out  of  the  way, 
but  rather  be  healed. 

Follow  after  peace  with  all  men,  and  the  sanctification  without 
which  no  man  shall  see  the  Lord :  looking  carefully  lest  tliere  be  any 
man  that  falleth  short  of  the  grace  of  God ;  lest  any  root  of  bitterness 
springing  up  trouble  you,  and  thereby  the  many  be  defiled. 

For  ye  are  not  come  unto  fire,  and  unto  blackness,  and  darkness, 
and  tempest,  and  the  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  the  voice  of  words; 
which  voice  they  that  heard  intreated  that  no  word  more  should  be 
spoken  unto  them :  for  they  could  not  endure  that  which  was  enjoined. 
If  even  a  beast  touch  the  mountain,  it  shall  be  stoned ;  and  so  fearful 
was  the  appearance,  that  Moses  said,  I  exceedingly  fear  and  quake: 
but  ye  are  come  unto  mount  Zion,  and  unto  the  city  of  the  living 
God,  the  heavenly  Jerusalem,  and  to  innumerable  hosts  of  angels,  to 
the  general  assembly  and  church  of  the  firstborn  who  are  enrolled  in 
heaven,  and  to  God  the  Judge  of  all,  and  to  the  spirits  of  just  men 
made  perfect,  and  to  Jesus  the  mediator  of  a  new  covenant,  and  to  the 
blood  of  sprinkling  that  speaketh  better  Hhan  that  of  Abel.  See  that 
ye  refuse  not  him  that  speaketh.  For  if  they  escaped  not,  when  they 
refused  him  that  warned  them  on  earth,  much  more  shall  not  we  escape, 
who  turn  away  from  him  that  icarneth  from  heaven. 

Let  love  of  the  brethren  continue.  Forget  not  to  shew  love  unto 
strangers:   for  thereby  some  have  entertained  angels  unawares. 

Remember  them  that  had  the  rule  over  you,  which  spake  unto  you 
the  word  of  God ;  and  considering  the  issue  of  their  life,  imitate  their 
faith.    Jesus  Christ  is  the  same  yesterday  and  to-day,  yea  and  for  ever. 

Now  the  God  of  peace,  who  brought  again  from  the  dead  the  great 
shepherd  of  the  sheep  with  the  blood  of  the  eternal  covenant,  eveii  our 
Lord  Jesus,  make  you  perfect  in  every  good  thing  to  do  his  will,  work- 
ing in  us  that  which  is  well-pleasing  in  his  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ ; 
to  whom  be  the  glory  for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

1  Or,  than  Abel. 


PASSAGES   FROM 
THE   GEI^ERAL   EPISTLE   OF 

JAMBS. 


James,  a  servant  of  God  and  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  to  the  twelve 
tribes  which  are  of  the  Dispersion,  greeting. 

Count  it  all  joy,  my  brethren,  when  ye  fall  into  manifold  tempta- 
tions; knowing  that  the  proof  of  your  faith  worketh  patience.  And 
let  patience  have  its  i:)erfect  work,  that  ye  may  be  perfect  and  entire, 
lacking  in  nothing. 

But  if  any  of  you  lacketh  wisdom,  let  him  ask  of  God,  who  giveth 
to  all  lil)erally  and  upbraideth  not;  and  it  shall  be  given  him.  But 
let  him  ask  in  faith,  nothing  doubting :  for  he  that  doubteth  is  like  the 
surge  of  the  sea  driven  by  the  wind  and  tossed.  For  let  not  that  man 
think  that  he  shall  receive  anything  of  the  Lord;  a  doubleminded 
man,  unstable  in  all  his  ways. 

But  let  the  brother  of  low  degree  glory  in  his  high  estate:  and  the 
rich,  in  that  he  is  made  low:  because  as  the  flower  of  the  grass  he 
shall  pass  away.  For  the  sun  ariseth  with  the  scorching  wind,  and 
withereth  the  grass;  and  the  flower  thereof  falleth,  and  the  grace  of 
the  fashion  of  it  perisheth :  so  also  shall  the  rich  man  fade  away  in 
his  goings. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  endureth  temptation:  for  when  he  hat>i 
been  approved,  he  shall  receive  the  crown  of  life,  which  the  Lord  prom- 
ised to  them  that  love  him.  Let  no  man  say  when  he  is  tempted,  I 
am  tempted  of  God :  for  God  cannot  be  tempted  with  evil,  and  he  him- 
self tempteth  no  man :  but  each  man  is  tempted,  when  he  is  drawn 
away  by  his  own  lust,  and  enticed.  Be  not  deceived,  my  beloved 
brethren.  Every  good  gift  and  every  perfect  boon  is  from  above,  com- 
ing down  from  the  Father  of  lights,  with  whom  can  be  no  variation, 
neither  shadow  that  is  cast  by  turning.  Of  his  own  will  he  brought 
us  forth  by  the  word  of  truth,  that  we  should  be  a  kind  of  firstfruits 
of  his  creatures. 

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PASSAGES    FROM   JAMES.  219 

Ye  know  this,  my  beloved  brethren.  But  let  every  man  be  swift  to 
hear,  slow  to  speak,  slow  to  wrath :  for  the  wrath  of  man  worketh  not 
the  righteousness  of  God.  Wherefore  putting  away  all  filthiness  and 
overflowing  of  wickedness,  receive  with  meekness  the  implanted  word, 
which  is  able  to  save  your  souls.  But  be  ye  doers  of  the  word,  and 
not  hearers  only,  deluding  your  own  selves.  For  if  any  one  is  a  hearer 
of  the  word,  and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like  unto  a  man  beholding  his  nat- 
ural face  in  a  mirror :  for  he  beholdeth  himself,  and  goeth  away,  and 
straightway  forgetteth  what  manner  of  man  he  was.  But  he  that  looketh 
into  the  perfect  law,  the  law  of  liberty,  and  so  continueth,  being  not  a 
hearer  that  forgetteth,.  but  a  doer  that  worketh,  this  man  shall  be  blessed 
in  his  doing.  If  any  man  thinketh  himself  to  be  religious,  while  he 
bridleth  not  his  tongue  but  deceiveth  his  heart,  this  man's  religion  is 
vain.  Pure  religion  and  undefiled  before  our  God  and  Father  is  this, 
to  visit  the  fatherless  and  widows  in  their  affliction,  and  to  keep  him- 
self unspotted  from  the  world. 

My  brethren,  hold  not  the  faith  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Lord 
of  glory,  with  respect  of  persons.  For  if  there  come  into  your  syna- 
gogue a  man  with  a  gold  ring,  in  fine  clothing,  and  there  come  in  also 
a  poor  man  in  vile  clothing ;  and  ye  have  regard  to  him  that  weareth 
the  fine  clothing,  and  say.  Sit  thou  here  in  a  good  place ;  and  ye  say 
to  the  poor  man.  Stand  thou  there,  or  sit  under  my  footstool;  do  ye 
not  make  distinctions  in  your  own  mind,  and  become  judges  with 
evil  thoughts?  Hearken,  my  beloved  brethren;  did  not  God  choose 
them  that  are  poor  as  to  the  world  to  be  rich  in  faith,  and  heirs  of  the 
kingdom  which  he  promised  to  them  that  love  him  ?  But  ye  have  dis- 
honoured the  poor  man.  Do  not  the  rich  oppress  you,  and  themselves 
drag  you  before  the  judgement-seats?  Do  not  they  blaspheme  the 
honourable  name  by  the  which  ye  are  called.  Howbeit  if  ye  fulfil 
the  royal  law,  according  to  the  scripture,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neigh- 
bour as  thyself,  ye  do  well :  but  if  ye  have  respect  of  persons,  ye  com- 
mit sin,  being  convicted  by  the  law  as  transgressors. 

What  doth  it  profit,  my  brethren,  if  a  man  say  he  hath  faith,  but 
have  not  works?  can  that  faith  save  him?  If  a  brother  or  sister  be 
naked,  and  in  lack  of  daily  food,  and  one  of  you  say  unto  them.  Go  in 
peace,  be  ye  warmed  and  filled ;  and  yet  ye  give  them  not  the  things 
needful  to  the  body ;  what  doth  it  profit  ?  Even  so  faith,  if  it  have 
not  works,  is  dead  in  itself.  Yea,  a  man  will  say,  Thou  hast  faith,  ana 
I  have  works;  shew  me  thy  faith  apart  from  thy  works,  and  I  by  my 
works  will  shew  thee  my  faith.  Thou  believest  that  God  is  one ;  thou 
doest  well:  the  Mevils  also  believe,  and  shudder.    But  wilt  thou  know, 

iQr.  demons. 


220  PASSAGES    PROM   JAMES. 

O  vain  man,  that  faith  apart  from  works  is  barren?  Was  not  Abra- 
ham our  father  justified  by  works,  in  that  he  offered  up  Isaac  his  son 
upon  the  aUar  ?  Thou  seest  that  faith  wrought  with  his  works,  and  by 
works  was  faith  made  perfect ;  and  the  scripture  was  fulfilled  which 
saith,  And  Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was  reckoned  unto  him  for 
righteousness;  and  he  was  called  the  friend  of  God.  Ye  see  that  by 
works  a  man  is  justified,  and  not  only  by  faith.  For  as  the  body  apart 
from  the  spirit  is  dead,  even  so  faith  apart  from  works  is  dead. 

If  any  stumbleth  not  in  word,  the  same  is  a  perfect  man,  able  to 
bridle  the  whole  body  also.  Now  if  we  put  the  horses'  bridles  into 
their  mouths,  that  they  may  obey  us,  we  turn  about  their  wliole  body 
also.  Behold,  the  ships  also,  though  they  are  so  great,  and  are  driven 
by  rough  winds,  are  yet  turned  about  by  a  very  small  rudder,  whither 
the  impulse  of  the  steersman  willeth.  So  the  tongue  also  is  a  little 
member,  and  Iwasteth  great  things.  Behold,  how  great  a  forest  is  kin- 
dled by  how  small  a  fire !  And  tlie  tongue  is  a  fire :  the  world  of  in- 
iquity among  our  members  is  the  tongue,  which  defileth  the  whole 
body,  and  setteth  on  lire  the  wheel  of  nature,  and  is  set  on  fire  by  hell. 
For  every  kind  of  beasts  and  birds,  of  creeping  things  and  things  in 
the  sea,  is  tamed,  and  liath  been  tamed  by  mankind :  but  the  tongue 
can  no  man  tame ;  it  is  a  restless  evil,  it  is  full  of  deadly  poison. 
Therewith  bless  we  the  Lord  and  Father ;  and  therewith  curse  we 
men,  which  are  made  after  the  likeness  of  God :  out  of  the  same  mouth 
Cometh  forth  blessing  and  cursing.  My  brethren,  these  things  ought 
not  so  to  be.  Doth  the  fountain  send  forth  from  the  same  opening 
sweet  ivater  and  bitter?  can  a  fig  tree,  my  brethren,  yield  olives,  or  a 
vine  figs?  neither  can  salt  water  yield  sweet. 

Who  is  wise  and  understanding  among  you  ?  let  him  shew  by  his 
good  life  his  works  in  meekness  of  wisdom.  But  if  ye  liave  bitter 
jealousy  and  faction  in  your  heart,  glory  not  and  lie  not  against  the 
truth.  This  wisdom  is  not  a  tvisdom  that  cometh  down  from  above, 
but  is  earthly,  sensual,  devilish.  For  where  jealousy  and  faction  are, 
there  is  confusion  and  every  vile  deed.  But  the  wisdom  that  is  from 
above  is  first  pure,  then  peaceable,  gentle,  easy  to  be  intreated,  full  of 
mercy  and  good  fruits,  without  variance,  without  hypocrisy.  And  the 
fruit  of  righteouness  is  sown  in  peace  for  them  that  make  i)eace. 

Whence  come  wars  and  whence  come  fightings  among  you  ?  come  they 
not  hence,  even  of  your  pleasures  that  war  in  your  members  ?  Ye  lust, 
and  have  not:  ye  kill,  and  covet,  and  cannot  obtain:  ye  fight  and  war; 
ye  have  not,  because  ye  ask  not.  Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  Ijecause  ye 
ask  amiss,  that  ye  may  spend  it  in  your  pleasures.  Ye  adulteresses, 
know  ye  not  that  the  friendshii)  of  the  world  is  enmity  with   God? 


PASSAGES    FROM    JAMES.  221 

Whosoever  therefore  -would  be  a  friend  of  the  world  mixketh  himself 
an  enemy  of  God.  Be  subject  therefore  unto  God ;  but  resist  the  devil, 
and  he  will  fiee  from  you.  Draw  nigh  to  God,  and  he  will  draw  nigh 
to  you. 

Cleanse  your  hands,  ye  sinners ;  and  purify  your  hearts,  ye  double- 
minded.  Be  afflicted,  and  mourn,  and  M'eep :  let  your  laughter  be  turned 
to  mourning,  and  your  joy  to  heaviness.  Humble  yourselves  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  exalt  you. 

Go  to  now,  ye  that  say.  To-day  or  to-morrow  we  will  go  into  this  city, 
and  spend  a  year  there,  and  trade,  and  get  gain :  whei'eas  ye  know  not 
what  shall  be  on  the  morrow.  What  is  your  life  ?  For  ye  are  a  vapour, 
that  appeareth  for  a  little  time,  and  then  vanisheth  away.  For  that 
ye  ought  to  say,  If  the  Lord  will,  we  shall  both  live,  and  do  this  or 
that.  But  now  ye  glory  in  your  vauntings :  all  such  glorying  is  evil. 
To  him  therefore  that  knoweth  to  do  good,  and  doeth  it  not,  to  him 
it  is  sin. 

Go  to  now,  ye  rich,  weep  and  howl  for  your  miseries  that  are  com- 
ing upon  you.  Your  riches  are  corrupted,  and  your  garments  are  moth- 
eaten.  Your  gold  and  your  silver  are  rusted  ;  and  their  rust  shall  be 
for  a  testimony  against  you,  and  shall  eat  your  flesh  as  fire.  Ye  have 
laid  up  your  treasure  in  the  last  days.  Behold,  the  hire  of  the  la- 
bourers who  mowed  your  fields,  which  is  of  you  kept  back  by  fraud, 
crieth  out:  and  the  cries  of  them  that  reaped  have  entered  into  the 
ears  of  the  Lord  of  Sabaoth.  Ye  have  lived  delicately  on  the  earth, 
and  taken  your  pleasure  ;  ye  have  nourished  your  hearts  in  a  day  of 
slaughter.  Ye  have  condemned,  ye  have  killed  the  righteous  onr ;  he 
doth  not  resist  you. 

Be  patient  therefore,  brethren,  until  the  coming  of  the  Lord.  Be- 
hold, the  husbandman  waiteth  for  the  precious  fruit  of  the  earth,  being 
patient  over  it,  until  it  receive  the  early  and  latter  rain.  Be  ye  also 
patient ;  stablish  your  hearts :  for  the  coming  of  the  Lord  is  at  hand. 
Murmur  not,  brethren,  one  against  another,  that  ye  be  not  judged: 
behold,  the  judge  standeth  before  the  doors.  Take,  brethren,  for  an 
example  of  suffering  and  of  patience,  the  prophets  who  spake  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord.  Behold,  we  call  them  blessed  which  endured :  ye 
have  heard  of  the  patience  of  Job,  and  have  seen  the  end  of  the  Lord, 
how  that  the  Lord  is  full  of  pity,  and  merciful. 

But  above  all  things,  my  brethren,  swear  not,  neither  by  the  heaven, 
nor  by  the  earth,  nor  by  any  other  oath :  but  let  your  yea  be  yea, 
and  your  nay,  nay ;  that  ye  fall  not  under  judgement. 

Is  any  among  you  suffering?  let  him  pray.  Is  any  cheerful?  let 
him  sing  praise.    Is  any  among  you  sick  ?  let  him  call  for  the  elders 


222  PASSAGES   FROM   JAMES. 

of  the  church;  and  let  them  pray  over  him,  anointing  liim  with  oil 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord :  and  the  prayer  of  faith  shall  save  him  that 
is  sick,  and  the  Lord  shall  raise  hini  up  ;  and  if  he  have  committed 
sins,  it  shall  be  forgiven  him.  Confess  therefore  your  sins  one  to  an- 
other, and  pray  one  for  another,  that  ye  may  l)e  healed.  Tlie  sui^pli- 
cation  of  a  righteous  man  availeth  much  in  its  working.  EHjah  was 
a  man  of  like  passions  with  us,  and  he  prayed  fervently  that  it  might 
not  rain ;  and  it  rained  not  on  the  earth  for  three  years  and  six 
months.  And  lie  prayed  again ;  and  the  heaven  gave  rain,  and  the 
earth  brought  forth  her  fruit. 

My  brethren,  if  any  among  you  do  err  from  the  truth,  and  one 
convert  him ;  let  him  know,  that  he  which  converteth  a  sinner  from 
the  error  of  his  way  shall  save  a  soul  from  death,  and  shall  cover  a 
multitude  of  sins. 


PASSAGES  FEOM 
THE   EPISTLES   GENERAL  OF  PETER. 


I.  PETER 


Peter,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  the  elect  who  are  sojourners 
of  the  Dispersion  in  Pontus,  Galatia,  Cappadocia,  Asia,  and  Bithynia. 

Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  ac- 
cording to  his  great  mercy  begat  us  again  unto  a  living  hope  by  the 
resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead,  unto  an  inheritance  incor- 
ruptible, and  undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away,  reserved  in  heaven 
for  you,  who  by  the  power  of  God  are  guarded  through  faith  unto  a 
salvation  ready  to  be  revealed  in  the  last  time.  Wherein  ye  greatly 
rejoice,  though  now  for  a  little  while,  if  need  be,  ye  have  been  put  to 
grief  in  manifold  trials,  that  the  proof  of  your  faith,  being  more  pre- 
cious than  gold  that  perisheth  though  it  is  proved  by  fire,  might  be 
found  unto  praise  and  glory  and  honour  at  the  revelation  of  Jesus 
Christ :  whom  not  having  seen  ye  love  ;  on  whom,  though  now  ye  see 
him  not,  yet  believing,  ye  rejoice  greatly  with  joy  unspeakable  and 
full  of  glory  :  receiving  the  end  of  your  faith,  even  the  salvation  of 
your  souls.  Concerning  which  salvation  the  prophets  sought  and 
searched  diligently,  who  prophesied  of  the  grace  that  should  come  unto 
you :  searching  what  time  or  what  manner  of  time  the  Spirit  of  Christ 
which  was  in  them  did  point  unto,  when  it  testified  beforehand  the 
sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the  glories  that  should  follow  them.  To  whom 
it  was  revealed,  that  not  unto  themselves,  but  unto  you,  did  they  min- 
ister these  things,  which  now  have  been  announced  unto  you  through 
them  that  preached  the  gospel  unto  you  by  the  Holy  Spirit  sent  forth 
from  heaven ;  which  things  angels  desire  to  look  into. 

Wherefore  girding  up  the  loins  of  your  mind,  be  sober  and  set  your 
hope  perfectly  on  the  grace  that  is  to  be  brought  unto  you  at  the  rev- 
elation of  Jesus  Christ ;  as  children  of  obedience,  not  fashioning  your- 
selves according  to  your  former  lusts  in  the  time  of  your  ignorance :  but 

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224  PASSAGES   FROM   I.   PETER. 

like  as  he  which  called  you  is  holy,  be  ye  yourselves  also  holy  in  all 
manner  of  living;  because  it  is  written,  Ye  shall  be  holy;  for  I  am 
holy.  And  if  ye  call  on  him  as  Father,  who  without  respect  of  per- 
sons judgeth  according  to  each  man's  work,  pass  the  time  of  your  so- 
journing in  fear :  knowing  that  ye  were  redeemed,  not  with  corrupti- 
ble things,  with  silver  or  gold,  from  your  vain  manner  of  life  handed 
down  from  your  fathers ;  but  with  precious  blood,  as  of  a  lamb  with- 
out blemish  and  without  spot,  even  the  blood  of  Christ :  who  was  fore- 
known indeed  before  the  foundation  of  the  Avorld,  but  was  manifested 
at  the  end  of  the  times  for  your  sake,  who  through  him  are  believers 
in  God,  which  raised  him  from  the  dead,  and  gave  him  glory  ;  so  that 
your  faith  and  hope  might  be  in  God.  Seeing  ye  have  purified  your 
souls  in  your  obedience  to  the  truth  unto  unfeigned  love  of  the  breth- 
ren, love  one  another  from  the  heart  fervently:  having  been  begotten 
again,  not  of  corruptiljle  seed,  but  of  incorruptible,  through  the  word 
of  God,  which  liveth  and  abideth.    For, 

All  flesh  is  as  grass. 

And  all  the  glory  thereof  as  the  flower  of  grass. 

The  grass  withereth,  and  the  flower  falleth : 

But  the  word  of  the  Lord  abideth  for  ever. 
And  this  is  the  word  of  good  tidings  which  was  preached  unto  you. 

Putting  away  therefore  all  wickedness,  and  all  guile,  and  hypoc- 
risies, and  envies,  and  all  evil  speakings,  as  newborn  babes,  long  for 
the  spiritual  milk  which  is  without  guile,  that  ye  may  grow  thereby 
unto  salvation;  if  ye  have  tasted  that  the  Lord  is  gracious:  unto 
whom  coming,  a  living  stone,  rejected  indeed  of  men,  but  with  God 
elect,  precious,  ye  also,  as  living  stones,  are  built  up  a  spiritual  house, 
to  be  a  holy  priesthood,  to  offer  up  spiritual  sacrifices,  acceptable  to 
God  through  Jesus  Christ.     Because  it  is  contained  in  a  scripture. 

Behold,  I  lay  in  Zion  a  chief  corner  stone,  elect,  precious : 

And  he  that  believeth  on  him  shall  not  be  put  to  shame. 
For  you  therefore  which  believe  is  the  preciousness :  but  for  such  as 
disbelieve. 

The  stone  whicli  the  builders  rejected, 

The  sauie  was  made  the  head  of  the  corner 
and, 

A  stone  of  stumbling,  and  a  rock  of  offence 
for  they  stumble  at  the  word,  being  disobedient :  whereunto  also  they 
were  appointed.  But  ye  are  an  elect  race,  a  royal  priesthood,  a  lioly 
nation,  a  people  for  God's  own  possession,  that  ye  may  shew  forth  the 
excellencies  of  him  who  called  you  out  of  darkness  into  his  marvel- 
lous light:  which  in  time  past  were   no  i^eoplc,  l)ut  now  arc  the  peo- 


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pie  of  God  :   which  had  not  obtained  mercy,  but   now  have  obtained 
mercy. 

Beloved,  I  beseech  you  as  sojourners  and  pilgrims,  to  abstain  from 
fleshly  lusts,  which  war  against  the  soul ;  having  your  behaviour  seemly 
among  the  Gentiles ;  that,  wherein  they  speak  against  you  as  evil- 
doers, they  may  by  your  good  works,  which  they  behold,  glorify  God 
in  the  day  of  visitation. 

Be  subject  to  every  ordinance  of  man  for  the  Lord's  sake :  whether 
it  be  to  the  king,  as  supreme ;  or  unto  governors,  as  sent  by  him  for 
vengeance  on  evil-doers  and  for  praise  to  them  that  do  well.  For  so 
is  the  will  of  God,  that  by  well-doing  ye  should  put  to  silence  the  ig- 
norance of  foolish  men :  as  free,  and  not  using  your  freedom  for  a 
cloke  of  wickedness,  but  as  bondservants  of  God.  Honour  all  men. 
Love  the  brotherhood.    Fear  God.    Honour  the  king. 

Servants,  be  in  subjection  to  your  masters  with  all  fear ;  not  only 
to  the  good  and  gentle,  but  also  to  the  froward.  For  this  is  accepta- 
ble, if  for  conscience  toward  God  a  man  endureth  griefs,  suffering 
wrongfully.  For  what  glory  is  it,  if,  when  ye  sin,  and  are  bufleted /or 
it,  ye  shall  take  it  patiently  ?  but  if,  when  ye  do  well,  and  suffer  for 
it,  ye  shall  take  it  patiently,  this  is  acceptable  with  God.  For  here- 
unto were  ye  called :  because  Christ  also  suffered  for  you,  leaving  you 
an  example,  that  ye  should  follow  his  steps :  who  did  no  sin,  neither 
was  guile  found  in  his  mouth :  who,  when  he  was  reviled,  reviled  not 
again  ;  when  he  suffered,  threatened  not ;  but  committed  himself  to  him 
that  judgeth  righteously :  who  his  own  self  bare  our  sins  in  his  body 
upon  the  tree,  that  we,  having  died  unto  sins,  might  live  unto  right- 
eousness ;  by  whose  stripes  ye  were  healed.  For  ye  were  going  astray 
like  sheep;  but  are  now  returned  unto  the  Shepherd  and  ^Bishop  of 
your  souls. 

In  like  manner,  ye  wives,  be  in  subjection  to  your  own  husbands; 
that,  even  if  any  obey  not  the  word,  they  may  without  the  word  be 
gained  by  the  behaviour  of  their  wives ;  beholding  your  chaste  behav- 
iour coupled  with  fear.  Whose  adorning  let  it  not  be  the  outward 
adorning  of  plaiting  the  hair,  and  of  wearing  jewels  of  gold,  or  of  put- 
ting on  apparel ;  but  let  it  be  the  hidden  man  of  the  heart,  in  the  in- 
corruptible apparel  of  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is  in  the  sight  of 
God  of  great  price.  For  after  this  manner  aforetime  the  holy  women 
also,  who  hoped  in  God,  adorned  themselves,  being  in  subjection  to 
their  own  husbands :  as  Sarah  obeyed  Abraham,  calling  him  lord. 

Ye  husbands,  in  like  manner,  dwell  with  your  wives  according  to 
knowledge,  giving  honour  unto  the  woman,  as  unto  the  weaker  vessel, 

'  Or,  Overseer. 


22G  PASSAGES    FROM    I.   PETER. 

as  being  also  joint-heirs  of  the  grace  of  life ;    to  the  end   that  your 
prayers  be  not  hindered. 

Finally,  he  ye  all  likeminded,  compassionate,  loving  as  brethren, 
tenderhearted,  humbleminded :  not  rendering  evil  for  evil,  or  reviling 
for  reviling ;  but  contrariwise  blessing ;  for  hereunto  were  ye  called, 
that  ye  should  inherit  a  blessing.    For, 

He  that  would  love  life, 

And  see  good  days. 

Let  him  refrain  his  tongue  from  evil, 

And  his  lips  that  they  speak  no  guile ; 

And  let  him  turn  away  from  evil,  and  do  good; 

Let  him  seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  righteous, 

And  his  ears  unto  their  supplication : 

But  the  face  of  the  Lord  is  upon  them  that  do  evil. 
And  who  is  he  that  will  harm  you,  if  ye  be  zealous  of  that  which 
is  good?  But  and  if  ye  should  suffer  for  righteousness'  sake,  blessed 
are  ye :  and  fear  not  their  fear,  neither  be  troubled ;  but  sanctify  in 
your  hearts  Christ  as  Lord :  being  ready  always  to  give  answer  to  every 
man  that  asketh  you  a  reason  concerning  the  hope  that  is  in  you,  yet 
with  meekness  and  fear :  having  a  good  conscience ;  that,  wherein  ye 
are  spoken  against,  they  may  be  put  to  shame  who  revile  your  good 
manner  of  life  in  Christ.  For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  of  God  should  so 
will,  that  ye  suffer  for  well-doing  than  for  evil-doing.  Because  Christ 
also  suffered  for  sins  once,  the  righteous  for  the  unrighteous,  that  he 
might  bring  us  to  God.  Forasmuch  then  as  Christ  suffered  in  the 
flesh,  arm  ye  yourselves  also  with  the  same  mind ;  that  ye  no  longer 
should  live  the  rest  of  your  time  in  the  flesh  to  tlie  lusts  of  men,  but 
to  the  will  of  God. 

The  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand:  be  ye  therefore  of  sound  mind, 
and  be  sober  unto  prayer:  above  all  things  being  fervent  in  your  love 
among  yourselves;  for  love  covereth  a  multitude  of  sins:  using  hospi- 
tality one  to  another  without  murmuring :  according  as  each  hath  re- 
ceived a  gift,  ministering  it  among  yourselves,  as  good  stewards  of  the 
manifold  grace  of  God  ;  if  any  man  speaketh,  speaking  as  it  were  oracles 
of  God ;  if  any  man  ministereth,  minidering  as  of  the  strength  which 
God  supplieth:  that  in  all  things  God  may  be  glorified  through  Jesus 
Christ,  whose  is  the  glory  and  the  dominion  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 
]jeloved,  think  it  not  strange  concerning  the  fiery  trial  among  you, 
which  cometh  upon  you  to  prove  you,  as  though  a  strange  thing  hap- 
pened unto  you:  but  insomuch  as  ye  are  partakers  of  Christ's  suffer- 
ings, rejoice;  that  at  the  revelation  of  his  glory  also  ye  may  rejoice 


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with  exceeding  joy.  If  ye  are  reproached  for  the  name  of  Christ, 
blessed  are  ye;  because  the  Sph-it  of  glory  and  the  Spirit  of  God  resteth 
upon  you.  For  let  none  of  you  suffer  as  a  murderer,  or  a  thief,  or  an 
evil-doer,  or  as  a  meddler  in  other  men's  matters:  but  if  a  man  suffer 
as  a  Christian,  let  him  not  be  ashamed;  but  let  him  glorify  God  in 
this  name.  For  the  time  is  come  for  judgement  to  begin  at  the  house 
of  God :  and  if  it  begin  first  at  us,  what  shall  be  the  end  of  them  that 
obey  not  the  gosjiel  of  Go(l  ?  And  if  the  righteous  is  scarcely  saved, 
where  shall  the  ungodly  and  sinner  appear?  Wherefore  let  them  also 
that  suffer  according  to  the  will  of  God  commit  their  souls  in  well- 
doing unto  a  faithful  Creator. 

The  elders  therefore  among  you  I  exhort,  who  am  a  fellow-elder  and 
a  witness  of  the  sufferings  of  Christ,  who  am  also  a  partaker  of  the 
glory  that  shall  be  revealed:  Tend  the  flock  of  God  which  is  among 
you,  exercising  the  oversight,  not  of  constraint,  but  willingly,  accord- 
ing unto  God ;  nor  yet  for  filthy  lucre,  but  of  a  ready  mind ;  neither 
as  lording  it  over  the  charge  allotted  to  you,  but  making  yourselves 
ensamples  to  the  flock.  And  when  the  chief  Shepherd  shall  be  man- 
ifested, ye  shall  receive  the  crown  of  glory  that  fadeth  not  away. 
Likewise,  ye  younger,  be  subject  unto  the  elder.  Yea,  all  of  you  gird 
yourselves  with  humility,  to  sei've  one  another:  for  God  resisteth  the 
proud,  but  giveth  grace  to  the  humble.  Humble  yourselves  therefore 
under  the  mighty  hand  of  God,  that  he  may  exalt  you  in  due  time ; 
casting  all  your  anxiety  upon  him,  because  he  careth  for  you.  Be 
sober,  be  watchful :  your  adversary  the  devil,  as  a  roaring  lion,  walketh 
about,  seeking  whom  he  may  devour :  whom  withstand  stedfast  in  your 
faith,  knowing  that  the  same  sufferings  are  accomplished  in  your  breth- 
ren who  are  in  the  world.  And  the  God  of  all  grace,  ,vho  called  you 
unto  his  eternal  glory  in  Christ,  after  that  ye  have  suffered  a  little 
while,  shall  himself  perfect,  stablish,  strengthen  you.  To  him  be  the 
dominion  for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 


II.  PETER. 


Simon  Peter,  a  servant  and  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  them  that 
have  obtained  a  like  precious  faith  with  us  in  the  righteousness  of  our 
God  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ:  Grace  to  you  and  peace  be  multiplied 
in  the  knowledge  of  God  and  of  Jesus  om-  Lord ;  seeing  that  his  divine 


228  PASSAGES    FROM    II.  PETER. 

power  hath  granted  unto  us  all  things  that  pertain  unto  life  and  god- 
liness, through  the  knowledge  of  him  that  called  us  by  his  own  glory 
and  virtue;  whereby  he  hath  granted  unto  us  his  precious  and  exceed- 
ing great  promises;  that  through  these  ye  may  become  partakers  of 
the  divine  nature,  having  escaped  from  the  corruption  that  is  in  the 
world  by  lust.  Yea,  and  for  this  very  cause  adding  on  your  part  all 
diligence,  in  your  faith  supply  virtue ;  and  in  your  virtue  knowledge ; 
and  in  yoxir  knowledge  temperance;  and  in  your  temperance  patience; 
and  in  your  patience  godliness ;  and  in  your  godliness  love  of  the  breth- 
ren; and  in  your  love  of  the  brethren  love.  For  if  these  things  are 
yours  and  abound,  they  make  you  to  be  not  idle  nor  unfruitful  unto 
the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  For  he  that  lacketh  these 
things  is  blind,  seeing  only  what  is  near,  having  forgotten  the  cleans- 
ing from  his  old  sins.  Wherefore,  brethren,  give  the  more  diligence  to 
make  your  calling  and  election  sure :  for  if  ye  do  these  things,  ye  shall 
never  stumble :  for  thus  shall  be  richly  supplied  unto  you  the  entrance 
into  the  eternal  kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

For  we  did  not  follow  cunningly  devised  fables,  when  we  made 
known  unto  you  the  i)ower  and  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  but 
we  were  eye-witnesses  of  his  majesty.  For  he  received  from  God  the 
Father  honour  and  glory,  when  there  came  such  a  voice  to  him  from 
the  excellent  glory.  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well 
pleased :  and  this  voice  we  ourselves  heard  come  out  of  heaven,  wlien 
we  were  with  him  in  the  holy  mount.  And  we  have  the  word  of 
prophecy  made  more  sure ;  whcreunto  ye  do  well  that  ye  take  heed,  as 
unto  a  lamp  shining  in  a  dark  place,  until  the  day  dawn,  and  the  day- 
star  arise  in  your  hearts :  knowing  this  first,  that  no  prophecy  of  scrip- 
ture is  of  ^private  interpretation.  For  no  prophecy  ever  came  by  the 
will  of  man :  but  men  spake  from  God,  being  moved  by  the  Holy  Spirit. 

But  there  arose  false  i)rophets  also  among  the  people,  as  among  you 
also  there  shall  be  false  teachers,  who  shall  privily  luring  in  destructive 
heresies,  denying  even  the  Master  that  bought  them,  l)ringing  upon 
themselves  swift  destruction.  And  many  shall  follow  their  lascivious 
doings ;  by  reason  of  whom  the  way  of  the  truth  shall  be  evil  spoken 
of.  These  are  springs  without  water,  and  mists  driven  by  a  storm; 
for  whom  tlie  blackness  of  darkness  hath  been  rescr\'ed.  For,  uttering 
great  swelling  words  of  vanity,  they  entice  in  the  lusts  of  the  flesh,  by 
lasciviousnesH,  those  who  are  just  escaping  from  them  that  live  in 
error;  promising  them  liberty,  wiiile  they  themselves  are  bondservants 
of  corruption ;  for  of  whom  a  man  is  overcome,  of  the  same  is  he  also 
brought  into  bondage.     For  if,  after  they  have  escaped  the  delilements 

1  Or,  special. 


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of  the  world  through  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord  and  Saviour  JesuS 
Christ,  they  are  again  entangled  therein  and  overcome,  the  last  state 
is  become  worse  with  them  than  the  first.  For  it  were  better  for  them 
not  to  have  known  the  way  of  righteousness,  than,  after  knowing  it, 
to  turn  back  from  the  holy  commandment  delivered  unto  them. 

This  is  now,  beloved,  the  second  epistle  that  I  write  unto  you;  and 
in  both  of  them  I  stir  u,p  your  sincere  mind  by  putting  you  in  remem- 
brance ;  that  ye  should  remember  the  words  which  were  spoken  be- 
fore by  the  holy  prophets,  and  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  and 
Saviour  through  your  apostles:  knowing  this  first,  that  in  the  last  days 
mockers  shall  come  with  mockery,  walking  after  their  own  lusts,  and 
saying.  Where  is  the  promise  of  his  ^coming?  for,  from  the  day  that 
the  fathers  fell  asleep,  all  things  continue  as  they  were  from  the  be- 
ginning of  the  creation. 

But  forget  not  this  one  thing,  beloved,  that  one  day  is  with  the 
Lord  as  a  thousand  years,  and  a  thousand  years  as  one  day.  The  Lord 
is  not  slack  concerning  his  promise,  as  some  count  slackness;  but  is 
longsuflfering  to  you-ward,  not  wishing  that  any  should  perish,  but  that 
all  should  come  to  repentance.  But  the  day  of  the  Lord  will  come 
as  a  thief;  in  the  which  the  heavens  shall  pass  away  with  a  great 
noise,  and  the  ^elements  shall  be  dissolved  with  fervent  heat,  and  the 
earth  and  the  works  that  are  therein  shall  be  ^burned  up.  Seeing  that 
these  things  are  thus  all  to  be  dissolved,  what  manner  of  persons  ought 
ye  to  be  in  all  holy  living  and  godliness,  looking  for  and  ^earnestly 
desiring  the  ^coming  of  the  day  of  God,  by  reason  of  which  the  heavens 
being  on  fire  shall  be  dissolved,  and  the  -elements  shall  melt  with  fer- 
vent heat?  But,  according  to  his  promise,  we  look  for  new  heavens 
arid  a  new  earth,  wherein  dweileth  righteousness. 

Wherefore,  beloved,  seeing  that  ye  look  for  these  things,  give  dili- 
gence that  ye  may  be  found  in  peace,  without  spot  and  blameless  in 
his  sight.  And  account  that  the  longsufFering  of  our  Lord  is  salvation ; 
even  as  our  beloved  brother  Paul  also,  according  to  the  wisdom  given 
to  him,  wrote  unto  you;  as  also  in  all  his  epistles,  speaking  in  them 
of  these  things ;  wherein  are  some  things  hard  to  be  understood,  which 
the  ignorant  and  unstedfa.st  wrest,  as  tliey  do  also  the  other  scrijDtures, 
unto  their  own  destruction.  Ye  therefore,  beloved,  knowing  these  things 
beforehand,  beware  lest,  being  carried  away  with  the  error  of  the  wicked, 
ye  fall  from  your  own  stedfastness.  But  grow  in  the  grace  and  knowl- 
edge of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.  To  him  he  the  glory  both 
now  and  for  ever.     Amen. 

'  Gr.  presence.  ■  Or,  heavenly  bodies. 

2 The  most  ancient  manuscripts  read  discovered.  *Or,  hastening. 


PASSAGES   FEOM  THE 
FIRST   EPISTLE   GENERAL   OF 

JOHN. 


That  which  was  from  the  beginning,  that  which  we  have  heard, 
that  which  he  have  seen  with  our  eyes,  that  whicli  we  beheld,  and  our 
hands  handled,  concerning  the  Word  of  life  (and  the  life  was  mani- 
fested, and  we  have  seen,  and  bear  witness,  and  declare  unto  you  the 
life,  the  eternal  life,  which  was  with  the  Father,  and  was  manifested 
unto  us) ;  that  which  we  have  seen  and  heard  declare  we  unto  you 
also,  that  ye  also  may  have  fellowshii^  with  us:  yea,  and  our  fellow- 
shij)  is  with  the  Father,  and  with  his  Son  Jesus  Christ:  and  these 
things  we  write,  that  our  joy  may  be  fulfilled. 

And  this  is  the  message  which  we  have  heard  from  him,  and  an- 
nounce unto  you,  that  God  is  light,  and  in  him  is  no  darkness  at  all. 
If  we  say  that  we  have  fellowship  with  him,  and  walk  in  the  dark- 
ness, we  lie,  and  do  not  the  truth :  but  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  he 
is  in  the  light,  we  have  fellowship  one  with  another,  and  the  blood  of 
Jesus  his  Son  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin.  If  we  say  that  we  have  no 
ein,  we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us.  If  we  confess 
our  sins,  he  is  faithful  and  righteous  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to 
cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness.  If  we  say  that  we  have  not  sinned, 
we  make  him  a  liar,  and  his  word  is  not  in  us. 

My  little  children,  these  things  write  I  unto  you,  that  ye  may  not 
sin.  And  if  any  man  sin,  we  have  an  ^Advocate  with  the  Father,  Jesus 
Christ  the  righteous :  and  he  is  the  propitiation  for  our  sins ;  and  not 
for  ours  only,  but  also  for  the  whole  world.  And  hereby  know  we 
that  we  know  him,  if  we  keep  his  commandments.  He  that  saith,  I 
know  him,  and  keepeth  not  his  commandments,  is  a  liar,  and  the 
truth  is  not  in  him:  but  whoso  keepeth  his  word,  in  him  verily  hath 
the  love  of  God  been  perfected.    Hereby  know  we  tluit  we  are  in  him: 

iQr,  Comforter.    Or,  Helper.    Gr.  Paraclete. 

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PASSAGES    FROM    I.  JOHN.  231 

he  that  saith  he  abideth  in  him  ought  himself  also  to  walk  even  as 
he  walked. 

He  that  saith  he  is  in  the  light,  and  hateth  his  brother,  is  in  the 
darkness  even  until  now.  He  that  loveth  his  brother  abideth  in  the 
light,  and  there  is  none  occasion  of  stumbling  in  him.  But  he  that 
hateth  his  brother  is  in  the  darkness,  and  walketh  in  the  darkness, 
and  knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth,  because  the  darkness  hath  blinded 
his  eyes. 

Love  not  the  world,  neither  the  things  that  are  in  the  world.  If 
any  man  love  the  world,  the  love  of  the  Father  is  not  in  him.  For 
all  that  is  in  the  world,  the  lust  of  the  flesh,  and  the  lust  of  the  eyes, 
and  the  vainglory  of  life,  is  not  of  the  Father,  but  is  of  the  world. 
And  the  world  passeth  away,  and  the  lust  thereof:  but  he  that  doeth 
the  will  of  God  abideth  for  ever. 

Ye  have  an  anointing  from  the  Holy  One,  and  ye  know  all  things. 
I  have  not  written  unto  you  because  ye  know  not  the  truth,  but  be- 
cause ye  know  it,  and  because  no  lie  is  of  the  truth.  Who  is  the  liar 
but  he  that  denieth  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ?  This  is  the  antichrist, 
even  he  that  denieth  the  Father  and  the  Son.  Whosoever  denieth  the 
Son,  the  same  hath  not  the  Father :  he  that  confesseth  the  Son  hath 
the  Father  also.  As  for  you,  let  that  abide  in  you  W'hich  ye  heard 
from  the  beginning.  If  that  which  ye  heard  from  the  beginning  abide 
in  you,  ye  also  shall  abide  in  the  Son,  and  in  the  Father.  And  this 
is  the  promise  which  he  promised  us,  even  the  life  eternal.  These 
things  have  I  written  unto  you  concerning  them  that  would  lead  you 
astray.  And  as  for  you,  the  anointing  which  ye  received  of  him  abideth 
in  you,  and  ye  need  not  that  any  one  teach  you;  but  as  his  anoint- 
ing teacheth  j'^ou  concerning  all  things,  and  is  true,  and  is  no  lie,  and 
even  as  it  taught  you,  ye  abide  in  him.  And  now,  my  little  children, 
abide  in  him ;  that,  if  he  shall  be  manifested,  we  may  have  boldness, 
and  not  be  ashamed  before  him  at  his  ^coming.  If  ye  know  that  he 
is  righteous,  ye  know  that  every  one  also  that  doeth  righteousness  is 
begotten  of  him. 

Behold  what  manner  of  love  the  Father  hath  bestowed  upon  us, 
that  we  should  be  called  children  of  God;  and  such  we  are.  For  this 
cause  the  world  knoweth  us  not,  because  it  knew  him  not.  Beloved, 
now  are  we  children  of  God,  and  it  is  not  yet  made  manifest  what  we 
shall  be.  We  know  that,  if  he  shall  be  manifested,  we  shall  be  like 
him ;  for  we  shall  see  him  even  as  he  is.  And  every  one  that  hath 
tliis  hope  set  on  him  purifleth  himself,  even  as  he  is  pure.  And  ye 
know   that  he   was  manifested  to   ^take   away   sins;    and  in   him   is 

1  Gr.  presence.  -  Or,  bear  sins. 


232  PASSAGES    FROM    I.   JOHN. 

no  sin.  Whosoever  abideth  in  him  sinneth  not:  whosoever  sinneth 
hath  not  seen  him,  neither  knovveth  him.  My  little  children,  let  no 
man  lead  you  astray:  he  that  doeth  righteousness  is  righteous,  even 
as  he  is  righteous :  he  that  doeth  sin  is  of  the  devil ;  for  the  devil 
sinneth  from  the  beginning.  To  this  end  was  the  Son  of  God  mani- 
fested, that  he  might  destroy  the  works  of  the  devil.  Whosoever  is 
begotten  of  God  doeth  no  sin,  because  his  seed  abideth  in  him:  and 
he  cannot  sin,  because  he  is  begotten  of  God.  In  this  the  children  of 
God  are  manifest,  and  the  children  of  the  devil :  whosoever  doeth  not 
righteousness  is  not  of  God,  neither  he  that  loveth  not  his  brother. 

Marvel  not,  brethren,  if  the  world  hateth  you.  We  know  that  we 
have  passed  out  of  death  into  life,  because  we  love  the  brethren.  He 
that  loveth  not  abideth  in  death.  Whosoever  hateth  his  brother  is  a 
murderer:  and  ye  know  that  no  murderer  hath  eternal  life  abiding  in 
him.  Hereby  know  we  love,  because  he  laid  downa  his  life  for  us:  and 
we  ought  to  lay  down  our  lives  for  the  brethren.  But  whoso  hath  the 
world's  goods,  and  beholdeth  his  brother  in  need,  and  shutteth  up  hia 
compassion  from  him,  how  doth  the  love  of  God  abide  in  him?  My 
little  children,  let  us  not  love  in  word,  neither  with  the  tongue ;  but 
in  deed  and  truth.  Hereby  shall  we  know  that  we  are  of  the  truth, 
and  shall  assure  our  heart  before  him,  whereinsoever  our  heart  con- 
demn us;  because  God  is  greater  than  our  heart,  and  knoweth  all 
things.  Beloved,  if  our  heart  condemn  us  not,  we  have  boldness  to- 
ward God;  and  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  receive  of  him,  because  we 
keep  his  commandments,  and  do  the  things  that  are  pleasing  in  his 
sight.  And  this  is  his  commandment,  that  we  should  believe  in  the 
name  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ,  and  love  one  another,  even  as  he  gave 
us  commandment.  And  he  that  keepeth  his  commandments  abideth 
in  him,  and  he  in  him.  And  hereby  we  know  that  he  abideth  in  us, 
by  the  Spirit  which  he  gave  us. 

Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another:  for  love  is  of  God;  and  every 
one  that  loveth  is  begotten  of  God,  and  knoweth  God.  He  that  loveth 
not  knoweth  not  God  ;  for  God  is  love.  Herein  was  the  love  of  God 
manifested  in  us,  that  God  hath  sent  his  only  begotten  Son  into  the 
world,  that  we  might  live  through  him.  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we 
loved  God,  but  that  he  loved  us,  and  sent  his  Son  to  be  the  propitia- 
tion for  our  sins.  Beloved,  if  God  so  loved  us,  we  also  ought  to  love 
one  another.  No  man  hath  beheld  God  at  any  time :  if  we  love  one 
another,  God  abideth  in  us,  and  his  love  is  perfected  in  us:  hereby 
know  we  that  we  abide  in  him,  and  he  in  us,  because  he  hath  given 
us  of  his  Spirit.  And  we  have  beheld  and  bear  witness  that  the  Father 
hath   sent  the  Son  to  he  the  Saviour  of  the  world.     Whosoever   shall 


PASSAGES  FROM    I.  JOHN.  233 

confess  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God,  God  abideth  in  him,  and  he  in 
God.  And  we  know  and  have  beheved  the  love  which  God  hath  in 
us.  God  is  love ;  and  he  that  abideth  in  love  abideth  in  God,  and  God 
abideth  in  him.  Herein  is  love  made  perfect  with  us,  that  we  may 
have  boldness  in  the  day  of  judgement ;  because  as  he  is,  even  so  are 
we  in  this  world.  There  is  no  fear  in  love:  but  perfect  love  casteth 
out  fear,  because  fear  hath  punishment;  and  he  that  feareth  is  not 
made  perfect  in  love.  We  love,  because  he  first  loved  us.  If  a  man 
say,  I  love  God,  and  hateth  his  brother,  he  is  a  liar:  for  he  that 
loveth  not  his  brother  whom  he  hath  seen,  cannot  love  God  whom  he 
hath  not  seen.  And  this  commandment  have  we  from  him,  that  he 
who  loveth  God  love  his  brother  also. 

Whosoever  believeth  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ  is  begotten  of  God : 
and  whosoever  loveth  him  that  begat  loveth  him  also  that  is  begotten 
of  him.  Hereby  we  know  that  we  love  the  children  of  God,  when 
we  love  God,  and  do  his  commandments.  For  this  is  the  love  of  God, 
that  we  keep  his  commandments :  and  his  commandments  are  not 
grievous.  For  whatsoever  is  begotten  of  God  overconieth  the  world : 
and  this  is  the  victory  that  hath  overcome  the  world,  even  our  faith. 
And  who  is  he  that  overcometh  the  world,  but  he  that  believeth  that 
Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God? 

These  things  have  I  written  unto  you,  that  ye  may  know  that  ye 
have  eternal  life,  even  unto  you  that  believe  on  the  name  of  the  Son 
of  God.  And  we  know  that  the  Son  of  God  is  come,  and  hath  given 
us  an  understanding,  that  we  know  him  that  is  true,  and  we  are  in 
him  that  is  true,  even  in  his  Son  Jesus  Christ.  This  is  the  true  God, 
and  eternal  life.    My  little  children,  guard  yourselves  from  idols. 


PASSAGES  FEOM 

THE   REVELATION 

OF 

S.  JOHK  THE  DIYIIsTE. 


The  Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ,  wliich  God  gave  him  to  shew  unto 
his  servants,  even  the  things  which  must  shortly  come  to  pass :  and  lie 
sent  and  signified  it  by  his  angel  unto  his  servant  John ;  who  bare 
witness  of  the  word  of  God,  and  of  the  testimony  of  Jesus  Christ,  even 
of  all  things  that  he  saw.  Blessed  is  he  that  readeth,  and  they  that 
hear  the  words  of  the  prophecy,  and  keep  the  things  which  are  written 
therein :  for  the  time  is  at  hand. 

John  to  the  seven  churches  which  are  in  Asia :  Grace  to  you  and 
peace,  from  him  which  is  and  which  was  and  which  is  to  come ;  and 
from  the  seven  Spirits  which  are  before  his  throne ;  and  from  Jesus 
Christ,  who  is  the  faithful  witness,  the  firstborn  of  the  dead,  and  the 
ruler  of  the  kings  of  the  earth.  Unto  him  that  loveth  us,  and  loosed 
us  from  our  sins  by  his  blood  ;  and  he  made  us  io  be  a  kingdom,  to  be 
priests  unto  his  God  and  Father;  to  him  be  the  glory  and  the  do- 
minion for  ever  and  ever.  Amen.  Behold,  he  cometh  with  the  clouds ; 
and  every  eye  shall  see  him,  and  they  which  pierced  him ;  and  all  the 
tribes  of  the  earth  shall  mourn  over  him.    Even  so,  Amen. 

I  am  the  Alpha  and  the  Omega,  saith  the  Lord  God,  which  is  and 
which  was  and  which  is  to  come,  the  Almighty. 

I  John,  your  brother  and  partaker  with  you  in  the  tril:>ulation  and 
kingdom  and  patience  which  are  in  Jesus,  was  in  the  isle  that  is  called 
Patmos,  for  the  word  of  God  and  the  testimony  of  Jesus.  I  was  in 
the  Spirit  on  the  Lord's  day,  and  I  heard  behind  me  a  great  voice,  as 
of  a  trumpet  saying.  What  thou  seest,  write  in  a  1)ook,  and  send  it  to 
the  seven  churches;  unto  Ephesus,  and  unto  Smyrna,  and  unto  Per- 
gamum,  and  unto  Thyatira,  and  unto  Sardis,  and  unto  Pliiladclpliia, 
and  unto  Laodicea.    And  I  turned  to  see  the  voice  which  spake  with 

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PASSAGES   FROM   THE   REVELATION.  235 

me.  And  having  turned  I  saw  seven  golden  candlesticks ;  and  in  the 
midst  of  the  candlesticks  one  like  unto  a  son  of  man,  clothed  with  a 
garment  down  to  the  foot,  and  girt  about  at  the  breasts  with  a  golden 
girdle.  And  his  head  and  his  hair  wei'e  white  as  white  wool,  wJiitc  as 
snow ;  and  his  eyes  were  as  a  flame  of  fii'e ;  and  his  feet  like  unto 
burnished  brass,  as  if  it  had  been  refined  in  a  furnace ;  and  his  voice 
as  the  voice  of  many  waters.  And  he  liad  in  his  right  hand  seven 
stars :  and  out  of  his  mouth  proceeded  a  sharp  two-edged  sword :  and 
his  countenance  was  as  the  sun  shineth  in  his  strength.  And  when  I 
saw  him,  I  fell  at  his  feet  as  one  dead.  And  he  laid  his  right  hand 
upon  me,  saying.  Fear  not ;  I  am  the  first  and  the  last,  and  the  Living 
one ;  and  I  was  dead,  and  behold,  I  am  alive  for  evermore,  and  I  have 
the  keys  of  death  and  of  Hades.  "Write  therefore  the  things  which 
thou  sawest,  and  the  things  which  are,  and  the  things  which  shall 
come  to  pass  hereafter ;  the  mystery  of  the  seven  stars  which  thou 
sawest  in  my  right  hand,  and  the  seven  golden  candlesticks.  The 
seven  stars  are  the  angels  of  the  seven  churches :  and  the  seven  can- 
dlesticks are  seven  churches. 

To  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Ejihesus  write ; 

These  things  saith  he  that  holdeth  the  seven  stars  in  his  right 
hand,  he  that  walketh  in  the  midst  of  the  seven  golden  candlesticks : 
I  know  thy  works,  and  thy  toil  and  patience,  and  that  thou  canst  not 
bear  evil  men,  and  didst  try  them  which  call  themselves  apostles,  and 
they  are  not,  and  didst  find  them  false;  and  thou  hast  patience  and 
didst  bear  for  my  name's  sake,  and  hast  not  grown  weary.  But  I  have 
this  against  thee,  that  thou  didst  leave  thy  first  love.  Remember  there- 
fore from  whence  thou  art  fallen,  and  repent,  and  do  the  first  works ; 
or  else  I  come  to  thee,  and  will  move  thy  candlestick  out  of  its  place, 
except  thou  repent.  But  this  thou  hast,  that  thou  hatest  the  works  of 
the  Nicolaitans,  which  I  also  hate.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches.  To  him  that  overcometh,  to  him 
will  I  give  to  eat  of  the  tree  of  life,  which  is  in  the  Paradise  of  God. 

And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Smyrna  write ; 

These  things  saith  the  first  and  the  last,  which  was  dead,  and  lived 
again:  I  know  thy  tribulation,  and  thy  poverty  (but  thou  art  rich),  and 
the  blasphemy  of  them  which  say  they  are  Jews,  and  they  are  not, 
but  are  a  synagogue  of  Satan.  Fear  not  the  things  which  thou  art 
about  to  suflfer:  behold,  the  devil  is  about  to  cast  some  of  you  into 
prison,  that  ye  may  be  tried;  and  ye  shall  have  tribulation  ten  days. 
Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will  give  thee  the  crown  of  life. 
He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches. 
He  that  overcometh  shall  not  be  hurt  of  the  second  death. 


236  PASSAGES   FROM   THE    REVELATION. 

And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Pergamum  write ; 

These  things  saith  he  that  hath  the  sharp  two-edged  sword:  I  know 
where  thou  dwellest,  even  where  Satan's  throne  is:  and  thou  holdest 
fast  my  name,  and  didst  not  deny  my  faith,  even  in  the  days  of 
Antipas  my  witness,  my  faithful  one,  who  was  killed  among  you,  where 
Satan  dwelleth.  But  I  have  a  few  things  against  thee,  because  thou 
hast  there  some  that  hold  the  teaching  of  Balaam,  who  taught  Balak 
to  cast  a  stumblingblock  before  the  children  of  Israel.  Repent  there- 
fore; or  else  I  come  to  thee  quickly,  and  I  will  make  war  against 
them  with  the  sword  of  my  mouth.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches.  To  him  that  overcometh,  to  him 
will  I  give  of  the  hidden  manna,  and  I  will  give  him  a  white  stone, 
and  upon  the  stone  a  new  name  written,  which  no  one  knoweth  but 
he  that  receiveth  it. 

And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Thyatira  write ; 

These  things  saith  the  Son  of  God,  who  hath  his  eyes  like  a  flame 
of  fire,  and  his  feet  are  like  unto  burnished  brass:  I  know  thy  works, 
and  thy  love  and  faith  and  ministry  and  patience,  and  that  thy  last 
works  are  more  than  the  first.  But  I  have  this  against  thee,  that  thou 
sufferest  the  woman  Jezebel,  which  calleth  herself  a  prophetess;  and 
she  teacheth  and  seduceth  my  servants.  Howbeit  that  which  ye  have, 
hold  fast  till  I  come.  And  he  that  overcometh,  and  he  that  keepeth 
my  works  unto  the  end,  to  him  will  I  give  authority  over  the  nations: 
and  I  will  give  him  the  morning  star.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches. 

And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Sardis  write ; 

These  things  saith  he  that  hatli  the  seven  Spirits  of  God,  and  the 
seven  stars :  T  know  thy  works,  that  thou  hast  a  name  that  thou 
livest,  and  thou  art  dead.  Be  thou  watchful,  and  stablish  the  things 
that  remain,  which  were  ready  to  die :  for  I  have  found  no  works  of 
thine  fulfilled  before  my  God.  Eemember  therefore  how  thou  hast  re- 
ceived and  didst  hear ;  and  keep  it,  and  repent.  If  therefore  thou  shalt 
not  watch,  I  will  come  as  a  thief,  and  thou  shalt  not  know  what  hour  I 
will  come  upon  thee.  But  thou  hast  a  few  names  in  Sardis  which  did 
not  defile  their  garments :  and  they  shall  walk  with  me  in  white ;  for 
they  are  worthy.  He  that  overcometh  shall  thus  be  arrayed  in  white 
garments;  and  I  will  in  no  wise  blot  his  name  out  of  the  book  of  life, 
and  I  will  confess  his  name  before  my  Father,  and  before  his  angels. 
He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches. 

And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Philadelphia  write ; 

These  things  saitli  he  that  is  holy,  lie  that  is  tru(>,  he  that  liuth 
the  key   of  David,   he  that  openeth,  and   none   shall  shut,  and   that 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   REVELATION.  237 

shuttetli,  and  none  openeth  :  I  know  thy  works  (behold,  I  have  set 
before  thee  a  door  opened,  which  none  can  shut),  that  thou  hast  a 
Httle  power,  and  didst  keep  my  word,  and  didst  not  deny  my  name. 
Behold,  I  give  of  the  synagogue  of  Satan,  of  them  which  say  they  are 
Jews,  and  they  are  not,  but  do  lie;  behold,  I  will  make  thena  to  come 
and  worship  before  thy  feet,  and  to  know  that  I  have  loved  thee. 
Because  thou  didst  keep  the  word  of  my  patience,  I  also  will  keep 
thee  from  the  hour  of  trial,  that  hour  which  is  to  come  upon  the 
whole  world,  to  try  them  that  dwell  upon  the  earth.  I  come  quickly: 
hold  fast  that  which  thou  hast,  that  no  one  take  thy  crown.  He  that 
overcometh,  I  will  make  him  a  pillar  in  the  temple  of  my  God,  and 
he  shall  go  out  thence  no  more:  and  I  will  write  upon  him  the  name 
of  my  God,  and  the  name  of  the  city  of  my  God,  the  new  Jerusalem, 
which  Cometh  down  out  of  heaven  from  my  God,  and  mine  own  new 
name.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the 
churches. 

And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Laodicea  write ; 

These  things  saith  the  Amen,  the  faithful  and  true  witness,  the  be- 
ginning of  the  creation  of  God :  I  know  thy  works,  that  thou  art 
neither  cold  nor  hot :  I  would  thou  wert  cold  or  hot.  So  because  thou 
art  lukewarm,  and  neither  hot  nor  cold,  I  will  spew  thee  out  of  my 
mouth.  Because  thou  sayest,  I  am  rich,  and  have  gotten  riches,  and 
have  need  of  nothing ;  and  knowest  not  that  thou  art  the  wretched 
one  and  miserable  and  poor  and  blind  and  naked :  I  counsel  thee  to 
buy  of  me  gold  refined  by  fire,  that  thou  mayest  become  rich;  and 
white  garments,  that  thou  mayest  clothe  thyself,  and  that  the  shame 
of  thy  nakedness  be  not  made  manifest ;  and  eyesalve  to  anoint  thine 
eyes,  that  thou  mayest  see.  As  many  as  I  love,  I  reprove  and  ^chasten: 
be  zealous  therefore,  and  repent.  Behold,  I  stand  at  the  door  and 
knock :  if  any  man  hear  my  voice  and  open  the  door,  I  will  come  in 
to  him,  and  I  will  sup  with  him,  and  he  with  me.  He  that  over- 
cometh, I  will  give  to  him  to  sit  down  with  me  in  my  throne,  as  I 
also  overcame,  and  sat  down  with  my  Father  in  his  throne.  He  that 
hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Sj^irit  saith  to  the  churches. 

After  these  things  I  saw,  and  behold,  a  door  opened  in  heaven,  and 
the  first  voice  which  I  heard,  a  voice  as  of  a  trumpet  speaking  with  me, 
one  saying,  Come  up  hither,  and  I  will  shew  thee  the  things  which 
must  come  to  i^ass  hereafter.  Straightway  I  was  in  the  Spirit :  and 
behold,  there  was  a  throne  set  in  heaven,  and  one  sitting  ui5on  the 
throne;  and  he  that  sat  was  to  look  upon  like  a  jasper  stone  and  a 
sardius :  and  there  was  a  rainbow   round   about   the   throne,  like  an 

1  Gr.  Trauhvcjj  train,  instruct. 


238  PASSAGES   FROM   THE    REVELATION. 

emerald  to  look  upon.  And  round  about  the  throne  v:t're  four  and 
twenty  thrones:  and  upon  the  thrones  /  scuv  four  and  twenty  elders 
sitting,  arrayed  in  white  garments ;  and  on  their  heads  crowns  of  gold. 
And  out  of  the  throne  proceed  lightnings  and  voices  and  thunders. 
And  there  were  seven  lamps  of  tire  burning  before  the  throne,  which 
are  the  seven  Spirits  of  God ;  and  before  the  throne,  as  it  were  a  glassy 
sea  like  unto  crystal ;  and  in  the  midst  of  the  throne,  and  round  about 
the  throne,  four  living  creatures  full  of  eyes  before  and  behind.  And 
the  tirst  creature  was  like  a  lion,  and  the  second  creature  like  a  calf, 
and  the  third  creature  had  a  face  as  of  a  man,  and  the  fourth  creature 
was  like  a  flying  eagle.  And  the  four  living  creatures,  having  each  one 
of  them  six  wings,  are  full  of  eyes  round  about  and  within :  and  they 
have  no  rest  day  and  night,  saying,  Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the  Lord  God, 
the  Almighty,  which  was  and  which  is  and  which  is  to  come.  And 
when  tlie  living  creatures  shall  give  glory  and  honour  and  thanks  to 
him  that  sitteth  on  the  throne,  to  him  that  liveth  for  ever  and  ever, 
the  four  and  twenty  elders  shall  fall  down  before  him  that  sitteth  on 
the  throne,  and  shall  worship  him  that  liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  and 
shall  cast  their  crowns  before  tlie  throne,  saying,  Worthy  art  thou, 
our  Lord  and  our  God,  to  receive  the  glory  and  the  honour  and  the 
power :  for  thou  didst  create  all  things,  and  because  of  thy  will  they 
were,  and  were  created. 

And  I  saw  in  the  right  hand  of  him  that  sat  on  the  throne  a  book 
written  within  and  on  the  back,  close  sealed  with  seven  seals.  And  I 
saw  a  strong  angel  proclaiming  with  a  great  voice,  Who  is  worthy 
to  open  the  book,  and  to  loose  the  seals  thereof?  And  no  one  in  the 
heaven,  or  on  the  earth,  or  under  the  earth,  was  able  to  open  the  book, 
or  to  look  thereon.  And  I  wept  much,  because  no  one  was  found 
worthy  to  open  the  book,  or  to  look  thereon  :  and  one  of  the  elders 
saith  unto  me.  Weep  not:  behold,  the  Lion  that  is  of  the  tribe  of 
Judah,  the  Root  of  David,  hath  overcome,  to  open  the  book  and  the 
seven  seals  thereof.  And  I  saw  in  the  midst  of  the  throne  and  of 
the  four  living  creatures,  and  in  the  midst  of  the  elders,  a  Lamb  stand- 
ing, as  though  it  had  been  slain,  having  seven  horns,  and  seven  eyes, 
which  are  the  seven  Spirits  of  God,  sent  forth  into  all  the  earth.  And 
he  came,  and  he  taketh  it  out  of  the  right  hand  of  him  that  sat  on 
tlie  throne.  And  when  he  had  taken  the  book,  the  four  living  crea- 
tures and  the  four  and  twenty  elders  fell  down  before  the  Lamb,  hav- 
ing ea(;h  one  a  harp,  and  golden  bowls  full  of  incense,  which  are  the 
prayers  of  the  saints.  And  they  sing  a  new  song,  saying,  AVorthy  ait 
thou  to  take  the  book,  and  to  open  the  seals  thereof:  for  thou  wast 
slain,  and  did  purchase  unto  God  with  thy  blood  m.cn  of  every  tribe, 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   REVELATION.  239 

and  tongue,  and  people,  and  nation,  and  madest  them  to  he  unto  God 
a  kingdom  and  priests ;  and  they  reign  upon  the  earth.  And  I  saw, 
and  I  heard  a  voice  of  many  angels  round  about  the  throne  and  the 
living  creatures  and  the  elders ;  and  the  number  of  them  was  ten 
thousand  times  ten  thousand,  and  thousands  of  thousands ;  saying 
with  a  great  voice,  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  hath  been  slain  to  receive 
the  power,  and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  might,  and  honour,  and  glory, 
and  blessing.  And  every  created  thing  which  is  in  the  heaven,  and  on 
the  earth,  and  under  the  earth,  and  on  the  sea,  and  all  things  that 
are  in  them  heard  I  saying,  Unto  him  that  sitteth  on  the  throne,  and 
unto  the  Lamb,  he  the  blessing,  and  the  honour,  and  the  glory,  and 
the  dominion,  for  ever  and  ever.  And  the  four  living  creatures  said, 
Amen.    And  the  elders  fell  down  and  worshipped. 

After  these  things  I  saw,  and  behold,  a  great  multitude,  which  no 
man  could  number,  out  of  every  nation,  and  of  all  tribes  and  peoples 
and  tongues,  standing  before  the  throne  and  before  the  Lamb,  arrayed 
in  white  robes,  and  palms  in  their  hands ;  and  they  cry  with  a  great 
voice,  saying.  Salvation  unto  our  God  which  sitteth  on  the  throne, 
and  unto  the  Lamb.  And  all  the  angels  were  standing  round  about 
the  throne,  and  about  the  elders  and  the  four  living  creatures ;  and 
thej''  fell  before  the  throne  on  their  faces,  and  worshipped  God,  saying. 
Amen :  Blessing,  and  glory,  and  wisdom,  and  thanksgiving,  and  honour, 
and  power,  and  might,  he  unto  our  God  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen.  And 
one  of  the  elders  answered,  saying  unto  me,  These  which  are  arrayed 
in  the  white  robes,  who  are  they,  and  whence  came  they  ?  And  I  say 
unto  him,  My  Lord,  thou  knowest.  And  he  said  to  me.  These  are 
they  which  come  out  of  the  great  tribulation,  and  they  washed  their 
robes,  and  made  them  white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb.  Therefore  are 
they  before  the  throne  of  God ;  and  they  serve  him  day  and  night  in 
his  temple:  and  he  that  sitteth  on  the  throne  shall  spread  his  taber- 
nacle over  them.  They  shall  hunger  no  more,  neither  thirst  any 
more;  neither  shall  the  sun  strike  upon  them,  nor  any  heat:  for  the 
Lamb  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  throne  shall  be  their  shepherd, 
and  shall  guide  them  unto  fountains  of  waters  of  life :  and  God  shall 
wipe  away  every  tear  from  their  eyes. 

And  when  he  opened  the  seventh  seal,  there  followed  a  silence  in 
heaven  about  the  space  of  half  an  hour.  And  the  seventh  angel 
sounded ;  and  there  followed  great  voices  in  heaven,  and  they  said, 
The  kingdom  of  the  world  is  become  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord,  and 
of  his  Christ :  and  he  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever.  And  the  four 
and  twenty  elders,  which  sit  before  God  on  their  thrones,  fell  upon 
their  faces,  and  worshipped  God,  saying.  We  give  thee  thanks,  O  Lord 


240  PASSAGES   FROM   THE    REVELATION. 

God,  the   Almighty,   which  art  and    wliich   wast ;   because   thou    hast 
taken  thy  great  power,  and  didst  reign. 

And  the  great  dragon  was  cast  down,  the  old  serpent,  he  that  is 
called  the  Devil  and  Satan,  the  deceiver  of  the  whole  world ;  he  was 
cast  down  to  the  earth,  and  his  angels  were  cast  down  with  him.  And 
I  heard  a  great  voice  in  heaven,  saying,  Now  is  come  the  salvation, 
and  the  power,  and  the  kingdom  of  our  God,  and  the  authority  of  his 
Christ:  for  the  accuser  of  our  brethren  is  cast  down,  which  accuseth 
them  before  our  God  day  and  night.  And  they  overcame  him  because 
of  the  blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  because  of  the  word  of  their  testimony  ; 
and  they  loved  not  their  life  even  unto  death.  Therefore  rejoice,  O 
heavens,  and  ye  that  dwell  in  them.  Woe  for  the  earth  and  for  the 
sea:  because  the  devil  is  gone  down  unto  you,  having  great  wrath, 
knowing  that  he  hath  but  a  short  time. 

And  I  saw,  and  behold,  the  Lamb  standing  on  the  mount  Zion, 
and  with  him  a  hundred  and  forty  and  four  thousand,  having  his 
name,  and  the  name  of  his  Father,  written  on  their  foreheads.  And  I 
heard  a  voice  from  heaven,  as  the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as  the 
voice  of  a  great  thunder:  and  the  voice  which  I  heard  was  as  the 
voice  of  harpers  harping  with  their  harps :  and  they  sing  as  it  were  a 
new  song  before  the  throne,  and  l^efore  the  four  living  creatures  and 
the  elders :  and  no  man  could  learn  the  song  save  the  hundred  and 
forty  and  four  thousand,  even  they  that  had  been  purchased  out  of  the 
earth.  These  are  they  which  follow  the  Lamb  whithersoever  he  goeth. 
These  were  purchased  from  among  men,  to  be  the  firstfruits  unto  God 
and  unto  the  Lamb.  And  in  their  mouth  was  found  no  lie :  they  are 
without  blemish. 

And  I  saw  another  angel  flying  in  mid  heaven,  having  an  eternal 
gospel  to  proclaim  unto  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth,  and  unto  every 
nation  and  tribe  and  tongue  and  people ;  and  he  saith  with  a  great 
voice,  Fear  God,  and  give  him  glory  ;  for  the  hour  of  his  judgement  is 
come:  and  worship  him  that  made  the  heaven  and  the  earth  and  sea 
and  fountains  of  waters. 

And  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven  saying,  AVrite,  Blessed  are  the 
dead  which  die  in  the  Lord  from  henceforth :  yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that 
they  may  rest  from  their  labours ;   for  their  works  follow  with  them. 

And  I  saw  as  it  were  a  glassy  sea  mingled  with  fire ;  and  them  that 
came  victorious  from  the  beast,  and  from  his  image,  and  from  the 
number  of  his  name,  standing  by  the  glassy  sea,  having  harps  of  God. 
And  they  sing  the  song  of  Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and  the  song  of 
the  I^amb,  saying.  Great  and  marvellous  are  thy  works,  0  Lord  God, 
the  Almighty  ;  righteous  and  true  are  thy  ways,  thou  King  of  the  ages. 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   REVELATION.  241 

Who  shall  not  fear,  0  Lord,  and  glorify  thy  name  ?  for  thou  only  art 
holy ;  for  all  the  nations  shall  come  and  worship  before  thee ;  for  thy 
righteous  acts  have  been  made  manifest. 

And  a  strong  angel  took  up  a  stone  as  it  were  a  great  millstone, 
and  cast  it  into  the  sea,  saying,  Thus  with  a  mighty  fall  shall  Babylon, 
the  great  city,  be  cast  down,  and  shall  be  found  no  more  at  all.  And 
the  voice  of  harpers  and  minstrels  and  flute-players  and  trumpetei-s 
shall  be  heard  no  more  at  all  in  thee;  and  no  craftsman,  of  whatso- 
ever craft,  shall  be  found  any  more  at  all  in  thee ;  and  the  voice  of  a 
millstone  shall  be  heard  no  more  at  all  in  thee;  and  the  light  of  a 
lamp  shall  shine  no  more  at  all  in  thee ;  and  the  voice  of  the  bride- 
groom and  of  the  bride  shall  be  heard  no  more  at  all  in  thee :  for  thy 
merchants  were  the  princes  of  the  earth ;  for  with  thy  sorcery  were 
all  the  nations  deceived.  And  in  her  was  found  the  blood  of  prophets 
and  of  saints,  and  of  all  that  have  been  slain  upon  the  earth.. 

After  these  things  I  heard  as  it  were  a  great  voice  of  a  great 
multitude  in  heaven,  saying.  Hallelujah ;  Salvation,  and  glory,  and 
power,  belong  to  our  God :  for  true  and  righteous  are  his  judgements. 
And  a  voice  came  forth  from  the  throne,  saying,  Give  praise  to  our 
God,  all  ye  his  servants,  ye  that  fear  him,  the  small  and  the  great. 
And  I  heard  as  it  were  the  voice  of  a  great  multitude,  and  as  the  voice 
of  many  waters,  and  as  the  voice  of  mighty  thunders,  saying.  Halle- 
lujah :  for  the  Lord  our  God,  the  Almighty,  reigneth.  Let  us  rejoice 
and  be  exceeding  glad,  and  let  us  give  the  glory  unto  him:  for  the 
marriage  of  the  Lamb  is  come,  and  his  wife  hath  made  herself  ready. 
And  it  was  given  unto  her  that  she  should  array  herself  in  fine  linen, 
bright  cmd  pure :  for  the  fine  linen  is  the  righteous  acts  of  the  saints. 
And  he  saith  unto  me,  Write,  Blessed  are  they  which  are  bidden  to 
the  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb.  And  he  saith  unto  me.  These  are 
true  words  of  God.  And  I  fell  down  before  his  feet  to  worship  him. 
And  he  saith  unto  me,  See  thou  do  it  not :  I  am  a  fellow-servant  with 
thee  and  with  thy  brethren  that  hold  the  testimony  of  Jesus :  worship 
God :   for  the  testimony  of  Jesus  is  the  spirit  of  prophecy. 

And  I  saw  a  great  white  throne,  and  him  tliat  sat  upon  it,  from 
whose  face  the  earth  and  the  heaven  fled  away ;  and  there  was  found 
no  ])lace  for  them.  And  I  saw  the  dead,  the  great  and  the  small, 
standing  before  the  throne ;  and  books  were  opened :  and  another  book 
was  opened,  which  is  the  book  of  life :  and  the  dead  were  judged  out 
of  the  things  which  were  written  in  the  books,  according-  to  their 
works.  And  the  sea  gave  up  the  dead  which  were  in  it ;  and  death 
and  Hades  gave  up  the  dead  which  were  in  them :  and  they  were 
judged  every  man  according   to   their  works.    And   death  and  Hades 


242  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   REVELATION. 

were  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire.  This  is  the  second  death,  even  the  lake 
of  fire.  And  if  any  was  not  found  written  in  the  book  of  life,  he  was 
cast  into  the  lake  of  fire. 

And  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth :  for  the  first  heaven  and 
the  first  earth  are  passed  away ;  and  the  sea  is  no  more.  And  I  saw 
the  holy  city,  new  Jerusalem,  coming  down  out  of  heaven  from  God, 
made  ready  as  a  bride  adorned  for  her  husband.  And  I  heard  a  gi'eat 
voice  out  of  the  throne  saying,  Behold,  the  tabernacle  of  God  is  with 
men,  and  he  shall  dwell  with  them,  and  they  shall  be  his  peoples,  and 
God  himself  shall  be  with  them,  and  he  their  God :  and  he  shall  wipe 
away  every  tear  from  their  eyes ;  and  death  shall  be  no  more ;  neither 
shall  there,  be  mourning,  nor  crying,  nor  pain,  any  more:  the  first 
things  are  passed  away.  And  he  that  sitteth  on  the  throne  said.  Be- 
hold, I  make  all  things  new.  And  he  saith,  Write:  for  these  words 
are  faithful  and  true.  And  he  said  unto  me,  They  are  come  to  pass. 
I  am  the  Alpha  and  the  Omega,  the  beginning  and  the  end.  I  will 
give  unto  him  that  is  athirst  of  the  fountain  of  the  water  of  life  freely. 
He  that  overcometh  shall  inherit  these  things ;  and  I  will  be  his  God, 
and  he  shall  be  my  son. 

And  there  came  one  of  the  seven  angels,  and  he  spake  with  me,  say- 
ilig,  Come  hither,  I  will  shew  thee  the  bride,  the  wife  of  the  Lamb.  And 
he  carried  me  av/ay  in  the  Spirit  to  a  mountain  great  and  high,  and 
shewed  me  the  holy  city  Jerusalem,  coming  down  out  of  heaven  from 
God,  having  the  glory  of  God :  her  light  was  like  unto  a  stone  most 
precious,  as  it  were  a  jasper  stone,  clear  as  crystal :  having  a  wall  great 
and  high;  having  twelve  gates,  and  at  the  gates  twelve  angels;  and 
names  written  thereon,  which  are  the  iiumes  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Israel.  And  the  wall  of  the  city  had  twelve  foundations, 
and  on  them  twelve  names  of  the  twelve  apostles  of  the  Lamb.  And 
the  building  of  the  wall  thereof  was  jasper :  and  the  city  was  pure  gold, 
like  unto  pure  glass.  The  foundations  of  the  wall  of  the  city  were 
adorned  with  all  manner  of  precious  stones.  And  the  twelve  gates  were 
twelve  pearls ;  each  one  of  the  several  gates  was  of  one  pearl ;  and 
the  street  of  the  city  was  jiure  gold,  as  it  wei'e  transparent  glass.  And 
I  saw  no  temple  therein :  for  the  Lord  God  the  Almighty,  and  the 
Lamb,  are  the  temple  thereof.  And  the  city  hath  no  need  of  the  sun, 
neither  of  the  moon,  to  shine  upon  it:  for  the  glory  of  God  did  lighten 
it,  and  the  lamp  thereof  is  the  Lamb.  And  the  nations  shall  walk 
amidst  the  light  thereof:  and  the  kings  of  the  earth  do  bring  their 
glory  into  it.  And  the  gates  thereof  shall  in  no  wise  be  shut  by  day 
(for  there  shall  be  no  night  there)  :  and  tliey  shall  bring  the  glory 
and   the   honour   of  the    nations   into   it:  and    there  shall    in   no  wise 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   REVELATION.  243 

enter  into  it  anything  unclean,  or  he  that  maketh  an  abomination  and 
a  lie:  but  only  they  which  are  written  in  the  Lamb's  book  of  life. 
And  he  shewed  me  a  river  of  water  of  life,  bright  as  crystal,  proceed- 
ing out  of  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb,  in  the  midst  of  the 
street  thereof.  And  on  this  side  of  the  river  and  on  that  was  the  tree 
of  life,  bearing  twelve  manner  of  fruits,  yielding  its  fruit  every  month : 
and  the  leaves  of  the  tree  were  for  the  healing  of  the  nations.  And 
there  shall  be  no  curse  any  more :  and  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the 
Lamb  shall  be  therein :  and  his  servants  shall  do  him  service ;  and  they 
shall  see  his  face ;  and  his  name  shall  he  on  their  foreheads.  And 
there  shall  be  night  no  more ;  and  they  need  no  light  of  lamp,  neither 
light  of  sun ;  for  the  Lord  God  shall  give  them  light :  and  they  shall 
reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

And  he  said  unto  me.  These  words  are  faithful  and  true:  and  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  the  spirits  of  the  prophets,  sent  his  angel  to  shew 
unto  his  servants  the  things  which  must  shortly  come  to  pass.  And 
behold,  I  come  quickly.  Blessed  is  he  that  keepeth  the  words  of  the 
prophecy  of  this  book. 

And  I  John  am  he  that  heard  and  saw  these  things.  And  when  I 
heard  and  saw,  I  fell  down  to  worshii?  before  the  feet  of  the  angel 
which  shewed  me  these  things.  And  he  saith  unto  me.  See  thou  do 
it  not:  I  am  a  fellow-servant  with  thee  and  with  thy  brethren  the 
prophets,  and  with  them  which  keep  the  words  of  this  book :  worship 
God. 

And  he  saith  unto  me,  Seal  not  up  the  words  of  tlie  prophecy  of 
this  book ;  for  the  time  is  at  hand.  Behold,  I  come  quickly ;  and  my 
reward  is  with  me,  to  render  to  each  man  according  as  his  work  is. 
I  am  the  Alpha  and  the  Omega,  the  first  and  the  last,  the  beginning 
and  the  end.  Blessed  are  they  that  wash .  their  robes,  that  they  may 
have  the  right  to  come  to  the  tree  of  life,  and  may  enter  in  by  the 
gates  into  the  city. 

I  Jesus  have  sent  mine  angel  to  testify  unto  you  these  things  for 
the  churches.  I  am  the  root  and  the  offspring  of  David,  the  bright, 
the  morning  star. 

And  the  Spirit  and  the  bride  say,  Come.  And  he  that  heareth,  let 
him  say.  Come.  And  he  that  is  athirst,  let  him  come:  he  that  will, 
let  him  take  the  water  of  life  freely. 


PASSAGES  FROM 

THE   PSALMS. 


Blessed  is  the  man  that  walketh  not  in  the  counsel  of  tlie  wicked, 

Nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners, 

Nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  ni^ht. 

And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by  the  streams  of  water, 

That  bringeth  forth  its  fruit  in  its  season, 

Whose  leaf  also  doth  not  wither ; 

And  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall  i)rosper. 

The  wicked  are  not  so  ; 

But  are  like  the  chaff  which  tlie  wind  driveth  away. 

Therefore  the  wicked  shall  not  stand  in  the  judgement, 

Nor  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous. 

For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous 

But  the  way  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 


Answer  me  when  I  call,  0  God  of  my  righteousness 

Thou  hast  set  me  at  large  when  I  uxis  in  distress : 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 

O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  shall  my  glory  be  turned  into  dishonour? 

How  long  will  ye  love  vanity,  and  seek  after  falsehood  ? 

But  know  that  the  Lord  hath  set  apart  him  that  is  godly  for  himself: 

The  Lord  will  hear  when  I  call  unto  him. 

Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not : 

Commune  with  your  own  heart  upon  your  bed,  and  be  still. 

Offer  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness. 

And  put  your  trust  in  the  Lord. 

Many  there  be  that  say.  Who  will  shew  us  any  good  ? 

Lord,  lift  thou  up  the  light  of  thy  countenance  upon  us. 

Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart, 

More  than  tliey  have  when  their  corn  and  their  wine  are  increased. 

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In  peace  will  I  both  lay  me  down  and  sleep : 
For  thou,  Lord,  alone  niakest  me  dwell  in  safety. 


Give  ear  to  my  words,  O  Lokd, 

Consider  my  meditation. 

Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  cry,  my  King,  and  my  God  : 

For  unto  thee  do  I  pray. 

O  Lord,  in  the  morning  shalt  thou  hear  my  voice  ; 

In  the  morning  will  I  order  my  prayer  unto  thee,  and  will  keep  watch. 

For  thou  art  not  a  God  that  hath  pleasure  in  wickedness : 

Evil  shall  not  sojourn  with  thee. 

But  as  for  mo,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  lovingkindness  will  I  come  into 

thy  house : 
In  thy  fear  will  I  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple. 
Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  thy  righteousness  because  of  mine  enemies ; 
Make  thy  way  plain  before  my  face. 
Let  all  those  that  put  their  trust  in  thee  rejoice. 
Let  them  ever  shout  for  joy,  because  thou  defendest  them  : 
Let  them  also  that  love  thy  name  be  joyful  in  thee. 
For  thou  wilt  bless  the  righteous ; 
O  Loud,  thou  wilt  compass  him  with  favour  as  with  a  shield. 


O  Lord,  our  Lord, 

How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth ! 
Who  hast  set  thy  glory  upon  the  heavens. 

Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast  thou  established  strength. 
When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thy  lingers, 
The  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained  ; 
What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him  ? 
And  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 
For  thou  hast  made  him  but  little  lower  than  ^God, 
And  crownest  him  with  gloiy  and  honour. 

Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the  works  of  thy  hands ; 
Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet : 
All  sheep  and  oxen, 
Yea,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field  ; 
The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea, 
Whatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 
O  Lord,  our  Lord, 

How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth ! 
>  Or,  the  angels.    Heb.  Elohim. 


246  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS. 

Help,  Lord;  for  the  godly  man  ceaseth ; 

For  the  faithful  fail  from  among  the  children  of  men. 

They  speak  vanity  every  one  with  his  neighbour : 

With  flattering  lip,  and  with  a  double  heart,  do  they  speak. 

The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all  flattering  lips, 

The  tongue  that  speaketh  great  things : 

Who  have  said.  With  our  tongue  will  we  prevail : 

Our  lips  are  our  own :  who  is  lord  over  us  ? 

For  the  spoiling  of  the  poor,  for  the  sighing  of  the  needy, 

Now  will  I  arise,  saith  the  Lord  ; 

I  will  set  him  in  safety  at  whom  they  puff. 

The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure  wonis ; 

As  silver  tried  in  a  furnace  on  the  earth. 

Purified  seven  times. 

Thou  shalt  keep  them,  0  Lord, 

Thou  shalt  preserve  them  from  this  generation  for  ever. 

The  wicked  walk  on  every  side, 

When  vileness  is  exalted  among  the  sons  of  men. 


Lord,  who  shall  sojourn  in  thy  tabernacle  ? 

Who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  iiill  ? 

He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  righteousness, 

And  speaketh  truth  in  his  heart. 

He  that  slandereth  not  with  his  tongue, 

Nor  doeth  evil  to  his  friend, 

Nor  taketh  up  a  reproach  against  his  neighbour. 

In  whose  eyes  a  reprobate  is  despised ; 

But  he  honoureth  them  that  fear  the  Lord. 

He  that  sweareth  to  his  own  hui't,  and  changeth  not. 

He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to  usury. 

Nor  taketh  reward  against  the  innocent. 

He  that  doeth  these  things  shall  never  be  moved. 


Preserve  me,  0  God  :  for  in  thee  do  I  i>ut  my  trust. 

I  have  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord  : 

I  have  no  good  beyond  thee. 

The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and  of  my  cup 

Thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places ; 

Yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 


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I  have  set  the  Lord  always  before  me : 
Because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I  shall  not  be  moved. 
Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  an(V  my  glory  rejoiceth  : 
My  flesh  also  shall  dwell  in  safety. 
For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  to  Sheol ; 
Neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  holy  one  to  see  corruption. 
Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  path  of  life  : 
In  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy  ; 
.In  thy  right  hand  there  are  pleasui-es  for  evermore. 


Hear  the  right,  O  Lord,  attend  unto  my  cry : 

Give  ear  unto  my  prayer,  that  goeth  not  out  of  feigned  lips. 

Let  my  sentence  come  forth  from  thy  presence  ; 

Let  thine  eyes  look  upon  equity. 

Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart;  thou  hast  visited  me  in  the  night; 

Thou  hast  tried  me,  and  findest  nothing ; 

I  am  i3urposed  that  my  mouth  shall  not  transgress. 

As  for  the  w^orks  of  men,  by  the  word  of  thy  lips 

I  have  kept  me  from  the  ways  of  the  violent. 

My  steps  have  held  fast  to  thy  paths, 

My  feet  have  not  slipped. 

I  have  called  upon  thee,  for  thou  wilt  answer  me,  O  God: 

Incline  thine  ear  unto  me,  and  hear  my  speech. 

Shew  thy  marvellous  lovingkindness,  O  thou  that  savest  them  which 

put  their  trust  in  thee 
From  those  that  rise  up  against  them,  l»y  thy  right  hand. 
Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the  eye. 
Hide  me  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 
From  the  wicked  that  spoil  me, 
My  deadly  enemies,  that  comixiss  me  about. 
As  for  me,  I  shall  behold  thy  face  in  righteousness : 
I  shall  be  satisfied,  when  I  awake,  with  thy  likeness. 


The  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God  ; 

And  the  firmament  sheweth  his  handywork. 

Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech, 

And  night  unto  night  sheweth  knowledge. 

There  is  no  speech  nor  language  ; 

Their  voice  cannot  be  heard. 

Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth, 


248  PASSAGES    FROM    THE    PSALMS. 

And  their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world. 
In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun, 
Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out  of  his  chamber, 
And  rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  his  course. 
His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the  heaven. 
And  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it: 
And  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 
The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  restoring  the  soul  : 
The  testimony  of  the  Lokd  is  sure,  making  wise  the  simple. 
The  precepts  of  the  Lord  are  right,  rejoicing  the  heart : 
The  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,  enlightening  the  eyes. 
The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  for  ever : 
The  judgements  of  the  Lord  are  true,  and  righteous  altogether. 
More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than  much  fine  gold : 
Sweeter  also  than  honey  and  the  honeycomb. 
Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned  : 
In  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 
Who  can  discern  Ids  errors? 
Clear  thou  me  from  hidden  faults. 
Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous  sins; 
Let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me :   then  sliall  I  be  perfect, 
And  I  shall  be  clear  from  great  transgression. 

Let  the  words  of   my  mouth  and  the  meditation  of  my  heart  l)e  ac- 
ceptable in  thy  sight, 
O  Lord,  my  rock,  and  my  redeemer. 


The  Lord  answer  thee  in  the  day  of  trouble; 

The  name  of  the  God  of  Jacob  set  thee  up  on  high 

Send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuary, 

And  strengthen  thee  out  of  Zion; 

Remember  all  thy  offerings. 

And  accept  thy  burnt  sacrifice ; 

Grant  thee  thy  heart's  desire. 

And  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

We  will  triumph  in  thy  salvation. 

And  in  the  name  of  our  God  wo  will  set  up  our  banners 

The  Loud  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

Now  know  I  that  the  Lord  saveth  his  anointed  ; 

He  will  answer  him  from  his  holy  heaven 

With  the  saving  strength  of  his  right  hand. 

Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in  horses: 

But  we  will  make  mention  of  the  name  of  the  Lord  our  God. 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS.  249 

My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 

O  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  day-time,  but  thou  answerest  not ; 

And  in  the  night  season,  but  find  no  rest. 

But  thou  art  holy, 

0  thou  that  inhabitest  the  praises  of  Israel. 
Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee : 

They  trusted,  and  thou  didst  deliver  them. 
Be  not  far  from  me ;  for  trouble  is  near ; 
For  there  is  none  to  help. 
The  assembly  of  evil-doers  have  inclosed  me  ; 
They  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet. 

1  may  tell  all  my  bones  ; 
They  look  and  stare  upon  me : 
They  part  my  garments  among  them, 
And  upon  my  vesture  do  they  cast  lots. 
But  be  not  thou  far  off,  O  Lord  : 

O  thou  my  succour,  haste  thee  to  help  me. 


The  Lord  is  my  shepherd ;  I  shall  not  want, 

He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures: 

He  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

He  restoreth  my  soul: 

He  guideth  me  in  the  paths  of  righteousness  for  his  name's  sake. 

Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death, 

I  will  fear  no  evil;  for  thou  art  with  me: 

Thy  rod  and  thy  staff,  they  comfort  me. 

Thou  preparest  a  table  l^efore  me  in  the  presence  of  mine  enemies : 

Thou  hast  anointed  my  head  with  oil;  my  cup  runneth  over. 

Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the  days  of  my  life: 

And  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  ever. 


The  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the  fulness  thereof; 

The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas. 

And  established  it  upon  the  floods. 

Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord? 

And  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place? 

He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart; 

Who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity. 


250  PASSAGES    FROM    THE    PSALMS. 

And  hath  not  sworn  deceitfully. 

He  shall  receive  a  blessing  from  the  Lord, 

And  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 


Unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 

O  my  God,  in  thee  have  I  trusted, 

Let  me  not  be  ashamed  ; 

Let  not  mine  enemies  ti'iumph  over  me. 

Yea,  none  that  wait  on  thee  shall  be  ashamed : 

They  shall  be  ashamed  that  deal  treacherously  without  cause. 

Shew  me  thy  ways,  O  Lord  ; 

Teach  me  thy  paths. 

Guide  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me ; 

For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  salvation ; 

On  thee  do  I  wait  all  the  day. 

Remember,  0  Lord,  thy  tender  mercies  and  tliy  lovingkindnesses ; 

For  they  have  been  ever  of  old. 

Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  youth,  nor  my  transgressions 

According  to  thy  lovingkindness  remember  thou  me. 

For  thy  goodness  sake,  O  Lord. 

Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  : 

Therefore  will  he  instruct  sinners  in  the  way. 

The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgement : 

And  the  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 

All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  lovingkindness  and  truth 

Unto  such  as  keep  his  covenant  and  his  testimonies. 

For  thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord, 

Pardon  mine  iniquity,  for  it  is  great. 

What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the  Lord? 

Him  shall  he  instruct  in  the  way  that  he  shall  choose. 

His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease; 

And  his  seed  shall  inherit  the  land. 

The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  them  that  fear  him ; 

And  he  will  shew  them  his  covenant. 


Judge  me,  0  Lord,  for  I  have  walked  in  mine  integrity : 
I  have  trusted  also  in  the  Lord  without  wavering. 
Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  me; 
Try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 


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For  thy  lovingkinclness  is  before  mine  eyes ; 

And  I  liave  walked  in  thy  truth. 

I  have  not  sat  with  vain  persons ; 

Neither  will  I  go  in  with  dissemblers. 

I  hate  the  congregation  of  evil-doers^, 

And  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 

I  will  wash  mine   hands  in  innocency  ; 

So  wall  I  compass  thine  altar,  O  L(  )Rd  : 

That  I  may  make  the  voice  of  thanksgiving  to  be  heard. 

And  tell  of  all  thy  wondrous  works. 

Lord,  I  love  the  habitation  of  thy  house* 

And  the  place  where  thy  glory  dwelleth. 

Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners, 

Nor  my  life  with  men  of  blood : 

In  whose  hands  is  mischief. 

And  their  right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 

But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  in  mine  integrity : 

Redeem  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me.  • 

My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place  : 

In  the  congregations  will  I  bless  the  Lord. 


The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation ;  whom  shall  I  fear  ? 

The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life ;  of  whom  shall  I  be  afi'aid  ? 

Though  an  host  should  encamp  against  me. 

My  heart  shall  not  fear: 

Though  war  should  rise  against  me. 

Even  then  will  I  be  confident. 

One  thing  have  I  asked  of  the  Lord,  that  will  I  seek  after; 

That  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  my  life, 

To  behold  the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and  to  inquire  in  his  temple. 

For  in  the  day  of  trouble  he  shall  keep  me  secretly  in  his  pavilion: 

In  the  covert  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me  ; 

He  shall  lift  me  up  upon  a  rock. 

When  thou  saidd,  Seek  ye  my  face ;  my  heart  said  unto  thee. 

Thy  face,  Lord,  will  I  seek. 

Thou  hast  been  my  help  ; 

Cast  me  not  off,  neither  forsake  me,  O  God  of  my  salvation. 

When  my  father  and  my  mother  forsake  me, 

The  Lord  wall  take  me  up. 

Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord  ; 

And  lead  me  in  a  plain  path, 


252  PASSAGES   FEOM    THE    PSALMS. 

Because  of  mine  enemies. 

I  had  fainted,  unless  I  liad  believed  to  see  the  goodness  of  the  T^ord 

In  the  land  of  the  living. 

Wait  on  the  Lord  : 

Be  strong,  and  let  thine  heart  take  courage  ; 

Yea,  wait  thou  oii  tlie  Lord. 


In  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  jmt  my  trust ;  let  me  never  l)e  ashannNl : 

Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

Bow  down  thine  ear  unto  me ;  deliver  me  speedily : 

Be  thou  to  me  a  strong  rock,  an  house  of  defence  to  save  me. 

For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress  ; 

Therefore  for  tliy  name's  sake  lead  me  and  guide  me. 

Pluck  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have  laid  privily  for  me 

For  thou  art  my  strong  hold. 

Into  thine  hand  I  commend  my  spirit: 

Thou  liiist  redeemed  me,  O  Lord,  thou  God  of  truth. 

But  I  trusted  in  thee,  0  Lord  : 

I  said,  Tliou  art  my  God. 

My  times  are  in  thy  hand : 

Deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  mine  enemies,  and  from  tliem  that  per- 
secute me. 

Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant: 

Save  me  in  thy  lovingkindness. 

Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness,  whicli  thdu  luist  laid  up  for  them  that 
fear  thee, 

Which  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that  put  their  trust  in  tlu>e,  before 
the  sons  of  men  ! 

In  the  covert  of  thy  jiresence  shalt  tliou  liide  them  from  the  plottings 
of  man  : 

Thou  shalt  keep  them  secretly  in  a  jiaviUon  from  tlie  strife  of  tongues. 

O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints : 

The  Lord  preserveth  the  faithful. 

And  plentifully  rewardeth  the  proud  doer. 

Be  strong,  and  let  your  heart  take  courage, 

All  ye  that  hope  in  the  Lord. 


Blessed  is  he  whose  transgression  is  forgiven,  whose  sin  is  covered. 
Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Loud  iinputeth  not  iniquity. 
And  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 


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I   acknowledged   iny   sin  unto   thee,   and   mine   iniciuity   have   I 

not  hid: 
I  said,  I  will  confess  my  trangressions  unto  the  Lord  ; 
And  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my  sin. 
For  this  let  every  one  that  is  godly   pray  unto  thee  in  a  time 

when  thou  mayest  he  found  : 
Surely  when  the  great  waters  overflow  they  shall  not  reach  unto 

him. 
Thou  art  my  hiding  place ;  thou  wilt  preserve  me  from  troul)le  ; 
Thou  wilt  compass  me  about  with  songs  of  deliverance. 
I  will  instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in  the  way  which  thou  shalt  go: 
I  will  counsel  thee  with  mine  eye  ujion  theo. 
Many  sorrows  shall  he  to  the  wicked  : 

But  he  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy  shall  compass  him  about. 
Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye  righteous  : 
And  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 


I  WILL  bless  the  I^>rd  at  all  times: 

His  jjraise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 

I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  answered  me. 

And  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard  him, 

And  saved  him  out  of  all  his  troubles. 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth  round  about  them  that  fear  him, 

And  delivereth  them. 

O  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good : 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

0  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints  : 

For  there  is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 

What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life, 

And  loveth  7nany  days,  that  he  may  see  good  ? 

Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil. 

And  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 

Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ; 

Seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  toward  the  righteous, 

And  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a  liroken  heart, 

And  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite  sj^irit. 

Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteoiis : 

But  the  Lord  delivereth  him  out  of  them  all. 


254  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS. 

TiiY  lovingkindnoss,  0  Lord,  is  in  the  heavens ; 

Tliy  faithfuhiess  reacheth  unto  the  skies. 

Thy  righteousness  is  like  tlie  mountains  of  God  ; 

Thy  judgements  are  a  great  deep : 

O  Lord,  thou  preservest  man  and  beast. 

How  precious  is  thy  lovingkindness,  O  God  ! 

And  the  children  of  men  take  refuge  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied  with  the  fatness  of  thy  house ; 

And  thou  shalt  make  them  drink  of  the  river  of  thy  pleasures. 

For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life  : 

In  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

O  continue  thy  lovingkindness  unto  them  that  know  thee ;  - 

And  thy  righteousness  to  the  upright  in  heart. 


Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil-doers, 

Neither  be  thou  envious  against  them  that  work  unrighteousness. 

For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like  the  grass, 

And  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good  ; 

Dwell  in  the  land,  and  follow  after  faithfulness. 

Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord  ; 

And  he  shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thine  lieai-t. 

Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord  ; 

Trust  also  in  him,  and  he  shall  bring  it  \o  pass. 

And  he  shall  make  thy  righteousness  to  go  fortli  as  the  light, 

And  thy  judgement  as  the  noonday. 

Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently  for  him : 

Fret  not  thyself  because  of  him  who  prospereth  in  his  way. 

Because  of  the  man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to  pass. 

Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath  : 

Fret  not  thyself,  it  tendeth  only  to  evil-doing. 

For  evil-doers  shall  be  cut  off: 

But  those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall  inhfrit  the  land. 

For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked  shall  not  be: 

Yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  consider  his  place,  and  lie  shall  not  be. 

But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  land ; 

And  shall  delight  themselves  in  the  abundance  of  peace. 

Better  is  a  little  that  the  righteous  hath 

Than  tlie  abundance  of  many  wicked. 

For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be  broken  : 

But  the  Lord  uj)holileth  the  righteous. 


PASSAGES    FROM   THE    PSALMS.  255 

A  man's  goings  are  established  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 

Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly  cast  down 

For  the  Lord  upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 

I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old  ; 

Yet  have  I  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken, 

Nor  his  seed  begging  tJieir  bread. 

Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 

And  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land  : 

When  the  wicked  are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  it. 

I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power, 

And  spreading  himself  like  a  green  tree  in  its  native  soil. 

Yet  he  passed  away,  and,  lo,  he  was  not: 

Yea,  I  sought  him,  but  he  could  not  be  found. 

Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the  upright : 

For  the  latter  end  of  that  man  is  peace. 


I  SAID,  I  will  take  heed  to  my  ways, 

That  I  sin  not  with  my  tongue  : 

I  will  keep  my  mouth  with  a  bridle. 

While  the  wicked  is  before  me. 

I  was  dumb  with  silence,  I  held  my  jieace,  even  from  good 

And  my  sorrow  was  stirred. 

My  heart  was  hot  within  me ; 

While  I  was  musing  the  nre  kindled: 

Then  spake  I  with  my  tongue : 

Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end. 

And  the  measure  of  my  days,  what  it  is ; 

Let  me  know  how  frail  I  am. 

Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  handbreadths ; 

And  mine  age  is  as  nothing  before  thee : 

Surely  every  man  at  his  best  estate  is  altogether  vanity. 

Surely  every  man  walketh  in  a  vain  shew  : 

Surely  they  are  disquieted  in  vain : 

He  heapeth  up  riches,  and  knoweth  not  who  shall  gather  them. 

And  now,  Lord,  what  wait  I  for? 

My  hope  is  in  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  all  my  transgressions : 

Make  me  not  the  reproach  of  the  foolish. 

I  was  dumb,  I  opened  not  my  mouth ; 

Because  thou  didst  it. 


256  PASSAGES   FROM   THE    PSALMS. 

Remove  thy  stroke  away  fi-om  nie : 

I  am  consumed  by  the  blow  of  thine  hand. 

When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  correct  man  for  iniquity, 

Thou  makest  his  beauty  to  consume  away  Uke  a  moth: 

Surely  every  man  is  vanity. 

Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and  give  ear  unto  my  cry ; 

Hold  not  thy  peace  at  my  tears: 

For  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee, 

A  sojourner,  as  all  my  fathers  were. 

O  spare  me,,  that  I  may  recover  strength, 

Before  I  go  hence,  and  l^e  no  more. 


I  WAITED  patiently  for  the  Lord  ; 

And  he  inclined  unto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 

He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  an  horrible  pit,  out  of  the  miry  clay; 

And  he  set  my  feet  upon  a  rock,  and  established  my  goings. 

And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my  mouth,  even  praise  unto  our  God: 

Many  shall  see  it,  and  fear, 

And  shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  maketh  the  Lord  his  trust, 

And  respecteth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as  turn  aside  to  lies. 

Many,  O  Lord  my   God,  are  the   wonderful  works   which  thou  hast 

done, 
And  thy  thoughts  which  are  to  us-ward: 
They  cannot  be  set  in  order  unto  thee  ; 
If  I  would  declare  and  speak  of  them. 
They  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 
Sacrifice  and  oflt'ering  thou  hast  no  delight  in  ; 
Mine  ears  hast  thou  opened : 

Burnt  offering  and  sin  offering  hast  thou  not  required. 
Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  am  come ; 
In  the  roll  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me : 
I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my  God  ; 
Yea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 

I  have  published  righteousness  in  the  great  congregation  ; 
Lo,  I  will  not  refrain  my  lips, 

0  Lord,  thou  knowest. 

1  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness  within  my  heart ; 
I  have  declared  thy  faithfulness  and  thy  salvation : 

I  have  not  concealed  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  from  the  great 
congregation. 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS.  257 

Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mercies  from  me,  0  Lord  : 

Let  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  continually  i^reserve  me. 

For  innumerable  evils  have  compassed  me  about, 

Mine  iniquities  have  overtaken  me,  so  that  I  am  not  able  to  look  up; 

Tliey  are    more  than  the   hairs  of  mine   head,  and   my   heart  hath 

failed  me. 
Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliver  me : 
Make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lord. 

Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  thee : 
Let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually, 
The  Lord  be  magnified. 
But  I  am  poor  and  needy  ; 
Yet  the  Lord  thinketh  upon  me : 
Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer 
Make  no  tarrying,  O  my  God. 


Blessed  is  he  that  considereth  the  poor : 

The  Lord  Avill  deliver  him  in  tlio  day  of  evil. 

The  Lord  will  preserve   him,  and   keep  him  alive,  and   he   shall  be 

blessed  upon  the  earth ; 
And  deliver  not  thou  him  unto  the  will  of  his  enemies. 
The  Lord  will  support  him  upon  the  couch  of  languishing : 
Thou  makest  all  his  bed  in  his  sickness. 
I  said,  0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me : 
Heal  my  soul ;  for  I  have  sinned  against  thee. 
Mine  enemies  speak  evil  against  me,  saying, 
When  shall  he  die,  and  his  name  perish  ? 
Yea,  mine  own  familiar  friend,  in  whom  I  trusted,  which  did  eat  of 

my  bread, 
Hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 
As  for  me,  thou  upholdest  me  in  mine  integrity 
And  settest  me  before  thy  face  for  ever. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
From  everlasting  and  to  everlasting. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 


As  THE  hart  panteth  after  the  water  brooks. 
So  panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  O  God. 
My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  living  God 
When  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God  ? 
My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night. 


258  PASSAGES   FROM    THE   PSALMS. 

While  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God? 

These  things  I  remember,  and  pour  out  my  soul  within  me. 

How  I  went  with  the  throng,  and  led  them  to  the  house  of  God, 

With  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise,  a  multitude  keeping  holyday. 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  ? 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me? 

Hope  thou  in  God :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him 

For  the  health  of  his  countenance. 

Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of  thy  waterspouts: 

All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone  over  me. 

Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  lovingkindness  in  the  day-time. 

And  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with  me, 

Even  a  prayer  unto  the  God  of  my  life. 


Judge  me,  O  God,  and  jilead  my  cause  against  an  ungodly  nation: 

O  deliver  me  from  the  deceitful  and  unjust  man. 

For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength ;  why  hast  thou  cast  me  off? 

Why  go  I  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the  enemy  ? 

O  send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth ;  let  them  lead  me : 

Let  them  bring  me  unto  thy  holy  hill, 

And  to  thy  tabernacles. 

Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar  of  God, 

Unto  God  my  exceeding  joy  : 

And  upon  the  harp  will  I  praise  thee,  O  God,  my  God. 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  ? 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 

Hope  thou  in  God:  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him. 

Who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


My  heart  overfloweth  with  a  goodly  matter : 

I  speak  the  things  which  I  have  made  touching  the  king. 

Thy  throne  is  the  throne  of  God  for  ever  and  ever : 

A  sceptre  of  equity  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom. 

Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  wickedness: 

Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 

With  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

All  thy  garments  .viull  of  myrrh,  and  aloes,  and  cassia ; 

Out  of  ivory  palaces  stringed  instruments  have  made  thee  glad. 

Kings'  daughters  are  among  thy  honourable  women  : 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS.  259 

At  thy  right  hand  cloth  stand  the  queen  in  gold  of  Ophir. 

Hearken,  O  daughter,  and  consider,  and  incHne  tliine  ear 

Forget  also  thine  own  people,  and  thy  father's  house ; 

So  shall  the  king  desire  thy  beauty : 

For  he  is  thy  Lord ;  and  worship  thou  him. 

The  king's  daughter  within  the  palace  is  all  glorious :     , 

Her  clothing  is  inwrought  with  gold. 

She  shall  be  led  unto  the  king  in  broidered  work : 

The  virgins  her  companions  that  follow  her 

Shall  be  brought  unto  thee. 

With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall  they  be  led : 

They  shall  enter  into  the  king's  palace. 


God  is  our  refuge  and  strength, 

A  very  present  help   in  trouble. 

Therefore  will  we  not  fear,  though  the  earth  do  change. 

And  though  the  mountains  be  moved  in  the  heart  of  the  seas 

Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled, 

Though  the  mountains  shake  with  the  swelling  thereof. 

There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  make  glad  the  city  of  God, 

The  holy  place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 

God  is  in  the  midst  of  her ;  she  shall  not  be  moved : 

God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  early. 

The  nations  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved : 

He  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 

Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

What  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  tha  end  of  the  eartb  ; 

He  breaketh  the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder; 

He  burneth  the  chariots  in  the  fire. 

Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God : 

I  will  be  exalted  among  the  nations, 

I  will  be  exalted  in  the  earth. 

The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 


Great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised, 
In  the  city  of  our  God,  in  his  holy  mountain. 
Beautiful  in  elevation,  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth, 


260  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSAEMS. 

Ih  mount  Zion,  on  the  sides  of  tlic  north, 

The  city  of  tlie  great  King. 

God  hath  made  himself  known  in  her  palaces  for  a  refuge. 

Let  mount  Zion  be  glad, 

Let  the  daughters  of  Judah  rejoice, 

Because  of  thy  judgements. 

Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round  about  her : 

Tell  the  towers  thereof. 

Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks, 

Consider  her  palaces ; 

That  ye  may  tell  it  to  the  generation  following. 

For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever  : 

He  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death. 


God,  even  God,  the  Lokj),  hath  spoken, 

And  called  the  earth  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  (he  going  down 

thereof. 
Out  of  Zion,  the  perfection  of  beauty, 
God  hath  shined  forth. 
Gather  my  saints  together  unto  me  ; 
Those  that  have  made  a  covenant  with  me  by  sacrifice. 
And  the  heavens  shall  declare  his  righteousness  ; 
For  God  is  judge  himself. 
Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  speak  ; 

0  Israel,  and  I  will  testify  unto  thee : 

1  am  God,  even  thy  God. 

I  will  take  no  bullock  out  of  thy  house, 

Nor  he-goats  out  of  thy  folds. 

For  every  beast  of  the  forest  is  mine, 

And  the  cattle  upon  a  thousand  hills. 

I  know  all  the  fowls  of  the  mountains : 

And  the  w^ild  beasts  of  the  field  are  mine. 

If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not  tell  thee : 

For  the  world  is  mine,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

Will  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls. 

Or  drink  the  blood  of  goats? 

Ofier  unto  God  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving ; 

And  i)ay  thy  vows  unto  th(!  I\Iost  High  : 

And  call  upon  me  in  tlic  day  of  trouble; 

I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  glorify  me. 

But  unto  the  wicked  God  saith, 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS.  261 

What  hast  thou  to  do  to  declare  my  statutes, 

And  that  thou  hast  taken  my  covenant  in  thy  mouth  ? 

Seeing  thou  hatest  instruction, 

And  castest  my  words  behind  thee. 

Whoso  oftereth  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  glorifieth  me  ; 

And  to  him  that  ordereth  his  conversation  aright 

Will  I  shew  the  salvation  of  God. 


Have  mercy  ui^on  me,  0  God,  according  to  thy  lovingkindness ; 
According  to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies  blot  out  my  trans- 
gressions. 
Wash  me  throughly  from  mine  iniquity, 
And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 
For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions : 
And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 
Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned, 
And  done  that  which  is  evil  in  thy  sight: 
That  thou  mayest  be  justified  when  thou  si^eakest, 
And  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 
Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be  clean  : 
Wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 
Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness ; 
That  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may  rejoice. 
Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins, 
And  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 
Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God ; 
And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 
Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence ; 
And  take  not  thy  holy  spirit  from  me. 
Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation : 
And  uphold  me  with  thy  free  sj^irit. 
Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy  ways  ; 
And  sinners  shall  be  converted  unto  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  bloodguiltiness,  O  God,  thou  God  of  my  salvation ; 
And  my  tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 
O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips ; 
And  ray  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  praise. 
For  thou  delightest  not  in  sacrifice ;  else  would  I  give  it : 
Thou  hast  no  pleasure  in  burnt  offering. 
The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit : 
A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  O  God,  thou  wilt  not  despise. 


262  PASSAGES    FROM   THE   PSALMS. 

Give  ear  to  ray  prayer,  O  God ; 

And  hide  not  thyself  from  my  suppUcation. 

Attend  unto  me,  and  answer  me: 

Because  of  the  voice  of  the  enemy, 

Because  of  the  oppression  of  the  wicked : 

Fearfulness  and  trembling  are  come  upon  me, 

And  horror  hath  overwhelmed  me. 

And  I  said,  O  that  I  had  wings  like  a  dove 

Then  would  I  fly  away,  and  be  at  rest. 

Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far  off, 

I  would  lodge  in  the  wilderness. 

I  would  haste  me  to  a  shelter 

From  the  stormy  wind  and  tempest. 

For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that  reproached  me  ; 

Then  I  could  have  borne  it : 

Neither  was  it  he  that  hated  me  tliat  did  magnify  himself  against  me ; 

Then  I  would  have  hid  myself  from  him ; 

But  it  was  thou,  a  man  mine  equal. 

My  companion,  and  my  familiar  friend. 

We  took  sweet  counsel  together. 

We  walked  in  the  house  of  God  with  the  throng. 

As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon  God  ; 

And  the  Lord  shall  save  me. 

Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noonday,  will  I  complain,  and  moan: 

And  he  shall  hear  my  voice. 

He  hath  redeemed  my  soul  in  peace  from  the  battle  that  was  against 

me: 
For  they  were  many  i}iat  strove  with  me. 
God  shall  hear,  and  answer  them, 
Even  he  that  abideth  of  old, 
Tlie  men  who  have  no  changes, 
And  who  fear  not  God. 

Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  sustain  thee: 
He  shall  never  suffer  the  righteous  to  be  moved. 


Br  merciful  unto  me,  O  God;  for  man  would  swallow  me  up 

All  the  day  hjug  he  fighting  oppresseth  inc. 

Mine  enemies  would  swallow  me  up  all  the  day  long : 

For  they  be  many  that  fight  proudly  against  me. 

What  time  I  am  afraid, 

I  will  put  my  trust  in  thee. 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS.  263 

All  the  day  long  they  wrest  my  words : 

All  their  thoughts  are  against  me  for  evil. 

They  gather  themselves  together,  they  hide  themselves, 

They  mark  my  steps. 

Thou  tellest  my  wanderings: 

Put  thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle; 

Are  they  not  in  thy  book  ? 

In  God  have  I  put  my  trust,  I  will  not  be  afraid  ; 

What  can  man  do  unto  me? 

Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  O  God : 

I  will  render  thank  offerings  unto  thee. 

For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death  : 

Hast  thou  not  delivered  my  feet  from  falling? 

That  I  may  walk  before  God 

In  the  light  of  the  living. 


Be  merciful  unto  me,  0  God,  be  merciful  unto  me ; 

For  my  soul  taketh  refuge  in  thee: 

Yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  w'ings  will  I  take  refuge. 

Until  these  calamities  be  overpast. 

I  will  cry  unto  God  IMost  High; 

Unto  God  that  performeth  all  things  for  me; 

He  shall  send  from  heaven,  and  save  me, 

When  he  that  would  swallow  me  up  reproacheth ; 

God  shall  send  forth  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

They  have  prepared  a  net  for  my  steps ; 

My  soul  is  bowed  down : 

They  have  digged  a  jjit  before  me ; 

They  are  fallen  into  the  midst  thereof  themselves. 

My  heart  is  fixed,  O  God,  my  heart  is  fixed : 

I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises. 

For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  heavens, 

And  thy  truth  unto  the  skies. 

Be  thou  exalted,  0  God,  above  the  heavens 

Let  thy  glory  he  above  all  the  earth. 


Hear  my  cry,  0  God  ; 
Attend  unto  my  prayer. 

From  the   end  of  the  earth  will   I   call  unto  thee,  when  my  heart  is 
overwhelmed : 


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Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 

For  thou  hast  been  a  refuge  for  me, 

A  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 

I  will  dwell  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever: 

I  will  take  refuge  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 

For  thou,  0  God,  hast  heard  my  vows : 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  fear  thy  name. 


My  soul  waiteth  only  upon  God : 

J^rom  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  : 

He  is  my  high  tower ;  I  shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 

My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God ; 

For  my  expectation  is  from  him. 

Trust  in  him  at  all  times,  ye  people ; 

Pour  out  your  heart  before  him : 

God  is  a  refuge  for  us. 

Trust  not  in  oppression. 

And  become  not  vain  in  robbery : 

If  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart  thereon. 

God  hath  spoken  once, 

Twice  have  I  heard  this  ; 

That  power  belongeth  unto  God  : 

Also  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  belongeth  mercy : 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work. 


God,  thou  art  my  God  ;  early  will  I  seek  theo : 

My  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for  thee, 

In  a  dry  and  weary  land,  where  no  water  is. 

So  have  I  looked  upon  thee  in  the  sanctuary. 

To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory. 

For  thy  lovingkindness  is  better  than  life ; 

My  lips  shall  praise  thee. 

So  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live : 

I  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness 

And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips ; 

When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed. 

And  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 

For  thou  hast  been  my  help, 


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And  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 
My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee : 
Thy  right  hand  upholdetli  me. 


Praise  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God,  in  Zion  : 

And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  lierformed. 

O  thou  that  hearest  prayer, 

Unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 

Iniquities  prevail  against  me : 

As  for  our  transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge  them  away. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  and  causest  to  approach  unto 

thee, 
That  he  may  dwell  in  thy  courts : 
We  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  thy  house, 
The  holy  place  of  thy  temple. 

Thou  makest  the  outgoings  of  the  morning  and  evening  to  rejoice. 
Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  waterest  it, 
Thou  greatly  enrichest  it ; 
Thou  makest  it  soft  with  showers ; 
Thou  blessest  the  springing  thereof. 
Thou  crow  nest  the  year  with  thy  goodness  ; 
And  the  hills  are  girded  with  joy. 
The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks  ; 
The  valleys  also  are  covered  over  with  corn  ; 
They  shout  for  joy,  they  also  sing. 


Make  a  joyftil  noise  unto  God,  all  the  eaith 

Sing  forth  the  glorj^  of  his  name  : 

Make  his  praise  glorious. 

All*  the  earth  shall  worship  thee, 

And  shall  sing  unto  thee ; 

They  shall  sing  to  thy  name. 

0  bless  our  God,  ye  peoples, 

And  make  the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard : 

Which  holdeth  our  soul  in  life. 

And  suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 

For  thou,  0  God,  hast  proved  us : 

Thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver  is  tried. 

We  went  through  fire  and  through  water ; 

But  thou  broughtest  us  out  into  a  wealthy  }ilace. 

1  will  come  into  thy  house  with  burnt  offerings. 


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I  will  i^ay  thee  my  vows, 

Which  my  lips  have  uttered, 

And  my  mouth  hath  spoken,  when  I  was  in  distress. 

Come,  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God, 

And  I  will  declare  what  he  hath  done  for  my  soul. 

I  cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth. 

And  he  was  extolled  with  my  tongue. 

If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart, 

The  Lord  will  not  hear : 

But  verily  God  hath  heard  ; 

He  hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  prayer. 

Blessed  be  God, 

Which  hath  not  turned  away  my  prayer,  nor  his  mercy  from  me. 


Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  to  his  name : 

Cast  up  a  high  way  for  him  that  rideth  through  the  deserts ; 

His  name  is  .iaii  ;  and  exult  ye  before  him. 

A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge  of  the  widows, 

Is  God  in  his  holy  habitation. 

God  setteth  the  solitary  in  families : 

He  bringeth  out  the  prisoners  into  prosperity: 

But  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  parched  land. 

Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou  hast  led  /////  captivity  captive ; 

Thou  hast  received  gifts  among  men. 

Yea,  among  the  rebellious  also,  that  the  Lord  God  might  dwell  with  titcin. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  daily  beareth  our  burden, 

Even  the  God  who  is  our  salvation. 

God  is  unto  us  a  God  of  deliverances ; 

And  unto  .iehovah  the  Lord  belong  the  issues  from  death. 

Thy  God  hath  commanded  thy  strength : 

Strengthen,  O  God,  that  which  thou  hast  wrought  for  us. 

Because  of  thy  temple  at  Jerusalem 

Kings  shall  bring  presents  untS  thee. 

Princes  shall  come  out  of  Egyi)t; 

Ethioi)ia  shall  haste  to  stretch  out  her  hands  unto  (iod. 

Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ; 

()  sing  i)raises  unto  the  Lord  ; 

To  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens  of  heavens,  which  are  of  old. 


Savk  me,  O  God  ; 

For  the  waters  are  come  in  unto  inv  soul. 


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I  sink  in  deep  mire,  where  there  is  no  standing : 

I  am  come  into  deep  waters,  where  the  floods  overflow  me. 

I  am  weary  with  my  crying ;  my  throat  is  dried : 

Mine  eyes  fail  while  I  wait  for  my  God. 

They  that  hate  me  without  a  cause  are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine 

head : 
They   that    would    cut    me    off,   being    mine  enemies  wrongfully,    are 

mighty  : 
Then  I  restored  that  wdiich  I  took  not  away. 

0  God,  thou  knowest  my  foolishness; 
And  my  sins  are  not  hid  from  thee. 

Let  not  them  that  wait  on  thee  be  ashamed  tlirough  me,  0  Lord  God 

of  hosts. 
Let  not  those  that  seek  thee  be  brought  to  dishonour  through  me,  O 

God  of  Israel. 
Because  for  thy  sake  I  have  borne  rei^roach ; 
Shame  hath  covered  my  face. 

1  am  become  a  stranger  unto  my  brethren, 
And  an  alien  unto  my  mother's  children. 

For  the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up  ; 

And  the  reproaches  of  them  that  reproach  thee  are  fallen  upon  me. 

When  I  wept,  and  chastened  my  soul  with  fasting, 

That  was  to  my  reproach. 

When  I  made  sackcloth  my  clothing, 

I  became  a  proverb  unto  them. 

They  that  sit  in  the  gate  talk  of  me ; 

And  I  am  the  song  of  the  drunkards. 

But  as  for  me,  my  prayer  is  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  in  an  acceptable  time: 

O  God,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mercy. 

Answer  me  in  the  truth  of  thy  salvation. 

Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire,  and  let  me  not  sink  : 

Let  me  be  delivered  from  them  that  hate  me,  and  out  of  the  deep 

waters. 
Let  not  the  waterflood  overwhelm  me, 
Neither  let  the  deep  swallow  me  up ; 
And  let  not  the  pit  shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 
Answer  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  thy  lovingkindness  is  good : 
According  to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies  turn  thou  unto  me. 
Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and  redeem  it: 
Ransom  me  because  of  mine  enemies. 

Thou  knowest  my  reproach,  and  my  shame,  and  my  dishonour: 
Mine  adversaries  are  all  before  thee. 


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Reproach  hath  broken  my  heart;  and  T  am  full  of  heaviness: 

And  I  looked  for  some  to  take  pity,  Init  there  was  none; 

And  for  comforters,  but  I  found  none. 

They  gave  me  also  gall  for  my  meat; 

And  in  my  thirst  they  gave  me  vinegar  to  drink. 

Let  their  habitation  be  desolate; 

Let  none  dwell  in  their  tents. 

For  they  persecute  him  whom  thou  hast  smitten  ; 

And  they  tell  of  the  sorrow  of  those  whom  thou  hast  wounded. 

I  am  poor  and  sorrowful : 

Let  thy  salvation,  O  God,  set  me  up  on  high. 

Ye  that  seek  after  God,  let  your  heart  live. 

For  the  Lord  heareth  the  needy, 

And  despiseth  not  his  prisoners. 


Rescue  me,  O  my  God,  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

Out  of  the  hand  of  the  unrighteous  and  cruel  man. 

For  thou  art  my  hope,  0  Lord  God: 

Thou  art  my  trust  from  my  youth. 

I  am  as  a  wonder  unto  many ; 

But  thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

My  mouth  shall  be  filled  with  thy  praise, 

And  with  thy  honour  all  the  day. 

Cast  me  not  otl'  in  the  time  of  old  age ; 

Forsake  me  not  when  my  strength  faileth. 

For  mine  enemies  speak  concerning  me  ; 

And  they  that  watch  for  my  soul  take  counsel  together, 

Saying,  God  hatli  forsaken  liim  : 

Pursue  and  take  him  ;  for  there  is  none  to  deliver. 

O  God,  be  not  far  from  me : 

0  my  God,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

Let  them  he  ashamed  and  corisumed  that  are  adversaries  to  my  soul ; 

Let  them  be  covered  with  reproach  and  dishonour  that  seek  my  hurt. 

But  I  will  hope  continually, 

And  will  praise  thee  yet  more  and  more. 

My  mouth  shall  tell  of  thy  righteousness. 

And  of  thy  salvation  all  the  day ; 

For  I  know  not  the  numbers  thereof. 

1  will  come  with  the  mighty  acts  of  the  Lord  God  : 

I  will  make  mention  of  thy  righteousness,  even  of  thine  only. 
O  God,  thou  hast  taught  me  from  my  youth  ; 


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And  hitherto  have  I  declared  thy  wondrous  works. 

Yea,  even  when  I  am  old  and  gray-headed,  O  God,  forsake  me  not ; 

Until  I  have  declared  thy  strength  unto  the  next  generation, 

Thy  might  to  every  one  that  is  to  come. 

Thy  righteousness  also,  O  God,  is  very  high ; 

Thou  who  hast  done  great  things, 

0  God,  who  is  like  unto  thee? 

Thou,  which  hast  shewed  us  many  and  sore  troubles, 

Shalt  quicken  us  again. 

And  shalt  bring  us  up  again  from  the  depths  of  the  earth. 

Increase  thou  my  greatness. 

And  turn  again  and  comfort  me. 

1  will  also  praise  thee  with  the  psaltery. 
Even  thy  truth,  0  my  God : 

Unto  thee  will  I  sing  praises  with  the  harj), 
O  thou  Holy  One  of  Israel. 


Give  the  king  thy  judgements,  0  God, 

And  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's  son. 

He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people. 

He  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy, 

And  shall  break  in  pieces  the  oppressor. 

He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon  the  mown  grass ; 

As  showers  that  water  the  earth. 

In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish ; 

And  abundance  of  peace,  till  the  moon  be  no  more. 

He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea  to  sea. 

Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him. 

For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he  crieth ; 

And  the  i)00r,  that  hath  no  helper. 

And  men  shall  pray  for  him  continually  ; 

They  shall  bless  him  all  the  day  long. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel, 

AVho  only  doeth  wondrous  things: 

And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for  ever ; 

And  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glorv. 


Surely  God  is  good  to  Israel, 

Even  to  such  as  are  pure  in  heart. 

But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost  gone 


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My  steps  had  well  nigh  slii^ped. 

For  I  was  envious  at  the  arrogant, 

When  I  saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

They  are  not  in  trouble  as  other  men  ; 

Neither  are  they  plagued  like  other  men. 

Therefore  pride  is  as  a  chain  about  their  neck ; 

Violence  covereth  them  as  a  garment. 

They  have  set  their  mouth  against  the  heavens, 

And  their  tongue  walketh  through  the  earth. 

And  they  say,  How  doth  God  know  ? 

And  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  High? 

Behold,  these  are  the  wicked ; 

And,  being  alway  at  ease,  they  increase  in  riches. 

Surely  in  vain  have  I  cleansed  my  heart, 

And  washed  my  hands  in  innocency ; 

For  all  the  day  long  have  I  been  plagued, 

And  chastened  every  morning. 

When  I  thought  how  I  might  know  this, 

It  was  too  painful  for  me ; 

Until  I  went  into  the  sanctuary  of  God, 

And  considered  their  latter  end. 

How  are  they  become  a  desolation  in  a  moment? 

They  are  utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 

Nevertheless  I  am  continually  with  thee : 

Thou  hast  holden  my  right  hand. 

Thou  shalt  guide  me  with  thy  counsel. 

And  afterward  receive  me  to  glory. 

Whom  have  I  in  heaven  hut  thee? 

And  there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire  beside  thee. 

My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth  : 

Bui  God  is  the  strength  of  my  heart  and  my  portion  for  ever. 


I  WILL  cry  unto  God  with  my  voice  ; 

Even  unto  God  with  my  voice,  and  he  will  give  ear  unto  me. 

In  the  day  of  my  trouV)le  I  sought  the  Lord  : 

My  hand  was  stretched  out  in  the  night,  and  slacked  not ; 

My  soul  refused  to  be  comforted. 

I  remember  God,  and  am  disquieted  : 

I  complain,  and  my  spirit  is  overwhelmed. 

Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  watching : 

I  am  so  troubled  that  I  cannot  speak. 


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I  have  considered  the  days  of  old, 

The  years  of  ancient  times. 

I  call  to  remembrance  my  song  in  the  night : 

I  commune  witli  mine  own  heart ; 

And  my  spirit  made  diligent  search. 

Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever  ? 

And  will  he  be  favourable  no  more? 

Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever? 

Doth  Ills  promise  fail  for  evermore  ? 

Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gracious? 

Hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his  tender  mercies? 

And  I  said,  This  is  my  infirmity ; 

But  I  will  remember  the  years  of  the  right  hand  of  the  Most  High. 

I  will  make  mention  of  the  deeds  of  the  Lord  : 

For  I  will  remember  thy  wonders  of  old. 

I  will  meditate  also  upon  all  thy  work. 

And  muse  on  thy  doings. 

Thy  way,  0  God,  is  in  holiness : 

Who  is  a  great  god  like  unto  God? 

Thou  art  the  God  that  doest  wonders : 

Thou  hast  made  known  thy  strength  among  the  peoples. 

Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  redeemed  thy  people, 

The  sons  of  Jacob  and  Joseph. 

The  waters  saw  thee,  O  God ; 

The  waters  saw  thee,  they  were  afraid : 

The  depths  also  trembled. 

The  clouds  poured  out  water ; 

The  skies  sent  out  a  sound : 

Thine  arrows  also  went  abroad. 

The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  in  the  whirlwind 

The  lightnings  lightened  the  world : 

The  earth  trembled  and  shook. 

Thy  way  was  in  the  sea. 

And  thy  paths  in  the  great  waters. 

And  thy  footsteps  were  not  known. 

Thou  leddest  thy  people  like  a  flock, 

By  the  hand  of  jMoses  and  Aaron. 


Give  ear,  O  Shepherd  of  Israel, 

Thou  that  leadest  Joseph  like  a  flock  ; 

Thou  that  dwellest  between  the  cherubim,  shine  forth. 


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Before  Ei)hraim  and  Benjamin  and  IManasseh,  stir  up  thy  might, 

And  come  to  save  us. 

Turn  us  again,  0  God  ; 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

Thou  broughtest  a  vine  out  of  Egypt : 

Thou  didst  drive  out  the  nations,  and  plantedst  it. 

Thou  preparedst  room  before  it. 

And  it  took  deep  root,  and  filled  the  land. 

The  mountains  were  covered  with  the  shadow  of  it, 

And  the  boughs  thereof  were  like  cedars  of  God. 

She  sent  out  her  branches  unto  the  sea. 

And  her  shoots  unto  the  River. 

Why  hast  thou  broken  down  her  fences. 

So  that  all  they  which  pass  by  the  way  do  pluck  her? 

The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  ravage  it, 

And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  feed  on  it. 

Turn  again,  we  beseech  thee,  0  God  of  hosts : 

Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit  this  vine, 

And  the  stock  which  thy  right  hand  hath  planted, 

And  the  branch  that  thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 

It  is  burned  with  fire,  it  is  cut  down : 

They  ]ierish  at  the  reljuke  of  thy  countenance. 

Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  thy  right  hand. 

Upon  the  son  of  man  whom  thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 

So  shall  we  not  go  back  from  thee : 

Quicken  thou  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy  name. 

Turn  us  again.,  0  Lord  God  of  hosts  ; 

Cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 


SixG  aloud  unto  God  our  strength: 

Make  a  joyful  noise  uiato  the  God  of  Jacob. 

Take  up  the  psalm,  and  bring  hither  the  timbrel. 

The  pleasant  harp  with  the  psaltery. 

Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new  moon. 

At  the  full  moon,  on  our  solemn  feast  day. 

Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  testify  unto  thee: 

0  Israel,  if  thou  wouldest  hearken  unto  me  ! 
There  shall  no  strange  god  be  in  thee ; 
Neither  shalt  thou  worship  any  strange  god. 

1  am  the  Lord  tliy  God, 

Which  brought  thee  \\\^  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt: 


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Open  thy  mouth  wide,  and  I  will  fill  it. 

0  that  my  people  would  hearken  unto  me, 
That  Israel  would  walk  in  my  ways! 

1  should  soon  subdue  their  enemies, 

And  turn  my  hand  against  their  adversaries. 

He  should  feed  them  also  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat 

And  with  honey  out  of  the  rock  should  I  satisfy  thee. 


How  lovely  are  thy  tabernacles, 

0  Lord  of  hosts ! 

My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the  Lord  ; 

My  heart  and  my  fiesh  cry  out  unto  the  living  God. 

Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  her  an  house. 

And  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay  her  young, 

Even  thine  altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts. 

My  King,  and  my  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house : 

They  will  be  still  praising  thee. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee ; 

In  whose  heart  are  the  high  ways  to  Zion. 

They  go  from  strength  to  strength. 

Every  one  of  them  apj^eareth  before  God  in  Zion. 

0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer : 
Give  ear,  O  God  of  Jacob. 

Behold,  0  God  our  shield. 

And  look  upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand. 

1  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my  God, 
Than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  a  shield : 

The  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory  : 

No  good  thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk  uprightly. 

O  Lord  of  hosts. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 


Lord,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto  thy  land : 
Thou  hast  brought  back  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 
Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy  people. 
Thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin. 
Wilt  thou  not  quicken  us  again  : 


274  PASSAGES    FROM    THE    PSAEMS. 

That  thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee? 

I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lokd  will  speak  : 

For  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his  people,  and  to  his  saints; 

But  let  them  not  turn  again  to  folly. 

Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that  fear  hiui ; 

That  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 

Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together ; 

Righteousness  and  peace  liave  kissed  each  other. 

Truth  springeth  out  of  the  earth ; 

And  righteousness  hath  looked  down  from  heaven. 

Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which  is  good  ; 

And  our  land  shall  yield  her  increase. 

Righteousness  shall  go  before  him  ; 

And  shall  make  his  footsteps  a  way  to  ^ra/^•  in. 


Bow  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  and  answer  me  ; 
For  I  am  poor  and  needy. 

0  thou  my  God,  save  thy  servant  that  trusteth  in  tliee. 
Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant  ; 

For  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 

For  thou,  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive, 

And  plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  thee. 

All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall  come  and  worship  before  thee, 

O  Lord ; 
And  they  shall  glorify  thy  name. 
For  thou  art  gi'eat,  and  doest  wondrous  things : 
Thou  art  God  alone. 

Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord  ;  I  will  walk  in  thy  truth : 
Unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  Jiame. 

1  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord  my  God,  with  my  whole  heart  ; 
And  I  Avill  glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 

O  God,  the  proud  are  risen  up  against  me, 

And  the  congregation  of  violent  men  have  sought  after  my  soul, 

And  have  not  set  thee  before  them. 

But  thou,  0  Lord,  art  a  God  full  of  com])aspiou  and  gracious, 

Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 

O  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me ; 

Give  thy  strength  unto  thy  servant, 

And  save  the  son  of  thine  handmaid. 

Shew  me  a  token  for  good  ; 

That  they  which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be  ashamed, 

Because  thou,  Loud,  hast  holjten  me,  and  comfortetl  me. 


PASSAGES    FROM    THE    PSALMS.  275 

I  WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  for  ever : 

With  my  mouth  will  I  make  known  thy  faithfulness  to  all  generations. 

For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built  up  for  ever ; 

Thy  fixithfulness  shalt  thou  establish  in  the  very  heavens. 

The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also  is  thine : 

The  world  and  the  fulness  thereof,  thou  hast  founded  them. 

The  north  and  the  south,  thou  hast  created  them : 

Tabor  and  Hermon  rejoice  in  thy  name. 

Thou  hast  a  mighty  arm : 

Strong  is  thy  hand,  and  high  is  thy  right  hand. 

Righteousness  and  judgement  are  the  foundation  of  thy  throne : 

Mercy  and  truth  go  before  thy  face. 

Blessed  is  the  peopl,e  that  know  the  joyful  sound : 

They  walk,  O  Lord,  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

In  thy  name  do  they  rejoice  all  the  day  : 

And  in  thy  righteousness  are  they  exalted. 

Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy  saints, 

And  saidst,  I  have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is  mighty  ; 

I  have  exalted  one  chosen  out  of  the  people. 

I  have  found  David  my  servant; 

With  my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed  him  : 

With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  established  ; 

Mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen  him. 

He  shall  cry  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  father, 

My  God,  and  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 

I  also  will  make  him  my  firstborn, 

The  highest  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

My  covenant  will  I  not  break, 

Nor  alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my  lips. 

Once  have  I  sworn  by  my  holiness ; 

I  will  not  lie  unto  David ; 

His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever. 

And  his  throne  as  the  sun  before  me. 


Lord,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling  jjlace 

In  all  generations. 

Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth. 

Or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world, 

Even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  thou  art  God. 

Thou  turnest  man  to  dust ; 

And  sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 


276  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS. 

For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight 

Are  but  as  yesterday  when  it  is  past, 

And  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

Thou  carriest  them  away  as  with  a  flood ;  they  are  as  a  sleep 

In  the  morning  they  are  like  grass  which  groweth  up. 

In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  groweth  up ; 

In  the  evening  it  is  cut  down  and  withereth. 

The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ten, 

Or  even  by  reason  of  strength  fourscore  years ; 

Yet  is  their  pride  but  labour  and  sorrow ; 

For  it  is  soon  gone,  and  we  fly  away. 

So  teach  us  to  number  our  days, 

That  we  may  get  us  an  heart  of  wisdom. 

Return,  O  Lord  ;  how  long  ? 

And  let  it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

O  satisfy  us  in  the  morning  with  thy  mercy ; 

That  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our  days. 

Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou  hast  afflicted  us, 

And  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 

Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants. 

And  thy  glory  upon  their  children. 

And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our  God  be  upon  us : 

And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us ; 

Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 


He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most  High 

Shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty. 

I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge  and  my  fortress; 

My  God,  in  whom  I  trust. 

He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  pinions. 

And  under  his  wings  shalt  thou  take  refuge  : 

His  truth  is  a  shield  and  a  buckler. 

Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  by  night, 

Nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day  ; 

For  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness, 

Nor  for  the  destruction  that  wastcth  at  noonday. 

Because  thou  hast  said,  The  Lord  is  my  refuge 

Thou  hast  made  the  Most  High  thy  habitation 

There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee, 

Neither  shall  any  plague  come  nigh  tliy  tent. 

For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 


PASSAGES    FROM    THE    PSAL:\IS.  277 

To  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands, 

Lest  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,  therefore  will  I  deliver  him: 

I  will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known  my  name. 

He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer  him  ; 

I  will  be  with  him  in  trouble : 

I  will  deliver  him,  and  honour  him. 

With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  him, 

And  shew  him  my  salvation. 


It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 

And  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  O  Most  High : 

To  shew  forth  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning, 

And  thy  faithfulness  every  night, 

With  an  instrument  of  ten  strings,  and  with  the  psaltery  ; 

With  a  solemn  sound  upon  the  harp. 

For  thou.  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  through  tliy  work: 

I  will  triumph  in  the  works  of  thy  hands. 

How  great  are  thy  works,  O  Lord  ! 

Thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 

A  brutish  man  knoweth  not ; 

Neither  doth  a  fool  understand  this : 

When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass. 

And  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do  flourish ; 

It  is  that  they  shall  be  destroyed  for  ever : 

The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the  palm  tree : 

He  shall  grow  like  a  cedar  in  Lebanon. 

They  that  are  planted  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 

Shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of  our  God. 

They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in  old  age ; 

They  shall  be  full  of  sap  and  green : 

To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  upright; 

He  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteousness  in  him. 


Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  chastenest,  O  Lord, 

And  teachest  out  of  thy  law  ; 

That  thou  mayest  give  him  rest  froin  the  days  of  adversity. 

Until  the  pit  be  digged  for  the  wicked. 


278  PASSAGES    FROM    THE   PSALBIS. 

For  the  Lord  -svill  not  cast  off  his  people, 

Neither  will  he  forsake  his  inheritance. 

For  judgement  shall  return  unto  righteousness : 

And  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  follow  it. 

Who  will  rise  up  for  me  against  the  evil-doers? 

AVho  will  stand  up  for  me  against  the  porkers  of  iniquity  ? 

Unless  the  Lord  had  been  my  help, 

My  soul  had  soon  dwelt  in  silence. 

When  I  said,  My  foot  slippeth ; 

Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  held  me  up. 

In  the  multitude  of  my  thoughts  within  me 

Thy  comforts  delight  my  soul. 


The  Lord  reigneth ;  let  the  earth  rejoice ; 

Let  the  multitude  of  isles  be  glad. 

The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness, 

And  all  the  peoples  have  seen  his  glory. 

For  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  above  all  the  earth: 

Thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

O  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil : 

He  preserveth  the  souls  of  his  saints ; 

He  delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous. 

And  gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart. 

Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous  ; 

And  give  thanks  to  his  holy  name. 


Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  yo  lands. 

Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness : 

Come  before  his  presence  with  singing. 

Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God : 

It  is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  we  are  his  ; 

We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 

Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving. 

And  into  his  courts  with  praise  : 

Give  thankg  unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 

For  the  Lord  is  good;  his  mercy  cnchirdh  for  ever; 

And  his  faithfulness  unto  all  generations. 


PASSAGES   FKOM   THE   PSALMS.  279 

Hear  my  prayer,  0  Lord, 

And  let  my  cry  come  unto  thee. 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in  the  day  of  my  distress 

IncHne  thine  ear  unto  me; 

In  the  day  when  I  call  answer  me  speedily. 

For  my  days  consume  away  like  smoke, 

My  heart  is  smitten  like  grass,  and  withered. 

I  am  like  a  pelican  of  the  wilderness ; 

I  am  become  as  an  owl  of  the. waste  places. 

I  watch,  and  am  become 

Like  a  sparrow  that  is  alone  upon  the  housetop. 

My  days  are  like  a  shadow  that  declineth ; 

And  I  am  withered  like  grass. 

But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  abide  for  ever ; 

And  thy  memorial  unto  all  generations. 

Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy  upon  Zion : 

For  it  is  time  to  have  pity  upon  her,  yea,  the  set  time  is  come. 

For  thy  servants  take  pleasure  m  her  stones, 

And  have  pity  upon  her  dust. 

So  the  nations  shall  fear  the  name  of  the  IjOrd, 

And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory : 

For  the  Lord  hath  built  up  Zion, 

He  hath  appeared  in  his  glory ; 

He  hath  regarded  the  prayer  of  the  destitute, 

And  hath  not  despised  their  prayer. 

This  shall  be  written  for  the  generation  to  come : 

And  a  people  which  shall  be  created  shall  praise  the  Lord. 

For  he  hath  looked  down  from  the  height  of  his  sanctuary 

From  heaven  did  the  Lord  behold  the  earth ; 

To  hear  the  sighing  of  the  prisoner ; 

To  loose  those  that  are  appointed  to  death. 

He  weakened  my  strength  in  the  way  ; 

He  shortened  my  days. 

I  said,  O  my  God,  take  me  not  away  in  the  midst  of  my  days: 

Thy  years  are  throughout  all  generations. 

Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth ; 

And  the  heavens  are  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  endure : 

Yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a  garment ; 

As  a  vesture . shalt  thou  change  them,  and  they  shall  be  changed: 

But  thou  art  the  same, 

And  thy  years  shall  have  no  end. 


280  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul ; 

And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul, 

And  forget  not  all  his  benefits : 

Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities ; 

Who  healeth  all  thy  diseases ; 

Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction ; 

Who  crowneth  thee  with  lovingkindness  and  tender  mercies : 

Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good  things; 

So  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle. 

The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and  gracious, 

Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

He  will  not  always  chide ; 

Neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins, 

Nor  rewarded  us  after  our  iniquities. 

For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth, 

So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 

So  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 

Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children, 

So  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

For  he  knoweth  our  frame  ; 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  dust. 

As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass; 

As  a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone ; 

And  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 

But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting  upon  them 

that  fear  him. 
And  his  righteousness  unto  children's  children  ; 
To  such  as  keep  his  covenant. 

And  to  those  that  remember  his  precepts  to  do  them. 
The  Lord  hath  established  his  throne  in  the  heavens ; 
And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 
Bless  the  Lord,  ye  angels  of  his: 
Ye  nughty  in  strength,  that  fulfil  his  word, 
Hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 
Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts ; 
Ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 
Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  works. 
In  all  places  of  his  dominion : 
Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS.  281 

Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 

O  Lord  my  God,  thou  art  very  great ; 

Thou  art  clothed  with  honour  and  majesty. 

Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as  with  a  garment ; 

Who  stretchest  out  the  heavens  like  a  curtain : 

Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  chambers  in  the  waters ; 

Who  maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot ; 

Who  walketh  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind : 

Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 

That  it  should  not  be  moved  for  ever. 

Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as  with  a  vesture ; 

The  waters  stood  above  the  mountains. 

At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ; 

At  the  voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away ; 

^They  went  up  by  the  mountains,  they  went  down  by  the  valleys, 

Unto  the  place  which  thou  hadst  founded  for  them. 

Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may  not  pass  over ; 

That  they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 

0  Lord,  how  manifold  are  thy  works ! 
In  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all : 
The  earth  is  full  of  thy  creatures. 
Yonder  is  the  sea,  great  and  wide. 
Wherein  are  things  creeping  innumerable, 
Both  small  and  great  beasts. 

These  wait  all  upon  thee. 

That  thou  mayest  give  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

1  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as  I  live  : 

I  will  sing  praise  to  my  God  while  I  have  any  being. 
Let  my  meditation  be  sweet  unto  him. 


Praise  ye  the  Lord 

O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts  of  the  Lord, 

Or  shew  forth  all  his  praise  ? 

Blessed  are  they  that  keep  judgement, 

And  he  that  doeth  righteousness  at  all  times. 

Remember  me,  O  Lord,  with  the  favour  that  thou  bearest  unto  thy 

people ; 
O  visit  me  with  thy  salvation : 

^Or,  {The  mountains  rose,  the  valleys  sank  dovm). 


282  PASSAGES   FROM    THE    PSALMS. 

That  I  may  see  the  prosperity  of  thy  chosen, 
That  I  may  rejoice  in  the  gladness  of  thy  nation, 
That  I  may  glory  with  thine  inheritance. 


O  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  ; 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  so, 

Whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of  the  adversary ; 

And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands, 

From  the  east  and  from  the  west. 

From  the  north  and  from  the  south. 

They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in  a  desert  way 

They  found  no  city  of  habitation. 

Hungry  and  thirsty, 

Their  soul  fainted  in  them. 

Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  delivered  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  led  them  also  by  a  straight  way, 

That  they  might  go  to  a  city  of  habitation. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men ! 

For  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul, 

And  the  hungry  soul  he  fiUeth  with  good. 

Such  as  sat  in  darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of  death. 

Being  bound  in  affliction  and  iron ; 

Because  they  rebelled  against  the  words  of  God, 

And  contemned  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High : 

Therefore  he  brought  down  their  heart  with  labour ; 

They  fell  down,  and  there  was  none  to  help. 

Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble. 

And  he  saved  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

lie  brought  thcni  out  of  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death. 

And  brake  their  ])ands  in  sunder. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men ! 

For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass. 

And  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

Fools  because  of  their  transgression, 

And  because  of  their  iniquities,  are  afflicted. 

Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of  meat : 

And  they  draw  near  unto  the  gates  of  death. 


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Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  saveth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  sendeth  his  woi-d,  and  healeth  them, 

And  delivereth  them  from  their  destructions. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men 

And  let  them  offer  the  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving. 

And  declare  his  works  with  singing. 

They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships, 

That  do  business  in  great  waters-; 

These  see  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

And  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

For  he  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the  stormy  wind, 

Which  lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 

They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down  again  to  the  depths: 

Their  soul  melteth  away  because  of  trouble. 

They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a  drunken  man, 

And  are  at  their  wits'  end. 

Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm. 

So  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be  quiet ; 

So  he  bringeth  them  unto  the  haven  where  they  would  be. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men ! 

Let  them  exalt  him  also  in  the  assembly  of  the  people, 

And  praise  him  in  the  seat  of  the  elders. 

He  turneth  rivers  into  a  wilderness, 

And  watersprings  into  a  thirsty  ground  ; 

He  turneth  a  wilderness  into  a  pool  of  water. 

And  a  dry  land  into  watersprings. 

And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to  dwell, 

That  they  may  prepare  a  city  of  habitation 

And  sow  fields,  and  plant  vineyards. 

And  get  them  fruits  of  increase. 

He  blesseth  them  also,  so  that  they  are  multiplied  greatly ; 

And  he  sufTereth  not  their  cattle  to  decrease. 

Again,  they  are  minished  and  bowed  down 

Through  oppression,  trouble,  and  sorrow. 

He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes, 

And  causeth  them  to  wander  in  the  waste,  where  there  is  no  way. 


284  PASSAGES   FROM    THE   PSALMS. 

Yet  setteth  he  the  needy  on  high  from  affliction, 
And  maketh  him  families  like  a  flock. 
The  upright  shall  see  it,  and  be  glad ; 
And  all  iniquity  shall  stop  her  mouth. 
Whoso  is  wise  shall  give  heed  to  these  things, 
And  they  shall  consider  the  mercies  of  the  Lord. 


The  Lord  saith  unto  my  lord,  Sit  thou  at  my  right  hand, 

Until  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool. 

The  Lord  shall  send  forth  the  rod  of  thy  strength  out  of  Zion : 

Rule  thou  in  the  midst  of  thine  enemies. 

Thy  people  offer  themselves  willingly  in  the  day  of  thy  power: 

In  the  beauties  of  holiness,  from  the  womb  of  the  morning, 

Thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  repent, 

Thou  art  a  priest  forever 

After  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 


Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  my  whole  heart, 

He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to  be  remembered : 

The  Lord  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion. 

The  works  of  his  hands  are  truth  and  judgement; 

All  his  precepts  are  sure. 

They  are  established  for  ever  and  ever. 

They  are  done  in  truth  and  uprightness. 

He  hath  sent  redemption  unto  his  people; 

He  h»th  counuanded  his  covenant  for  ever: 

Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  ; 

A  good  understanding  have  all  they  that  do  thereafter : 

His  praise  endureth  for  ever. 


Pr.^ise  ye  the  Lord. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  feareth  the  Lord, 

That  delighteth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 

His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth  : 

The  generations  of  the  upright  shall  be  blessed. 

Wealth  and  riches  are  in  his  house : 

And  liis  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 


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Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in  the  darkness : 

He  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion,  and  righteous. 

The  righteous  shall  be  had  in  everlasting  remembrance. 

He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings : 

His  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  Lord. 

He  hath  dispersed,  he  hath  given  to  the  needy  ; 

His  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 


I  LOVE  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard 

My  voice  and  my  suiiplications. 

Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me, 

Therefore  vi'ill  I  call  upon  him  as  long  as  I  live. 

The  cords  of  death  compassed  me, 

And  the  pains  of  the  grave  gat  hold  upon  me : 

I  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 

0  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver  my  soul. 
Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous ; 
Yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 

The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple : 

1  was  brought  low,  and  he  saved  me. 
Return  unto  thy  rest,  O  my  soul ; 

For  the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death, 

Mine  eyes  from  tears. 

And  my  feet  from  falling. 

What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord 

For  all  his  benefits  toward  me? 

I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation. 

And  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord, 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord, 

Yea,  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 

Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 

Is  the  death  of  his  saints. 

0  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant : 

1  am  thy  servant,  the  son  of  thine  handmaid  ; 
Thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

I  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving, 
And  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord, 
Yea,  in  the  presence  of  all  his  peojile  ; 


286  PASSAGES   FROM    THE   PSALMS. 

In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house, 
In  the  midst  of  thee,  O  Jerusalem. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


0  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Out  of  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord  : 

The  Lord  answered  me  and  set  me  in  a  large  place. 

The  Lord  is  on  my  side ;  I  will  not  fear : 

What  can  man  do  unto  me? 

It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 

Than  to  put  confidence  in  man. 

It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 

Than  to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song ; 

And  he  is  become  my  salvation. 

1  shall  not  die,  but  live, 

And  declare  the  works  of  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore : 

But  he  hath  not  given  me  over  unto  death. 

Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness : 

I  will  enter  into  them,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord. 

This  is  the  gate  of  the  Lord  ; 

The  righteous  shall  enter  into  it. 

The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected 

Is  become  the  head  of  the  corner. 

This  is  the  Lord's  doing ; 

It  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes. 

This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath  made ; 

We  will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 

Blessed  be  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

We  have  blessed  you  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  is  God,  and  he  hath  given  us  light: 

Bind  the  sacrifice  with  cords,  even  unto  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

Thou  art  my  God,  and  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee: 

Thou  art  my  God,  I  will  exalt  thee. 

O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


Blessed  are  they  that  ai-o  upright  in  way, 
Who  walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 


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Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testimonies, 

That  seek  him  with  the  whole  heart. 

Thou  hast  commanded  us  thy  precepts, 

That  we  should  observe  them  diligently. 

Oh  that  my  ways  were  established 

To  observe  thy  statutes  ! 

Then  shall  I  not  be  ashamed. 

When  I  have  respect  unto  all  thy  commandments. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee  with  uprightness  of  heart, 

When  I  learn  thy  righteous  judgements. 

I  will  observe  thy  statutes : 

O  forsake  me  not  utterly. 

Wherewithal  shall  a  young  man  cleanse  his  way  ? 
By  taking  heed  thereto  according  to  thy  word. 
With  my  whole  heart  have  I  sought  thee : 

0  let  me  not  wander  from  thy  commandments. 
Thy  word  have  I  laid  uj)  in  mine  heart, 
That  I  might  not  sin  against  thee. 

Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord  : 
Teach  me  thy  statutes. 
With  my  lips  have  I  declared 
All  the  judgements  of  thy  mouth. 

1  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy  testimonies, 
As  much  as  in  all  riches. 

I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts, 
And  have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 
I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes: 
I  will  not  forget  thy  word. 

Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant,  that  I  may  live; 

So  will  I  observe  thy  word. 

Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I  may  behold 

Wondrous  things  out  of  thy  law.  "* 

I  am  a  sojourner  in  the  earth : 

Hide  not  thy  commandments  from  me. 

My  soul  breaketh  for  the  longing 

That  it  hath  unto  thy  judgements  at  all  times. 

My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the  dust : 

Quicken  thou  me  according  to  thy  word. 

JMake  me  to  understand  the  way  of  thy  precepts : 


288  PASSAGES    FROM   THE   PSALMS. 

So  shall  I  meditate  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

My  soul  melteth  for  heaviness : 

Strengthen  thou  me  according  unto  thy  word. 

Eemove  from  me  the  way  of  falsehood: 

And  grant  me  thy  law  graciously. 

I  have  chosen  the  way  cf  faithfulness : 

Thy  judgements  have  I  set  before  me. 

I  cleave  unto  thy  testimonies: 

0  Lord,  put  me  not  to  shame. 

1  will  run  the  way  of  thy  commandments, 
When  thou  shalt  enlarge  my  heart. 

Let  thy  mercies  also  come  unto  me,  O  Lord, 

Even  thy  salvation,  according  to  thy  word. 

So  shall  I  have  an  answer  for  him  that  reproacheth  me  ; 

For  I  trust  in  thy  w^ord. 

And  take  not  the  word  of  truth  utterly  out  of  my  mouth ; 

For  I  have  hoped  in  thy  judgements. 

So  shall  I  observe  thy  law  continually 

For  ever  and  ever. 

And  I  will  walk  at  liberty ; 

For  I  have  sought  thy  precepts. 

I  will  also  speak  of  thy  testimonies  before  kings, 

And  will  not  be  ashamed. 

Remember  the  word  unto  thy  servant, 

Wherein  thou  hast  made  me  to  hope. 

This  is  my  comfort  in  my  affliction: 

That  thy  word  hath  quickened  me. 

The  proud  have  had  me  greatly  in  derision : 

Yet  have  I  not  swerved  from  thy  law. 

I  have  remembered  thy  judgements  of  old,  O  IjOkd, 

And  have  comforted  myself. 

Thy  statutes  have  been  my  songs 

In  the  house  of  my  pilgrimage. 

I  have  remembered  thy  name,  O  Lord,  in  the  night, 

And  have  observed  thy  law. 

I  thought  on  my  ways, 

And  turned  my  feet  unto  thy  testimonies. 

At  midnight  I  will  rise  to  give  thanks  unto  thee 

Because  of  thy  righteous  judgements. 


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The  earth,  O  Lord,  is  full  of  thy  mercy  : 
Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

Before  I  was  afflicted  I  went  astray ; 

But  now  I  observe  thy  word. 

Thou  art  good,  and  doest  good ; 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have  been  afflicted ; 

That  I  might  learn  thy  statutes. 

The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  better  unto  me 

Than  thousands  of  gold  and  silver. 

My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  salvation  : 

But  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word. 

While  I  say,  When  wilt  thou  comfort  me? 

For  I  am  become  like  a  wineskin  in  the  smoke  ; 

Yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  statutes. 

For  ever,  O  Lord, 

Thy  word  is  settled  in  heaven. 

Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all  generations: 

Thou  hast  established  the  earth,  and  it  abideth. 

They  abide  this  day  according  to  thine  ordinances; 

For  all  things  are  thy  servants. 

Unless  thy  law  had  been  my  delight, 

I  should  then  have  perished  in  mine  affliction. 

I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfection ; 

But  thy  commandment  is  exceeding  broad. 

Oh  how  love  I  thy  law  ! 

It  is  my  meditation  all  the  day. 

I  have  more  understanding  than  all  my  teachers  ; 

For  thy  testimonies  are  my  meditation. 

I  understand  more  than  the  aged. 

Because  I  have  kept  thy  precepts. 

I  have  not  turned  aside  from  thy  judgements ; 

For  thou  hast  taught  me. 

How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my  taste ! 

Yea,  siueeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth ! 

Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet, 
And  light  unto  my  path. 


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Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken  as  an  heritage  for  ever ; 
For  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 

The  opening  of  thy  words  giveth  light ; 

It  giveth  understanding  unto  the  simple. 

I  opened  wide  my  mouth,  and  panted  ; 

For  I  longed  for  thy  commandments. 

Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me, 

As  thou  usest  to  do  unto  those  that  love  thy  name. 

Order  my  footsteps  in  thy  word ; 

And  let  not  any  iniquity  have  dominion  over  me. 

I  rejoice  at  thy  word, 

As  one  that  findeth  great  spoil. 

Great  peace  have  they  which  love  thy  law  ; 

And  they  have  none  occasion  of  stumbling. 

I  have  longed  for  thy  salvation,  0  Lord  ; 

And  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall  praise  thee  ; 

And  let  thy  judgements  help  me. 

I  have  gone  astray  like  a  lost  sheep  ;  seek  thy  servant  ; 

For  I  do  not  forget  thy  commandments. 


I  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  mountains  : 

From  whence  shall  my  help  come  ? 

My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord, 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

He  will  not  sufter  thy  foot  to  be  moved : 

He  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 

Shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

The  Lord  is  thy  keeper  : 

The  Lord  is  thy  shade  upon  tliy  right  hand. 

The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 

Nor  the  moon  by  night. 

The  Lord  shall  keep  thee  from  all  evil ; 

He  shall  keep  thy  soul. 

The  Lord  shall  keep  thy  going  out  and  thy  coming  in, 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 


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I  WAS  glad  when  they  said  unto  me, 

Let  us  go  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Our  feet  are  standing 

Within  thy  gates,  O  Jerusalem  ; 

Jerusalem,  that  art  builded 

As  a  city  that  is  compact  together: 

"Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  even  the  tribes  of  the  Lord, 

For  a  testimony  unto  Israel, 

To  -give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

For  there  are  set  thrones  for  judgement, 

The  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem : 

They  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

Peace  be  within  thy  walls. 

And  prosperity  within  thy  palaces. 

For  my  brethren  and  companions'  sakes, 

I  will  now  say.  Peace  be  within  thee. 

For  the  sake  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our  God 

I  will  seek  thy  good. 

Unto  thee  do  I  lift  up  mine  eyes, 

O  thou  that  sittest  in  the  heavens. 

Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look  unto  the  hand  of  their  master, 

As  the  eyes  of  a  maiden  unto  the  hand  of  her  mistress ; 

So  our  eyes  look  unto  the  Lord  our  God, 

Until  he  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled 

With  the  scorning  of  those  that  are  at  ease, 

And  with  the  contempt  of  the  proud. 


If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side. 

Let  Israel  now  say ; 

If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side, 

When  men  rose  up  against  us : 

Then  they  had  swallowed  us  up  alive. 

When  their  wrath  was  kindled  against  us : 

Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed  us. 

The  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul : 

Then  the  proud  waters  had  gone  over  our  soul. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Who  hath  not  given  us  as  a  prey  to  their  teeth. 


292  PASSAGES    FROM   THE   TSALMS. 

Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird  out  of  tlie  guare  of  the  fowlers : 
The  snare  is  broken,  and  we  are  escaped. 
Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
Who  made  heaven  and  earth. 


They  that  trust  in  the  Lord 

Are  as  mount  Zion,  which  cannot  be  moved,  but  abideth  for  ever. 

As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Jerusalem, 

So  the  Lord  is  round  about  his  people. 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

For  the  sceptre  of  wickedness  shall  not  rest  upon  the  lot  of  the 

righteous ; 
That  the  righteous  put  not  forth  their  hands  unto  inifjuity. 


When  the  Lord  turned  again  the  captivity  of  Zion, 

We  were  like  unto  them  that  dream. 

Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with  laughter, 

And  our  tongue  with  singing: 

Then  said  they  among  the  nations. 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  them. 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us  ; 

Whereof  we  are  glad. 

Turn  again  our  captivity,  O  Lord, 

As  the  streams  in  the  South. 

They  that  sow  in  tears  shall  reap  in  joy. 

Though  he  goeth  on  his  way  weeping,  bearing  forth  the  seed  ; 

He  shall  come  again  with  joy,  bringing  his  sheaves  with  him. 


Except  the  Lord  l)uild  the  house. 

They  labour  in  vain  that  build  it : 

Except  the  Lord  keep  the  city, 

The  watchman  waketh  but  in  vain. 

It  is  vain  for  you  that  ye  rise  up  early,  and  so  late  take  rest, 

And  eat  the  bread  of  toil : 

For  so  he  giveth  unto  his  beloved  sleep. 


Blessed  is  every  one  that  feareth  the  Lord, 

That  walketh  in  liis  ways. 

For  thou  slialt  eat  the  labour  of  thine  hands 


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Happy  shalt  thou  be,  and  it  shall  be  well  with  thee. 

Thy  wife  shall  be  as  a  fruitful  vine,  in  the  innermost  parts  of  thine 

house : 
Thy  children  like  olive  plants,  round  about  thy  table. 
Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man  be  blessed 
That  feareth  the  Lokd. 


Out  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord. 

Lord,  hear  my  voice : 

Let  thine  ears  be  attentive 

To  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

If  thou,  Lord,  shouldest  mark  iniquities, 

0  Lord,  who  shall  stand? 

But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee, 
That  thou  mayest  be  feared. 

1  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait, 
And  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

My  soul  looketh  for  the  Lord, 

More  than  watchmen  look  for  the  morning; 

Yea,  more  than  watchmen  for  the  morning. 

O  Israel,  hope  in  the  Lord  ; 

For  with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy. 

And  with  him  is  plenteous  redemption. 

And  he  shall  redeem  Israel 

From  all  his  iniquities. 

Lord,  my  heart  is  not  haughty,  nor  mine  eyes  lofty ; 

Neither  do  I  exercise  myself  in  great  matters. 

Or  in  things  too  wonderful  for  me. 

Surely  I  have  stilled  and  quieted  my  soul ; 

Like  a  weaned  child  with  his  mother, 

My  soul  is  with  me  like  a  weaned  child. 

O  Israel,  hope  in  the  Lord 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 


Lord,  remember  for  David 

All  his  affliction; 

How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 

And  vowed  unto  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob : 

Surely  I  will  not  come  into  the  tabernacle  of  my  house, 

Nor  go  up  into  my  bed; 


294  PASSAGES    FROM   THE   PSAI.MH. 

I  will  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes, 

Or  slumber  to  mine  eyelids ; 

Until  I  find  out  a  place  for  the  Lord, 

A  tabernacle  for  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacol). 

Arise,  O  Lord,  into  thy  rcHting  place; 

Thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

Let  thy  "priests  be  clothed  with  righteousness: 

And  let  thy  saints  shout  for  joy. 

For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion  ; 

He  hath  desired  it  for  his  habitation. 

This  is  my  resting  place  for  ever : 

Here  will  I  dwell ;  for  I  have  desired  it. 

I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provision : 

I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

Her  priests  also  will  I  clothe  with  salvation  : 

And  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 

There  will  I  make  a  horn  to  spring  forth  unto  David 

I  have  ordained  a  lamp  for  mine  anointed. 


Behold,  how  good  and  how  i)leasant  it  is 

For  brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity  ! 

It  is  like  the  precious  oil  ujion  the  head, 

That  ran  down  upon  the  beard. 

Even  Aaron's  beard  ; 

That  came  down  upon  tlie  skirt  of   his  garments ; 

Like  the  dew  of  Hermon, 

That  Cometh  down  upon  the  mountains  of  Zion : 

For  there  the  Lord  commanded  the  blessing, 

Even  life  for  evermore. 


By  the  rivers  of  Babylon, 

There  we  sat  down,  yea,  we  wept. 

When  we  remembered  Zion. 

Upon  the  willows  in  the  midst  thereof 

We  hanged  up  our  harps. 

For  there  they  that  led  us  captive  required  of  us  songs, 

And  they  that  wasted  us  required  of  us  mirth,  saying, 

Sing  us  one  of  the  songs  of  Zion. 

How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord's  song 

In  a  strange  land? 

If  I  forget  thee,  0  Jerusalem, 


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Let  my  right  hand  forget  Iwr  cvnning. 

Let  my  tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of  my  mouth, 

If  I  remember  thee  not ; 

If  I  prefer  not  Jerusalem 

Above  my  chief  joy. 

I  WILL  give  thee  thanks  with  my  whole  lieart: 

I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple, 

And  give  thanks  unto  thy  name  for  thy  lovingkindness  and  for  thy 

truth : 
In  the  day  that  I  called  thou  answeredst  me, 
Thou  didst  encourage  me  with  strength  in  my  soul. 
For  though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet  hath  he  respect  unto  the  lowly: 
But  the  haughty  he  knoweth  from  afar. 

Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble,  thou  wilt  revive  me ; 
Thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand  against  the  wrath  of  mine  enemies. 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  save  me. 
The  Lord  will  perfect  that  which  concerneth  me: 
Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  endurcth  for  ever ; 
Forsake  not  the  works  of  thine  own  hands. 


0  Lord,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and  known  vie. 

Thou  knowest  my  downsitting  and  mine  ui)rising. 

Thou  understandest  my  thought  aiiir  off. 

Thou  searchest  out  my  path  and  my  lying  down, 

And  art  acquainted  with  all  my  ways. 

For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue, 

But,  lo,  O  Lord,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 

Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before, 

And  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 

Such  knowedge  is  too  wonderful  for  me ; 

It  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 

Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  spirit? 

Or  whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence? 

If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there:- 

If  I  make  my  bed  in  Sheol,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning. 

And  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea ; 

Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me. 

And  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

If  I  say.  Surely  the  darkness  shall  overwhelm  me, 


296  PASSAGES    FROM   THE   PSALMS. 

And  the  light  al:)ont  me  shall  be  night; 

Even  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee, 

But  the  night  shineth  as  the  day ; 

The  darkness  and  the  light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee;  for  I  am  fearfully  and  wonderfully  made: 

Wonderful  are  thy  works ; 

And  that  my  soul  knoweth  right  well. 

How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me,  O  CJod ! 

How  great  is  the  sum  of  them ! 

If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more  in  number  than  the  sand: 

When  I  awake,  I  am  still  with  thee. 

Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my  heart: 

Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts: 

And  see  if  there  be  any  way  of  wickedness  in  me, 

And  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 


Lord,  I  have  called  upon  thee;  make  haste  upto  me: 

Give  ear  unto  my  voice,  when  I  call  unto  thee. 

Let  my  prayer  be  set  forth  as  incense  before  thee ; 

The  lifting  up  of  my  hands  as  the  evening  sacrifux-. 

Set  a  watch,  O  Lord,  before  my  mouth; 

Keep  the  door  of  my  lips. 

Incline  not  my  heart  to  any  evil  thing, 

To  be  occupied  in  deeds  of  wickedness 

With  men  that  work  iniquity: 

And  let  me  not  eat  of  their  dainties. 

Ijet  the  righteous  smite  me,  it  shall  be  a  kindness ; 

And  let  him  reprove  me,  it  shall  he  as  oil  upon  the  head  ; 

Let  not  my  head  refuse  it. 

For  mine  eyes  are  unto  thee,  O  God  the  Lord : 

In  thee  do  I  put  my  trust ;  leave  not  my  soul  destitute. 


I  CRY  with  my  voice  unto  the  Lord  ; 

I  shew  before  him  my  trouble. 

When  my  spirit  was  overwhelmed  within  me,  thou  knewest  my  j)ath. 

In  the  way  wherein  I  walk  have  they  hidden  a  snare  for  me. 

Look  on  my  right  hand,  and  see  ;  for  there  is  no  man  that  knoweth  me: 

Rtifuge  hath  failed  me  ;  no  man  careth  for  my  soul. 

I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Loud  ; 

I  said,  Thuu  art  my  refuge, 


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My  portion  in  the  land  of  the  Hving. 

Attend  unto  my  cry ;  for  I  am  brought  very  low : 

Deliver  me  from  my  persecutors ;  for  they  are  stronger  than  I. 

Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I  may  give  thanks  unto  thy  name: 

The  righteous  shall  compass  me  about ; 

For  thou  shalt  deal  bountifully  with  me. 


Hear  my  prayer,  0  Lord  ;  give  ear  to  my  supplications : 

In  thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and  in  thy  righteousness. 

And  enter  not  into  judgement  with  thy  servant ; 

For  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justified. 

For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my  soul ; 

He  hath  smitten  my  life  down  to  the  ground : 

He  hath  made  me  to  dwell  in   dark   places,  as  those  that  have  been 

long  dead. 
Therefore  is  my  spirit  overwhelmed  within  me  ; 
My  heart  within  me  is  desolate. 
I  remember  the  days  of  old ; 
I  meditate  on  all  thy  doings : 
I  muse  on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 
I  spread  forth  my  hands  unto  thee : 
]\Iy  soul  thirsteth  after  thee,  as  a  weary  land. 
Make  haste  to  answer  me,  O  Lord  ;  my  spirit  faileth 
Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  ; 

Lest  I  become  like  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 
Cause  me  to  hear  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning 
For  in  thee  do  I  trust : 

Cause  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  I  should  walk  ; 
For  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto  thee. 
Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  mine  enemies  : 
I  flee  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ;  for  thou  art  my  God : 
Thy  spirit  is  good  ;  lead  me  in  the  land  of  uprightness. 


I  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  O  King ; 

And  I  will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

One  generation  shall  laud  thy  works  to  another. 

And  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 

They  shall  utter  the  memory  of  thy  great  goodness, 

And  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 


298  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PSALMS. 

The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion ; 

Slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 

The  Lord  is  good  to  all ; 

And  his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 

All  thy  works  shall  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O  Lord  ; 

And  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 

They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom, 

And  talk  of  thy  power. 

Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom, 

And  thy  dominion  endurcth  throughout  all  generations. 

The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall, 

And  raiseth  up  all  those  that  be  bowed  down. 

The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  ; 

And  thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

Thou  openest  thine  hand. 

And  satisfiest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 

The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways, 

And  gracious  in  all  his  works. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  him. 

To  all  that  call  ujion  him  in  truth. 

My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 


Praise  ye  the  Lord  ; 

For  it  is  good  to  sing  praises  unto  our  God ; 

For  it  is  pleasant,  and  praise  is  comely. 

The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem ; 

He  gathereth  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart. 

And  bindeth  up  their  wounds. 

The  Lord  ui)holdeth  the  meek  : 

He  bringeth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 

The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that  fcur  him. 

In  those  that  hojje  in  his  mercy. 

Praise  the  Lf)RD,  O  Jerusalem  ; 

Praise  thy  God,  0  Zion. 

For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of  thy  gates ; 

He  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 

He  maketh  peace  in  thy  borders  ; 

He  filleth  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 


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Pkaise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  God  in  his  sanctuary  : 

Praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts : 

Praise  Iiim  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 

Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet: 

Praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance 

Praise  him  with  stringed  instruments  and  the  pipe. 

Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals : 

Praise  him  upon  the  high  sounding  cym])als. 

Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise  the  LoiiD. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PASSAGES  FROM 
THE  BOOK  OF  THE  PROPHET 

ISAIAH. 


The  vision  of  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz,  which  he  saw  concerning 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  in  the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Hez- 
ekiah,  kings  of  Judah. 

Hear,  O  heavens,  and  give  ear,  0  earth,  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken : 
I  have  nourished  and  brought  up  children,  and  they  have  rebelled 
against  me.  The  ox  knoweth  his  owner,  and  the  ass  his  master's  crib : 
but  Israel  doth  not  know,  my  people  doth  not  consider.  Ah  sinful 
nation,  a  people  laden  with  iniquity,  a  seed  of  evil-doers,  children  that 
deal  corruptly :  they  have  forsaken  the  Lord,  they  have  despised  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  they  are  estranged  and  gone  backward.  Why  will 
ye  be  still  stricken,  that  ye  revolt  more  and  more?  the  whole  head  is 
sick,  and  the  whole  heart  faint.  Your  country  is  desolate ;  your  cities 
are  burned  with  fire ;  your  land,  strangers  devour  it  in  your  presence, 
and  it  is  desolate,  as  overthrown  by  strangers.  And  the  daughter  of 
Zion  is  left  as  a  ))ooth  in  a  vineyard,  as  a  lodge  in  a  garden  of  cucum- 
bers, as  a  besieged  city.  Excei)t  the  Lord  of  hosts  had  left  unto  us  a 
very  small  remnant,  we  should  have  been  as  Sodom,  we  should  have 
been  like  unto  Gomorrah. 

To  what  purpose  is  the  multitude  of  your  sacrifices  unto  me  ?  saith 
the  Lord  :  I  am  full  of  the  burnt  offerings  of  rams,  and  the  fat  of  fed 
beasts ;  and  I  delight  not  in  the  blood  of  bullocks,  or  of  lambs,  or  of 
he-goats.  When  ye  come  to  appear  before  me,  who  hath  required 
this  at  your  hand,  to  tramjjle  my  courts?  Bring  no  more  vain  obla- 
tions ;  incense  is  an  abomination  unto  me ;  new  moon  and  sabbath, 
the  calling  of  assemblies, — I  cannot  away  with :  it  is  iniquity,  even  the 
solemn  meeting.  Your  new  moons  and  your  appointed  feasts  my  soul . 
hateth :  they  are  a  trouble  unto  me ;  I  am  weary  to  bear  them.  And 
when  ye  spread  forth  your  hands,  I  will  hide  mine  eyes  from  you : 
yea,  when  ye  make  many  prayers,  I  will  not  hear:   your  hands  are 

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PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  301 

full  of  blood.  Wash  you,  make  you  clean ;  put  away  the  evil  of  your 
doings  from  before  mine  eyes ;  cease  to  do  evil :  learn  to  do  well ;  seek 
judgement,  relieve  the  ojjpressed,  judge  the  fatherless,  plead  for  the 
widow. 

Come  now,  and  let  us  reason  together,  saitli  the  Lord  :  though  your 
sins  be  as  scarlet,  they  shall  be  as  white  as  snow ;  though  they  be  red 
like  crimson,  they  shall  be  as  wool.  If  ye  be  willing  and  obedient,  ye 
shall  -eat  the  good  of  the  land :  but  if  ye  refuse  and  rebel,  ye  shall  be 
devoured  with  the  sword :  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

Therefore  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  Mighty  One  of 
Israel,  I  will  turn  my  hand  upon  thee,  and  throughly  purge  away  thy 
dross,  and  will  take  away  all  thy  tin  :  and  I  will  restore  thy  judges 
as  at  the  first,  and  thy  counsellors  as  at  the  beginning :  afterward  thou 
ehalt  be  called  The  city  of  righteousness,  the  faithful  city.  Zion  shall 
be  redeemed  with  judgement,  and  her  converts  with  righteousness.  But 
the  destruction  of  the  transgressors  and  the  sinners  shall  be  together, 
and  they  that  forsake  the  Lord  shall  be  consumed.  And  the  strong 
shall  be  as  tow,  and  his  work  as  a  spark ;  and  they  shall  both  Ijurn 
together,  and  none  shall  quench  them. 

O  house  of  Jacob,  come  ye,  and  let  us  walk  in  the  light  of  the 
Lord.  Enter  into  the  rock,  and  hide  thee  in  the  dust,  from  before 
the  terror  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the  glory  of  his  majesty.  The  lofty 
looks  of  man  shall  be  brought  low,  and  the  haughtiness  of  men  shall 
be  bowed  down,  and  the  Lord  alone  shall  be  exalted  in  that  day. 
For  there  shall  be  a  day  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  upon  all  that  is  proud 
and  haughty,  and  upon  all  that  is  lifted  up ;  and  it  shall  be  brought 
low :  and  ujion  all  the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  that  are  high  and  lifted  up, 
and  upon  all  the  oaks  of  Bashan ;  and  upon  all  the  high  mountains, 
and  upon  all  the  hills  that  are  lifted  up ;  and  upon  every  lofty  tower, 
and  upon  every  fenced  wall ;  and  upon  all  the  ships  of  Tarshish,  and 
upon  all  pleasant  imagery.  And  the  loftiness  of  man  shall  be  bowed 
down,  and  the  haughtiness  of  men  shall  be  brought  low :  and  the  Lord 
alone  shall  be  exalted  in  that  day.  And  the  idols  shall  utterly  pass 
away.  In  that  day  a  man  shall  cast  away  his  idols  of  silver,  and  his 
idols  of  gold,  which  they  made  for  him  to  worship,  to  the  moles  and 
to  the  bats ;  to  go  into  the  caverns  of  the  rocks,  and  into  the  clefts  of 
the  ragged  rocks,  from  before  the  terror  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the 
glory  of  his  majesty,  when  he  ariseth  to  shake  mightily  the  earth. 
Cease  ye  from  man,  whose  breath  is  in  his  nostrils :  for  wherein  is  he 
to  be  accounted  of? 

For,  behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  doth  take  away  from 
Jenisalem  and  from  Judah  stay  and  staff,  the  whole  stay  of  bread,  and 


302  PASSAGES   FROM    ISAIAH. 

the  whole  stay  of  water ;  the  mighty  man,  and  the  man  of  war ;  the 
judge,  and  the  prophet,  and  the  diviner,  and  the  ancient ;  tlie  captain 
of  tifty,  and  the  honourable  man,  and  the  counsellor,  and  the  cunning 
artificer,  and  the  skilful  enchanter.  For  Jerusalem  is  ruined,  and  Judah 
is  fallen :  because  their  tongue  and  their  doings  are  against  the  Lord, 
to  provoke  the  eyes  of  his  glory.  Woe  unto  their  soul !  for  they  have 
rewarded  evil  unto  tliemselves.  Say  ye  of  the  righteous,  that  it  shall 
be  well  icith  him :  for  they  shall  eat  the  fruit  of  their  doings.  Woe  unto 
the  wicked!  it  sliall  be  ill  v-'dh  him :  for  the  reward  of  his  hands  shall  be 
given  him.  As  for  my  people,  children  are  their  oppressors,  and  women 
rule  over  them.  O  my  people,  they  which  lead  thee  cause  thee  to  err, 
and  destroy  the  way  of  thy  paths.  The  Lord  will  enter  into  judge- 
ment with  the  elders  of  his  people,  and  the  princes  thereof :  It  is  ye 
that  have  eaten  up  the  vineyard  ;  the  spoil  of  the  poor  is  in  your 
houses:  what  mean  ye  that  ye  crush  my  peojile,  and  grind  the  face  of 
the  poor?  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

Moreover  the  I^ord  said.  Because  the  daughters  of  Zion  are  haughty, 
and  walk  with  stretched  forth  necks  and  wanton  eyes,  walking  and 
mincing  as  they  go,  and  making  a  tinkling  with  their  feet:  therefore 
the  Lord  will  take  away  the  bravery  of  their  anklets,  and  the  networks, 
and  the  crescents;  the  pendants,  and  the  bracelets,  and  the  mufflers; 
the  headtires,  and  the  ankle  chains,  and  the  sashes,  and  the  perfume 
boxes,  and  the  amulets;  the  rings,  and  the  nose  jewels;  the  festival 
robes,  and  the  mantles,  and  the  shawls,  and  the  satchels;  the  hand 
mirrors,  and  the  fine  linen,  and  the  turbans,  and  the  veils.  And  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  instead  of  sweet  spices  there  shall  be  rotten- 
ness ;  and  instead  of  a  girdle  a  rope ;  and  instead  of  well  set  hair  bald- 
ness ;  and  instead  of  a  stomacher  a  girding  of  sackcloth :  branding  in- 
stead of  beauty. 

In  that  day  shall  the  branch  of  the  Lord  be  beautiful  and  glorious, 
and  the  fruit  of  the  laiid  shall  be  excellent  and  comely  for  them  that 
are  escaped  of  Israel.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  he  that  is  left  in 
Zion,  and  he  that  remaineth  in  Jerusalem,  shall  be  called  holy,  even 
every  one  that  is  written  among  the  living  in  Jerusalem :  when  the 
Lord  shall  have  washed  away  the  filth  of  the  daughters  of  Zion,  and 
shall  have  j^urgcd  tl^e  blood  of  Jerusalem  from  the  midst  thereof,  by 
the  spirit  of  judgement,  and  by  the  spirit  of  burning.  And  the  Lord 
will  create  over  the  whole  habitation  of  mount  Zion,  and  over  her 
assemblies,  a  cloud  and  smoke  by  day,  and  the  shining  of  a  flaming 
fire  by  night:  for  over  all  the  glory  shall  be  spread  a  canopy.  And 
there  shall  be  a  pavilion  for  a  sliadow  in  the  day-time  from  the  heat, 
and  for  a  refuge  and  for  a  covert  from  storm  and  from  rain. 


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Let  me  sing  for  my  wellbeloved  a  song  of  my  beloved  touching  Iiis 
vineyard.  My  wellbeloved  had  a  vineyard  in  a  very  fruitful  hill :  and 
he  made  a  trench  about  it,  and  gathered  out  the  stones  thereof,  and 
planted  it  with  the  choicest  vine,  and  built  a  tower  in  the  midst  of  it, 
and  also  hewed  out  a  winepress  therein:  and  he  looked  that  it  should 
bring  forth  grapes,  and  it  brought  forth  wild  grapes.  And  now,  O  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem  and  men  of  Judah,  judge,  I  pray  you,  betwixt 
me  and  my  vineyard.  "What  could  have  been  done  more  to  my  vine- 
yard, that  I  have  not  done  in  it?  wherefore,  when  I  looked  that  it 
should  bring  forth  gravies,  brought  it  forth  wild  grapes?  And  now  go 
to ;  I  will  tell  you  what  I  will  do  to  my  vineyard :  I  will  take  away 
the  hedge  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  burnt ;  I  will  break  down  the  fence 
thereof,  and  it  shall  be  trodden  down :  and  I  will  lay  it  waste ;  it  shall 
not  be  pruned  nor  hoed ;  but  there  shall  come  up  briers  and  thorns : 
I  will  also  command  the  clouds  that  they  rain  no  rain  upon  it.  For 
the  vineyard  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  the  house  of  Israel,  and  the  men 
of  Judah  his  pleasant  plant :  and  he  looked  for  judgement,  but  behold 
oppression ;  for  righteousness,  but  behold  a  cry. 

Woe  unto  them  that  join  house  to  house,  that  lay  field  to  field, 
till  there  be  no  room,  and  ye  be  made  to  dwell  alone  in  the  midst  of 
the  land ! 

Woe  unto  them  that  rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  that  they  may 
follow  strong  drink;  that  tarry  late  into  the  night,  till  wine  inflame 
them !  And  the  harp  and  the  lute,  the  tabret  and  the  pipe,  and  wine, 
are  in  their  feasts :  but  they  regard  not  the  work  of  the  Lord,  neither 
have  they  considered  the  operation  of  his  hands.  Therefore  my  peo- 
ple are  gone  into  captivity,  for  lack  of  knowledge :  and  their  honour- 
able men  are  famished,  and  their  multitude  are  parched  with  thirst. 

Woe  unto  them  that  call  evil  good,  and  good  evil ;  that  put  dark- 
ness for  light,  and  light  for  darkness ;  that  put  bitter  for  sweet,  and 
sweet  for  bitter ! 

Woe  unto  them  that  are  wise  in  their  own  eyes,  and  prudent  in 
their  own  sight ! 

Woe  unto  them  that  are  mighty  to  drink  wine,  and  men  of  strength 
to  mingle  strong  drink :  which  justify  the  wicked  for  a  reward,  and 
take  away  the  righteousness  of  the  righteous  from  him !  Therefore  as 
the  tongue  of  fire  devoureth  the  stubble,  and  as  the  dry  grass  sinketh 
down  in  the  flame,  so  their  root  shall  be  as  rottenness,  and  their  blos- 
som shall  go  up  as  dust:  because  they  have  rejected  the  law  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  despised  the  word  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

In  the  year  that  king  Uzziah  died  I  saw  the  Lord  sitting  upon  a 
throne,  high  and  lifted  up,  and  his  train  filled  the  temple.    Above  him 


304  PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH, 

stood  the  seraphim :  each  one  had  six  wings ;  with  twain  he  covered 
his  face,  and  with  twain  he  covered  liis  feet,  and  with  twain  he  did 
fly.  And  one  cried  unto  another,  and  said,  Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the 
Lord  of  hosts :  the  whole  earth  is  full  of  his  glory.  And  the  foun- 
dations of  the  thresholds  were  moved  at  the  voice  of  him  that  cried, 
and  the  house  was  filled  with  smoke.  Then  said  I,  Woe  is  me !  for  I 
iim  undone ;  because  I  am  a  man  of  unclean  lips,  and  I  dwell  in  the 
midst  of  a  people  of  unclean  lips:  for  mine  eyes  have  seen  the  King, 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  Then  flew  one  of  the  seraphim  unto  me,  having 
a  live  coal  in  his  hand,  which  he  had  taken  with  the  tongs  from  ofi" 
the  altar :  and  he  touched  my  mouth  with  it,  and  said,  Lo,  this  hath 
touched  thy  lips ;  and  thine  iniquity  is  taken  away,  and  thy  sin  purged. 
And  I  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  saying,  Whom  shall  I  send,  and 
who  will  go  for  us  ?  Then  I  said.  Here  am  I ;  send  me.  And  he  said, 
Go,  and  tell  this  people,  Hear  ye  indeed,  but  understand  not ;  and  see 
ye  indeed,  but  perceive  not.  Make  the  heart  of  this  people  fat,  and 
make  their  ears  heavy,  and  shut  their  eyes ;  lest  they  see  with  their 
eyes,  and  hear  with  their  ears,  and  understand  with  their  heart,  and 
turn  again,  and  be  healed.  Then  said  I,  Lord,  how  long?  And  he 
answered,  Until  cities  be  waste  without  inhabitant,  and  houses  without 
man,  and  the  land  become  utterly  waste,  and  the  Lord  have  removed 
men  far  away,  and  the  forsaken  places  be  many  in  the  midst  of  the 
land. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  Ahaz  that  Rezin  the  king  of 
Syria,  and  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah,  king  of  Israel,  went  up  to 
Jerusalem  to  war  against  it ;  but  could  not  prevail  against  it.  And  it 
was  told  the  house  of  David,  saying,  Syria  is  confederate  with  Eph- 
raim.  And  his  heart  was  moved,  and  the  heart  of  his  people,  as  the 
trees  of  the  forest  are  moved  with  the  wind. 

Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Isaiah,  Go  forth  now  to  meet  Ahaz,  thou, 
and  Shear-jashub  thy  son,  at  the  end  of  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool, 
in  the  highway  of  the  fuller's  field ;  and  say  unto  him.  Take  heed, 
and  be  quiet ;  fear  not,  neither  let  thine  heart  be  faint,  because  of 
these  two  tails  of  smoking  firebrands,  for  the  fierce  anger  of  Rezin  and 
Syria,  and  of  the  son  of  Remaliah. 

And  the  Lord  spake  again  unto  Ahaz,  saying.  Ask  thee  a  sign  of 
the  Lord  thy  God ;  ask  it  either  in  the  depth,  or  in  the  height  above. 
But  Ahaz  said,  I  will  not  ask,  neither  will  I  tempt  the  Lord.  And  he 
said.  Hear  ye  now,  O  house  of  David ;  is  it  a  small  thing  for  you  to 
weary  men,  that  ye  will  weary  my  God  also?  Therefore  the  Lord 
himself  shall  give  you  a  sign ;  behold,  a  virgin  shall  conceive,  and 
bear   a  son,  and   shall   call    his   name    Immanuel.     Butter  and  honey 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  305 

shall  he  eat,  when  he  knoweth  to  refuse  the  evil,  and  choose  the  good. 
For  before  the  child  shall  know  to  refuse  the  evil,  and  choose  the 
good,  the  land  whose  two  kings  thou  abhorrest  shall  be  forsaken.  The 
Lord  shall  bring  upon  thee,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  upon  thy 
father's  house,  days  that  have  not  come,  from  the  day  that  Ephraim 
departed  from  Judah ;  even  the  king  of  Assyria. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  me  yet  again,  saying.  Forasmuch  as  this 
people  hath  refused  the  waters  of  Shiloah  that  go  softly,  and  rejoice 
in  Rezin  and  Remaliah's  son ;  now  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord  bringeth 
up  upon  them  the  waters  of  the  River,  strong  and  many,  even  the 
king  of  Assyria  and  all  his  glory :  and  he  shall  come  up  over  all  hia 
channels,  and  go  over  all  his  banks :  and  he  shall  sweep  onward  into 
Judah ;  he  shall  overflow  and  pass  through ;  he  shall  reach  even  to 
the  neck ;  and  the  stretching  out  of  his  wings  shall  fill  the  breadth  of 
thy  land,  0  Immanuel.  In  the  former  time  he  brought  into  contempt 
the  land  of  Zebulun  and  the  land  of  Naphtali,  but  in  the  latter  time 
hath  he  made  it  glorious,  by  the  way  of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan, 
Galilee  of  the  nations.  The  people  that  walked  in  darkness  have  seen 
a  great  light :  they  that  dwelt  in  the  land  of  the  shadow  of  death, 
upon  them  hath  the  light  shined.  Thou  hast  multiplied  the  nation, 
thou  hast  increased  their  joy :  they  joy  before  thee  according  to  the 
joy  in  harvest,  as  men  rejoice  when  they  divide  the  spoil.  For  unto 
us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a  son  is  given ;  and  the  government  shall 
be  upon  his  shoulder :  and  his  name  shall  be  called  Mighty  God, 
^Everlasting  Father,  Prince  of  Peace.  Of  the  increase  of  his  govern- 
ment and  of  peace  there  shall  be  no  end,  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
and  upon  his  kingdom,  to  establish  it,  and  to  uphold  it  with  judge- 
ment and  with  righteousness  from  henceforth  even  for  ever.  The  zeal 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  perform  this. 

Woe  to  Asshur,  the  rod  of  mine  anger,  the  staff  in  whose  hand  is 
mine  indignation !  For  he  saith.  Are  not  my  princes  all  of  them 
kings?  As  my  hand  hath  found  the  kingdoms  of  the  idols,  whose 
graven  images  did  excel  them  of  Jerusalem  and  of  Samaria;  shall  I 
not,  as  I  have  done  unto  Samaria  and  her  idols,  so  do  to  Jerusalem 
and  her  idols? 

Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when  the  Lord  hath  per- 
formed his  whole  work  upon  mount  Zion  and  on  Jerusalem,  I  will 
punish  the  fruit  of  the  stout  heart  of  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  the 
glory  of  his  high  looks.  For  he .  hath  said.  By  the  strength  of  my 
hand  I  have  done  it,  and  by  my  wisdom;  for  I  am  prudent:  and  I 
have  removed  the  bounds  of  the  peoples,  and  have  robbed  their  treas- 

1  Heb.  Father  of  Eternity. 


306  PASSAGES   FROM    ISAIAH. 

ures,  and  I  liave  brought  down  as  a  valiant  man  them  that  sit  on 
thrones:  and  my  hand  hath  found  as  a  nest  the  riches  of  the  peoples; 
and  as  one  gathereth  eggs  that  are  forsaken,  have  I  gathered  all  the 
earth :  and  there  was  none  that  moved  the  wing,  or  that  opened  the 
mouth,  or  chirped.  Shall  the  axe  boast  itself  against  him  that  heweth 
therewith?  shall  the  saw  magnify  itself  against  him  that  shaketh  it? 
Therefore  shall  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  send  among  his  fat  ones 
leaniiess ;  and  instead  of  his  glory  there  shall  be  kindled  a  burning 
like  the  burning  of  fire.  And  he  shall  consume  the  glory  of  his  forest, 
and  of  his  fruitful  field,  both  soul  and  body :  and  it  shall  be  as  when 
a  standardbearer  fainteth.  And  the  remnant  of  the  trees  of  his  forest 
shall  be  few,  that  a  child  may  write  them. 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the  remnant  of  Isi-ael, 
and  they  that  are  escaped  of  the  house  of  Jacob,  shall  no  more  again 
stay  upon  him  that  smote  them ;  but  shall  stay  upon  the  Lord,  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  in  truth.  A*  remnant  shall  return,  even  the  remnant 
of  Jacob,  unto  the  mighty  God. 

Behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  shall  lop  the  boughs  with 
terror :  and  the  high  ones  of  stature  shall  be  hewn  down,  and  the  lofty 
shall  be  brought  low.  And  he  shall  cut  down  the  thickets  of  the  forest 
with  iron,  and  Lebanon  shall  fall  by  a  mighty  one. 

And  there  shall  come  forth  a  shoot  out  of  the  stock  of  Jesse,  and  a 
branch  out  of  his  roots  shall  bear  fruit:  and  the  spirit  of  the  Lord 
shall  rest  upon  him,  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  understanding,  the  spirit 
of  counsel  and  might,  the  spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  his  delight  shall  be  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  :  and  he  shall 
not  judge  after  the  sight  of  his  eyes,  neither  reprove  after  the  hearing 
of  his  ears:  but  with  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  poor,  and  re- 
prove with  equity  for  the  meek  of  the  earth:  and  he  shall  smite  the 
earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth,  and  with  the  breath  of  his  lips  shall 
he  slay  the  wicked.  And  righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle  of  his  loins, 
and  faithfulness  the  girdle  of  his  reins.  And  the  wolf  shall  dwell  with 
the  lamb,  and  the  leopard  shall  lie  down  with  the  kid ;  and  the  calf 
and  the  young  lion  and  the  fatling  together;  and  a  little  child  shall 
lead  them.  And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed ;  their  young  ones 
shall  lie  down  together :  and  the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox.  And 
the  sucking  child  shall  play  on  the  hole  of  the  asp,  and  the  weaned 
child  shall  put  his  hand  on  the  basilisk's  den.  They  shall  not  hurt 
nor  destroy  in  all  my  holy  mountain :  for  the  earth  shall  be  full  of 
the  knowledge  of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the  root  of  Jesse,  which 
standeth  for  an  ensign  of  the  peoples,  unto  him  shall  the  nations  seek; 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  307 

and  his  resting  place  shall  be  glorious.  And  he  shall  set  up  an  ensign 
for  the  nations,  and  shall  assemble  the  outcasts  of  Israel,  and  gather 
together  the  dispersed  of  Judah  from  the  four  corners  of  the  earth. 
The  envy  also  of  Ephraim  shall  depart,  and  they  that  vex  Judah 
shall  be  cut  off:  Ephraim  shall  not  envy  Judah,  and  Judah  shall  not 
vex  Ephraim. 

And  in  that  day  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O 
Lord  ;  for  though  thou  wast  angry  with  me,  thine  anger  is  turned 
away,  and  thou  comfortest  me.  Behold,  God  is  my  salvation ;  I  will 
trust,  and  will  not  be  afraid :  for  the  Lord  jehovah  is  my  strength 
and  song;  and  he  is  become  my  salvation.  Therefore  with  joy  shall 
ye  draw  water  out  of  the  wells  of  salvation.  And  in  that  day  shall 
ye  say,  Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name,  declare  his 
doings  among  the  peoples,  make  mention  that  his  name  is  exalted. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  hath  done  excellent  things :  let  this  be 
known  in  all  the  earth.  Cry  aloud  and  shout,  thou  inhabitant  of  Zion: 
for  great  is  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

The  burden  of  Babylon. 

Babylon,  the  glory  of  kingdoms,  the  beauty  of  the  Chaldeans'  pride, 
shall  be  as  when  God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Gomorrah.  It  shall  never 
be  inhabited,  neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from  generation  to  genera- 
tion :  neither  shall  the  Arabian  pitch  tent  there ;  neither  shall  shep- 
herds make  their  flocks  to  lie  down  there.  For  the  Lord  will  have 
compassion  on  Jacob,  and  will  yet  choose  Israel,  and  set  them  in  their 
own  land :  and  the  stranger  shall  join  himself  with  them,  and  they 
shall  cleave  to  the  house  of  Jacob.  And  they  shall  take  them  captive, 
whose  captives  they  were ;  and  they  shall  rule  over  their  oppressors. 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  shall  give  thee 
rest  from  thy  sorrow,  and  from  thy  trouble,  and  from  the  hard  service 
wherein  thou  wast  made  to  serve,  that  thou  shalt  take  up  this  jxirable 
against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  say.  How  hath  the  oppressor  ceased ! 
the  golden  city  ceased!  The  whole  earth  is  at  rest,  and  is  quiet:  they 
break  forth  into  singing.  Yea,  the  fir  trees  rejoice  at  thee,  and  the 
cedars  of  Lebanon,  saying,  Since  thou  art  laid  down,  no  feller  is  come 
up  against  us.  All  they  shall  answer  and  say  unto  thee,  Art  thou  also 
become  weak  as  we?  art  thou  become  like  unto  us?  ,How  art  thou 
fallen  from  heaven,  O  day  star,  son  of  the  morning!  how  art  thou  cut 
down  to  the  ground,  which  didst  lay  low  the  nations !  And  thou  saidst 
in  thine  heart,  I  will  ascend  into  heaven,  I  will  exalt  my  throne  above 
the  stars  of  God.  They  that  see  thee  shall  narrowly  look  upon  thee, 
they  shall  consider  thee,  saying,  Is  this  the  man  that  made  the  earth 
to  tremble,  that  did  shake  kingdoms?     All  the  kings  of  the  nations, 


308  PASSAGES   FROM    ISAIAH. 

all  of  them,  sleep  in  glory,  every  one  in  his  own  house.  But  thou  art 
cast  forth  away  from  thy  sepulchre  like  an  abomiuahle  branch,  as  a 
carcass  trodden  under  foot. 

The  burden  of  Moab. 

For  in  a  night  Ar  of  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and  brought  to  nought; 
for  in  a  night  Kir  of  INIoab  is  laid  waste,  and  brought  to  nought.  For 
it  shall  be  that,  as  wandering  birds,  as  a  scattered  nest,  so  shall  the 
daughters  of  Moab  be.  And  a  throne  shall  be  established  in  mercy, 
and  one  shall  sit  thereon  in  truth,  in  the  tent  of  David ;  judging,  and 
seeking  judgement,  and  swift  to  do  righteousness. 

We  have  heard  of  the  pride  of  Moab,  that  he  is  very  proud ;  even 
of  his  arrogancy,  and  his  pride,  and  his  wrath ;  his  boastings  are  nought. 
Therefore  shall  Moab  howl  for  Moab,  every  one  shall  howl.  For  the 
fields  of  Heshbon  languish,  and  the  vine  of  Sibmah.  Therefore  I  will 
weep  with  the  weeping  of  Jazer  for  the  vine  of  Sibmah:  I  will  water 
thee  with  my  tears,  O  Heshbon,  and  Elealeh:  for  upon  thy  summer 
fruits  and  upon  thy  harvest  the  battle  shout  is  fallen.  And  gladness  is 
taken  away,  and  joy  out  of  the  fruitful  field;  and  in  the  vineyards 
there  shall  be  no  singing,  neither  joyful  noise.  And  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  when  Moab  presenteth  himself,  when  he  wearieth  himself  upon 
the  high  place,  and  shall  come  to  his  sanctuary  to  pray,  that  he  shall 
not  prevail. 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the  glory  of  Jacob  shall 
be  made  thin,  and  the  fatness  of  his  flesh  shall  wax  lean.  And  it  shall 
be  as  when  the  harvestman  gathereth  the  standing  corn,  and  his  arm 
reapeth  the  ears.  Yet  there  shall  be  left  therein  gleanings,  as  the  shak- 
ing of  an  olive  tree,  two  or  three  berries  in  the  top  of  the  uppermost 
bough,  four  or  five  in  the  outmost  branches  of  a  fruitful  tree,  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel.  In  that  day  shall  a  man  look  unto  his  INIaker, 
and  hia  eyes  shall  have  respect  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel.  And  he 
shall  not  look  to  the  altars,  the  work  of  his  hands,  neither  shall  he 
have  respect  to  that  which  his  fingers  have  made,  either  the  Asherim, 
or  the  sun-images.  For  thou  hast  forgotten  the  God  of  thy  salvation, 
and  hast  not  been  mindful  of  the  rock  of  thy  strength ;  therefore  thou 
plantest  pleasant  plants,  and  settest  it  with  strange  slips:  in  the  day 
of  thy  planting  thou  hedgest  it  in,  and  in  the  morning  thou  makest 
thy  seed  to  blossom:  but  the  harvest  flecth  away  in  the  day  of  grief 
and  of  desperate  sorrow. 

0  Lord,  thou  art  my  God ;  I  will  exalt  thee,  I  will  praise  thy 
name ;  for  thou  hast  done  wonderful  things,  even  counsels  of  old,  in 
faithfulness  and  truth.  For  thou  hast  made  of  a  city  an  heap;  of  a 
defenced   city    a  ruin :  a  palace   of  strangers  to  be    no  city  ;   it  shall 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  309 

never  be  built.  Therefore  shall  the  strong  people  glorify  thee,  the  city 
of  the  terrible  nations  shall  fear  thee.  For  thou  hast  been  a  strong 
hold  to  the  poor,  a  strong  hold  to  the  needy  in  his  distress,  a  refuge 
from  the  storm,  a  shadow  from  the  heat,  when  the  blast  of  the  terrible 
ones  is  as  a  storm  against  the  wall.  As  the  heat  in  a  dry  place  shalt 
thou  bring  down  the  noise  of  strangers;  as  the  heat  by  the  shadow 
of  a  cloud,  the  song  of  the  terrible  ones  shall  be  brought  low.  And  in 
this  mountain  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  make  unto  all  peoples  a  feast  of 
fat  things,  a  feast  of  wines  on  the  lees,  of  fiit  things  full  of  marrow,  of 
wines  on  the  lees  well  refined.  He  hath  swallowed  up  death  for  ever; 
and  the  Lord  God  will  wipe  away  tears  from  off  all  faces ;  and  the  re- 
proach of  his  people  shall  he  take  away  from  off  all  the  earth :  for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

And  it  shall  be  said  in  that  day,  Lo,  this  is  our  God;  we  have 
waited  for  him,  and  he  will  save  us :  this  is  the  Lord  ;  we  have  waited 
for  him,  we  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

In  that  day  shall  this  song  be  sung  in  the  land  of  Judah :  We  have 
a  strong  city ;  salvation  will  he  appoint  for  walls  and  bulwarks.  Open 
ye  the  gates,  that  the  righteous  nation  which  keepeth  truth  may  enter 
in.  Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace,  whose  mind  is  stayed  on  thee  : 
because  he  trusteth  in  thee.  Trust  ye  in  the  Lord  for  ever:  for  in  the 
Lord  jehovah  is  an  everlasting  rock.  For  he  hath  brought  down  them 
that  dwell  on  high,  the  lofty  city :  he  layeth  it  low,  he  layeth  it  low 
even  to  the  ground ;  he  bringeth  it  even  to  the  dust.  The  foot  shall 
tread  it  down ;  even  the  feet  of  the  poor,  and  the  steps  of  the  needy. 
The  way  of  the  just  is  uprightness :  thou  that  are  upright  dost  direct 
the  path  of  the  just.  Yea,  in  the  way  of  thy  judgements,  O  Lord, 
have  we  waited  for  thee ;  to  thy  name  and  to  thy  memorial  is  the 
desire  of  our  soul.  With  my  soul  have  I  desired  thee  in  the  night; 
yea,  with  my  spirit  within  me  will  I  seek  thee  early:  for  when  thy 
judgements  are  in  the  earth,  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  learn  right- 
eousness. 

Lord,  thou  wilt  ordain  peace  for  us :  for  thou  hast  also  wrought  all 
our  works  for  us.  O  Lord  our  God,  other  lords  beside  thee  have  had 
dominion  over  us;  but  by  thee  only  will  we  make  mention  of  thy 
name. 

Lord,  in  trouble  have  they  visited  thee,  they  poured  out  a  prayer 
wheri  thy  chastening  was  upon  them.  Awake  and  sing,  ye  that  dwell 
in  the  dust :  for  thy  dew  is  as  the  dew  of  herbs,  and  the  earth  shall 
cast  forth  the  dead. 

Come,  my  people,  enter  thou  into  thy  chambers,  and  shut  thy  doorg 
about  thee :  hide  thyself  for  a  little  moment,  until  the  indignation  be 


310  PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH. 

overpast.  For,  behold,  the  Lord  cometh  forth  out  of  his  place  to  punish 
the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  for  their  iniquity.  In  that  day  :  A  vine- 
yard of  wine,  sing  ye  unto  it.  I  the  Lord  do  keep  it;  I  will  water 
it  every  moment:  lest  any  hurt  it,  I  will  keep  it  night  and  day.  In 
days  to  come  shall  Jacob  take  root ;  Israel  shall  blossom  and  bud  :  and 
they  shall  fill  the  face  of  the  world  with  fruit. 

Woe  to  the  crown  of  pride  of  the  drunkards  of  E^jhraim,  and  to 
the  fading  flower  of  his  glorious  beauty.  The  crown  of  pride  of  the 
drunkards  of  Ephraim  shall  be  trodden  under  foot :  and  the  fading 
flower  of  his  glorious  beauty,  which  is  on  the  head  of  the  fat  valley, 
shall  be  as  the  firstripe  fig  before  the  summer;  which  when  he  that 
looketh  ujjon  it  seeth,  while  it  is  yet  in  his  hand  he  eateth  it  up.  In 
that  day  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  be  for  a  crown  of  glory,  and  for  a 
diadem  of  beauty,  unto  the  residue  of  his  people:  and  for  a  spirit  of 
judgement  to  him  that  sitteth  in  judgement,  and  for  strength  to  them 
that  turn  back  the  battle  at  the  gate.  But  these  also  have  erred 
through  wine,  and  through  strong  drink  are  gone  astray ;  the  priest 
and  the  prophet  have  erred  through  strong  drink,  they  are  swallowed 
up  of  wine,  they  are  gone  astray  through  strong  drink ;  they  err  in 
vision,  they  stum1:)le  in  judgement.  Whom  will  he  teach  knowledge  ? 
and  whom  will  he  make  to  understand  the  message?  them  that  are 
weaned  from  the  milk,  and  drawn  from  the  breasts?  For  it  is  precept 
upon  precei^t,  precept  upon  precept ;  line  upon  line,  line  upon  line : 
here  a  little,  there  a  little.  Nay,  but  by  men  of  strange  lii)s  and  with 
another  tongue  will  he  speak  to  this  people:  to  whom  he  said.  This  is 
the  rest,  give  ye  rest  to  him  that  is  weary;  and  this  is  the  refreshing; 
yet  they  would  not  hear.  Therefore  shall  the  word  of  the  Lord  be 
unto  them  precept  upon  precept,  precept  upon  precept ;  line  upon  line, 
line  upon  line ;  here  a  little,  there  a  little ;  that  they  may  go,  and  fall 
backward,  and  be  broken,  and  snared,  and  taken. 

Wherefore  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  scornful  men,  that  rule 
this  people  which  is  in  Jerusalem:  Because  ye  have  said.  We  have 
made  a  covenant  with  death,  and  with  hell  are  we  at  agreement; 
when  the  overflowing  scourge  shall  pass  through,  it  shall  not  come 
unto  ua ;  for  we  have  made  lies  our  refuge,  and  under  falsehood  liave 
we  hid  ourselves :  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I  lay  in 
Zion  for  a  foundation  a  stone,  a  tried  stone,  a  precious  corner  stone  of 
sure  foundation :  he  that  believeth  shall  not  make  haste.  And  I  will 
make  judgement  the  line,  and  righteousness  the  plummet:  and  the 
hail  shall  sweei)  away  the  refuge  of  lies,  and  the  waters  shall  overflow 
the  hiding  place.  And  your  covenant  with  death  sliall  l)c  disannulled, 
and  your  agreement  with  hell  shall  not  stand ;  when  the  overflowing 


PASSAGES   FROM    ISAIAH,  311 

scourge  shall  pass  thi-ough,  then  je  shall  be  trodden  down  by  it.  As 
often  as  it  passeth  through,  it  shall  take  you ;  for  morning  by  morning 
shall  it  pass  through,  by  day  and  by  night:  and  it  shall  be  nought  but 
terror  to  understand  the  message.  For  the  bed  is  shorter  than  that  a 
man  can  stretch  himself  on  it ;  and  the  covering  narrower  than  that 
he  can  wrap  himself  in  it.  For  the  Lord  shall  rise  up  as  in  mount 
Perazim,  he  shall  be  wroth  as  in  the  valley  of  Gibeon ;  that  he  may 
do  his  work,  his  strange  work,  and  bring  to  pass  his  act,  his  strange 
act.  Now  therefore  be  ye  not  scorners,  lest  your  bands  be  made 
strong :  for  a  consummation,  and  that  determined,  have  I  heard  from 
the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts  upon  the  whole  earth. 

Ho  ^ Ariel,  Ariel,  the  city  where  David  encamped!  add  ye  5^ear  to 
year ;  let  the  feasts  come  round :  then  will  I  distress  Ariel,  and  there 
shall  be  mourning  and  lamentation :  yet  she  shall  be  unto  me  as  Ariel. 
And  I  will  camp  against  thee  round  about,  and  will  lay  siege  against 
thee  with  a  fort,  and  I  will  raise  siege  works  against  thee.  And  thou 
shalt  be  brought  down,  and  shalt  speak  out  of  the  ground,  and  thy 
speech  shall  be  low  out  of  the  dust ;  and  thy  voice  shall  be  as  of  one 
that  hath  a  familiar  spirit,  out  of  the  gi'ound,  and  thy  speech  shall 
whisper  out  of  the  dust.  But  the  multitude  of  thy  foes  shall  be  like 
small  dust,  and  the  multitude  of  the  terrible  ones  as  chaff  that  passeth 
away :  yea,  it  shall  be  at  an  instant  suddenly.  There  shall  be  a  visita- 
tion from  the  Lord  of  hosts  with  thunder,  and  with  earthquake,  and 
great  noise,  with  whirlwind  and  tempest,  and  the  flame  of  a  devouring 
fire.  And  the  multitude  of  all  the  nations  that  fight  against  Ariel, 
even  all  that  fight  against  her  and  her  strong  hold,  and  that  distress 
her,  shall  be  as  a  dream,  a  vision  of  the  night.  And  it  shall  be  as 
when  an  hungry  man  dreameth,  and,  behold,  he  eateth ;  but  he 
awaketh,  and  his  soul  is  empty :  or  as  when  a  thirsty  man  dreameth, 
and,  behold,  he  drinketh ;  but  he  awaketh,  and,  behold,  he  is  faint, 
and  his  soul  hath  appetite :  so  shall  the  multitude  of  all  the  nations 
be,  that  fight  against  mount  Zion. 

Tarry  ye  and  wonder ;  take  your  pleasure  and  be  blind :  they  are 
drunken,  but  not  with  wine ;  they  stagger,  but  not  with  strong  drink. 
For  the  Lord  hath  poured  out  upon  you  the  spirit  of  deep  sleep,  and 
hath  closed  your  eyes ;  the  prophets,  and  your  heads,  the  seers,  hath 
he  covered.  And  all  vision  is  become  unto  you  as  the  words  of  a 
book  that  is  sealed,  which  men  deliver  to  one  that  is  learned,  saying, 
Eead  this,  I  pray  thee :  and  he  saith,  I  cannot,  for  it  is  sealed :  and 
the  book  is  delivered  to  him  that  is  not  learned,  saying,  Eead  this,  I 
pray  thee :  and  he  saith,  I  am  not  learned. 

1  That  is,  The  lion  of  God,  or,  The  hearth  of  God. 


312  PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH. 

And  the  Lord  said,  Forasmuch  as  this  people  draw  nigh  unto  me, 
and  with  their  mouth  and  with  tlaeir  Ups  do  honour  me,  but  have  re- 
moved their  heart  far  from  me,  and  their  fear  of  me  is  a  command- 
ment of  men  which  hath  been  taught  Hiem:  therefore,  behold,  I  will 
proceed  to  do  a  marvellous  work  among  this  people,  even  a  marvellous 
work  and  a  wonder:  and  the  wisdom  of  their  wise  men  shall  perish, 
and  the  understanding  of  their  prudent  men  shall  be  hid. 

Woe  unto  them  that  seek  deep  to  hide  their  counsel  from  the  Lord, 
and  their  works  are  in  the  dark,  and  they  say,  Who  seeth  us?  and 
who  knoweth  us  ?  Ye  turn  things  upside  down !  Shall  the  potter  be 
counted  as  clay ;  that  the  thing  made  should  say  of  him  that  made  it, 
He  made  me  not ;  or  the  thing  framed  say  of  him  that  framed  it,  He 
hath  no  understanding  ?  Is  it  not  yet  a  very  little  while,  and  Lebanon 
shall  be  turned  into  a  fruitful  field,  and  the  fruitful  field  shall  be 
counted  for  a  forest?  And  in  that  day  shall  the  deaf  hear  the  words 
of  the  book,  and  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  see  out  of  obscurity  and 
out  of  darkness.  The  meek  also  shall  increase  their  joy  in  the  Lord, 
and  the  poor  among  men  shall  rejoice  in  the  Holy  One  of  Israel.  For 
the  terrible  one  is  brought  to  nought,  and  the  scorner  ceaseth,  and  all 
they  that  watch  for  iniquity  are  cut  off:  that  make  a  man  an  offender 
in  a  cause,  and  lay  a  snare  for  him  that  reproveth  in  the  gate,  and 
turn  aside  the  just  with  a  thing  of  nought.  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  who  redeemed  Abraham,  concerning  the  house  of  Jacob:  Jacob 
shall  not  now  be  ashamed,  neither  shall  his  face  now  wax  pale.  But 
when  his  children  see  the  work  of  mine  hands,  in  the  midst  of  him, 
they  shall  sanctify  my  name ;  yea,  they  shall  sanctify  the  Holy  One 
of  Jacob,  and  shall  stand  in  awe  of  the  God  of  Israel.  They  also  that 
err  in  spirit  shall  come  to  understanding,  and  they  that  murmur  shall 
learn  doctrine. 

Woe  to  the  rebellious  children,  saith  the  Lord,  that  take  counsel, 
but  not  of  me ;  and  that  cover  with  a  covering,  but  not  of  my  spirit, 
that  they  may  add  sin  to  sin :  that  walk  to  go  down  into  Egypt,  and 
have  not  asked  at  my  mouth ;  to  strengthen  themselves  in  the  strength 
of  Pharaoh,  and  to  trust  in  the  shadow  of  Egypt!  Therefore  shall 
the  strength  of  Pharaoh  be  your  shame,  and  the  trust  in  the  sliadow 
of  Egypt  your  confusion.  Now  go,  write  it  before  them  on  a  tablet, 
and  inscribe  it  in  a  book,  that  it  may  be  for  the  time  to  come  for 
ever  and  ever.  For  it  is  a  rebellious  people,  lying  children,  children 
that  will  not  hear  the  law  of  the  Lord:  which  say  to  the  seers.  See 
not ;  and  to  the  prophets,  Prophesy  not  unto  us  right  things,  speak 
unto  us  smooth  things,  prophesy  deceits :  get  you  out  of  the  way,  turn 
aside  out  of  the  path,  cause  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  to  cease  from  be- 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  318 

fore  us.  "Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  Because  ye 
despise  this  word,  and  trust  in  oppression  and  perverseness,  and  stay 
thereon ;  thei'efore  this  iniquity  shall  be  to  you  as  a  breach  ready  to 
fall,  swelling  out  in  a  high  w"all,  wliose  breaking  cometh  suddenly  at 
an  instant.  And  he  shall  break  it  as  a  potter's  vessel  is  broken,  break- 
ing it  in  pieces  without  sparing;  so  that  there  shall  not  be  found 
among  the  pieces  thereof  a  sherd  to  take  fire  from  the  hearth,  or  to 
take  water  withal  out  of  the  cistern.  For  thus  said  the  Lord  God,  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  In  returning  and  rest  shall  ye  be  saved;  in  quiet- 
ness and  in  confidence  shall  be  your  strength :  and  ye  would  not.  But 
ye  said,  No,  for  we  will  flee  upon  horses ;  therefore  shall  ye  flee :  and, 
We  will  ride  upon  the  swift ;  therefore  shall  they  that  pursue  you  be 
swift.  One  thousand  shall  flee  at  the  rebuke  of  one ;  at  the  rebuke  of 
five  shall  ye  flee :  till  ye  be  left  as  a  beacon  upon  the  top  of  a 
mountain,  and  as  an  ensign  on  an  hill.  And  therefore  will  the  Lord 
wait,  that  he  may  be  gracious  unto  you,  and  therefore  will  he  be  ex- 
alted, that  he  may  have  mercy  upon  you :  for  the  Lord  is  a  God  of 
judgement ;  blessed  are  all  they  that  wait  for  him. 

O  people  that  dwellest  in  Zion  at  Jerusalem :  thou  shalt  weep  no 
more ;  he  will  surely  be  gracious  unto  thee  at  the  voice  of  thy  cry ; 
when  he  shall  hear,  he  will  answer  thee.  And  though  the  Lord  give 
you  the  bread  of  adversity  and  the  water  of  affliction,  yet  shall  not 
thy  teachers  be  hidden  any  more,  but  thine  eyes  shall  see  thy  teach- 
ers: and  thine  ears  shall  hear  a  word  behind  thee,  saying,  This  is  the 
way,  walk  ye  in  it;  when  ye  turn  to  the  right  hand,  and  when  ye 
turn  to  the  left.  And  ye  shall  defile  the  overlaying  of  thy  graven 
images  of  silver,  and  the  plating  of  thy  molten  images  of  gold:  thou 
shalt  cast  them  away  as  an  unclean  thing ;  thou  shalt  say  unto  it,  Get 
thee  hence.  And  he  shall  give  the  rain  of  thy  seed,  that  thou  shalt 
sow  the  ground  withal;  and  bread  of  the  increase  of  the  ground,  and 
it  shall  be  fat  and  plenteous :  in  that  day  shall  thy  cattle  feed  in  large 
pastures.  The  oxen  likewise  and  the  young  asses  that  till  the  ground 
shall  eat  savoury  provender,  which  hath  been  winnowed  with  the 
shovel  and  with  the  fan.  And  there  shall  be  upon  every  lofty  moun- 
tain, and  upon  every  high  hill,  rivers  and  streams  of  waters,  in  the 
day  of  the  great  slaughter,  when  the  towers  fall.  INIoreover  the  light 
of  the  moon  shall  be  as  the  light  of  the  sun,  and  the  light  of  the  sun 
shall  be  seven-fold,  as  the  light  of  seven  days,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord 
bindeth  up  the  hurt  of  his  people,  and  healeth  the  stroke  of  their 
wound. 

Behold,  the  name  of  the  Lord  cometh  from  far,  burning  with  his 
anger,  and  in  thick  rising  smoke :   his  lips  are  full  of  indignation,  and 


314  PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH. 

his  tongue  is  as  a  devouring  fire:  and  his  breath  is  as  an  overflowing 
stream,  that'reacheth  even  unto  the  neck,  to  sift  the  nations  with  the 
sieve  of  vanity :  and  a  bridle  that  causeth  to  err  shall  be  in  the  jaws 
of  the  peoples.  Ye  shall  have  a  song  as  in  the  night  when  a  holy- 
feast  is  kept ;  and  gladness  of  heart,  as  when  one  goeth  with  a  pipe  to 
come  into  the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  to  the  Rock  of  Israel.  And  the 
Lord  shall  cause  his  glorious  voice  to  l)e  heard,  and  shall  shew  the 
lighting  down  of  his  arm,  with  the  indignation  of  his  anger,  and  the 
flame  of  a  devouring  fire,  with  a  blast,  and  tempest,  and  hailstones. 
For  through  the  voice  of  the  Lord  shall  the  Assyrian  be  broken  in 
pieces. 

Behold,  a  king  shall  reign  in  righteousness,  and  princes  shall  rule 
in  judgement.  And  a  man  shall  be  as  an  hiding  place  from  the  wind, 
and  a  covert  from  the  tempest ;  as  rivers  of  water  in  a  dry  jilace,  aa 
the  shadow  of  a  great  rock  in  a  weary  land.  And  the  eyes  of  them 
that  see  shall  not  be  dim,  and  the  ears  of  them  that  hear  shall  hearken. 
The  heart  also  of  the  rash  shall  understand  knowledge,  and  the  tongue 
of  the  stammerers  shall  be  ready  to  speak  plainly.  The  vile  person 
shall  be  no  more  called  liberal,  nor  the  churl  said  to  be  bountiful. 
For  the  vile  person  will  speak  villany,  and  his  heart  will  work  in- 
iquity, to  practise  profaneness,  and  to  utter  error  against  the  Lord,  to 
make  empty  the  soul  of  the  hungry,  and  to  cause  the  drink  of  the 
thirsty  to  fail.  The  instruments  also  of  the  churl  are  evil :  he  deviseth 
wicked  devices  to  destroy  the  meek  with  lying  words,  even  when  the 
needy  speaketh  right.  But  the  liberal  deviseth  liberal  things;  and  in 
liberal  things  shall  he  continue. 

Rise  up,  ye  women  that  ai-e  at  ease,  and  hear  my  voice ;  ye  care- 
less daughters,  give  ear  unto  my  speech.  For  days  beyond  a  year 
shall  ye  be  troubled,  ye  careless  women :  for  the  vintage  shall  fail,  the 
ingathering  shall  not  come.  Tremble,  ye  women  that  are  at  ease ;  be 
troubled,  ye  careless  ones:  strip  you,  and  make  you  bare,  and  gird 
sackcloth  upon  your  loins.  They  shall  smite  upon  the  breasts  for  the 
pleasant  fields,  for  the  fruitful  vine.  Upon  the  land  of  my  i)eople 
shall  come  up  thorns  and  briers ;  yea,  upon  all  the  houses  of  joy  in  the 
joyous  city :  for  the  palace  shall  be  forsaken ;  the  populous  city  shall 
be  deserted ;  the  hill  and  the  watch-tower  shall  be  for  dens  for  ever, 
a  joy  of  wild  asses,  a  pasture  of  flocks ;  until  the  spirit  be  poured  upon 
us  from  on  high,  and  the  wilderness  become  a  fruitful  field,  and  the 
fruitful  field  be  counted  for  a  forest.  Then  judgement  shall  dwell  in 
the  wilderness,  and  righteousness  shall  abide  in  the  fruitful  field.  And 
the  work  of  righteousness  shall  be  peace ;  and  the  eflfect  of  righteous- 
ness quietness  and  confidence  for  ever.    And  my  people  shall  abide  in 


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a  peaceable  habitation,  and  in  sure  dwellings,  and  in  quiet  resting 
places.    Blessed  are  ye  that  sow  beside  all  waters. 

O  Lord,  be  gracious  unto  us ;  we  have  waited  for  thee :  be  thou 
their  arm  every  morning,  our  salvation  also  in  the  time  of  trouble. 
The  Lord  is  exalted ;  for  he  dwelleth  on  high  :  he  hath  filled  Zion 
with  judgement  and  righteousness.  And  there  shall  be  stability  in  thy 
times,  abundance  of  salvation,  wisdom  and  knowledge :  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  is  his  treasure. 

Hear,  ye  that  are  far  off,  what  I  have  done ;  and,  ye  that  are  near, 
acknowledge  my  might.  The  sinners  in  Zion  ai'e  afraid ;  trembling 
hath  surprised  the  godless  ones.  Who  among  us  shall  dwell,  with  the 
devouring  fire?  who  among  us  shall  dwell,  with  everlasting  burnings? 
He  that  walketh  righteously,  and  speaketh  uprightly ;  he  that  de- 
spiseth  the  gain  of  oppressions,  that  shaketh  his  hands  from  holding 
of  bribes,  that  stoppeth  his  ears  from  hearing  of  blood,  and  shutteth 
his  eyes  from  looking  upon  evil ;  he  shall  dwell  on  high :  his  place  of 
defence  shall  be  the  munitions  of  rocks :  his  bread  shall  be  given  Mm ; 
his  waters  shall  be  sure.  Thine  eyes  shall  see  the  king  in  his  beauty : 
they  shall  behold  a  land  that  is  very  far  off.  Look  upon.  Zion,  the 
city  of  our  solemnities :  thine  eyes  shall  see  Jerusalem  a  quiet  habita- 
tion, a  tent  that  shall  not  be  removed,  the  stakes  whereof  shall  never 
be  plucked  up,  neither  shall  any  of  the  cords  thereof  be  broken.  But 
there  the  Lord  will  be  with  us  in  majesty,  a  place  of  broad  rivers  and 
streams ;  wherein  shall  go  no  galley  with  oars,  neither  shall  gallant 
ship  pass  thereby.  For  the  Lord  is  our  judge,  the  Lord  is  our  law- 
giver, the  Lord  is  our  king ;  he  will  save  us.  And  the  inhabitant  shall 
not  say,  I  am  sick :  the  people  that  dwell  therein  shall  be  forgiven 
their  iniquity. 

The  wilderness  and  the  solitary  place  shall  be  glad ;  and  the  desert 
shall  rejoice,  and  blossom  as  the  rose.  It  shall  blossom  abundantly, 
and  rejoice  even  with  joy  and  singing;  the  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  be 
given  unto  it,  the  excellency  of  Carmel  and  Sharon :  they  shall  see  the 
glory  of  the  Lord,  the  excellency  of  our  God. 

Strengthen  ye  the  weak  hands,  and  confirm  the  feeble  knees.  Say 
to  them  that  are  of  a  fearful  heart,  Be  strong,  fear  not:  behold,  your 
God !  vengeance  will  come,  even  the  recompence  of  God ;  he  will  come 
and  save  you.  Then  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  be  opened,  and  the 
ears  of  the  deaf  shall  be  unstopped.  Then  shall  the  lame  man  leap  as 
an  hart,  and  the  tongue  of  the  dumb  shall  sing:  for  in  the  wilderness 
shall  waters  break  out,  and  streams  in  the  desert.  And  the  glowing 
sand  shall  become  a  pool,  and  the  thirsty  ground  springs  of  water :  in 
the  habitation  of  jackals,  where  they   lay,  shall  be  grass  with  reeds 


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and  rushes.  And  an  high  way  shall  be  there,  and  a  way,  and  it  shall 
be  called  The  way  of  holiness ;  the  unclean  shall  not  pass  over  it ;  but 
it  shall  be  for  those :  the  wayfaring  men,  yea  fools,  shall  not  err  therein. 
No  lion  shall  be  there,  nor  shall  any  ravenous  beast  go  up  thereon, 
they  shall  not  be  found  there ;  but  the  redeemed  shall  walk  there :  and 
the  ransomed  of  the  Lord  shall  return,  and  come  with  singing  unto 
Zion ;  and  everlasting  joy  shall  be  upon  their  heads :  they  shall  ob- 
tain gladness  and  joy,  and  sorrow  and  sighing  shall  flee  away. 

In  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto  death.  And  Isaiah  the 
prophet  the  son  of  Amoz  came  to  him,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Set  thine  house  in  order;  for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 
Then  Hezekiah  turned  his  face  to  the  wall,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  Rememljer  now,  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  how  I  have  walked 
before  thee  in  truth  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and  have  done  that 
which  is  good  in  thy  sight.  And  Hezekiah  wept  sore.  Then  came  the 
word  of  the  Lord  to  Isaiah,  saying,  Go,  and  say  to  He5;ekiah,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David  thy  father,  I  have  heard  thy  prayer, 
I  have  seen  thy  tears :  behold,  I  will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen  years. 
And  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this  city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria :  and  I  will  defend  this  city.  And  this  shall  be  the  sign  unto 
thee  from  the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will  do  this  thing  that  he  hath 
spoken:  behold,  I  will  cause  the  shadow  on  the  steps,  which  is  gone 
down  on  the  dial  of  Ahaz  with  the  sun,  to  return  backward  ten  steps. 
So  the  sun  returned  ten  steps  on  the  dial  whereon  it  was  gone  down. 
The  writing  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  when  he  had  been  sick, 
and  was  recovered  of  his  sickness. 

I  said.  In  the  noontide  of  my  days  I  shall  go  into  the 
gates  of  the  grave  : 

I  am  deprived  of  the  residue  of  my  years. 

I  said,  I  shall  not  see  the  Lord,  even  the  Lord  in  the 
land  of  the  living  : 

I  shall  behold  man  no  more  with  the  inhabitants  of  the  world. 

Mine  habitation  is  removed,  and  is  carried  away  from  me 
as  a  shepherd's  tent: 

I  have  rolled  up  like  a  weaver  my  life;  ho  will  cut  me 
off  from  the  loom. 

I  did  mourn  as  a  dove:   mine  ej^es  fail  vith  louhimj  upward; 

0  Lord,  I  am  oppressed,  be  thou  my  surety. 

What  shall  I  say?   he  hath  both  spoken  unto  mo,  and 
himself  hath  done  it: 

1  shall  go  softly  all  my  years  because  of  the  bitterness  of 

mv  soul. 


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O  Lord,  by  these  things  men  live, 

And  wholly  therein  is  the  life  of  my  spirit : 

Wherefore  recover  thou  me,  and  make  me  to  live. 

Behold,  it  was  for  ?n?/  peace  that  I  had  great  bitterness: 

But  thou  hast  in  love  to  my  soul  delivered  it  from  the  pit 

of  corruption ; 
For  thou  hast  cast  all  my  sins  behind  thy  back. 
For  the  grave  cannot  praise  thee,  death  cannot  celebrate  thee: 
They  that  go  down  into  the  jiit  cannot  hope  for  thy  truth. 
The  living,  the  living,  he  shall  i:)raise  thee,  as  I  do  this  day : 
The  father  to  the  children  shall  make  known  thy  truth. 
The  Lord  is  ready  to  save  me: 

Therefore  we  will  sing  my  songs  to  the  stringed  instruments 
All  the  days  of  our  life  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
Comfort  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people,  saitli  your  God.    Speak  ye  com- 
fortably to  Jerusalem,  and  cry  unto  her,  that  her  warfare  is  accom- 
plished, that  her  iniquity  is  pardoned;  that  she  hath  received  of  the 
Lord's  hand  double  for  all  her  sins. 

The  voice  of  one  that  crieth,  Prepare  ye  in  the  wilderness  the  way 
of  the  Lord,  make  straight  in  the  desert  a  high  way  for  our  God. 
Every  valley  shall  be  exalted,  and  every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be 
made  low :  and  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight,  and  the  rough 
places  plain :  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed,  and  all  flesh 
shall  see  it  together :  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it.  The 
voice  of  one  saying,  Cry.  And  one  said,  "What  shall  I  cry?  All  flesh 
is  grass,  and  all  the  goodliness  thereof  is  as  the  flower  of  the  field :  the 
grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth ;  because  the  breath  of  the  Lord 
bloweth  upon  it:  surely  the  people  is  grass.  The  grass  withereth,  the 
flower  fadeth :  but  the  word  of  our  God  shall  stand  for  ever. 

O  thou  that  tellest  good  tidings  to  Zion,  get  thee  up  into  the  high 
mountain ;  O  thou  that  tellest  good  tidings  to  Jerusalem,  lift  up  thy 
voice  with  strength ;  lift  it  up,  be  not  afraid ;  say  unto  the  cities  of 
Judah,  Behold,  your  God !  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will  come  as  a 
mighty  one,  and  his  arm  shall  rule  for  him:  behold,  his  reward  is 
with  him,  and  his  recompence  before  him.'  He  shall  feed  his  flock 
like  a  shepherd,  he  shall  gather  the  lambs  in  his  arm,  and  carry  them 
in  his  bosom,  a7id  shall  gently  lead  those  that  give  suck. 

Who  hath  measured  the  waters  in  the  hollow  of  his  hand,  and 
meted  out  heaven  with  the  span,  and  comprehended  the  dust  of  the 
earth  in  a  measure,  and  weighed  the  mountains  in  scales,  and  the  hills 
in  a  balance?  Who  hath  directed  the  spirit  of  the  Lord,  or  being  his 
counsellor  hath  taught  him?    With  whom  took  he  counsel,  and  who 


318  PASSAGES    FROM   ISAIAH. 

instructed  him,  and  taught  him  in  the  path  of  judgement,  and  taught 
him  knowledge,  and  shewed  to  him  the  way  of  understanding?  Be- 
hold, the  nations  are  as  a  drop  of  a  bucket,  and  are  counted  as  the 
small  dust  of  the  balance :  behold,  he  taketh  up  the  isles  as  a  very 
little  thing.  And  Lebanon  is  not  sufficient  to  burn,  nor  the  beasts 
thereof  sufficient  for  a  burnt  oflFering.  All  the  .nations  are  as  nothing 
before  him ;  they  are  counted  to  him  less  than  nothing,  and  vanity. 
To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  God?  or  what  likeness  will  ye  compare 
unto  him?  Tlie  graven  image,  a  workman  melted  it,  and  the  gold- 
smith spreadeth  it  over  with  gold,  and  casteth  for  it  silver  chains.  He 
that  is  too  impoverished  for  such  an  oblation  chooseth  a  tree  that  will 
not  rot;  he  eeeketh  unto  him  a  cunning  workman  to  set  up  a  graven 
image,  that  shall  not  be  moved.  Have  ey  not  known?  have  ye  not 
heard?  hath  it  not  been  told  you  from  the  beginning?  have  ye  not  un- 
derstood from  the  foundations  of  the  earth  ?  It  is  he  that  sitteth  upon 
the  circle  of  the  earth,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof  are  as  grasshoppers ; 
that  stretcheth  out  the  heavens  as  a  curtain,  and  spreadeth  them  out 
as  a  tent  to  dwell  in :  that  bringeth  princes  to  nothing ;  he  maketh 
the  judges  of  the  earth  as  vanity.  Yea,  they  have  not  been  planted ; 
yea,  they  have  not  been  sown ;  yea,  their  stock  hath  not  taken  root  in 
the  earth :  moreover  he  bloweth  upon  them,  and  they  wither,  and  the 
whirlwind  taketh  them  away  as  stubble.  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken 
me,  that  I  should  be  equal  to  hbnf  saith  the  Holy  One.  Lift  up  your 
eyes  on  high,  and  see  who  hath  created  these,  that  bringeth  out  their 
host  by  number :  he  calleth  them  all  by  name ;  by  the  greatness  of  his 
might,  and  for  that  he  is  strong  in  power,  not  one  is  lacking. 

Why  sayest  thou,  0  Jacob,  and  speakest,  O  Israel,  INIy  way  is  hid 
from  the  Lord,  and  my  judgement  is  passed  away  from  my  God? 
Hast  thou  not  known?  hast  thou  not  heard?  the  everlasting  God,  the 
Lord,  the  Creator  of  the  ends  of  the  earth,  fainteth  not,  neither  is 
weary;  there  is  no  searching  of  his  understanding.  He  giveth  power 
to  the  faint;  and  to  him  that  hath  no  might  he  increaseth  strength. 
Even  the  youths  shall  faint  and  be  weary,  and  the  young  men  shall 
utterly  fall:  but  they  that  wait  upon  the  Lord  shall  renew  their 
strength;  they  shall  mount  up  with  wings  as  eagles;  they  shall  run, 
and  not  be  weary ;  they  shall  walk,  and  not  faint. 

Keep  silence  before  me,  O  islands ;  and  let  the  peoples  renew  their 
strength:  let  them  come  near;  then  let  them  speak:  let  us  come  near 
together  to  judgement.  "Who  hath  raised  up  one  from  the  east,  wliom 
he  calleth  in  righteousness  to  his  foot?  he  giveth  nations  before  him, 
and  maketh  him  rule  over  kings.  Who  hath  wrought  and  done  it, 
calling  the  generations  from  the  beginning?    I  the  Loud,  the  first,  and 


PASSAGES    FROM    ISAIAH.  319' 

with  the  last,  I  am  he.    The  isles  saw,  and  feared ;  the  ends  of  the 
earth  trembled:  they  drew  near,  and  came. 

But  thou,  Israel,  my  servant,  Jacob  whom  I  have  chosen,  the  seed  of 
Abraham  my  friend ;  thou  whom  I  have  taken  hold  of  from  the  ends 
of  the  earth,  and  called  thee  from  the  corners  thereof,  and  said  unto 
thee,  Thou  art  my  servant,  I  have  chosen  thee  and  not  cast  thee 
away ;  fear  thou  not,  for  I  am  with  thee ;  be  not  dismayed,  for  I  am 
thy  God :  I  will  strengthen  thee ;  yea,  I  will  help  thee ;  yea,  I  will 
uphold  thee  with  the  right  hand  of  my  righteousness.  Behold,  all 
they  that  are  incensed  against  thee  shall  be  ashamed  and  confounded : 
they  that  strive  with  thee  shall  be  as  nothing,  and  shall  perish.  For 
I  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hold  thy  right  hand,  saying  unto  thee.  Fear 
not ;  I  will  help  thee.  Fear  not,  thou  worm  Jacob,  and  ye  men  of 
Israel ;  I  will  help  thee,  saith  the  Lord,  and  thy  redeemer  is  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel.  The  poor  and  needy  seek  water  and  there  is  none,  and 
their  tongue  faileth  for  thirst ;  I  the  Lord  will  answer  them,  I  the 
God  of  Israel  will  not  forsake  them.  I  will  open  rivers  on  the  bare 
heights,  and  fountains  in  the  midst  of  the  valleys:  I  will  make  the 
wilderness  a  pool  of  water,  and  the  dry  land  springs  of  water.  I  will 
plant  in  the  wilderness  the  cedar,  the  acacia  tree,  and  the  myrtle,  and 
the  oil  tree ;  I  will  set  in  the  desert  the  fir  tree,  the  pine,  and  the 
box  tree  together:  that  they  may  see,  and  know,  and  consider,  and 
understand  together,  that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath  done  this,  and 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel  hath  created  it. 

Behold  my  servant,  whom  I  uphold ;  my  chosen,  in  whom  my  soul 
delighteth :  I  have  put  my  spirit  upon  him ;  he  shall  bring  forth  judge- 
ment to  the  Gentiles.  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up,  nor  cause  his  voice 
to  be  heard  in  the  street.  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  and  the 
smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench :  he  shall  bring  forth  judgement  in 
truth.  He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  discouraged,  till  he  have  set  judgement 
in  the  earth;  and  the  isles  shall  wait  for  his  law.  Thus  saith  God  the 
Lord,  he  that  created  the  heavens,  and  stretched  them  forth;  he  that 
spread  abroad  the  earth  and  that  which  cometh  out  of  it;  he  that 
giveth  breath  unto  the  people  upon  it,  and  spirit  to  them  that  walk 
therein:  I  the  Lord  have  called  thee  in  righteousness,  and  will  hold 
thine  hand,  and  will  keep  thee,  and  give  thee  for  a  covenant  of  the 
people,  for  a  light  of  the  Gentiles ;  to  open  the  blind  eyes,  to  bring 
out  the  prisoners  from  the  dungeon,  and  them  that  sit  in  darkness 
out  of  the  prison  house.  I  am  the  Lord;  that  is  my  name:  and  my 
glory  will  I  not  give  to  another,  neither  my  praise  unto  graven  images. 
Behold,  the  former  things  are  come  to  pass,  and  new  things  do  I  de- 
clare :  before  they  spring  forth  I  tell  you  of  them. 


320  PASSAGES   FROM    ISAIAH. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  and  his  praise  from  the  end  of  the 
cartli ;  ye  that  go  down  to  the  sea,  and  all  that  is  therein,  the  isles,  and 
the  inhabitants  thereof.  Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cities  thereof  lift 
up  their  voice,  the  villages  that  Kedar  doth  inhabit;  let  the  inhabitants 
of  Sela  sing,  let  them  shout  from  the  top  of  the  mountains.  Let  them 
give  glory  unto  the  Lord,  and  declare  his  praise  in  the  islands.  And 
I  will  bring  the  blind  by  a  way  that  they  know  not ;  in  paths  that 
they  know  not  will  I  lead  them:  I  will  make  darkness  light  before 
them,  and  crooked  jDlaces  straight.  These  things  will  I  do,  and  I  will 
not  forsake  them. 

Hear,  ye  deaf;  and  look,  ye  blind,  that  ye  may  see.  Who  is  blind, 
but  my  servant?  or  deaf,  as  my  messenger  that  I  send?  who  is  blind 
as  he  that  is  at  peace  with  me,  and  blind  as  the  Lord's  servant? 

But  now  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  created  thee,  O  Jacob,  and  he 
that  formed  thee,  O  Israel :  Fear  not,  for  I  have  redeemed  thee ;  I  have 
called  thee  by  thy  name,  thou  art  mine.  When  thou  passest  through 
the  waters,  I  will  be  with  thee ;  and  through  the  rivers,  they  shall  not 
overflow  thee:  when  thou  walkest  through  the  fire,  thou  shalt  not  be 
burned ;  neither  shall  the  flame  kindle  upon  thee.  For  I  am  the  Lord 
thy  God,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  thy  saviour ;  I  have  given  Egyi:»t  as 
thy  ransom,  Ethiopia  and  Seba  for  thee.  Since  thou  hast  been  precious 
in  my  sight,  and  honourable,  and  I  have  loved  thee;  therefore  will  I 
give  men  for  thee,  and  peoples  for  thy  life.  Fear  not;  for  I  am  with 
thee:  I  will  bring  thy  seed  from  the  east,  and  gather  thee  from  the 
west ;  I  will  say  to  the  north,  Give  up ;  and  to  the  south,  Keep  not 
back ;  bring  my  sons  from  far,  and  my  daughters  from  the  end  of  the 
earth;  every  one  that  is  called  by  my  name,  and  whom  I  have  cre- 
ated for  my  glory  ;  I  have  formed  him ;  yea,  I  have  made  him.  Bring 
forth  the  blind  people  that  have  eyes,  and  the  deaf  that  have  ears. 
Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered  together,  and  let  the  people  be  as- 
sembled: who  among  them  can  declare  this,  and  shew  us  former 
things  ?  let  them  bring  their  witnesses,  that  they  may  be  justified :  or 
let  them  hear,  and  say.  It  is  truth.  Ye  are  my  witnesses,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  my  servant  whom  I  have  chosen :  that  ye  may  know  and 
believe  me,  and  understand  that  I  am  he ;  before  ine  there  was  no 
God  formed,  neither  shall  there  be  after  me.  I,  even  I,  am  the  I^ord; 
and  beside  me  there  is  no  saviour.  I  have  declared,  and  I  have  saved, 
and  I  have  shewed,  and  there  was  no  strange  god  among  you:  there- 
fore ye  are  my  witnesses,  saith  the  Loud,  and  I  am  God.  Yea,  since 
the  day  was  I  am  he;  and  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of  my 
hand:  I  will  work,  and  who  sliall  let  it? 

Yet  thou  hast  not  called  upon  me,  O  Jacob;   but  thou  hast  been 


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weaiy  of  me,  O  Israel.  Thou  hast  not  brought  me  the  small  cattle  of 
thy  burnt  offerings ;  neither  hast  thou  honoured  nae  with  thy  sacrifices. 
I  have  not  made  thee  to  serve  with  offerings,  nor  wearied  thee  with 
frankincense.  Thou  hast  bought  me  no  sweet  cane  with  money,  neither 
hast  tliou  filled  me  with  the  fat  of  thy  sacrifices:  but  thou  hast  made 
me  to  serve  with  thy  sins,  thou  hast  wearied  me  with  thine  iniquities. 
I,  even  I,  am  he  that  blotteth  out  thy  transgressions  for  mine  own  sake ; 
and  I  will  not  remember  thy  sins.  Fear  not,  O  Jacob  my  servant ;  and 
thou,  Jeshurun,  whom  I  have  chosen.  For  I  will  pour  water  upon  him 
that  is  thirsty,  and  streams  upon  the  dry  ground :  I  will  pour  my  spirit 
upon  thy  seed,  and  my  blessing  upon  thine  offspring:  and  they  shall 
spring  up  among  the  grass,  as  willows  by  the  watercourses.  One  shall 
say,  I  am  the  Lord's;  and  another  shall  call  himself  by  the  name  of 
Jacob ;  and  another  shall  subscribe  with  his  hand  unto  the  Lord,  and 
surname  himself  by  the  name  of  Israel. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  King  of  Israel,  and  his  redeemer  the  Lord 
of  hosts :  I  am  the  first,  and  I  am  the  last ;  and  beside  me  there  is 
no  God.  The  smith  maketh  an  axe,  and  worketh  in  the  coals,  and 
fashioneth  it  with  hammers,  and  worketh  it  with  his  strong  arm.  The 
carjienter  stretcheth  out  a  line ;  he  marketh  it  out  with  a  i^encil ;  he 
shapeth  it  with  planes,  and  he  marketh  it  out  with  the  compasses,  and 
shapeth  it  after  the  figure  of  a  man,  according  to  the  beauty  of  a  man, 
to  dwell  in  the  house.  He  heweth  him  down  cedars,  and  taketh  the 
holm  tree  and  the  oak,  and  strengtheneth  for  himself  one  among  the 
trees  of  the  forest :  he  planteth  a  fir  tree,  and  the  rain  doth  nourish 
it.  Then  shall  it  be  for  a  man  to  burn ;  and  he  taketh  thereof,  and 
warmeth  himself ;  yea,  he  kindleth  it,  and  baketh  bread ;  yea,  he 
maketh  a  god,  and  worshii^peth  it;  he  maketh  it  a  graven  image,  and 
falleth  down  thereto.  He  burnetii  part  thereof  in  the  fire ;  with  jiart 
thereof  he  eateth  flesh;  he  roasteth  roast,  and  is  satisfied:  yea,  he 
warmeth  himself,  and  saith.  Aha,  I  am  warm,  I  have  seen  the  fire :  and 
the  residue  thereof  he  maketh  a  god,  even  his  graven  image :  he  falleth 
down  unto  it  and  worshippeth,  and  prayeth  unto  it,  and  saith,  Deliver 
me ;  for  thou  art  my  god.  And  none  calleth  to  mind,  neither  is  there 
knowledge  nor  understanding  to  say,  I  have  burned  part  of  it  in  the 
fire;  yea,  also  I  have  baked  bread  upon  the  coals  thereof;  I  have 
roasted  flesh  and  eaten  it :  and  shall  I  make  the  residue  thereof  au 
abomination?  shall  I  fall  down  to  the  stock  of  a  tree? 

Remember  these  things,  O  Jacob ;  and  Israel,  for  thou  art  my  serv- 
ant: I  have  formed  thee;  thou  art  my  servant:  O  Israel,  tliou  shalt 
not  be  forgotten  of  me.  I  have  blotted  out,  as  a  thick  cloud,  thy 
transgressions,  and,  as  a  cloud,  thy  sins:  return  unto  me;  for  I  have 


322  PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH. 

redeemed  thee.  Sing,  0  ye  heavens,  for  the  Lord  hath  done  it;  shout, 
ye  lower  parts  of  the  earth;  break  forth  into  singing,  ye  niountaina, 
O  forest,  and  every  tree  therein:  for  the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Jacob, 
and  will  glorify  himself  in  Israel. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  thy  redeemer,  and  lie  that  formed  thee:  I  am 
the  Lord,  that  maketh  all  things;  that  stretcheth  forth  the  heavens 
alone ;  that  spreadeth  abroad  the  earth ;  who  is  with  me  ?  that  frus- 
trateth  the  tokens  of  the  liars,  and  maketh  diviners  mad ;  that  turneth 
wise  men  backward,  and  maketh  their  knowledge  foolish:  that  con- 
firmeth  the  word  of  his  servant,  and  performeth  the  counsel  of  his 
messengers;  that  saith  of  Jerusalem,  She  shall  be  inhabited;  and  of 
the  cities  of  Judah,  They  shall  be  built,  and  I  will  raise  up  the  waste 
places  thereof:  that  saith  to  the  deep.  Be  dry,  and  I  will  dry  up  thy 
rivers:  that  saith  of  Cyrus,  He  is  my  shepherd,  and  shall  perform  all 
my  i^leasure:  even  saying  of  Jerusalem,  She  shall  be  built;  and  to  the 
temple.  Thy  foundation  shall  be  laid. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  his  anointed,  to  Cyrus,  whose  right  hand  I 
have  holden,  to  subdue  nations  before  him.  For  Jacob  my  servant's 
sake,  and  Israel  my  chosen,  I  have  called  thee  by  thy  name:  I  have 
surnamed  thee,  though  thou  hast  not  known  me.  I  am  the  Lord,  and 
there  is  none  else ;  beside  me  there  is  no  God :  I  will  gird  thee,  though 
thou  hast  not  known  me :  that  they  may  know  from  the  rising  of  the 
sun,  and  from  the  west,  that  there  is  none  beside  me. 

Drop  down,  ye  heavens,  from  above,  and  let  the  skies  pour  down' 
righteousness :  let  the  earth  open,  that  they  may  bring  forth  salvation, 
and  let  her  cause  righteousness  to  spring  up  together ;  I  the  Lord  have 
created  it. 

Woe  unto  him  that  striveth  with  his  ]\Iaker !  a  potsherd  among  the 
potsherds  of  the  earth !  Shall  the  clay  say  to  him  that  fashioneth  it. 
What  makest  thou?  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel, 
and  his  Maker:  I  have  made  the  earth,  and  created  man  upon  it:  I, 
even  my  hands,  have  stretched  out  the  heavens,  and  all  their  host 
have  I  commanded.  I  have  raised  him  up  in  righteousness,  and  I  will 
make  straight  all  his  ways:  he  shall  build  my  city,  and  he  shall  let 
my  exiles  go  free,  not  for  price  nor  reward,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  labour  of  Egypt,  and  the  merchandise  of 
Ethiopia,  and  the  Sabeans,  men  of  stature,  shall  come  over  unto  thee, 
and  they  shall  be  thine ;  they  shall  go  after  thee ;  in  chains  they  shall 
come  over:  and  they  shall  fall  down  unto  thee,  they  shall  make  sup- 
plication unto  thee,  saying,  Surely  God  is  in  thee ;  and  there  is  none 
else,  there  is  no  God.  Verily  thou  art  a  God  that  hidest  thyself,  O 
God  of  Israel,  the  Saviour.    They  shall  bo  ashamed,  yea,  confounded, 


PASSAGES   FROM    ISAIAH.  323 

all  of  them :  they  shall  go  into  confusion  together  that  are  makers 
of  idols.  But  Israel  shall  be  saved  by  the  Lord  with  an  everlasting 
salvation :  ye  shall  not  be  ashamed  nor  confounded  world  without 
end. 

For  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  created  the  heavens ;  he  is  God ;  that 
formed  the  earth  and  made  it ;  he  established  it,  he  created  it  not  a 
waste,  he  formed  it  to  be  inhabited :  I  am  the  Lord  ;  and  there  is 
none  else.  I  have  not  spoken  in  secret,  in  a  place  of  the  land  of  dark- 
ness ;  I  said  not  unto  the  seed  of  Jacob,  Seek  ye  me  in  vain :  I  the 
Lord  speak  righteousness,  I  declare  things  that  are  right.  Who  hath 
shewed  this  from  ancient  time?  who  hath  declared  it  of  old?  have  not 
I  the  Lord  ?  and  there  is  no  God  else  beside  me ;  a  just  God  and  a 
saviour ;  there  is  none  beside  me.  Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye  saved,  all 
the  ends  of  the  earth :  for  I  am  God,  and  there  is  none  else.  By  my- 
self have  I  sworn,  the  word  is  gone  forth  from  my  mouth  in  righteous- 
ness, and  shall  not  return,  that  unto  me  eveiy  knee  shall  bow,  every 
tongue  shall  swear. 

Come  down,  and  sit  in  the  dust,  O  virgin  daughter  of  Babylon ;  sit 
on  the  ground  without  a  throne,  O  daughter  of  the  Chaldeans :  for 
thou  shalt  no  more  be  tailed  tender  and  delicate.  Sit  thou  silent,  and 
get  thee  into  darkness,  O  daughter  of  the  Chaldeans :  for  thou  shalt 
no  more  be  called  The  lady  of  kingdoms.  I  was  wroth  with  my 
people,  I  profaned  mine  inheritance,  and  gave  them  into  thine  hand: 
thou  didst  shew  them  no  mercy ;  upon  the  aged  hast  thou  very  heavily 
laid  thy  yoke.  And  thou  saidst,  I  shall  be  a  lady  for  ever:  so  that 
thou  didst  not  lay  these  things  to  thy  heart,  neither  didst  remember 
the  latter  end  thereof. 

Now  therefore  hear  this,  thou  that  art  given  to  pleasures,  that 
dwellest  carelessly,  that  sayest  in  thine  heart,  I  am,  and  there  is  none 
else  beside  me ;  I  shall  not  sit  as  a  widow,  neither  shall  I  know  the 
loss  of  children :  but  these  two  things  shall  come  to  thee  in  a  moment 
in  one  day,  the  loss  of  children,  and  widowhood :  in  heir  full  measure 
shall  they  come  upon  thee,  despite  of  the  multitude  of  thy  sorceries, 
and  the  great  abundance  of  thine  enchantments.  For  thou  hast  trusted 
•in  thy  wickedness ;  thou  hast  said,  None  seeth  me  ;  thy  wisdom  and 
thy  knowledge,  it  hath  perverted  thee :  and  thou  hast  said  in  thine 
heart,  I  am,  and  there  is  none  else  beside  me.  Stand  now  with  thine 
enchantments,  and  wath  the  multitude  of  thy  sorceries,  wherein  thou 
"hast  laboured  from  thy  youth  ;  if  so  be  thou  shalt  be  able  to  profit,  if 
so  be  thou  mayest  prevail.  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  multitude  of  thy 
counsels:  let  now  the  astrologers,  the  stargazers,  the  monthly  isrognos- 
ticators,  stand  up,  and  save  thee  from  the  things  that  shall  come  upon 


324  PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH. 

thee.  Behold,  they  shall  be  as  stubble ;  the  fire  shall  burn  them ;  they 
shall  not  deliver  themselves  from  the  power  of  the  flame :  it  shall  not 
be  a  coal  to  warm  at,  nor  a  fire  to  sit  before. 

Hear  ye  this,  O  house  of  Jacob,  which  are  called  by  the  name  of 
Israel,  and  are  come  forth  out  of  the  waters  of  Judah ;  which  swear  by 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  and  make  mention  of  the  God  of  Israel,  but  not 
in  truth,  nor  in  righteousness.  Because  I  knew  that  thou  ai-t  obstinate, 
and  thy  neck  is  an  iron  sinew,  and  thy  brow  brass ;  therefore  I  have 
declared  it  to  thee  from  of  old ;  before  it  came  to  pass  I  shewed  it  thee : 
lest  thou  shouldest  say.  Mine  idol  hath  done  them,  and  my  graven 
image,  and  my  molten  image,  hath  commanded  them.  For  my  name's 
sake  will  I  defer  mine  anger,  and  for  my  praise  will  I  refrain  for  thee, 
that  I  cut  thee  not  off.  Behold,  I  have  refined  thee,  but  not  as  silver; 
I  have  chosen  thee  in  the  furnace  of  affliction.  For  mine  own  sake, 
for  mine  own  sake,  will  I  do  it;  for  how  should  my  name  be  profaned? 
and  my  glory  will  I  not  give  to  another. 

Hearken  unto  me,  O  Jacob,  and  Israel  my  called :  I  am  he ;  I  am 
the  first,  I  also  am  the  last.  Yea,  mine  hand  hath  laid  the  foundation 
of  the  earth,  and  my  right  hand  hath  spread  out  the  heavens.  Come 
ye  near  unto  me,  hear  ye  this ;  from  the  beginning  I  have  not  spoken 
in  secret ;  from  the  time  that  it  was,  there  am  I :  and  now  the  Lord  God 
hath  sent  me,  and  his  spirit.  Thus  saith  the  Lono,  thy  redeemer,  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel :  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  teacheth  thee  to 
profit,  which  leadeth  thee  by  the  way  that  thou  shouldest  go.  Oh  that 
thou  hadst  hearkened  to  my  commandments !  then  had  thy  peace  been 
as  a  river,  and  thy  righteousness  as  the  waves  of  the  sea.  There  is  no 
peace,  saith  the  Lord,  unto  the  wicked. 

Listen,  O  isles,  unto  me;  and  hearken,  ye  peoples,  from  far:  the 
Lord  hath  called  me,  and  he  hath  made  my  mouth  like  a  sharj)  sword, 
in  the  shadow  of  his  hand  hath  he  hid  me ;  and  he  hath  made  me  a 
polished  shaft,  in  his  quiver  hath  he  kept  me  close :  and  he  said  unto 
nie.  Thou  art  my  servant ;  Israel,  in  whom  I  will  be  glorified.  But  I 
said,  I  have  laboured  in  vain,  I  have  spent  my  strength  for  nought  and 
vanity  :  yet  surely  my  judgement  is  with  the  Lord,  and  my  recompence 
with  my  God.  And  now  saith  the  Lord  that  formed  me  to  be  his  serv- 
ant, to  bring  Jacob  again  to  him,  and  that  Israel  be  gathered  unto  him : 
(for  I  am  honourable  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  my  God  is  become 
my  strength :)  yea,  he  saith.  It  is  too  light  a  thing  that  thou  shouldest 
be  my  servant  to  raise  up  the  tribes  of  Jacob,  and  to  restore  tlic  pre-' 
served  of  Israel :  I  will  also  give  thee  for  a  light  to  the  Gentiles,  that 
thou  mayest  be  my  salvation  unto  the  end  of  the  earth.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  redeemer  of  Israel,  and  his  Holy  One,  to  him  whom 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  325 

man  despiseth,  to  him  whom  the  nation  abhorreth,  to  a  servant  of 
rulers :  Kings  shall  see  and  arise ;  princes,  and  they  shall  worship ;  be- 
cause of  the  Lord  that  is  faithful,  even  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  who 
hath  chosen  thee.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  an  acceptable  time  have 
I  answered  thee,  and  in  a  day  of  salvation  have  I  helped  thee :  and  I 
will  preserve  thee,  and  give  thee  for  a  covenant  of  the  people,  to  raise 
up  the  land,  to  make  them  inherit  the  desolate  heritages;  saying  to 
them  that  are  bound,  Go  forth;  to  them  that  are  in  darkness,  Shew 
yourselves.  They  shall  feed  in  the  ways,  and  on  all  bare  heights  shall 
be  their  pasture.  They  shall  not  hunger  nor  thirst;  neither  shall  the 
heat  nor  sun  smite  them :  for  he  that  hath  mercy  on  them  shall  lead 
them,  even  by  the  springs  of  water  shall  he  guide  them.  And  I  will 
make  all  my  mountains  a  way,  and  my  high  ways  shall  be  exalted. 
Lo,  these  shall  come  from  far :  and,  lo,  these  from  the  north  and  from 
the  west ;  and  these  from  the  land  of  Sinim.  Sing,  O  heavens ;  and  be 
joyftil,  O  earth;  and  break  forth  into  singing,  O  mountains:  for  the 
Lord  hath  comforted  his  people,  and  will  have  compassion  upon  his 
afflicted. 

But  Zion  said,  Jehovah  hath  forsaken  me,  and  the  Lord  hath  for- 
gotten me.  Can  a  woman  forget  her  sucking  child?  yea,  these  may 
forget,  yet  will  not  I  forget  thee.  Behold,  I  have  graven  thee  upon  the 
palms  of  my  hands;  thy  walls  are  continually  before  me.  For,  as  for 
thy  waste  and  thy  desolate  places  and  thy  land  that  hath  been  de- 
stroyed, surely  now  shalt  thou  be  too  strait  for  the  inhabitants,  and 
they  that  swallowed  thee  up  shall  be  far  away.  The  children  of  thy 
bereavement  shall  yet  say  in  thine  ears,  The  place  is  too  strait  for  me : 
give  place  to  me  that  I  may  dwell.  Then  shalt  thou  say  in  thine 
heart.  Who  hath  begotten  me  these,  seeing  I  have  been  bereaved  of 
my  children,  and  am  solitary,  an  exile,  and  wandering  to  and  fro? 
and  who  hath  brought  up  these  ?  Behold,  I  was  left  alone ;  these, 
where  were  they? 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I  will  lift  up  mine  hand  to  the 
nations,  and  set  up  my  ensign  to  the  peoples :  and  they  shall  bring  thy 
sons  in  their  bosom,  and  thy  daughters  shall  be  carried  upon  their 
shoulders.  And  kings  shall  be  thy  nursing  fathers,  and  their  queens 
thy  nursing  mothers:  they  shall  bow  down  to  thee  with  their  faces  to 
the  earth,  and  lick  the  dust  of  thy  feet;  and  thou  shalt  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  and  they  that  wait  for  me  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

The  Lord  God  hath  given  me  the  tongue  of  them  that  are  taught, 
that  I  should  know  how  to  speak  a  word  in  season  to  him  that  is 
weary:  he  wakeneth  morning  by  morning,  he  wakeneth  mine  ear  to 
hear  as  they  that  are  taught.    The  Lord  God  hath  opened  mine  ear, 


326  PASSAGES    FROM   ISAIAH. 

and  I  was  not  rebellious,  neither  turned  away  backward.  I  gave  my 
back  to  the  smitei-s,  and  my  cheeks  to  them  that  plucked  off  the  hair : 
I  hid  not  my  face  from  shame  and  spitting.  For  the  Lord  God  will 
help  me ;  therefore  have  I  not  been  confounded :  therefore  have  I  set 
my  face  like  a  flint,  and  I  know  that  I  shall  not  be  ashamed.  He  is 
near  that  justifieth  me ;  who  will  contend  with  me  ?  let  us  stand  up 
together:  who  is  mine  adversary?  let  him  come  near  to  me.  Behold, 
the  Lord  God  will  help  me ;  who  is  he  that  shall  condemn  me  ?  be- 
hold, they  all  shall  wax  old  as  a  garment ;  the  moth  shall  eat  them  up. 

Who  is  among  you  that  feareth  the  Lord,  that  obeyeth  the  voice 
of  his  servant?  he  that  walketh  in  darkness,  and  hath  no  light,  let 
him  trust  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and  stay  upon  his  God.  Behold, 
all  ye  that  kindle  a  fire,  that  gird  yourselves  about  with  firebrands: 
walk  ye  in  the  flame  of  your  fire,  and  among  the  brands  that  ye 
have  kindled.  This  shall  ye  have  of  mine  hand ;  ye  shall  lie  down  in 
sorrow. 

Heaiken  to  me,  ye  that  follow  after  righteousness,  ye  that  seek 
the  Lord  :  look  unto  the  rock  whence  ye  were  hewn,  and  to  the  hole 
of  the  pit  whence  ye  were  digged.  Look  unto  Abraham  your  father, 
and  unto  Sarah  that  bare  you :  for  when  he  was  but  one  I  called  him, 
and  I  blessed  him,  and  made  him  many.  For  the  Lord  hath  com- 
forted Zion:  he  hath  comforted  all  her  waste  places,  and  hath  made 
her  wilderness  like  Eden,  and  her  desert  like  the  garden  of  the  Lord  ; 
joy  and  gladness  shall  be  found  therein,  thanksgiving,  and  the  voice 
of  melody. 

Attend  unto  me,  0  my  people ;  and  give  ear  unto  me,  0  my  nation: 
for  a  law  shall  go  forth  from  me,  and  I  will  make  my  judgement  to 
rest  for  a  light  of  the  peoples.  IMy  righteousness  is  near,  my  salvation 
is  gone  forth,  and  mine  arms  shall  judge  the  peoples;  the  isles  shall 
wait  for  me,  and  on  mine  arm  shall  they  trust.  Lift  up  your  eyes  to 
the  heavens,  and  look  upon  the  earth  beneath:  for  the  heavens  shall 
vanish  away  like  smoke,  and  the  earth  shall  wax  old  like  a  garment, 
and  they  that  dwell  therein  shall  die  in  like  manner:  but  my  salva- 
tion shall  be  for  ever,  and  my  righteousness  shall  not  be  abolished. 

Awake,  awake,  put  on  strength,  O  ai*m  of  the  Lord  ;  awake,  as  in 
the  days  of  old,  the  generations  of  ancient  times. 

I,  even  I,  am  he  that  comforteth  you :  who  art  thou,  that  thou  art 
afraid  of  man  that  shall  die,  and  of  the  son  of  man  which  shall  be 
made  as  grass ;  and  hast  forgotten  the  Lord  thy  Maker,  that  stretched 
forth  the  heavens,  and  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth ;  and  fearest 
continually  all  the  day  because  of  the  fury  of  the  oppressor,  when  he 
maketh  ready  to  destroy  ? 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  327 

Awake,  awake,  put  on  thy  strength,  O  Zion ;  put  on  thy  beautiful 
garments,  O  Jerusalem,  the  holy  city :  for  henceforth  there  shall  no 
more  come  into  thee  the  uncircumcised  and  the  unclean.  Shake  thy- 
self from  the  dust ;  arise,  sit  thee  down,  O  Jerusalem :  loose  thyself 
from  the  bands  of  thy  neck,  O  captive  daughter  of  Zion. 

How  beautiful  upon  the  mountains  are  the  feet  of  him  that  bring- 
eth  good  tidings,  that  publisheth  peace,  that  bringeth  good  tidings  of 
good,  that  publisheth  salvation ;  that  saith  unto  Zion,  Thy  God  reign- 
eth !  The  voice  of  thy  watchmen !  they  lift  up  the  voice,  together  do 
they  sing ;  for  they  shall  see,  eye  to  eye,  when  the  Lord  returneth  to 
Zion.  Break  forth  into  joy,  sing  together,  ye  waste  places  of  Jerusa- 
lem :  for  the  Lord  hath  comforted  his  people,  he  hath  redeemed  Jeru- 
salem. The  Lord  hath  made  l^are  his  holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the 
nations ;  and  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the  salvation  of  our 
God.  Depart  ye,  depart  ye,  go  j'e  out  from  thence,  touch  no  unclean 
thing;  go  ye  out  of  the  midst  of  her;  be  ye  clean,  ye  that  bear  the' 
vessels  of  the  Lord.  For  ye  shall  not  go* out  in  haste,  neither  shall 
ye  go  by  flight :  for  the  Lord  will  go  before  you :  and  the  God  of 
Israel  will  be  your  rearward. 

Behold,  my  servant  shall  deal  wisely,  he  shall  be  exalted  and  lifted 
up,  and  shall  be  very  high.  Like  as  many  were  astonied  at  thee,  (his 
visage  was  so  marred  more  than  any  man,  and  his  form  more  than 
the  sons  of  men,)  so  shall  he  sprinkle  many  nations ;  kings  shall  shut 
their  meuths  at  him :  for  that  which  had  not  been  told  them  shall  they 
see  ;  and  that  which  they  had  not  heard  shall  they  understand. 

Who  hath  believed  our  report?  and  to  whom  hath  the  arm  of  the 
Lord  been  revealed?  For  he  grew  up  Ijefore  him  as  a  tender  plant, 
and  as  a  root  out  of  a  dry  ground :  he  hath  no  form  nor  comeliness ; 
and  when  we  see  him,  there  is  no  beauty  that  we  should  desire  him. 
He  was  despised,  and  rejected  of  men ;  a  man  of  sorrows,  and  ac- 
quainted with  grief:  and  as  one  from  whom  men  hide  their  face  he 
was  desi^ised,  and  we  esteemed  him  not. 

Surely  he  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and  carried  our  sorrows :  yet  we 
did  esteem  him  stricken,  smitten  of  God,  and  afflicted.  But  he  was 
wounded  for  our  -transgressions,  he  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities :  the 
chastisement  of  our  peace  was  upon  him ;  and  with  his  stripes  we  are 
healed.  All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray ;  we  have  turned  every 
one  to  his  own  way ;  and  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity  of 
us  all. 

He  was  oppressed,  yet  he  humbled  himself  and  opened  not  his 
mouth ;  as  a  lamb  that  is  led  to  the  slaughter,  and  as  a  sheep  that 
before  her  shearers  is  dumb ;    yea,  he  opened  not  his  mouth.     By 


328  PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH. 

oppression  and  judgement  he  was  taken  away ;  and  his  hfe  who  shall 
recount?  for  he  was  cut  off  out  of  the  land  of  the  living?  for  the  trans- 
gression of  my  people  was  he  stricken.  And  they  made  his  grave  with 
the  wicked,  and  with  the  rich  in  his  death ;  although  he  had  done  no 
violence,  neither  was  any  deceit  in  his  mouth. 

Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise  him ;  he  hath  put  him  to  grief: 
when  thou  shalt  make  his  soul  an  offering  for  sin,  he  shall  see  his  seed, 
he  shall  prolong  his  days,  and  the  i)leasuro  of  the  Lord  shall  jorosper 
in  his  hand.  He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of  his  soul,  and  shall  be  sat- 
isfied :  by  his  knowledge  shall  my  righteous  servant  justify  many :  and 
he  shall  bear  their  iniquities.  Therefore  will  I  divide  him  a  portion 
with  the  great,  and  he  shall  divide  the  spoil  with  the  strong ;  because 
he  i^oured  out  his  soul  unto  death,  and  was  numbered  with  the  trans- 
gressors :  yet  he  bare  the  sin  of  many,  and  made  intercession  for  the 
transgressors. 

Sing,  O  barren,  thou  that  didst  not  bear ;  break  forth  into  singing,  and 
cry  aloud ;  for  more  are  the  children  of  the  desolate  than  the  children 
of  the  married  wife,  saith  the  Lord.  Enlarge  the  place  of  thy  tent, 
and  let  them  stretch  forth  the  curtains  of  thine  habitations;  spare  not: 
lengthen  thy  cords,  and  strengthen  thy  stakes.  For  thou  shalt  spread 
abroad  on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left ;  and  thy  seed  shall  possess 
the  nations,  and  make  the  desolate  cities  to  be  inhabited.  Fear  not; 
for  thou  shalt  not  be  ashamed :  neither  be  thou  confounded  ;  for  thou 
shalt  not  be  put  to  shame :  for  thou  shalt  forget  the  shame  of  thy 
youth,  and  the  reproach  of  thy  widowhood  shalt  thou  remember  no 
more.  For  thy  Maker  is  thine  husband ;  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his 
name :  and  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  thy  redeemer ;  the  God  of  the 
whole  earth  shall  he  be  called.  For  the  Lord  hath  called  thee  as  a  wife 
forsaken  and  grieved  in  spirit,  even  a  wife  of  youth,  when  she  is  cast 
off,  saith  thy  God.  For  a  small  moment  have  I  forsaken  thee ;  but 
with  great  mercies  will  I  gather  thee.  In  a  little  wrath  I  hid  my  face 
from  thee  for  a  moment;  but  with  everlasting  kindness  will  I  have 
mercy  on  thee,  saith  the  Lord  thy  redeemer.  For  this  is  as  the  waters 
of  Noah  unto  me :  for  as  I  have  sworn  that  the  waters  of  Noah  should 
no  more  go  over  the  earth,  so  have  I  sworn  that  I  would  not  be  wroth 
with  thee,  nor  rebuke  thee.  For  the  mountains  shall  depart,  and  the 
hills  be  removed  ;  but  my  kindness  shall  not  depart  from  thee,  neither 
shall  my  covenant  of  peace  be  removed,  saith  the  Lord  that  hath  mercy 
on  thee. 

O  thou  afflicted,  tossed  with  tempest,  and  not  comforted,  behold,  I 
will  set  thy  stones  in  fair  colours,  and  lay  thy  foundations  with  sap- 
phires.   And  I  will  make  thy  iiinnacles  of  rubies,  and  tliy  gates  of  car- 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  329 

buncles,  and  all  thy  border  of  pleasant  stones.  And  all  thy  children 
shall  be  taught  of  the  Lord  ;  and  great  shall  be  the  peace  of  thy  chil- 
dren. In  righteousness  shalt  thou  be  established :  thou  shalt  be  far 
from  oppression,  for  thou  shalt  not  fear;  and  from  terror,  for  it  shall 
not  come  near  thee.  No  weapon  that  is  formed  against  thee  shall 
prosper;  and  every  tongue  that  shall  rise  against  thee  in  judgement 
thou  shalt  condemn.  This  is  the  heritage  of  the  servants  of  the  Lord, 
and  their  righteousness  which  is  of  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

Ho,  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye  to  the  waters,  and  he  that 
hath  no  money  ;  come  ye,  buy,  and  eat ;  yea,  come,  buy  wine  and  milk 
without  money  and  without  price.  Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money 
for  that  which  is  not  bread?  and  your  labor  for  that  which  satis- 
fieth  not?  hearken  diligently  unto  me,  and  eat  ye  that  which  is  good, 
and  let  your  soul  delight  itself  in  fatness.  Incline  your  ear,  and  come 
unto  me ;  hear,  and  your  soul  shall  live :  and  I  will  make  an  everlast- 
ing covenant  with  you,  even  the  sure  mercies  of  David.  Behold,  I 
have  given  him  for  a  witness  to  the  peoples,  a  leader  and  commander 
to  the  peoples.  Behold,  thou  shalt  call  a  nation  that  thou  knowest 
not,  and  a  nation  that  knew  not  thee  shall  run  unto  thee,  because  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of  Israel ;  for  he  hath  glori- 
fied thee. 

Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may  be  found,  call  ye  upon  him  while 
he  is  near :  let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way,  and  the  unrighteous  man 
his  thoughts:  and  let  him  return  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will  have 
mercy  ujwn  him ;  and  to  our  God,  for  he  will  abundantly  pardon. 
For  my  thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts,  neither  are  your  ways  my 
ways,  saith  the  Lord.  For  as  the  heavens  are  higher  than  the  earth, 
so  are  my  ways  higher  than  your  ways,  and  my  thoughts  than  your 
thoughts.  For  as  the  rain  cometh  down  and  the  snow  from  heaven, 
and  returneth  not  thither,  but  watereth  the  earth,  and  maketh  it  bring 
forth  and  bud,  and  giveth  seed  to  the  sower  and  bread  to  the  eater ; 
so  shall  my  word  be  that  goeth  forth  out  of  my  mouth :  it  shall  not 
retm-n  unto  me  void,  but  it  shall  accomplish  that  which  I  please,  and 
it  shall  prosjjer  in  the  thing  whereto  I  sent  it.  For  ye  shall  go  out 
with  joy,  and  be  led  forth  with  peace :  the  mountains  and  the  hills 
shall  break  forth  before  you  into  singing,  and  all  the  trees  of  the  field 
shall  clap  their  hands.  Instead  of  the  thorn  shall  come  up  the  fir  tree, 
and  instead  of  the  brier  shall  come  up  the  myrtle  tree:  and  it  shall 
be  to  the  Lord  for  a  name,  for  an  everlasting  sign  that  shall  not  be 
cut  oS". 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Keep  ye  judgement,  and  do  righteousness: 
for  my  salvation  is  near  to  come,  and  my  righteousness  to  be  revealed. 


330  PASSAGES   FEOM   ISAIAH, 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  doeth  this,  and  the  son  of  man  that  holdeth 
fast  by  it ;  that  keepeth  the  sabbath  from  profaning  it,  and  keepeth  his 
hand  from  doing  any  evil.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  them  that  keep 
my  sabbaths,  and  choose  the  things  that  please  me,  and  hold  fast  by 
my  covenant:  Unto  them  will  I  give  in  mine  house  and  within  my 
walls  a  memorial  and  a  name  better  than  of  sons  and  of  daughters ;  I 
will  give  them  an  everlasting  name,  that  shall  not  be  cut  off.  Also 
the  strangers,  that  join  themselves  to  the  Lord,  to  minister  unto  him, 
and  to  love  the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  be  his  servants,  every  one  that 
keepeth  the  sal^bath  from  profaning  it,  and  holdeth  fast  by  my  cove- 
nant; even  them  will  I  bring  to  my  holy  mountain,  and  make  them 
joyful  in  my  house  of  prayer ;  their  burnt  offerings  and  their  sacrifices 
shall  be  accepted  ujion  mine  altar :  for  mine  house  shall  be  called  an 
house  of  prayer  for  all  peoples.  The  Lord  God  which  gathereth  the 
outcasts  of  Israel  saith.  Yet  will  I  gather  others  to  him,  beside  his  own 
that  are  gathered. 

The  righteous  perisheth,  and  no  man  layeth  it  to  heart ;  and  merci- 
ful men  are  taken  away,  none  considering  that  the  righteous  is  taken 
away  from  the  evil  to  come.  He  entereth  into  peace ;  they  rest  in  their 
beds,  each  one  that  walketh  in  his  uprightness. 

For  thus  saith  the  high  and  lofty  One  that  inhabiteth  eternity, 
whose  name  is  Holy:  I  dwell  in  the  high  and  holy  place,  with  him 
also  that  is  of  a  contrite  and  humble  spirit,  to  revive  the  spirit  of  the 
humble,  and  to  revive  the  heart  of  the  contrite  ones.  For  I  will  not 
contend  for  ever,  neither  will  I  be  always  wroth :  for  the  spirit  should 
fail  before  me,  and  the  souls  which  I  have  made.  For  the  iniquity  of 
his  covetousness  was  I  wroth  and  smote  him,  I  hid  my  face  and  was 
wroth:  and  he  went  on  frowardly  in  the  way  of  his  heart.  I  have 
seen  his  ways,  and  will  heal  him:  I  will  lead  him  also,  and  restore 
comforts  unto  him  and  to  his  mourners.  I  create  the  fruit  of  the  lips: 
Peace,  peace,  to  him  that  is  far  off  and  to  him  that  is  near,  saith  the 
Lord;  and  I  will  heal  him.  But  the  wicked  are  like  the  troubled  sea; 
for  it  cannot  rest,  and  its  waters  cast  up  mire  and  dirt.  Tliere  is  no 
peace,  saith  my  God,  to  the  wicked. 

Cry  aloud,  spare  not,  lift  up  thy  voice  like  a  trumpet,  and  declare 
unto  my  people  their  transgression,  and  to  the  house  of  Jacob  their 
sins.  Yet  they  seek  me  daily,  and  delight  to  know  my  ways:  as  a 
nation  that  did  righteousness,  and  forsook  not  the  ordinance  of  their 
God,  they  ask  of  me  righteous  ordinances,  they  delight  to  draw  near 
unto  God.  Wherefore  have  we  fasted,  say  they,  and  thou  seest  not? 
wherefore  have  we  afflicted  our  soul,  and  thou  takest  no  knowledge? 
Behold,  in  the  day  of  your  fast  ye  find  your  own  pleasure,  and  exact 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  331 

all  your  labours.  Behold,  ye  fast  for  strife  and  contention,  and  to  smite 
with  the  fist  of  wickedness :  ye  fast  not  this  day  so  as  to  make  your 
voice  to  be  heard  on  high.  Is  such  the  fast  that  I  have  chosen?  the 
day  for  a  man  to  afflict  his  soul?  Is  it  to  bow  down  his  head  as  a 
rush,  and  to  spread  sackcloth  and  ashes  under  him  ?  wilt  thou  call  this 
a  fast,  and  an  acceptable  day  to  the  Lord?  Is  not  this  the  fast  that 
I  have  chosen?  to  loose  the  bonds  of  wickedness,  to  undo  the  bands 
of  the  yoke,  and  to  let  the  oppressed  go  free,  and  that  ye  break  every 
yoke  ?  Is  it  not  to  deal  thy  bread  to  the  hungry,  and  that  thou  bring 
the  poor  that  are  cast  out  to  thy  house?  when  thou  seest  the  naked, 
that  thou  cover  him ;  and  that  thou  hide  not  thyself  from  thine  own 
flesh?  Then  shall  thy  light  break  forth  as  the  morning,  and  thy  heal- 
ing shall  spring  forth  speedily:  and  thy  righteousness  shall  go  before 
thee;  the  glory  of  the  Lokd  shall  be  thy  rearward.  Then  shalt  thou 
call,  and  the  Lord  shall  answer ;  thou  shalt  cry,  and  he  shall  say.  Here 
I  am.  If  thou  take  away  from  the  midst  of  thee  the  yoke,  the  put- 
ting forth  of  the  finger,  and  speaking  wickedly ;  and  if  thou  draw  out 
thy  soul  to  the  hungry,  and  satisfy  the  afflicted  soul;  then  shall  thy 
light  rise  in  darkness,  and  thine  obscurity  be  as  the  noonday:  and 
the  Lord  shall  guide  thee  continually,  and  satisfy  thy  soul  in  dry 
places,  and  make  strong  thy  bones;  and  thou  shalt  be  like  a  watered 
garden,  and  like  a  spring  of  water,  whose  waters  fail  not.  And  they 
that  shall  be  of  thee  shall  build  the  old  waste  places:  thou  shalt  raise 
up  the  foundations  of  many  generations;  and  thou  shalt  be  called  The 
repairer  of  the  breach.  The  restorer  of  paths  to  dwell  in.  If  thou  turn 
away  thy  foot  from  the  sabbath,  from  doing  thy  pleasure  on  my  holy 
day ;  and  call  the  sabbath  a  delight,  and  the  holy  of  the  Lord  hon- 
ourable; and  shalt  honour  it,  not  doing  thine  own  ways,  nor  finding 
thine  own  pleasure,  nor  speaking  thine  oivn  words :  then  shalt  thou  de- 
light thyself  in  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  make  thee  to  ride  upon  the  high 
places  of  the  earth;  and  I  will  feed  thee  with  the  heritage  of  Jacob 
thy  father :   for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

Behold,  the  Lord's  hand  is  not  shortened,  that  it  cannot  save ; 
neither  his  ear  heavy,  that  it  cannot  hear:  but  your  iniquities  have 
separated  between  you  and  your  God,  and  your  sins  have  hid  his 
face  from  you,  that  he  will  not  hear.  None  sueth  in  righteousness, 
and  none  pleadeth  in  truth.  Their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  they  make 
haste  to  shed  innocent  blood.  The  way  of  peace  they  know  not ;  and 
there  is  no  judgement  in  their  goings :  they  have  made  them  crooked 
paths ;  whosoever  goeth  therein  doth  not  know  peace.  Therefore  is 
judgement  far  from  us,  neither  doth  righteousness  overtake  us :  we 
look  for  light,  but  behold  darkness ;  for  brightness,  but  we  walk  in 


332  PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH. 

obscurity.  We  grope  for  the  wall  like  the  blind,  yea,  we  grope  as  they 
that  have  no  eyes :  we  stumble  at  noonday  as  in  the  twilight.  And 
judgement  is  turned  away  backward,  and  righteousness  standeth  afar 
off:  for  truth  is  fallen  in  the  street,  and  uprightness  cannot  enter.  Yea, 
truth  is  lacking ;  and  he  that  departeth  from  evil  maketh  himself  a 
prey:  and  the  Lord  saw  it,  and  it  displeased  him  that  there  was  no 
judgement.  And  he  saw  that  thei-e  was  no  man,  and  wondered  that 
there  was  no  intercessor:  therefore  his  own  arm  brought  salvation 
unto  him ;  and  his  righteousness,  it  upheld  him.  And  he  put  on  right- 
eousness as  a  breastplate,  and  an  helmet  of  salvation  upon  his  head ; 
and  he  put  on  garments  of  vengeance  for  clothing,  and  was  clad  with 
zeal  as  a  cloke.  So  shall  they  fear  the  name  of  the  Lord  from  the 
west,  and  his  glory  from  the  rising  of  the  sun :  for  he  shall  come  as  a 
rushing  stream,  which  the  breath  of  the  Lord  driveth.  And  a  re- 
deemer shall  come  to  Zion,  and  unto  them  that  turn  from  transgres- 
sion in  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord.  And  as  for  me,  this  is  my  covenant 
with  them,  saith  the  Lord  :  my  spirit  that  is  upon  thee,  and  my  words 
which  I  have  put  in  thy  mouth,  shall  not  depart  out  of  thy  mouth, 
nor  out  of  the  mouth  of  thy  seed,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of  thy  seed's 
seed,  saith  the  Lord,  from  henceforth  and  for  ever. 

Arise,  shine ;  for  thy  light  is  come,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  is 
risen  upon  thee.  For,  behold,  darkness  shall  cover  the  earth,  and  gross 
darkness  the  peoples:  but  the  Lord  shall  arise  upon  thee,  and  his 
glory  shall  be  seen  upon  thee.  And  nations  shall  come  to  thy  light, 
and  kings  to  the  brightness  of  thy  rising.  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round 
about,  and  see :  they  all  gather  themselves  together,  they  come  to 
thee:  thy  sons  shall  come  from  far,  and  thy  daughters  shall  be  car- 
ried in  the  arms.  Then  thou  shalt  see  and  be  lightened,  and  thine 
heart  shall  tremble  and  be  enlarged ;  because  the  abundance  of  the  sea 
shall  be  turned  unto  thee,  the  wealth  of  the  nations  shall  come  unto 
thee.  The  multitude  of  camels  shall  cover  thee,  the  dromedaries  of 
Midian  and  Ephah ;  they  all  shall  come  from  Shcba :  they  shall  bring 
gold  and  frankincense,  and  shall  proclaim  the  praises  of  the  Lord. 
All  the  flocks  of  Kedar  shall  be  gathered  together  unto  thee,  the  rams 
of  Nebaioth  shall  minister  unto  thee :  they  shall  come  up  with  accept- 
ance on  mine  altar,  and  I  will  glorify  the  house  of  my  glory.  Who 
are  these  that  fly  as  a  cloud,  and  as  the  doves  to  their  windows? 
Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for  me,  and  the  ships  of  Tanshish  first,  to 
bring  thy  sons  from  far,  their  silver  and  their  gold  with  them,  for  the 
name  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  because 
he  hath  glorified  thee.  And  strangers  shall  build  up  thy  walls,  and 
their  kings  shall  minister  unto  thee:  for  in  my  wrath  I  smote  thee, 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  333 

but  in  my  favour  have  I  had  mercy  on  thee.  Thy  gates  also  shall  be 
open  continually ;  they  shall  not  be  shut  day  nor  night ;  that  men 
may  bring  unto  thee  the  wealth  of  the  nations,  and  their  kings  led 
with  them.  The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  come  unto  thee,  the  fir  tree, 
the  pine,  and  the  box  tree  together ;  to  beautify  the  place  of  my  sanct- 
uary, and  *I  will  make  the  place  of  my  feet  glorious.  And  the  sons  of 
them  that  afflicted  thee  shall  come  bending  unto  thee ;  and  all  they 
that  despised  thee  shall  bow  themselves  down  at  the  soles  of  thy  feet ; 
and  they  shall  call  thee  The  city  of  the  Lord,  The  Zion  of  the  Holy 
One  of  Isi'ael.  Whereas  thou  hast  been  forsaken  and  hated,  so  that  no 
man  passed  through  thee,  I  will  make  thee  an  eternal  excellency,  a 
joy  of  many  generations:  and  thou  shalt  know  that  I  the  Lord  am 
thy  saviour,  and  thy  redeemer,  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob.  For  brass  I 
will  bring  gold,  and  for  iron  I  will  bring  silver,  and  for  wood  brass, 
and  for  stones  iron :  I  will  also  make  thy  officers  i^eace,  and  thine  ex- 
actors righteousness.  Violence  shall  no  more  be  heard  in  thy  laud, 
desolation  nor  destruction  within  thy  borders;  but  thou  shalt  call  thy 
walls  Salvation,  and  thy  gates  Praise.  The  sun  shall  be  no  more  thy 
light  by  day;  neither  for  brightness  shall  the  moon  give  light  unto 
thee:  but  the  Lord  shall  be  unto  thee  an  everlasting  light,  and  thy 
God  thy  glory.  Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go  down,  neither  shall  thy 
moon  withdraw  itself:  for  the  Lord  shall  be  thine  everlasting  light, 
and  the  days  of  thy  mourning  shall  be  ended.  Thy  people  also  shall 
be  all  righteous,  they  shall  inherit  the  land  for  ever ;  the  branch  of 
my  ijlanting,  the  work  of  my  hands,  that  I  may  be  glorified.  The 
little  one  shall  become  a  thousand,  and  the  small  one  a  strong  nation : 
I  the  Lord  will  hasten  it  in  its  time. 

The  spirit  of  the  Lord  God  is  upon  me ;  because  the  Lord  hath 
anointed  me  to  preach  good  tidings  unto  the  meek ;  he  hath  sent  me 
to  bind  up  the  brokenhearted,  to  proclaim  liberty  to  the  captives,  and 
the  opening  of  the  prison  to  them  that  are  bound ;  to  proclaim  the  ac- 
ceptable year  of  the  Lord,  and  the  day  of  vengeance  of  our  God ;  to 
comfort  all  that  mourn;  to  appoint  unto  them  that  mourn  in  Zion,  to 
give  unto  them  a  garland  for  ashes,  the  oil  of  joy  for  mourning,  the 
garment  of  praise  for  the  spirit  of  heaviness;  that  they  might  be 
called  trees  of  righteousness,  the  planting  of  the  Lord,  that  he  might 
be  glorified.  And  they  shall  build  the  old  wastes,  they  shall  raise  up 
the  former  desolations,  and  they  shall  repair  the  waste  cities,  the  des- 
olations of  many  generations.  And  strangers  shall  stand  and  feed  your 
flocks,  and  aliens  shall  be  your  plowmen  and  your  vinedressers.  But 
ye  shall  be  named  the  priests  of  the  Lord:  men  shall  call  you  the 
ministers  of  our  God.    For  I  the  Lord  love  judgement,  I  hate  robbery 


334  PASSAGES   FPwOM   ISAIAH. 

for  a  burnt  offering;  and  I  will  give  them  their  recompence  in  truth, 
and  I  will  make  an  everlasting  covenant  with  them. 

I  will  greatly  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  my 
God ;  for  he  hath  clothed  me  with  the  garments  of  salvation,  he  hath 
covered  me  with  the  robe  of  righteousness,  as  a  bridegroom  decketh 
himself  with  a  garland,  and  as  a  bride  adorneth  herself  with  her 
jewels.  For  as  the  earth  bringeth  forth  her  bud,  and  as  the  garden 
causeth  the  things  that  are  sown  in  it  to  spring  forth;  so  the  Lord 
God  will  cause  righteousness  and  praise  to  spring  forth  before  all  the 
nations. 

For  Zion's  sake  will  I  not  hold  my  peace,  and  for  Jerusalem's  sake  I 
will  not  rest,  until  her  righteousness  go  forth  as  brightness,  and  her  sal- 
vation as  a  lamp  that  biirneth.  And  the  nations  shall  see  thy  right- 
eousness, and  all  kings  thy  glory:  and  thou  shalt  be  called  by  a  new 
name,  which  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  shall  name.  Thou  shalt  also  be  a 
crown  of  beauty  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and  a  royal  diadem  in  the 
hand  of  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  no  more  be  termed  Forsaken;  neither 
shall  thy  land  any  more  be  termed  Desolate :  but  thou  shalt  be  called 
^Hephzi-bah,  and  thy  land  ^Beulah:  for  the  Lord  delighteth  in  thee, 
and  thy  land  shall  be  married.  For  as  a  young  man  marrieth  a  virgin, 
so  shall  thy  sons  marry  thee :  and  as  the  bridegroom  rejoiceth  over  the 
bride,  so  shall  thy  God  rejoice  over  thee. 

I  have  set  watchmen  upon  thy  walls,  O  Jerusalem;  they  shall 
never  hold  their  peace  day  nor  night:  ye  that  are  the  Lord's  remem- 
brancers, take  ye  no  rest,  and  give  him  no  rest,  till  he  establish,  and 
till  he  make  Jerusalem  a  praise  in  the  earth. 

Go  through,  go  through  the  gates ;  prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  peo- 
ple ;  cast  up,  cast  up  the  high  way ;  gather  out  the  stones ;  lift  up  an 
ensign  for  the  peoples.  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  i^roclaimed  unto  the 
end  of  the  earth.  Say  ye  to  the  daughter  of  Zion,  Behold,  thy  salva- 
tion Cometh;  behold,  his  reward  is  with  him,  and  his  recompence  be- 
fore him.  And  they  shall  call  them  The  holy  people.  The  redeemed 
of  the  Lord  :  and  thou  shalt  be  called  Sought  out,  A  city  not  forsaken. 

Who  is  this  that  cometh  from  Edom,  with  dyed  garments  from 
Bozrah?  this  that  is  glorious  in  his  apparel,  marching  in  the  greatness 
of  his  strength  ?  I  that  speak  in  righteousness,  mighty  to  save.  AVliere- 
fore  art  thou  red  in  thine  apparel,  and  thy  garments  like  him  that 
treadeth  in  the  winefat  ?  I  have  trodden  the  winepress  alone ;  and  of 
the  peoples  there  was  no  man  with  me. 

I  will  make  mention  of  the  lovingkindnesses  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
praises  of  the  Loi:d,  according  to  all  that  the  Lord  hath  bestowed  on 

iThat  is,  Mij  delight  is  in  her.  ^xhat  is,  Married. 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  335 

US ;  and  the  great  goodness  toward  the  house  of  Israel,  which  he  hath 
bestowed  on  them  according  to  his  mercies,  and  according  to  tlie  mul- 
titude of  his  lovingkindnesses.  For  he  said,  Surely,  they  are  my  peo- 
ple, children  that  will  not  deal  falsely :  so  he  was  their  saviour.  In 
all  their  affliction  he  was  afflicted,  and  the  angel  of  his  presence  saved 
them:  in  hig  love  and  in  his  pity  he  redeemed  them;  and  he  bare 
them,  and  carried  them,  all  the  days  of  old.  But  they  rebelled,  and 
grieved  his  holy  spirit:  therefore  he  was  turned  to  be  their  enemy, 
and  himself  fought  against  them.  Then  his  people  remembered  the 
ancient  days  of  Moses,  saying,  Where  is  he  that  brought  them  up  out 
of  the  sea  with  the  shepherds  of  his  flock?  where  is  he  that  put  his 
holy  spirit  in  the  midst  of  them?  that  caused  his  glorious  arm  to  go 
at  the  right  hand  of  Moses?  that  divided  the  water  before  them,  to 
make  himself  an  everlasting  name  ?  that  led  them  through  the  depths, 
as  an  horse  in  the  wilderness,  that  they  stumbled  not  ?  As  the  cattle 
that  go  down  into  the  valley,  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  caused  them  to 
rest :  so  didst  thou  lead  thy  jseople,  to  make  thyself  a  glorious  name. 
Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold  from  the  habitation  of  thy  holi- 
ness and  of  thy  glory :  where  is  thy  zeal  and  thy  mighty  acts  ?  the 
yearning  of  thy  bowels  and  thy  compassions  are  restrained  toward  me. 
For  thou  art  our  father,  though  Abraham  knoweth  us  not,  and  Israel 
doth  not  acknowledge  us :  thou,  O  Lord,  art  our  Father ;  our  redeemer 
from  everlasting  is  thy  name. 

Oh  that  thou  wouldest  rend  the  heavens,  that  thou  wouldest  come 
down,  that  the  mountains  might  flow  down  at  thy  presence.  For  from 
of  old  men  have  not  heard,  nor  perceived  by  the  ear,  neither  hath  the 
eye  seen  a  God  beside  thee,  which  worketh  for  him  that  waiteth  for 
him.  For  we  are  all  become  as  one  that  is  unclean,  and  all  our  right- 
eousnesses are  as  a  polluted  garment :  and  we  all  do  fade  as  a  leaf;  and 
our  iniquities,  like  the  wind,  take  us  away.  And  there  is  none  that 
calleth  upon  thy  name,  that  stirreth  up  himself  to  take  hold  of  thee: 
for  thou  hast  hid  thy  face  from  us,  and  hast  consumed  us  by  means 
of  our  iniquities.  But  now,  O  Lord,  thou  art  our  father ;  we  are  the 
clay,  and  thou  our  potter ;  and  we  all  are  the  work  of  thy  hand.  Be 
not  wroth  very  sore,  O  Lord,  neither  remember  iniquity  for  ever:  be- 
hold, look,  we  beseech  thee,  we  are  all  thy  people.  Thy  holy  cities 
are  become  a  wilderness,  Zion  is  become  a  wilderness,  Jerusalem  a  des- 
olation. Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  house,  where  our  fathers  praised 
thee,  is  burned  with  fire  ;  and  all  our  pleasant  things  are  laid  waste. 

I  am  inquired  of  by  them  that  asked  not  for  me;  I  am  found  of 
them  that  sought  me  not :  I  said,  Behold  me,  behold  me,  unto  a  nation 
that  was  not  called  by  my  name.    I  have  spread  out  my  hands  all 


336  PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH. 

the  day  unto  a  rebellious  people,  which  walketh  in  a  way  that  is  not 
good,  after  their  own  thoughts;  a  people  that  jirovoketh  me  to  my 
face  continually,  sacrificing  in  gardens,  and  burning  incense  upon 
bricks;  which  sit  among  the  graves,  and  lodge  in  the  secret  places; 
which  eat  swine's  flesh,  and  broth  of  abominable  things  is  in  their 
vessels;  which  say,  Stand  by  thyself,  come  not  near  to  me,  for  I  am 
holier  than  thou ;  these  are  a  smoke  in  my  nose,  a  fire  that  burneth 
all  the  day. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  As  the  new  wine  is  found  in  the  cluster,  and 
one  saith,  Destroy  it  not,  for  a  blessing  is  in  it :  so  will  I  do  for  my 
servants'  sakes,  that  I  may  not  destroy  them  all.  And  I  will  bring 
forth  a  seed  out  of  Jacob,  and  out  of  Judah  an  inheritor  of  my  moun- 
tains: and  my  chosen  shall  inherit  it,  and  my  servants  shall  dwell 
there.  And  Sharon  shall  be  a  fold  of  flocks,  and  the  valley  of  Achor 
a  place  for  herds  to  lie  down  in,  for  my  people  that  have  sought  me. 
But  ye  that  forsake  the  Lord,  that  forget  my  holy  momitain,  that  pre- 
pare a  table  for  Fortune,  and  that  fill  up  mingled  wine  unto  Destiny ; 
I  will  destine  you  to  the  sword,  and  ye  shall  all  bow  down  to  the 
slaughter :  because  when  I  called,  ye  did  not  answer ;  when  I  spake, 
ye  did  not  hear;  but  ye  did  that  which  was  evil  in  mine  eyes,  and 
chose  that  wherein  I  delighted  not. 

Behold,  my  servants  shall  eat,  but  ye  shall  be  hungry:  behold,  my 
servants  shall  drink,  but  ye  shall  be  thirsty :  behold,  my  servants  shall 
rejoice,  but  ye  shall  be  ashamed :  behold,  my  servants  shall  sing  for 
joy  of  heart,  but  ye  shall  cry  for  sorrow  of  heart,  and  shall  howl  for 
vexation  of  spirit.  Behold,  I  create  new  heavens  and  a  new  earth: 
and  the  former  things  shall  not  be  remembered,  nor  come  into  mind. 
But  be  ye  glad  and  rejoice  for  ever  in  that  which  I  create:  for,  behold, 
I  create  Jerusalem  a  rejoicing,  and  her  people  a  joy.  And  I  Avill  rejoice 
in  Jerusalem,  and  joy  in  my  people :  and  the  voice  of  weeping  shall 
be  no  more  heard  in  her,  nor  the  voice  of  crying.  And  it  shall  come 
to  pass  that,  before  they  call,  I  will  answer ;  and  while  they  are  yet 
Bi)eaking,  I  will  hear.  The  Avolf  and  the  lamb  shall  feed  together,  and 
the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox :  and  dust  shall  be  the  ser2)ent'a 
meat.  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all  my  holy  mountain,  saith 
the  Lord. 

Thus  saith  the  Loud,  The  heaven  is  my  throne,  and  the  earth  ia 
my  footstool :  what  manner  of  house  will  ye  build  unto  me  ?  and 
what  place  shall  be  my  rest?  For  all  these  things  hath  mine  hand 
made,  and  so  all  these  things  came  to  be,  saith  the  Lord  :  l)ut  to  this 
man  will  I  look,  even  to  him  that  is  poor  and  of  a  contrite  spirit,  and 
that  trembleth  at  my  word. 


PASSAGES   FROM   ISAIAH.  337 

Rejoice  ye  with  Jerusalem,  and  be  glad  for  her,  all  ye  that  love  her: 
rejoice  for  joy  with  her,  all  ye  that  mourn  over  her.  For  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Behold,  T  will  extend  peace  to  her  like  a  river,  and  the 
glory  of  the  nations  like  an  overflowing  stream.  As  one  whom  his 
mother  comforteth,  so  will  I  comfort  you  ;  and  ye  shall  be  comforted 
in  Jerusalem.  The  time  cometh,  that  I  will  gather  all  nations  and 
tongues ;  and  they  shall  come,  and  shall  see  my  glory. 


PASSAGES  FEOM 
THE  BOOK   OF  THE  PROPHET 

JEREMIAH. 


The  words  of  Jeremiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  of  the  priests  that  were 
in  Anathoth  in  the  land  of  Benjamin :  to  whom  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  in  the  days  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah.  It  came  also  in  the  days 
of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  unto  the  end  of  the 
eleventh  year  of  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah ;  unto  the 
carrying  away  of  Jerusalem  captive  in  the  fifth  month. 

Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying,  Before  I  formed 
thee  I  knew  thee,  and  before  thou  camest  forth  I  sanctified  thee;  I 
have  appointed  thee  a  prophet  unto  the  nations.  Then  said  I,  Ah, 
Lord  God  !  behold,  I  cannot  speak :  for  I  am  a  child.  But  the  Lord 
said  unto  me.  Say  not,  I  am  a  child :  for  to  whomsoever  I  shall  send 
thee  thou  shalt  go,  and  whatsoever  I  shall  command  thee  thou  shalt 
speak.  Be  not  afraid  because  of  them :  for  I  am  with  thee  to  deliver 
thee,  saith  the  Lord.  Then  the  Lord  put  forth  his  hand,  and  touched 
my  mouth ;  and  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Behold,  I  have  put  my  words 
in  thy  mouth :  see,  I  have  this  day  set  thee  over  the  nations  and  over 
the  kingdoms,  to  pluck  up  and  to  break  down,  and  to  destroy  and  to 
overthrow  ;  to  build,  and  to  plant. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me,  saying.  Go,  and  cry  in  the 
ears  of  Jerusalem,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  remember  for  thee 
the  kindness  of  thy  youth,  the  love  of  thine  espousals;  how  thou 
wentcst  after  me  in  the  wilderness,  in  a  land  that  was  not  sown. 
Israel  was  holiness  unto  the  Lord,  the  firstfruits  of  his  increase  :  all 
that  devour  him  shall  bo  held  guilty  ;  evil  shall  come  upon  them, 
saith  the  Lord. 

Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Loi;n,  0  house  of  Jacob,  and  all  the 
families  of  the  house  of  Israel:  thus  saith  the  Lord,  What  unright- 
eousness have  your  fathers  found  in  me,  that  they  are  gone  far  from 
me,   and  have  walked  after  vanity,  and   are  become   vain?    Neither 

(338) 


PASSAGES   FROM    JEREMIAH.  339 

said  they,  Where  is  the  Lord  that  brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt;  that  led  us  through  the  wilderness,  through  a  land  of  deserts 
and  of  pits,  through  a  land  of  di'ought  and  of  the  shadow  of  death, 
through  a  land  that  none  passed  through,  and  where  no  man  dwelt? 
And  I  brought  you  into  a  plentiful  land,  to  eat  the  fruit  thereof  and 
the  goodness  thereof;  but  when  ye  entered,  ye  defiled  my  land,  and 
made  mine  heritage  an  abomination.  The  priests  said  not.  Where  is 
the  Lord?  and  they  that  handle  the  law  knew  me  not:  the  rulers 
also  transgressed  against  me,  and  the  prophets  prophesied  by  Baal, 
and  walked  after  things  that  do  not  profit.  Wherefore  I  will  yet 
plead  with  you,  saith  the  Lord,  and  with  your  children's  children  will 
I  plead.  For  my  people  have  committed  two  evils;  they  have  forsaken 
me  the  fountain  of  living  waters,  and  hewed  them  out  cisterns,  broken 
cisterns,  that  can  hold  no  water.  And  now  what  hast  thou  to  do  in 
the  way  to  Egypt,  to  drink  the  waters  of  Shihor?  or  what  hast  thou 
to  do  in  the  way  to  Assyria,  to  drink  the  waters  of  the  Eiver  ?  Thine 
own  wickedness  shall  correct  thee,  and  thy  backslidings  shall  reprove 
thee :  know  therefore  and  see  that  it  is  an  evil  thing  and  a  bitter,  that 
thou  hast  forsaken  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  that  my  fear  is  not  in  thee, 
saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Yet  I  had  planted  thee  a  noble 
vine,  wholly  a  right  seed :  how  then  art  thou  turned  into  the  degen- 
erate plant  of  a  strange  vine  unto  me?  For  though  thou  wash  thee 
with  lye,  and  take  thee  much  soap,  yet  thine  iniquity  is  marked  be- 
fore me,  saith  the  Lord  God.  How  canst  thou  say,  I  am  not  defiled, 
I  have  not  gone  after  the  Baalim  ?  As  the  thief  is  ashamed  when  he 
is  found,  so  is  the  house  of  Israel  ashamed ;  they,  their  kings,  their 
princes,  and  their  priests,  and  their  prophets ;  which  say  to  a  stock, 
Thou  art  my  father ;  and  to  a  stone.  Thou  hast  brought  me  forth  :  for 
they  have  turned  their  back  unto  me,  and  not  their  face :  but  in  the 
time  of  their  trouble  they  will  say,  Arise,  and  save  us.  But  where 
are  thy  gods  that  thou  hast  made  thee  ?  let  them  arise,  if  they  can 
save  thee  in  the  time  of  thy  trouble :  for  according  to  the  number  of 
thy  cities  are  thy  gods,  O  Judah. 

Can  a  maid  forget  her  ornaments,  or  a  bride  her  attire?  yet  my 
people  have  forgotten  me  days  without  number.  Why  gaddest  thou 
about  so  much  to  change  thy  way  ?  thou  shalt  be  ashamed  of  Egypt 
also,  as  thou  wast  ashamed  of  Assyria.  Wilt  thou  not  from  this  time 
cry  unto  me.  My  father,  thou  art  the  guide  of  my  youth  ?  Return,  O 
backsliding  children,  saith  the  Lord  ;  for  I  am  a  husband  unto  you : 
and  I  will  take  you  one  of  a  city,  and  two  of  a  family,  and  I  will 
bring  you  to  Zion:  and  I  will  give  you  shepherds  according  to  mine 
heart,  which  shall  feed  you  with  knowledge  and  understanding.    At 


340  PASSAGES    FROM    JEREMIAH. 

that  time  they  shall  call  Jerusalem  the  throne  of  the  Lord  ;  and  all 
the  nations  shall  be  gathered  unto  it,  to  the  name  of  the  Lord,  to 
Jerusalem :  neither  shall  they  walk  any  more  after  the  stubbornness  of 
their  evil  heart.  In  those  days  the  house  of  Judah  shall  walk  with 
the  house  of  Israel,  and  they  shall  come  together  out  of  the  land  of 
the  north  to  the  land  that  I  gave  for  an  inheritance  unto  your  fathers. 
A  voice  is  heard  upon  the  bare  heights,  the  weeping  and  the  supplica- 
tions of  the  children  of  Israel ;  for  that  they  have  perverted  their  way, 
they  have  forgotten  the  Lord  their  God.  Return,  ye  backsliding 
children,  I  will  heal  your  backslidings.  Behold,  we  are  come  unto 
thee ;  for  thou  art  the  Lord  our  God. 

Declare  ye  this  in  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  publish  it  in  Judah, 
saying.  Hear  now  this,  O  foolish  people,  and  without  understanding; 
which  have  eyes,  and  see  not ;  which  have  ears,  and  hear  not :  Fear 
ye  not  me  ?  saith  the  Lord  :  will  ye  not  tremble  at  my  presence, 
which  have  placed  the  sand  for  the  bound  of  the  sea,  by  a  perpetual 
decree,  that  it  cannot  pass  it?  and  though  the  waves  thereof  tosa 
themselves,  yet  can  they  not  prevail ;  though  they  roar,  yet  can  they 
not  pass  over  it.  But  this  people  hath  a  revolting  and  a  rebellious 
heart ;  they  are  revolted  and  gone.  Neither  say  they  in  their  heart. 
Let  us  now  fear  the  Lord  our  God,  that  giveth  rain,  both  the  former 
and  the  latter,  in  its  season ;  that  reserveth  unto  us  the  appointed 
weeks  of  the  harvest.  Your  iniquities  have  turned  away  these  things, 
and  your  sins  have  withholden  good  from  you.  For  among  my  people 
are  found  wicked  men :  they  watch,  as  fowlers  lie  in  wait ;  they  set  a 
trap,  they  catch  men.  As  a  cage  is  full  of  birds,  so  are  their  houses 
full  of  deceit :  therefore  they  are  become  great,  and  waxen  rich.  They 
are  waxen  fat,  they  shine :  yea,  they  overpass  in  deeds  of  wickedness : 
they  plead  not  the  cause,  the  cause  of  the  fatherless,  that  they  should 
prosper;  and  the  right  of  the  needy  do  they  not  judge.  Shall  I  not 
visit  for  these  things  ?  saith  the  Lord  :  shall  not  my  soul  be  avenged 
on  such  a  nation  as  this  ? 

A  wonderful  and  horrible  thing  is  come  to  pass  in  the  land ;  the 
prophets  prophesy  falsely,  and  the  priests  bear  rule  by  their  means; 
and  my  peoi)le  love  to  have  it  so :  and  what  will  ye  do  in  the  end 
thereof?  For  from  the  least  of  them  even  unto  the  greatest  of  them 
every  one  is  given  to  covetousness ;  and  from  the  prophet  even  unto 
the  priest  every  one  dealeth  falsely.  They  have  healed  also  the  hurt 
of  my  people  lightly,  saying.  Peace,  peace;  when  there  is  no  peace. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand  ye  in  the  ways  and  see,  and  ask  for  the 
old  paths,  where  is  the  good  way,  and  walk  therein,  and  ye  shall  find 
rest  for  your  souls:   but  they  said.  We  will  not  walk  tlirrciu.    And  I 


PASSAGES   FROM   JEREMIAH.  341 

set  watchmen  over  you,  saying,  Hearken  to  the  sound  of  the  trumpet ; 
but  they  said,  We  will  not  hearken.  Hear,  O  earth :  behold,  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  this  people,  even  the  fruit  of  their  thoughts,  because 
they  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  words ;  and  as  for  my  law,  they 
have  rejected  it.  To  what  purpose  cometh  there  to  me  frankincense 
from  Sheba,  and  the  sweet  cane  from  a  far  country?  your  burnt  offer- 
ings are  not  acceptable,  nor  your  sacrifices  pleasing  unto  me. 

Oh  that  I  could  comfort  myself  against  sorrow !  my  heart  is  faint 
within  me.  Behold,  the  voice  of  the  cry  of  the  daughter  of  my  people 
from  a  land  that  is  very  far  off:  Is  not  the  Lord  in  Zion?  is  not  her 
King  in  her?  Why  have  they  provoked  me  to  anger  with  their  graven 
images,  and  with  strange  vanities?  The  harvest  is  past,  the  summer 
is  ended,  and  we  are  not  saved.  For  the  hurt  of  the  daughter  of  my 
people  am  I  hurt :  I  am  black ;  astonishment  hath  taken  hold  on  me. 
Is  there  no  balm  in  Gilead  ?  is  there  no  physician  there  ?  why  then 
is  not  the  health  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  recovered  ? 

Oh  that  my  head  were  waters,  and  mine  eyes  a  fountain  of  tears, 
that  I  might  weep  day  and  night  for  the  slain  of  the  daughter  of  my 
people !  Oh  that  I  had  in  the  wilderness  a  lodging  place  of  wayfaring 
men ;  that  I  might  leave  my  people,  and  go  from  them !  for  they  be 
all  adulterers,  an  assembly  of  treacherous  men.  And  they  bend  their 
tongue  as  it  were  their  bow  for  falsehood ;  and  they  are  grown  strong 
in  the  land,  but  not  for  truth :  for  they  proceed  from  evil  to  evil,  and 
they  know  not  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let  not  the  wise  man  glory  in  his  wisdom, 
neither  let  the  mighty  man  glory  in  his  might,  let  not  the  rich  man 
glory  in  his  riches:  but  let  him  that  glorieth  glory  in  this,  that  he 
understandeth,  and  knoweth  me,  that  I  am  the  Lord  which  exercise 
lovingkindness,  judgement,  and  righteousness,  in  the  earth :  for  in  these 
things  I  delight,  saith  the  Lord. 

Hear  ye  the  word  which  the  Lord  speaketh  unto  you,  O  house  of 
Israel :  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Learn  not  the  way  of  the  nations,  and  be 
not  dismayed  at  the  signs  of  heaven;  for  the  nations  are  dismayed  at 
them.  For  the  customs  of  the  peoples  are  vanity :  for  one  cutteth  a 
tree 'out  of  the  forest,  the  work  of  the  hands  of  the  workman  with  the 
axe.  They  deck  it  with  silver  and  with  gold ;  they  fasten  it  with  nails 
and  with  hammers,  that  it  move  not.  They  are  like  a  palm  tree,  of 
turned  work,  and  speak  not:  they  must  needs  be  borne,  because  they 
cannot  go.  Be  not  afraid  of  them ;  for  they  cannot  do  evil,  neither 
is  it  in  them  to  do  good.  There  is  none  like  unto  thee,  O  Lord  ;  thou 
art  great,  and  thy  name  is  great  in  might.  Who  would  not  fear  thee, 
O  King  of  the  nations?  for  to  thee  doth  it  appertain:  forasmuch  as 


842  PASSAGES   FROM   JEREMIAH. 

among  all  the  wise  men  of  the  nations,  and  in  all  their  royal  estate, 
there  is  none  like  unto  thee. 

Gather  up  thy  wares  out  of  the  land,  0  thou  that  abidest  in  the 
siege.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will  sling  out  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  land  at  this  time,  and  will  distress  them,  that  they  may 
feel  it.  "Woe  is  me  for  my  hurt !  my  wound  is  grievous :  but  I  said, 
Truly  this  is  my  grief,  and  I  must  bear  it.  My  tent  is  spoiled,  and  all 
my  cords  are  broken:  my  children  are  gone  forth  of  me,  and  they  are 
not:  there  is  none  to  stretch  forth  my  tent  any  more,  and  to  set  up 
my  curtains.  For  the  shepherds  are  become  brutish,  and  have  not  in- 
quired of  the  Lord  :  therefore  they  have  not  prospered,  and  all  their 
flocks  are  scattered.  O  Lord,  I  know  that  the  way  of  man  is  not  in 
himself:  it  is  not  in  man  that  walketh  to  direct  his  steps.  O  Lord, 
correct  me,  but  with  judgement ;  not  in  thine  anger,  lest  thou  bring 
me  to  nothing. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Jeremiah  concerning  the  drought. 

Judah  mourneth,  and  the  gates  thereof  languish,  they  sit  in  black 

upon  the  ground ;  and  the  cry  of  Jerusalem  is  gone  up.    And  their 

nobles  send  their  little  ones  to  the  waters :  they  come  to  the  pits,  and 

find  no  water;  they  return  with  their  vessels  empty. 

Though  our  iniquities  testify  against  us,  work  thou  for  thy  name's 
sake,  O  Lord:  for  our  backslidings  are  many;  we  have  sinned  against 
thee.  O  thou  hope  of  Israel,  the  saviour  thereof  in  the  time  of  trouble, 
why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a  sojourner  in  the  land,  and  as  a  wayfar- 
ing man  that  turneth  aside  to  tarry  for  a  night  ?  Why  shouldest  thou 
be  as  a  man  astonied,  as  a  mighty  man  that  cannot  save  ?  yet  thou,  O 
Lord,  art  in  the  midst  of  us,  and  we  are  called  by  thy  name;  leave 
us  not. 

Hast  thou  utterly  rejected  Judah?  hath  thy  soul  loathed  Zion?  why 
hast  thou  smitten  us,  and  there  is  no  healing  for  us?  We  looked  for 
ix>ace,  but  no  good  came ;  and  for  a  time  of  healing,  and  behold  dis- 
may !  We  acknowledge,  O  Lord,  our  wickedness,  and  the  iniquity  of 
our  fathers:  for  we  have  sinned  against  thee.  Do  not  abhor  us,  for 
thy  name's  sake ;  do  not  disgrace  the  throne  of  thy  glory :  remember, 
break  not  thy  covenant  with  us.  Are  there  any  among  the  vanities 
of  the  heathen  that  can  cause  rain?  or  can  the  heavens  give  showers? 
art  not  thou  he,  O  Lord  our  God  ?  therefore  we  will  wait  upon  thee ; 
for  thou  hast  made  all  these  things. 

Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  Though  Moses  and  Sanuiel  stood  be- 
fore me,  yet  my  mind  could  not  be  toward  this  people :  cast  them  out 
of  my  sight,  and  let  them  go  forth.  And  I  will  cause  them  to  be 
tossed  to  and  fro  among  all  the   kingdoms  of  the  earth,  because  of 


PASSAGES   FROM   JEREMIAH.  343 

Manasseh  the  son  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  for  that  which  he  did 
in  Jerusalem.  For  who  shall  have  pity  upon  thee,  O  Jerusalem?  or 
who  shall  bemoan  thee?  or  who  shall  turn  aside  to  ask  of  thy  wel- 
fare ?  Thou  hast  rejected  me,  saith  the  Lord,  thou  art  gone  backward : 
therefore  have  I  stretched  out  my  hand  against  thee,  and  destroyed, 
thee ;  I  am  weary  with  repenting. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord:  Cursed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  man,  and 
maketh  flesh  his  arm,  and  whose  heart  departeth  from  the  Lord.  For 
he  shall  be  like  the  heath  in  the  desert,  and  shall  not  see  when  good 
Cometh  ;  but  shall  inhabit  the  inarched  places  in  the  wilderness,  a  salt 
land  and  not  inhabited.  Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord, 
and  whose  hope  the  Lord  is.  For  he  shall  be  as  a  tree  planted  by  the 
waters,  and  that  spreadeth  out  his  roots  by  the  river,  and  shall  not 
fear  when  heat  cometh,  but  his  leaf  shall  be  gi-een;  and  shall  not  be 
careful  in  the  year  of  drought,  neither  shall  cease  from  yielding  fruit. 
The  heart  is  deceitful  above  all  things,  and  it  is  desperately  sick :  who 
can  know  it  ?  I  the  Lord  search  the  heart,  I  try  the  reins,  even  to  give 
every  man  according  to  his  ways,  according  to  the  fruit  of  his  doings. 
As  the  partridge  that  gathereth  young  which  she  hath  not  brought 
forth,  so  is  he  that  getteth  riches,  and  not  by  right;  in  the  midst  of 
his  days  they  shall  leave  him,  and  at  his  end  he  shall  be  a  fool. 

A  glorious  throne,  set  on  high  from  the  beginning,  is  the  place  of 
our  sanctuary.  O  Lord,  the  hope  of  Israel,  all  that  forsake  thee  shall 
be  ashamed;  they  that  depart  from  me  shall  be  written  in  the  earth, 
because  they  have  forsaken  the  Lord,  the  fountain  of  living  waters. 
Heal  me,  O  Lord,  and  I  shall  be  healed ;  save  me,  and  I  shall  be 
saved :  for  thou  art  my  praise.  Behold,  they  say  unto  me.  Where  is 
the  word  of  the  Lord?  let  it  come  now. 

Woe  unto  the  shepherds  that  destroy  and  scatter  the  sheep  of  my 
pasture !  saith  the  Lord.  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  against  the  sliepherds  that  feed  my  people :  Ye  have  scattered 
my  flock,  and  driven  them  away,  and  have  not  visited  them;  behold, 
I  will  visit  upon  you  the  evil  of  your  doings,  saith  the  Lord.  And  I 
will  gather  the  remnant  of  my  flock  out  of  all  the  countries  whither  I 
have  driven  them,  and  will  bring  them  again  to  their  folds ;  and  they 
shall  be  fruitful  and  multiply.  And  I  will  set  up  shepherds  over  them 
which  shall  feed  them :  and  they  shall  fear  no  more,  nor  be  dismayed, 
neither  shall  any  be  lacking,  saith  the  Lord. 

Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  raise  unto  David 
a  righteous  Branch,  and  he  shall  reign  as  king  and  deal  wisely,  and 
shall  execute  judgement  and  justice  in  the  land.  In  his  days  Judah 
shall  be  saved,  and  Israel  shall  dwell  safely :  and  this  is  his  name 


344  PASSAGES   FROM   JEREMIAH. 

whereby  he  shall  be  called,  The  Lord  is  our  righteousness.  Therefore, 
behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  they  shall  no  more  say. 
As  the  Lord  liveth,  which  brought  up  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt ;  but,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  which  brought  up  and  which 
led  the  seed  of  the  house  of  Israel  out  of  the  north  country,  and  from 
all  the  countries  whither  I  had  driven  them;  and  they  shall  dwell  in 
their  own  land. 

Concerning  the  prophets.  Mine  heart  within  me  is  broken,  all  my 
bones  shake ;  I  am  like  a  drunken  man,  and  like  a  man  whom  wine 
hath  overcome ;  because  of  the  Lord,  and  because  of  his  holy  words. 
For  both  prophet  and  priest  are  profane;  yea,  in  my  house  have  I 
found  their  wickedness,  saith  the  Lord. 

Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  concerning  the  prophets: 
Hearken  not  unto  the  words  of  the  prophets  that  prophesy  unto  you ; 
they  teach  you  vanity :  they  speak  a  vision  of  their  own  heart,  and 
not  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord.  They  say  continually  unto  them 
that  despise  me.  The  Lord  hath  said,  Ye  shall  have  peace ;  and  unto 
every  one  that  walketh  in  the  stubbornness  of  his  own  heart  they 
say,  No  evil  shall  come  upon  you.  I  sent  not  these  prophets,  yet  they 
ran :  I  sj^ake  not  unto  them,  yet  they  prophesied.  But  if  they  had 
stood  in  my  council,  then  had  they  caused  my  people  to  hear  my 
words,  and  had  turned  them  from  their  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil 
of  their  doings.  Am  I  a  God  at  hand,  saith  the  Lord,  and  not  a  God 
afar  off?  Can  any  hide  himself  in  secret  places  that  I  shall  not  see 
him?  saith  the  Lord.  Do  not  I  fill  heaven  and  earth?  saith  the 
Lord.  I  have  heard  what  the  prophets  have  said,  that  projihesy  lies 
in  my  name,  saying,  I  have  dreamed,  I  have  dreamed,  How  long 
shall  this  be  in  the  heart  of  the  prophets  that  prophesy  lies;  even 
the  prophets  of  the  deceit  of  their  own  heart?  which  think  to  cause 
my  peoj^le  to  forget  my  name  by  their  dreams  which  they  tell  every 
man  to  his  neighbour,  as  their  fathers  forgat  my  name  for  Baal.  The 
prophet  that  hath  a  dream,  let  him  tell  a  dream ;  and  he  that  hath 
my  word,  let  him  sjieak  my  word  faithfully.  What  is  the  straw  to 
the  wheat?  saith  the  Lord.  Is  not  my  word  like  as  fire?  saith  the 
Lord;   and  like  a  hammer  that  broaketh  the  rock  in  pieces. 

Now  these  arc  tlie  words  of  the  letter  that  Jeremiah  the  pro])het 
Bent  from  Jerusalem  unto  the  residue  of  the  elders  of  the  cai)tivity, 
and  to  the  priests,  and  to  the  prophets,  and  to  all  the  people,  whom 
Nebuchadnezzar  had  carried  away  captive  from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon  : 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  liosts,  the  God  of  Israel :  Build  ye  houses,  and 
dwell  in  them ;  and  ]>lant  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them ;  take  ye 
wives,  and  beget  sons  and  daughters ;  and  take  wives  for  your  sons, 


PASSAGES    FROM    JEREMIAH.  345 

and  give  your  daughters  to  husbands,  that  they  may  bear  sons  and 
daughters;  and  muhiply  ye  there,  and  be  not  diminished.  And  seek 
the  peace  of  the  city  whither  I  have  caused  you  to  be  carried  away 
captive,  and  pray  unto  the  Lord  for  it:  for  in  the  peace  thereof  shall 
ye  have  peace.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : 
Let  not  your  prophets  that  be  in  the  midst  of  you,  and  your  diviners, 
deceive  you,  neither  hearken  ye  to  your  dreams  which  ye  cause  to 
be  dreamed.  For  they  prophesy  falsely  unto  you  in  my  name :  I  have 
not  sent  them,  saith  the  Lord.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  After  seventy 
years  be  accomplished  for  Babylon,  I  will  visit  you,  and  perform  my 
good  word  toward  you,  in  causing  you  to  return  to  this  place.  For  I 
know  the  thoughts  that  I  think  toward  you,  saith  the  Lord,  thoughts 
of  peace,  and  not  of  evil,  to  give  you  hope  in  your  latter  end.  And 
ye  shall  call  upon  me,  and  ye  shall  go  and  pray  unto  me,  and  I  will 
hearken  unto  you.  And  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  find  me,  when  ye  sliall 
search  for  me  with  all  your  heart.  And  I  will  be  found  of  you,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  I  will  turn  again  your  captivity,  and  I  will  gather  you 
from  all  the  nations,  and  from  all  the  places  whither  I  have  driven 
you,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  bring  you  again  unto  the  place  whence 
I  caused  you  to  be  carried  away  captive. 

The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  saying.  Thus  speak- 
eth  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying,  Write  thee  all  the  words  that 
I  have  spoken  unto  thee  in  a  book.  For,  lo,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  turn  again  the  captivity  of  my  jieople  Israel  and 
Judah,  saith  the  Lord:  and  I  will  cause  them  to  return  to  the  land 
that  I  gave  to  their  fathers,  and  they  shall  jiossess  it. 

Fear  thou  not,  O  Jacob  my  servant,  saith  the  Lord;  neither  be 
dismayed,  O  Israel :  for,  lo,  I  .will  save  thee  from  afar,  and  thy  seed 
from  the  land  of  their  captivity ;  and  Jacob  shall  return,  and  shall  be 
quiet  and  at  ease,  and  none  shall  make  him  afraid. 

At  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  will  I  be  the  God  of  all  the  families 
of  Israel,  and  they  shall  be  my  people.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The 
people  which  were  left  of  the  sword  found  grace  in  the  wilderness ; 
even  Israel,  when  I  went  to  cause  him  to  rest.  The  Lord  appeared  of 
old  unto  me,  saying,  Yea,  I  have  loved  thee  with  an  everlasting  love: 
therefore  with  lovingkindness  have  I  drawn  thee.  Again  will  I  build 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  built,  O  virgin  of  Israel:  again  shalt  thou  be 
adorned  with  thy  tabrets,  and  shalt  go  forth  in  the  dances  of  them 
that  make  merry.  Again  shalt  thou  plant  vineyards  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Samaria:  the  planters  shall  plant,  and  shall  enjoy  the  fruit 
thereof.  For  there  shall  be  a  day,  that  the  watchmen  upon  the  hills 
of  Ephraim  shall  cry,  Arise  ye,  and  let  us  go  up  to  Zion  unto  the  Lord 


346  PASSAGES   FROM   JEREMIAH. 

our  God.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Sing  with  gladness  for  Jacob,  and 
shout  for  the  chief  of  the  nations:  publish  ye,  praise  ye,  and  say,  O 
Lord,  save  thy  people,  the  remnant  of  Israel.  Behold,  I  will  bring 
them  from  the  north  country,  and  gather  them  from  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  earth.  They  shall  come  with  weeping,  and  with  supplica- 
tions will  I  lead  them :  I  will  cause  them  to  walk  by  rivers  of  waters, 
in  a  straight  way  wherein  they  shall  not  stumble:  for  I  am  a  father 
to  Israel,  and  Ephraim  is  my  firstborn. 

Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O  ye  nations,  and  declare  it  in  the  isles 
afar  off;  and  say,  He  that  scattereth  Israel  will  gather  him,  and  keep 
him,  as  a  shepherd  doth  his  flock.  For  the  Lord  hath  ransomed  Jacob, 
and  redeemed  him  from  the  hand  of  him  that  was  stronger  than  he. 
And  they  shall  come  and  sing  in  the  height  of  Zion,  and  shall  flow 
together  unto  the  goodness  of  the  Lord,  to  the  corn,  and  to  the  wine, 
and  to  the  oil,  and  to  the  young  of  the  flock  and  of  the  herd :  and 
their  soul  shall  be  as  a  watered  garden ;  and  they  shall  not  sorrow  any 
more  at  all.  Then  shall  the  virgin  rejoice  in  the  dance,  and  the  young 
men  and  the  old  together :  for  I  will  turn  their  mourning  into  joy,  and 
will  comfort  them,  and  make  them  rejoice  from  their  sorrow.  And  I 
will  satiate  the  soul  of  the  priests  with  fatness,  and  my  people  shall  be 
satisfied  with  my  goodness,  saith  the  Lord. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  :  A  voice  is  heard  in  Eamah,  lamentation,  and 
bitter  weeping,  Eachel  weeping  for  her  children ;  she  refuseth  to  be 
comforted  for  her  children,  because  they  are  not.  Thus  saith  the  Lord: 
Refrain  thy  voice  from  weeping,  and  thine  eyes  from  tears:  for  thy 
work  shall  be  rewarded,  saith  the  Lord;  and  they  shall  come  again 
from  the  land  of  the  enemy.  And  there  is  hope  for  thy  latter  end, 
eaith  the  Lord  ;  and  thy  children  shall  come  again  to  their  own  bor- 
der. I  have  surely  heard  Ephraim  bemoaning  himself  thus,  Thou  hast 
chastised  me,  and  I  was  chastised,  as  a  calf  unaccustomed  to  the  yoke: 
turn  thou  me,  and  I  shall  be  turned ;  for  thou  art  the  Lord  my  God. 
Surely  after  that  I  was  turned,  I  repented;  and  after  that  I  was  in- 
structed, I  smote  upon  my  thigh :  I  was  ashamed,  yea,  even  confounded, 
because  I  did  bear  the  reproach  of  my  youth.  Is  Ephraim  my  dear 
son?  is  he  a  pleasant  child?  for  as  often  as  I  speak  against  him,  I  do 
earnestly  remember  him  still:  therefore  my  bowels  are  troul)k'd  for 
hini;  I  will  surely  have  mercy  upon  him,  saith  the  Lord. 

Thus  saith  the  Loud  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel:  Yet  again  shall 
they  use  this  speech  in  the  land  of  Judah  and  in  the  cities  thereof, 
when  I  shall  bring  again  their  captivity:  The  Lord  bless  thee,  O  hab- 
itation of  justice,  O  mountain  of  holiness.  And  Judah  and  all  the  cities 
thereof  shall  dwell  therein  together;  the  husbandmen,  and  they  that 


PASSAGES   FROM   JEREMIAH.  347 

go  about  with  flocks.  For  I  have  satiated  the  weary  soul,  and  every 
sorrowful  soul  have  I  replenished.  Upon  this  I  awaked,  and  beheld ; 
and  my  sleej?  was  sweet  unto  me. 

Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  make  a  new  cov- 
enant with  the  house  of  Israel,  and  with  the  house  of  Judah:  not  ac- 
cording to  the  covenant  that  I  made  with  their  fathers  in  the  day  that 
I  took  them  by  tlie  hand  to  bring  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt; 
which  my  covenant  they  brake,  although  I  was  an  husband  unto  them, 
saith  the  Lord.  But  this  is  the  covenant  that  I  will  make  with  the 
house  of  Israel  after  those  days,  saith  the  Lord  ;  I  will  put  my  law  in 
their  inward  parts,  and  in  their  heart  will  I  write  it ;  and  I  will  be 
their  God,  and  they  shall  be  my  people :  and  they  shall  teach  no  more 
every  man  his  neighbour,  and  every  man  his  brother,  saying.  Know 
the  Lord:  for  they  shall  all  know  me,  from  the  least  of  them  unto 
the  greatest  of  them,  saith  the  Lord  :  for  I  will  forgive  their  iniquity, 
and  their  sin  will  I  remember  no  more.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which 
giveth  the  sun  for  a  light  by  day,  and  the  ordinances  of  the  moon  and 
of  the  stars  for  a  light  by  night,  which  stirreth  up  the  sea,  that  the 
waves  thereof  roar;  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name:  If  these  ordi- 
nances depart  from  before  me,  saith  the  Lord,  then  the  seed  of  Israel 
also  shall  cease  from  being  a  nation  before  me  for  ever.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  :  If  heaven  above  can  be  measured,  and  the  foundations  of  the 
earth  searched  out  beneath,  then  will  I  also  oast  off  all  the  seed  of 
Israel  for  all  that  they  have  done,  saith  the  Lord.  Behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  the  city  shall  be  built  to  the  Lord  from 
the  tower  of  Hananel  unto  the  gate  of  the  corner. 

Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jeremiah.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  that  doeth  it,  the  Lord  that  formeth  it  to  establish  it;  the 
Lord  is  his  name :  Call  unto-  me,  and  I  will  answer  thee,  and  will 
shew  thee  great  things,  and  difficult,  which  thou  knowest  not.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  :  Yet  again  there  shall  be  heard  in  this  place,  wherec>f 
ye  say.  It  is  waste,  without  man  and  without  beast,  even  in  the  citiea 
of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  that  are  desolate,  without 
man  and  without  inhabitant  and  without  beast,  the  voice  of  joy  and 
the  voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom  and  the  voice-  of 
the  bride,  the  voice  of  them  that  say.  Give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  for  the  Lord  is  good,  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever :  and  of  them 
that  bring  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving  into  the  house  of  the  Lord.  For 
I  will  cause  the  captivity  of  the  land  to  return  as  at  the  first,  saith 
the  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts:  Yet  again  shall  there  be  in 
this  place,  which  is  waste,  without  man  and  without  beast,  and  in  all 
the  cities  thereof,  an  habitation  of  shepherds  causing  their  flocks  to 


348  PASSAGES   FROM   JEREMIAH. 

lie  down.  In  the  cities  of  the  hill  country,  in  the  cities  of  the  low- 
land, and  in  the  cities  of  the  South,  and  in  the  land  of  Benjamin,  and 
in  the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  shall  the 
flocks  again  pass  under  the  hands  of  him  that  telleth  them,  saith  the 
Lord. 

Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  perform  that 
good  word  which  I  have  siooken  concerning  the  house  of  Israel  and 
concerning  the  house  of  Judah.  In  those  days,  and  at  that  time,  will 
I  cause  a  Branch  of  righteousness  to  grow  up  unto  David ;  and  he 
shall  execute  judgement  and  righteousness  in  the  land.  In  those  days 
shall  Judah  be  saved,  and  Jerusalem  shall  dwell  safely :  and  this  is 
the  name  whereby  she  shall  be  called.  The  Lord  is  our  righteousness. 
For  thus  saith  the  Lord  :  David  shall  never  want  a  man  to  sit  upon 
the  throne  of  the  house  of  Israel ;  neither  shall  the  priests  the  Levites 
want  a  man  before  me  to  offer  burnt  offerings,  and  to  burn  oblations, 
and  to  do  sacrifice  continually. 

The  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord  in  the  days 
of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  saying,  Go  unto  the 
house  of  the  Rechabites,  and  speak  -unto  them,  and  bring  them  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  into  one  of  the  chambers,  and  give  them  wine 
to  drink.  Then  I  took  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  Jeremiah,  the  son  of  Hab- 
azziniah,  and  his  brethren,  and  all  his  sons,  and  the  whole  house  of 
the  Rechabites ;  and  I  brought  them  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and  I 
set  before  the  sons  of  the  house  of  the  Rechabites  bowls  full  of  wine, 
and  cups,  and  I  said  unto  them.  Drink  ye  wine.  But  they  said,  We 
will  drink  no  wine:  for  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  our  father  com- 
manded us,  saying.  Ye  shall  drink  no  wine,  neither  ye,  nor  your  sons, 
for  ever:  neither  shall  ye  build  house,  nor  sow  seed,  nor  plant  vine- 
yard, nor  have  any :  but  all  your  days  ye  shall  dwell  in  tents ;  that  ye 
may  live  many  days  in  the  land  wherein  ye  sojourn.  And  we  have 
obeyed  the  voice  of  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  our  father  in  all  that 
he  charged  us.  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came  up  into  the  land,  that  we  said,  Come,  and  let  us  go  to 
Jerusalem  for  fear  of  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  for  fear  of  the 
army  of  the  Syrians;  so  we  dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Jeremiah,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel :  Go,  and  say  to  the  men  of  Judah 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  Will  ye  not  receive  instruction  to 
hearken  to  my  words  ?  saith  the  Lord.  The  words  of  Jonadab  the  son 
of  Rechab,  tliat  he  commanded  his  sons,  not  to  drink  win(>,  are  per- 
formed, and  unto  this  day  they  drink  none,  for  they  obey  their  father's 
commandment :  but  I  have  spoken  unto  you,  rising  up  early  and  speak- 


PASSAGES   FROM   JEREMIAH.  349 

ing;  and  ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  me.  I  have  sent  also  unto  you 
all  my  servants  the  prophets,  rising  up  early  and  sending  them,  saying, 
Return  ye  now  every  man  from  his  evil  way,  and  amend  your  doings, 
and  go  not  after  other  gods  to  serve  them,  and  ye  shall  dwell  in  the 
land  which  I  have  given  to  you  and  to  your  fathers:  but  ye  have  not 
inclined  your  ear,  nor  hearkened  unto  me.  Forasmuch  as  the  sons  of 
Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  have  performed  the  commandment  of  their 
father  which  he  commanded  them,  but  this  people  have  not  hearkened 
unto  me ;  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel :  Behold,  I  will  bring  upon  Judah  and  upon  all  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  all  the  evil  that  I  have  pronounced  against  them.  And 
Jeremiah  said  unto  the  house  of  the  Rechabites,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel :  Because  ye  have  obeyed  the  commandment 
of  Jonadab  your  father,  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel:  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  shall  not  want  a  man  to  stand 
before  me  for  ever. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  that  this  word  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  saying.  Take  thee  a  roll  of  a  book,  and  write  therein  all  the 
words  that  I  have  spoken  unto  thee  against  Israel,  and  against  Judah, 
and  against  all  the  nations,  from  the  day  I  spake  unto  thee,  from  the 
days  of  Josiah,  even  unto  this  day.  It  may  be  that  the  house  of  Judah 
will  hear  all  the  evil  which  I  purpose  to  do  unto  them;  that  they 
may  return  every  man  from  his  evil  way;  that  I  may  forgive  their 
iniquity  and  their  sin.  Then  Jeremiah  called  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah ; 
and  Baruch  wrote  from  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  had  spoken  unto  him,  upon  a  roll  of  a  book.  And 
Jeremiah  commanded  Baruch,  saying,  I  am  shut  up ;  I  cannot  go  in  to 
the  house  of  the  Lord  :  therefore  go  thou,  and  read  in  the  roll,  which 
thou  hast  written  from  my  mouth,  the  words  of  the  Lord  in  the  ears 
of  the  people  in  the  Lord's  house  upon  the  fast  day :  and  also  thou 
shalt  read  them  in  the  ears  of  all  Judah  that  come  out  of  their  cities. 
It  may  be  they  will  present  their  supiDlication  before  the  Lord,  and  will 
return  every  one  from  his  evil  way.  And  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah 
did  according  to  all  that  Jeremiah  the  prophet  commanded  him,  read- 
ing in  the  book  the  words  of  the  Lord  in  the  Lord's  house. 

Now  it  came  to  pass  that  all  the  people  in  Jerusalem,  and  all  the 
people  that  came  from  the  cities  of  Judah  unto  Jerusalem,  proclaimed 
a  fiist  before  the  Lord.  Then  read  Baruch  in  the  book  the  words  of 
Jeremiah  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in  the  ears  of  all  the  people.  And 
when  Micaiah  had  heard  out  of  the  book  all  the  words  of  the  Lord, 
he  went  down  into  the  king's  house,  into  the  scribe's  chamber :  and,  lo, 


350  PASSAGES   FROM   JEKEMIAH. 

all  the  princes  sat  there.  Then  Micaiah  declared  unto  them  all  the 
words  that  he  had  heard,  when  Baruch  read  the  hook  in  the  ears  of 
the  people.  Therefore  all  the  princes  sent  Jehudi  unto  Baruch,  saying, 
Take  in  thine  hand  the  roll  wherein  thou  hast  read  in  the  ears  of 
the  people,  and  come.  So  Baruch  took  the  roll  in  his  hand,  and  came 
unto  them.  And  they  said  unto  him,  Sit  down  now,  and  read  it  in 
our  ears.  So  Baruch  read  it  in  their  ears.  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  had  heard  all  the  words,  they  turned  in  fear  one  toward  another, 
and  said  unto  Baruch,  We  wull  surely  tell  the  king  of  all  these  words. 
And  they  asked  Baruch,  saying.  Tell  us  now,  How  didst  thou  write 
all  these  words  at  his  mouth?  Then  Baruch  answered  them,  He 
pronounced  all  these  words  unto  me  with  his  mouth,  and  I  wrote 
them  with  ink  in  the  book.  Then  said  the  princes  unto  Baruch,  Go, 
hide  thee,  thou  and  Jeremiah;  and  let  no  man  know  whei'e  ye  be. 
And  they  went  in  to  the  king  into  the  court;  but  they  had  laid  up 
the  roll  in  the  chamber  of  Elishama  the  scribe ;  and  they  told  all  the 
words  in  the  ears  of  the  king.  So  the  king  sent  Jehudi  to  fetch  the 
roll:  and  he  took  it  out  of  the  chamber  of  Eiishama  the  scribe.  And 
Jehudi  read  it  in  the  ears  of  the  king,  and  in  the  ears  of  all  the 
princes  which  stood  beside  the  king.  Now  the  king  sat  in  the  winter 
house  in  the  ninth  month:  and  there  vms  a  fire  in  the  brasier  burning 
before  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jehudi  had  read  three  or  four 
leaves,  that  the  king  cut  it  with  the  penknife,  and  cast  it  into  the  fire 
that  was  in  the  brasier,  until  all  the  roll  was  consumed  in  the  fire 
that  was  in  the  brasier.  And  they  were  not  afraid,  nor  rent  their 
garments,  neither  the  king,  nor  any  of  his  servants  that  heard  all 
these  words.  Moreover  Elnathan  and  Dolaiah  and  Gemariah  had  made 
intercession  to  the  king  that  he  would  not  l)urn  the  roll :  but  he 
would  not  hear  them. 

Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Jeremiah,  saying.  Take  thee 
again  another  roll,  and  write  in  it  all  the  former  words  that  were  in 
the  first  roll.  And  concerning  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  thou  shalt 
say :  He  shall  have  none  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  David :  and  his 
dead  body  shall  be  cast  out  in  the  day  to  the  heat,  and  in  the  night 
to  the  frost.  Then  took  Jeremiah  another  roll,  and  gave  it  to  Baruch 
the  scribe,  the  son  of  Neriah ;  who  wrote  therein  from  the  mouth  of 
Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the  book  which  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah 
had  burned  in  the  fire :  and  there  were  added  besides  unto  them 
many  like  words. 

The  word  that  Jeremiah  the  prophet  spake  unto  r.anu'li  the  son  of 
Neriah,  when  he  wrote  these  words  in  a  book  at  tlie  mouth  of  Jere- 
miah, in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah, 


PASSAGES   FROM   JEREMIAH.  351 

saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  unto  thee,  0  Baruch: 
Thou  didst  say,  Woe  is  me  now !  for  the  Lord  hath  added  sorrow  to 
my  pain ;  I  am  weary  with  my  groaning,  and  I  find  no  rest.  Thu3 
ehalt  thou  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  :  Behold,  that  which  I 
have  built  will  I  break  down,  and  that  which  I  have  planted  I  will 
pluck  up ;  and  this  in  the  whole  land.  And  seekest  thou  great  things 
for  thyself?  seek  them  not :  for,  behold,  I  will  bring  evil  upon  all 
flesh,  saith  the  Lord  :  but  thy  life  will  I  give  unto  thee  for  a  prey  in 
all  places  whither  thou  goest. 

The  word  that  the  Lord  spake  concerning  Babylon,  concerning  the 
land  of  the  Chaldeans,  by  Jeremiah  the  prophet. 

Babylon  is  taken,  Bel  is  put  to  shame,  Merodach  is  dismayed ;  her 
images  are  put  to  shame,  her  idols  are  dismayed.  For  out  of  the 
north  there  cometh  up  a  nation  against  her,  which  shall  make  her 
land  desolate.  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  come,  they  and  the  children  of  Judah  together; 
they  shall  go  on  their  way  weeping,  and  shall  seek  the  Lord  their 
God.  They  shall  inquire  concerning  Zion  with  their  faces  thitherwai-d, 
saying,  Come  ye,  and  join  yourselves  to  the  Lord  in  an  everlasting 
covenant  that  shall  not  be  forgotten. 


PASSAGES  FEOM 
THE  LAMEE^TATIONS   OF 

JEREMIAH. 


How  doth  the  city  sit  solitary,  that  was  full  of  people ! 

How  is  she  become  as  a  widow ! 

She  that  was  great  among  the  nations,  and  princess  among  the  prov- 
inces. 

Judah  is  gone  into  captivity  because  of  affliction,  and  because  of  great 
servitude ; 

She  dwelleth  among  the  heathen,  she  findeth  no  rest. 

The  ways  of  Zion  do  mourn,  because  none  come  to  tlie  solemn  assembly  ; 

All  her  gates  are  desolate,  her  priests  do  sigh. 

And  from  the  daughter  of  Zion  all  her  majesty  is  departed : 

Her  princes  are  become  like  harts  that  find  no  pasture. 

And  they  are  gone  without  strength  before  the  pursuer. 

Jerusalem  remembereth  in  the  days  of  her  affliction  and  of  her  miseries 

All  her  pleasant  things  that  were  from  the  days  of  old. 

Jerusalem  hath  grievously  sinned ;  therefore  she  is  become  as  an  un- 
clean thing : 

Therefore  is  she  come  down  wonderfully  ;  she  hath  no  comforter. 

All  her  people  sigh,  they  seek  bread : 

See,  O  Lord,  and  behold ;  for  I  am  become  vile. 

Is  it  nothing  to  you,  all  ye  that  j)ass  by  ? 

Behold,  and  see  if  there  be  any  sorrow  like  unto  my  sorrow. 

The  Lord  hath  trodden  as  in  a  winepress  the  virgin  daughter  of  Judab. 

For  these  things  I  weep  ;  mine  eye,  mine  eye  runneth  down  with  water ; 

Because  the  comforter  that  should  refresh  my  soul  is  far  from  me: 

My  childi-en  are  desolate,  because  the  enemy  liath  prevailed. 

Zion  spreadeth  forth  her  hands ;  there  is  none  to  comfort  her. 

The  Lord  is  righteous  ;  for  I  have  rebelled  against  his  commandment: 

Hear,  I  pray  you,  all  ye  peoples,  and  behold  my  sorrow  : 

My  virgins  and  my  young  men  are  gone  into  captivity. 

(352) 


PASSAGES    FROM    THE    LAMENTATIONS.  353 

I  called  for  my  lovers,  but  they  deceived  me : 

My  priests  and  mine  elders  gave  up  the  ghost  in  the  city, 

While  they  sought  them  meat  to  refresh  their  souls. 

Mine  heart  is  turned  within  me ;  for  I  have  grievously  rebelled: 

Abroad  the  sword  bereaveth,  at  home  there  is  as  death. 

How  hath  the  Lord  covered  the  daughter  of  Zion  with  a  cloud  in  his 

anger ! 
He  hath  cast  down  from  heaven  unto  the  earth  the  beauty  of  Israel. 
The  Lord  hath  purposed  to  destroy  the  wall  of  the  daughter  of  Zion ; 
He  hath  stretched  out  the  line,  he  hath  not  withdrawn  his  hand  from 

destroying : 
But  he  hath  made  the  rampart  and   wall  to   lament ;  they   languish 

together. 
Her  gates  are  sunk  into  the  ground  ;   he  hath  destroyed  and  broken 

her  bars : 
Her   king  and  her  j^rinces  are  among  the  nations  where   the  law  is 

not; 
Yea,  her  proi^hets  find  no  vision  from  the  Lord. 
The  elders   of  the  daughter  of  Zion  sit  upon  the  ground,  they  keep 

silence  ; 
They  have  cast  up  dust  ujDon  their  heads ;  they  have  girded  themselves 

with  sackcloth  : 
The  virgins  of  Jerusalem  hang  down  their  heads  to  the  ground. 
What  shall  I  testify  unto  thee  ?  what  shall  I  liken  to  thee,  O  daughter 

of  Jerusalem  ? 
What  shall  I  equal  to  thee,  that  I  may  comfort  thee,  0  virgin  daugh- 
ter of  Zion  ? 
For  thy  breach  is  great  like  the  sea :  who  can  heal  thee  ? 
Thy  prophets  have  seen  visions  for  thee  of  vanity  and  foolishness ; 
And    they  have    not    discovered  thine    iniquity,  to    bring    again    thy 

captivity : 
But   have  seen   for  thee  oracles  of   vanity  and  things  to  draw  thee 

aside. 
All  that  pass  by  clap  their  hands  at  thee ; 

They  hiss  and  wag  their  head  at  the  daughter  of  Jerusalem,  saying: 
Is  this  the  city  that  men  called  The  perfection  of  beauty,  The  joy  of 

the  whole  earth? 
I  am  the  man  that  hath  seen  affliction  by  the  rod  of  his  wrath. 
He  hath  led  me  and  caused  me  to  walk  in  darkness  and  not  in  light. 
He  hath  fenced  me  about,  that  I  cannot  go  forth ;  he  hath  made  my 

chain  heavy. 
Yea,  when  I  cry  and  call  for  help,  he  shutteth  out  my  prayer. 


854  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   LAMENTATIONS, 

And  thou  hast  removed  my  soul  fer  off  from  peace;  I  forgat  prosperity. 
And  I  said,  My  strength   is  perished,  and  mine  expectation  from  the 

Lord. 
Remember  mine  affliction  and  my  misery,  the  wormwood  and  the  gall. 
My  soul  hath  them  still  in  remembrance,  and  ia  bowed  down  within 

me. 
This  I  recall  to  my  mind,  therefore  have  I  hope. 

It  is  of  the  Lord's  mercies  that  we  are  not  consumed,  because  hia  com- 
passions fail  not. 
They  are  new  every  morning;  great  is  thy  faithfulness. 
The  Lord  is  my  portion,  saith  my  soul;  therefore  will  I  hope  in  him. 
The  Lord  is  good  unto  them  that  wait  for  him,  to  the  soul  that  seek- 

eth  him. 
It  is  good  that  a  man  should  hope  and  quietly  wait  for  the  salvation 

of  the  Lord. 
It  is  good  for  a  man  that  he  bear  the  yoke  in  his  youth. 
Let  him  sit  alone  and  keep  silence,  because  he  hath  laid  it  upon  him. 
Let  him  put  his  mouth  in  the  dust;  if  so  be  there  may  be  hope. 
Let  him  give   his   cheek   to  him  that  smiteth   him ;  let  him  be  filled 

full  with  repi'oach. 
For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  for  ever. 
For  though  he  cause  grief,  yet  will  he  have  compassion  according  to 

the  multitude  of  his  mercies. 
For  he  doth  not  afflict  willingly,  nor  grieve  the  children  of  men. 
Let  us  search  and  try  our  ways,  and  turn  again  to  the  Lord. 
Let  ua  lift  up  our  heart  with  our  hands  unto  God  in  the  heavens. 
We  have  transgressed  and  have  rebelled ;  thou  hast  not  pardoned. 
Thou  hast  covered  thyself  with  a  cloud,  that  our  prayer  should   not 

pass  through. 
I  called  upon  thy  name,  O  Lord,  out  of  the  lowest  dungeon. 
Thou  heardest  my  voice ;  hide   not  thine  ear  at  my  breathing,  at  my 

cry. 
Thou  drewest  near  in  the   day  that  I  called  upon  tlice :  thou  saidst, 

Fear  not. 
How  is  the  gold  become  dim !  liow  is  the  most  pure  gold  changed ! 
The  precious  sons  of  Zion,  comparable  to  fine  gold. 
How  are  they  esteemed  as  earthen  pitchers,  the  work  of  the  hands  of 

the  potter ! 
The  elders  have  ceased  from  the  gate, 
The  young  men  from  tlieir  music. 
The  joy  of  our  heart  is  ceased ; 
Our  dance  is  turned  into  mourning. 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   LAMENTATIONS.  355 

The  crown  is  fallen  from  our  head : 

Woe  unto  us !   for  we  have  sinned. 

For  this  our  heart  is  faint ; 

For  these  things  our  eyes  are  dim ; 

For  the  mountain  of  Zion,  which  is  desolate ; 

The  foxes  walk  upon  it. 

Thou,  0  Lord,  abidest  for  ever ; 

Thy  throne  is  from  generation  to  generation. 

"Wherefore  dost  thou  forget  us  for  ever, 

And  forsake  us  so  long  time? 

Turn  thou  us  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  and  we  shall  be  turned; 

Renew  our  days  as  of  old. 


PASSAGES  FEOM 
THE  BOOX  OF  THE  PEOPHET 

EZEKIEL. 


Now  it  came  to  pass,  as  I  was  among  the  captives  by  the  river  Che- 
bar,  that  the  heavens  were  opened,  and  I  saw  visions  of  God.  And 
I  looked,  and,  behold,  a  stormy  wind  came  out  of  the  north,  a  great 
cloud,  with  a  fire  infolding  itself,  and  a  brightness  round  about  it,  and 
out  of  the  midst  thereof  as  the  colour  of  amber,  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire.  And  out  of  the  midst  thereof  came  the  likeness  of  fom-  liv- 
ing creatures :  they  had  the  likeness  of  a  man,  and  every  one  had  four 
faces,  and  every  one  of  them  had  four  wings.  Their  wings  were  joined 
one  to  another;  they  turned  not  when  they  went;  they  went  every 
one  straight  forward:  whither  the  spirit  was  to  go,  they  went.  Their 
appearance  was  like  burning  coals  of  fire,  like  the  appearance  of  torches; 
it  went  up  and  down  among  the  living  creatures:  and  the  fii-e  was 
bright,  and  out  of  the  fire  went  forth  lightning.  And  the  living  crea- 
tures ran  and  returned  as  the  appearance  of  a  flash  of  lightning.  Now 
as  I  beheld  the  living  creatures,  behold  one  wheel  upon  the  earth  be- 
side the  living  creatures,  for  each  of  the  four  faces  thereof.  The  ap- 
pearance of  the  wheels  and  their  work  was  like  unto  the  colour  of  a 
beryl,  and  full  of  eyes  round  about.  And  when  the  living  creatures 
went,  the  Avheels  went  beside  them:  and  when  the  living  creatures 
Avere  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  the  wheels  were  lifted  up.  Whitherso- 
ever the  spirit  was  to  go,  they  went;  for  the  spirit  of  the  living  crea- 
ture was  in  the  wheels.  And  over  the  head  of  the  living  creature 
there  was  the  likeness  of  a  firmament,  like  the  colour  of  the  terrible 
crystal,  stretched  forth  over  their  heads  above.  And  when  they  went, 
I  heard  the  noise  of  their  wings  like  the  noise  of  great  waters,  like  the 
voice  of  the  Almighty,  a  noise  of  tumult  like  the  noise  of  an  host:  when 
they  stood,  they  let  down  their  wings.  And  there  was  a  voice  above 
the  firmament  that  was  over  their  heads.  And  above  the  firmanient 
that  was  over  their  heads  was  the  likeness  of  a  throne,  as  the  appear- 
ance of  a  sapi^hire  stone :  and  upon  the  likeness  of  the  throne  was  a 

(356) 


PASSAGES   FROM   EZEKIEL.  357 

likeness  as  the  appearance  of  a  man  upon  it  above,  and  there  was 
brightness  round  about  him.  As  the  appearance  of  the  bow  that  is  in 
the  cloud  in  the  day  of  rain,  so  was  the  appearance  of  the  brightness 
round  about.  This  was  the  appearance  of  the  likeness  of  the  glory  of 
the  Lord.  And  when  I  saw  it,  I  fell  upon  my  face,  and  I  heard  a 
voice  of  one  that  spake. 

And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  stand  upon  thy  feet,  and  I  will 
speak  with  thee.  And  the  spirit  entered  into  me  when  he  spake  unto 
me,  and  set  me  upon  my  feet ;  and  I  heard  him  that  spake  unto  me. 
And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  I  send  thee  to  the  children  of  Israel, 
to  nations  that  are  rebellious,  which  have  rebelled  against  me:  they 
and  their  fathers  have  transgressed  against  me,  even  unto  this  very 
day.  And  the  children  are  impudent  and  stifFhearted ;  I  do  send  thee 
unto  them:  and  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God. 
And  they,  whether  they  will  hear,  or  whether  they  will  forbear,  (for 
they  are  a  rebellious  house,)  yet  shall  know  that  there  hath  been  a 
prophet  among  them.  And  thou,  son  of  man,  be  not  afraid  of  them, 
neither  be  afraid  of  their  words,  though  briers  and  thorns  be  with 
thee,  and  thou  dost  dwell  among  scorpions :  be  not  afraid  of  their 
words,  nor  be  dismayed  at  their  looks,  though  they  be  a  rebellious 
house. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sixth  year,  in  the  sixth  month,  in  the 
fifth  day  of  the  month,  as  I  sat  in  mine  house,  and  the  elders  of 
Juclah  sat  before  me,  that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  God  fell  there  upon  • 
me.  Then  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  a  likeness  as  the  appearance  of  fire ; 
from  the  apjiearance  of  his  loins  and  downward,  fire:  and  fi-om  his 
loins  and  upward,  as  the  appearance  of  brightness,  as  the  colour  of 
amber.  And  he  put  forth  the  form  of  an  hand,  and  took  me  by  a 
lock  of  mine  head;  and  the  spirit  lifted  me  up  between  the  earth  and 
the  heaven,  and  brought  me  in  the  visions  of  God  to  Jerusalem,  to 
the  door  of  the  gate  of  the  inner  court  that  looketh  toward  the  north ; 
where  was  the  seat  of  the  image  of  jealousy,  which  provoketh  to  jeal- 
ousy. And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was  there,  accord- 
ing to  the  appearance  that  I  saw  in  the  plain.  Then  said  he  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  lift  up  thine  eyes  now  the  way  toward  the  north.  So  I 
lifted  up  mine  eyes  the  way  toward  the  north,  and  behold  northward 
of  the  gate  of  the  altar  this  image  of  jealousy  in  the  entry.  And  he  said 
unto  me,  Son  of  man,  seest  thou  what  they  do?  even  the  gi-eat  abom- 
inations that  the  house  of  Israel  do  commit  here  ?  but  thou  shalt  again 
see  yet  other  great  abominations.  And  he  brought  me  to  the  door  of 
the  court;  and  when  I  looked,  behold  a  hole  in  the  wall.  Then  said 
he  unto  me,   Son  of  man,   dig  now  in  the  wall :  and  when   I  had 


858  PASSAGES   FROM    EZEKIEL. 

digged  in  the  wall,  behold  a  door.  And  he  said  unto  me,  Go  in,  and 
see  the  wicked  abominationa  that  they  do  here.  So  I  went  in  and 
saw ;  and  behold  every  form  of  creeping  things,  and  abominable 
beasts,  and  all  the  idols  of  the  house  of  Israel,  pomlrayed  upon  the 
wall  round  about.  And  there  stood  before  them  seventy  men  of  the 
elders  of  the  house  of  Israel,  and  in  the  midst  of  them  stood  Jaazaniuh 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  with  every  man  his  censer  in  his  hand ;  and  the 
odour  of  the  cloud  of  incense  went  up.  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  hast  thou  seen  what  the  elders  of  the  house  of  Israel  do  in  the 
dark,  every  man  in  his  chambers  of  imagery  ?  for  they  say,  The  Lord 
seeth  us  not ;  the  Lord  hath  forsaken  the  earth.  He  said  also  unto 
me.  Thou  shalt  again  see  yet  other  great  abominations  which  they  do. 
Then  he  brought  me  to  the  door  of  the  gate  of  the  Lord's  house 
which  was  toward  the  north ;  and  behold,  there  sat  the  women  weep- 
ing for  Tammuz.  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Hast  thou  seen  this,  O  son  of 
man?  thou  shalt  again  see  yet  greater  abominations  than  these.  And 
he  brought  me  into  the  inner  court  of  the  Lord's  house,  and  behold,  at 
the  door  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  between  the  porch  and  the  altar, 
were  about  five  and  twenty  men,  with  their  backs  toward  the  temple 
of  the  Lord,  and  their  faces  toward  the  east;  and  they  worshipped 
the  sun  toward  the  east. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying,  Son  of  man,  thy 
brethren,  even  thy  brethren,  the  men  of  thy  kindred,  and  all  the 
house  of  Israel,  all  of  them,  are  they  unto  whom  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem  have  said.  Get  you  far  from  the  Lord  ;  unto  us  is  this  land 
given  for  a  possession :  therefore  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  :  Whereas 
I  have  removed  them  far  off  among  the  nations,  and  whereas  I  have 
scattered  them  among  the  countries,  yet  will  I  be  to  them  a  sanctuary 
for  a  little  while  in  the  countries  where  they  are  come.  Therefore  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  :  I  will  gather  you  from  the  i^eoplos,  and 
assemble  you  out  of  the  countries  where  ye  have  been  scattered,  and 
I  will  give  you  the  land  of  Israel.  And  they  shall  come  thither, 
and  they  shall  take  away  all  the  detestable  things  thereof  and  all  the 
abominations  thereof  from  thence.  And  I  will  give  them  one  heart, 
and  I  will  put  a  new  spirit  within  you ;  and  I  will  take  the  stony  heart 
out  of  their  flesh,  and  will  give  tliem  an  heart  of  flesh:  that  they 
may  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep  mine  ordinances,  and  do  them : 
and  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  their  God.  But  as  for 
them  whose  heart  walketh  after  the  heart  of  their  detestable  tilings 
and  their  abominations,  I  will  bring  their  way  upon  their  own  heads, 
saith  the  Lord  God.  Then  did  the  cherubim  lift  up  their  wings,  and 
the  wheels  were  beside  them ;  and  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was 


PASSAGES   FROM   EZEKIEL.  359 

over  them  above.  And  tlie  glory  of  the  Lord  went  up  from  the  midst 
of  the  city,  and  stood  upon  the  mountain  which  is  on  the  east  side  of 
the  city.  And  the  spirit  Hfted  me  up,  and  brought  me  in  the  vision 
by  the  spirit  of  God  into  Chaldea,  to  them  of  tlie  captivity.  So  the 
vision  that  I  had  seen  went  up  from  me.  Then  I  spake  unto  them  of 
the  captivity  all  the  things  that  the  Lord  had  shewed  me. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me  again,  saying,  What  mean  ye, 
that  ye  use  this  proverb  concerning  the  land  of  Israel,  saying,  The 
fathers  have  eaten  sour  grapes,  and  the  children's  teeth  are  set  on 
edge?  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  ye  shall  not  have  occasion  any 
more  to  use  this  proverb  in  Israel.  Behold,  all  souls  are  mine ;  as  the 
soul  of  the  father,  so  also  the  soul  of  the  son  is  mine :  the  soul  that 
sinneth,  it  shall  die.  Yet  say  ye,  Wherefore  doth  not  the  son  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  father  ?  'Wlien  the  son  hath  done  that  which  is  lawful 
and  right,  and  hath  kept  all  my  statutes,  and  hath  done  them,  he  shall 
surely  live.  The  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall  die :  the  son  shall  not  bear 
the  iniquity  of  the  father,  neither  shall  the  father  bear  the  iniquity 
of  the  son ;  the  righteousness  of  the  righteous  shall  be  upon  him,  and 
the  wickedness  of  the  wicked  shall  be  upon  him.  But  if  the  wicked 
turn  from  all  his  sins  that  he  hath  committed,  and  keej)  all  my 
statutes,  and  do  that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  he  shall  surely  live, 
he  shall  not  die.  None  of  his  transgressions  that  he  hath  committed 
shall  be  remembered  against  him:  in  his  righteousness  that  he  hath 
done  he  shall  live.  Have  I  any  pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked? 
saith  the  Lord  God  :  and  not  rather  that  he  should  return  from  his 
way,  and  live?  But  when  the  righteous  turneth  away  from  his  right- 
eousness, and  committeth  iniquity,  and  doeth  according  to  all  the 
abominations  that  the  wicked  man  doeth,  shall  he  live?  None  of  his 
righteous  deeds  that  he  hath  done  shall  be  remembered :  in  his  tres- 
pass that  he  hath  trespassed,  and  in  his  sin  that  he  hath  sinned,  in 
them  shall  he  die.  Yet  ye  say.  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal. 
Hear  now,  O  house  of  Israel :  Is  not  my  way  equal  ?  are  not  your  ways 
unequal  ?  Return  ye,  and  turn  yourselves  from  all  your  transgressions ; 
so  iniquity  shall  not  be  your  ruin.  Cast  away  from  you  all  your 
transgressions,  wherein  ye  have  transgressed ;  and  make  you  a  new 
heart  and  a  new  spirit:  for  why  will  ye  die,  O  house  of  Israel?  For 
I  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of  him  that  dieth,  saith  the  Lord 
God  :  wherefore  turn  yourselves,  and  live. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  saying,  And  thou,  son 
of  man,  take  up  a  lamentation  for  Tyre ;  and  say  unto  Tyre,  O  thou 
that  dwellest  at  the  entry  of  the  sea,  which  art  the  merchant  of  the 
peoples  unto  many  isles,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  :  Thou,  O  Tyre,  hast 


360  PASSAGES   FROM   EZEKIEL. 

said,  I  am  perfect  in  beauty.  Thy  borders  are  in  the  heart  of  the 
seas,  thy  builders  have  perfected  thy  beauty.  They  have  made  all 
thy  planks  of  fir  trees  from  Senir:  they  have  taken  cedars  from 
Lebanon  to  make  a  mast  for  thee.  Of  the  oaks  of  Bashan  have  they 
made  thine  oars ;  they  have  made  thy  benches  of  ivory  inlaid  in  box- 
wood, from  the  isles  of  Kittim.  Of  fine  linen  with  broidered  work 
from  Egypt  was  thy  sail,  that  it  might  be  to  thee  for  an  ensign ;  blue 
and  purple  from  the  isles  of  Elishah  was  thine  awning.  The  inhabi- 
tants of  Zidon  and  Arvad  were  thy  rowers:  thy  wise  men,  O  Tyre, 
were  in  thee,  they  were  thy  pilots.  The  ancients  of  Gebal  and  the 
wise  men  thereof  were  in  thee  thy  calkers:  all  the  ships  of  the  sea 
with  their  mariners  were  in  thee  to  occupy  thy  merchandise.  Persia 
and  Lud  and  Put  were  in  thine  army,  thy  men  of  war:  they  hanged 
the  shield  and  helmet  in  thee;  they  set  forth  thy  comeliness.  The 
men  of  Arvad  with  thine  army  were  upon  thy  walls  round  about,  and 
the  Gammadim  were  in  thy  towers:  they  hanged  their  shields  upon 
thy  walls  round  about ;  they  have  perfected  thy  beauty.  Tarshish  was 
thy  merchant  by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  all  kinds  of  riches ;  with 
silver,  iron,  tin,  and  lead,  they  traded  for  thy  wares.  Javan,  Tubal, 
and  Meshech,  they  were  thy  traffickers:  they  traded  the  persons  of 
men  and  vessels  of  brass  for  thy  merchandise.  They  of  the  house  of 
Togarmah  traded  for  thy  wares  with  horses  and  warhorses  and  mules. 
The  men  of  Dedan  were  thy  traffickers :  many  isles  were  the  mart  of 
thine  hand:  they  brought  thee  in  exchange  horns  of  ivory  and  ebony. 
Syria  was  thy  merchant  by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  thy  handy- 
works  :  they  traded  for  thy  wares  with  emeralds,  purple,  and  l^roidered 
work,  and  fine  linen,  and  coral,  and  rubies.  Judah,  and  the  land  of 
Israel,  they  were  thy  traffickers:  they  traded  for  thy  merchandise 
wheat  of  Minnith,  and  pannag,  and  honey,  and  oil,  and  balm.  Da- 
mascus was  thy  merchant  for  the  multitude  of  thy  handyworks,  by 
reason  of  the  multitude  of  all  kinds  of  riches;  with  the  wine  of 
Helbon,  and  white  wool.  Vedan  and  Javan  traded  with  yarn  for  thy 
wares:  bright  iron,  cassia,  and  calamus,  were  among  thy  merchandise. 
Dedan  was  thy  trafficker  in  precious  cloths  for  riding.  Arabia,  and  all 
the  princes  of  Kedar,  they  were  the  merchants  of  thy  hand ;  in  lambs, 
and  rams,  and  goats,  in  these  were  they  thy  merchants.  The  traffick- 
ers of  Shcba  and  Raamah,  they  were  thy  traffickers:  they  traded  for 
thy  wares  with  chief  of  all  spices,  and  with  all  precious  stones,  and 
gold.  Haran  and  Canneh  and  Eden,  the  traffickers  of  Sheba,  Asshur 
and  Chilmad,  were  thy  traffickers.  These  were  thy  traffickers  in  choice 
wares,  in  wrappings  of  blue  and  broidered  work,  and  in  chests  of  rich 
apparel,  bound  with  cords  and  made  of  cedar,  among  thy  merchandise. 


PASSAGES   FROM    EZEKIEL.  361 

The  ships  of  Tarshish  were  thy  cartwans  for  thy  merchandise:  and 
thou  -wast  replenished,  and  made  very  glorious  in  the  heart  of  the  seas. 
Thy  rowers  have  brought  thee  into  great  waters:  the  east  wind  hath 
broken  thee  in  the  heart  of  the  seas.  Thy  riches,  and  thy  wares,  thy 
merchandise,  thy  mariners,  and  thy  pilots,  thy  calkers,  and  the  oc- 
cupiers of  thy  merchandise,  and  all  thy  men  of  war,  that  are  in  thee, 
with  all  thy  company  which  is  in  the  midst  of  thee,  shall  fall  into 
the  heart  of  the  seas  in  the  day  of  thy  ruin.  At  the  sound  of  the 
cry  of  thy  pilots  the  suburbs  shall  shake.  And  all  that  handle  the  oar, 
the  mariners,  and  all  the  pilots  of  the  sea,  shall  come  down  from  their 
ships,  they  shall  stand  upon  the  land,  and  shall  cause  their  voice  to 
be  heard  over  thee,  and  shall  cry  bitterly,  and  shall  cast  up  dust  upon 
their  heads,  they  shall  wallow  themselves  in  the  ashes:  and  they  shall 
make  themselves  bald  for  thee,  and  gird  them  with  sackcloth,  and 
they  shall  weep  for  thee  in  bitterness  of  soul  with  bitter  mourning. 
And  in  their  wailing  they  shall  take  up  a  lamentation  for  thee,  and 
lament  over  thee,  saying,  "Who  is  there  like  Tyre,  like  her  that  is 
brought  to  silence  in  the  midst  of  the  sea? 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  twelfth  year  of  our  captivity,  in  the 
tenth  month,  in  the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  that  one  that  had  escaped 
out  of  Jerusalem  came  unto  me,  saying.  The  city  is  smitten.  Now  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  had  been  upon  me  in  the  evening,  afore  he  that 
was  escaped  came;  and  he  had  opened  my  mouth,  until  he  came  to 
me  in  the  morning ;  and  my  mouth  was  opened,  and  I  was  no  more 
dumb.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  :  Ye  eat  with  the  blood,  and  lift  up  your  eyes  unto  your 
idols,  and  shed  blood :  and  shall  ye  possess  the  land  ?  And  as  for  thee, 
son  of  man,  the  children  of  thy  people  talk  of  thee  by  the  walls  and 
in  the  doors  of  the  houses,  and  speak  one  to  another,  every  one  to  his 
brother,  saying,  Come,  I  pray  you,  and  hear  what  is  the  word  that 
Cometh  forth  from  the  Lord.  And  they  come  unto  thee  as  the  people 
cometh,  and  they  sit  before  thee  as  my  people,  and  they  hear  thy 
words,  but  do  them  not :  for  with  their  mouth  they  shew  much  love, 
but  their  heart  goeth  after  their  gain.  And,  lo,  thou  art  unto  them  as 
a  very  lovely  song  of  one  that  hath  a  pleasant  voice,  and  can  play 
well  on  an  instrument:  for  they  hear  thy  words,  but  they  do  them 
not.  And  when  this  cometh  to  pass,  (behold,  it  cometh,)  then  shall 
they  know  that  a  prophet  hath  been  among  them. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying.  Son  of  man, 
prophesy  against  the  shepherds  of  Israel,  prophesy,  and  say  unto  them, 
even  to  the  shepherds.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  :  Woe  unto  the  shep- 
herds of  Israel  that  do  feed  themselves !   should  not  the  shej)herds 


362  PASSAGES   FROM    EZEKIEL. 

feed  the  sheep?  Ye  eat  the  fat^and  ye  clothe  you  with  the  wool,  ye 
kill  the  fatlings ;  but  ye  feed  not  the  sheep.  The  diseased  have  ye 
not  strengthened,  neither  have  ye  healed  that  which  was  sick,  neither 
have  ye  bound  up  that  which  w^as  broken,  neither  have  ye  brought 
again  that  which  was  driven  away,  neither  have  ye  sought  that  which 
was  lost ;  but  with  force  and  with  rigour  have  ye  ruled  over  them. 
And  they  were  scattered,  because  there  was  no  shepherd :  and  they 
became  meat  to  all  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  were  scattered.  My 
sheep  wandered  through  all  the  mountains,  and  upon  every  high  hill: 
yea,  my  sheep  were  scattered  upon  all  the  face  of  the  earth ;  and  there 
was  none  that  did  search  or  seek  after  them.  Therefore,  ye  shepherds, 
hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  :  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely  for- 
asmuch as  my  sheep  became  a  prey,  and  my  sheep  became  meat  to  all 
the  beasts  of  the  field,  because  there  was  no  shepherd,  neither  did  my 
shepherds  search  for  my  sheep,  but  the  shepherds  fed  themselves,  and 
fed  not  my  sheep;  therefore,  ye  shepherds,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord; 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  :  Behold,  I  am  against  the  shepherds ;  and  I 
will  require  my  sheep  at  their  hand,  and  cause  them  to  cease  from 
feeding  the  sheep ;  neither  shall  the  shejiherds  feed  themselves  any 
more ;  and  I  will  deliver  my  sheep  from  their  mouth,  that  they  may 
not  be  meat  for  them.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God:  Behold,  I  myself, 
even  I,  will  search  for  my  sheep,  and  will  seek  them  out.  As  a  shep- 
herd seeketh  out  his  flock  in  the  day  that  he  is  among  his  sheep  that 
are  scattered  abroad,  so  will  I  seek  out  my  sheep ;  and  I  will  deliver 
them  out  of  all  places  whither  they  have  been  scattered  in  the  cloudy 
and  dark  day.  And  I  will  bring  them  out  from  the  peoples,  and  gather 
them  from  the  countries,  and  will  bring  them  into  their  own  land.  I 
will  feed  them  with  good  pasture,  and  upon  the  mountains  of  the 
height  of  Israel  shall  their  fold  be.  I  myself  will  feed  my  sheep,  and 
I  will  cause  them  to  lie  down,  saith  the  Lord  God.  I  will  seek  that 
which  was  lost,  and  will  bring  again  that  which  was  driven  away,  and 
will  bind  up  that  which  was  broken,  and  will  strengthen  that  which 
was  sick.  And  I  will  set  up  one  shepherd  over  them,  and  he  shall 
feed  them,  even  my  servant  David ;  he  shall  feed  them,  and  he  shall 
be  their  shepherd.  And  I  the  Lord  will  be  their  God,  and  my  serv- 
ant David  prince  among  them ;  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it.  And  they 
shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  their  God  am  with  them,  and  that  they, 
the  house  of  Israel,  are  my  people,  saith  the  Lord  God.  And  ye  my 
sheep,  the  sheep  of  my  pasture,  are  meu,  and  I  am  your  God,  saith  the 
Lord"  God. 


PASSAGES  FROM  THE  BOOK: 

OP 

DAKIEL. 


In  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  came 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  unto  Jerusalem,  and  besieged  it. 
And  the  Lord  gave  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  into  his  hand,  with  part 
of  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God ;  and  he  carried  them  into  the 
land  of  Shinar  to  the  house  of  his  god :  and  he  brought  the  vessels 
into  the  treasure  house  of  his  god.  And  the  king  spake  unto  Ashpenaz 
the  master  that  he  should  bring  in  certain  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
even  of  the  seed  royal  and  of  the  nobles ;  youths  in  whom  was  no 
blemish,  but  well  favoured,  and  skilful  in  all  wisdom,  and  cunning  in 
knowledge,  and  understanding  science,  and  such  as  had  ability  to  stand 
in  the  king's  palace ;  and  that  he  should  teach  them  the  learning  and 
the  tongue  of  the  Chaldeans.  And  the  king  appointed  for  them  a  daily 
portion  of  the  king's  dainties,  and  of  the  wine  which  he  drank,  and 
that  they  should  be  nourished  three  years ;  that  at  the  end  thereof 
they  might  stand  before  the  king.  Now  among  these  were,  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah.  And  Ash- 
penaz gave  names  unto  them:  unto  Daniel  he  gave  the  name  of  Belte- 
shazzar ;  and  to  Hananiah,  of  Shadrach ;  and  to  INIishael,  of  Meshach ; 
and  to  Azariah,  of  Abed-nego.  But  Daniel  purposed  in  his  heart  that 
he  would  not  defile  himself  with  the  king's  dainties,  nor  with  the 
wine  which  he  drank :  therefore  he  requested  of  Ashpenaz  that  he 
might  not  defile  himself  Now  God  made  Daniel  to  find  favour  and 
compassion  in  his  sight.  And  he  said  unto  Daniel,  I  fear  my  lord  the 
king,  who  hath  appointed  your  meat  and  your  drink :  for  why  should 
he  see  your  faces  worse  liking  than  the  youths  which  are  of  your  own 
age?  so  should  ye  endanger  my  head  with  the  king.  Then  said  Daniel 
to  the  steward  appointed  over  Daniel,  Hananiah,  INIishael,  and  Azariah : 
Prove  thy  servants,  I  l^eseech  thee,  ten  days ;  and  let  them  give  us 
herbs  to  eat,  and  water  to  drink.  Then  let  our  countenances  be  looked 
upon  before  thee,  and  the  countenance  of  the  youths  that  eat  of  the 

(363) 


364  PASSAGES    FROM    DANIEL. 

king's  meat ;  and  as  thou  seest,  deal  with  thy  servants.  So  he  heark- 
ened unto  tliem  in  tliis  matter,  and  proved  them  ten  days.  And  at 
the  end  of  ten  days  their  countenances  appeared  fairer,  and  they  were 
fatter  in  flesli,  than  all  the  youths  which  did  eat  of  the  king's  dainties. 
So  the  steward  took  away  their  dainties,  and  the  wine  that  they  should 
drink,  and  gave  them  herbs.  Now  as  for  these  four  youths,  God  gave 
them  knowledge  and  skill  in  all  learning  and  wisdom:  and  Daniel  had 
understanding  in  all  visions  and  dreams.  And  at  the  end  of  the  days 
which  the  king  had  appointed  for  bringing  them  in,  Ashpenaz  brought 
them  in  before  Nebuchadnezzar.  And  the  king  communed  with  them; 
and  among  them  all  was  found  none  like  Daniel,  Hananiah,  iMishael, 
and  Azariah :  therefore  stood  they  before  the  king.  And  in  every  mat- 
ter of  wisdom  and  understanding,  concerning  which  the  king  inquired 
of  them,  he  found  them  ten  times  better  than  all  the  magicians  and 
enchanters  that  were  in  all  his  realm.  And  Daniel  continued  even 
unto  the  first  year  of  king  Cyrus. 

And  in  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of  Nebuchadnezzar,  Nebuchad- 
nezzar dreamed  dreams ;  and  his  spirit  was  troubled,  and  his  sleep 
brake  from  him.  Then  the  king  commanded  to  call  the  magicians, 
and  the  enchanters,  and  the  sorcerers,  and  the  Chaldeans,  for  to  tell 
the  king  his  dreams.  So  they  came  in  and  stood  before  the  king. 
And  the  king  said  tinto  them,  I  have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  my  spirit 
is  troubled  to  know  the  dream.  Then  spake  the  Chaldeans  to  the  king 
in  the  Syrian  language,  O  king,  live  for  ever:  tell  thy  servants  the 
dream,  and  we  will  shew  the  interpretation.  The  king  answered  and 
said  to  the  Chaldeans,  The  thing  is  gone  from  me:  if  ye  make  not 
known  unto  me  the  dream  and  the  interpretation  thereof,  ye  shall  be 
cut  in  pieces,  and  your  houses  shall  be  made  a  dunghill.  But  if  ye 
shew  the  dream  and  the  interpretation  thereof,  ye  shall  receive  of  me 
gifts  and  rewards  and  great  honour :  therefore  shew  me  the  dream  and 
the  interpretation  thereof.  They  answered  the  second  time  and  said. 
Let  the  king  tell  his  servants  the  dream,  and  we  will  shew  the  inter- 
pretation. The  king  answered  and  said,  I  know  of  a  certainty  that  ye 
would  gain  time,  because  ye  see  the  thing  is  gone  from  me.  But  if  ye 
make  not  known  unto  me  the  dream,  there  is  but  one  law  for  you:  for 
ye  have  prepared  lying  and  corrupt  words  to  speak  before  me,  till  the 
time  be  changed :  therefore  tell  me  the  dream,  and  I  shall  know  that 
ye  can  shew  me  the  interpretation  thereof.  The  Chaldeans  answered 
before  the  king,  and  said.  There  is  not  a  man  upon  the  earth  that  can 
shew  the  king's  matter:  forasmuch  as  no  king,  lord,  nor  ruler,  hath 
asked  such  a  thing  of  any  magician,  or  enchanter,  or  Chaldean.  And 
it  is  a  rare  thing  that  the  king  requireth,  and  there  is  none  other  that 


PASSAGES   FROM    DANIEL.  365 

can  shew  it  before  the  king,  except  the  gods,  whose  dwelhng  is  not 
with  flesh.  For  this  cause  the  king  was  angry  and  very  furious,  and 
commanded  to  destroy  all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon.  So  the  decree 
went  forth,  and  the  wise  men  were  to  be  slain ;  and  they  sought  Daniel 
and  his  companions  to  be  slain.  Then  Daniel  returned  answer  with 
counsel  and  prudence  to  Ai'ioch  the  captain  of  the  king's  guard,  which 
was  gone  forth  to  slay  the  wise  men  of  Babylon ;  he  answered  and 
said  to  Arioch  the  king's  captain,  AVherefore  is  the  decree  so  urgent 
from  the  king?  Then  Arioch  made  the  thing  known  to  Daniel.  And 
Daniel  went  in,  and  desired  of  the  king  that  he  would  appoint  him 
a  time,  and  he  would  shew  the  king  the  interpretation. 

Then  Daniel  went  to  his  house,  and  made  the  thing  known  to  Han- 
aniah,  ]Mishael,  and  Azariah,  his  companions:  that  they  would  desire 
mercies  of  the  God  of  heaven  concerning  this  secret ;  tliat  Daniel  and 
his  companions  should  not  perish  with  the  rest  of  the  wise  men  of 
Babylon.  Then  was  the  secret  revealed  unto  Daniel  in  a  vision  of  the 
night.  Then  Daniel  blessed  the  God  of  heaven.  Daniel  answered  and 
said.  Blessed  be  the  name  of  God  for  ever  and  ever:  for  wisdom  and 
might  are  his:  and  he  changeth  the  times  and  the  seasons:  he  re- 
moveth  kings,  and  setteth  up  kings:  he  giveth  wisdom  unto  the  wise, 
and  knowledge  to  them  that  know  understanding:  he  revealeth  the 
deep  and  secret  things:  he  knoweth  what  is  in  the  darkness,  and  the 
light  dwelleth  with  him.  I  thank  thee,  and  praise  thee,  O  thou  God 
of  my  fathers,  who  hast  given  me  wisdom  and  might,  and  hast  now 
made  known  unto  me  what  we  desired  of  thee:  for  thou  hast  made 
known  unto  us  the  king's  matter.  Therefore  Daniel  went  in  unto 
Arioch,  whom  the  king  had  appointed  to  destroy  the  wise  men  of 
Babylon :  he  went  and  said  thus  unto  him ;  Destroy  not  the  wise 
men  of  Babylon:  bring  me  in  before  the  king,  and  I  will  shew  unto 
the  king  the  interpretation. 

Then  Arioch  brought  in  Daniel  before  the  king  in  haste,  and  said 
thus  unto  him,  I  have  found  a  man  of  the  children  of  the  captivity  of 
Judah,  that  will  make  known  unto  the  king  the  interpretation.  The 
king  answered  and  said  to  Daniel,  whose  name  was  Belteshazzar,  Art 
thou  able  to  make  known  unto  me  the  dream  which  I  have  seen,  and 
the  interpretation  thereof?  Daniel  answered  before  the  king,  and  said, 
The  secret  which  the  king  hath  demanded  can  neither  wise  men,  en- 
chanters, magicians,  nor  soothsayers,  shew  unto  the  king;  but  there  is 
a  God  in  heaven  that  revealeth  secrets,  and  he  hath  made  known  to 
the  king  Nebuchadnezzar  what  shall  be  in  the  latter  days.  Thy 
dream,  and  the  visions  of  thy  head  upon  thy  bed,  are  these:  as  for 
thee,  0  king,  thy  thoughts  came  into  thy  mind  upon  thy  bed,  what 


366  PASSAGES   FROM   DANIEL. 

should  come  to  pass  liereafter :  and  he  that  revealeth  secrets  hath 
made  known  to  thee  what  shall  come  to  pass.  But  as  for  me,  this 
secret  is  not  revealed  to  me  for  any  wisdom  that  I  have  more  than 
any  living,  but  to  the  intent  that  the  interpretation  may  be  made 
known  to  the  king,  and  that  thou  mayest  know  the  thoughts  of  thy 
heart.  Thou,  O  king,  sawest,  and  behold  a  great  image.  This  image, 
which  was  mighty,  and  whose  brightness  was  excellent,  stood  before 
thee ;  and  the  aspect  thereof  was  terrible.  As  for  this  image,  his  head 
was  of  fine  gold,  his  breast  and  his  arms  of  silver,  his  belly  and  his 
thighs  of  brass,  his  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  part  of  iron,  and  part  of  clay. 
Thou  sawest  till  that  a  stone  was  cut  out  without  hands,  which  smote 
the  image  upon  his  feet  that  were  of  iron  and  clay,  and  brake  them 
in  pieces.  Then  was  the  iron,  the  clay,  the  brass,  the  silver,  and  the 
gold,  broken  in  pieces  together,  and  became  like  the  chaflf  of  the 
summer  threshing-floors;  and  the  wind  carried  them  away,  that  no 
place  was  found  for  them :  and  the  stone  that  smote  the  image  be- 
came a  great  mountain,  and  filled  the  whole  earth.  This  is  the  dream ; 
and  we  will  tell  the  interpretation  thereof  before  the  king.  Thou,  O 
king,  art  king  of  kings,  unto  whom  the  God  of  heaven  hath  given  the 
kingdom,  the  power,  and  the  strength,  and  the  glory ;  and  whereso- 
ever the  children  of  men  dwell,  the  beasts  of  the  field  and  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven  hath  he  given  into  thine  hand,  and  hath  made  thee  to  rule 
over  them  all:  thou  art  the  head  of  gold.  And  after  thee  shall  arise 
another  kingdom  inferior  to  thee ;  and  another  third  kingdom  of  brass, 
which  shall  bear  rule  over  all  the  earth.  And  the  fourth  kingdom 
shall  be  strong  as  iron :  forasmuch  as  iron  breaketh  in  pieces  and  sub- 
clueth  all  things:  and  as  ii"on  that  crusheth  all  these,  shall  it  break  in 
pieces  and  crush.  And  Avhereas  thou  sawest  the  feet  and  toes,  part  of 
potters'  clay,  and  part  of  iron,  it  shall  be  a  divided  kingdom;  but 
there  shall  be  in  it  of  the  strength  of  the  iron,  forasmuch  as  thou 
sawest  the  iron  mixed  with  miry  clay.  And  as  the  toes  of  the  feet 
were  part  of  iron,  and  part  of  clay,  so  the  kingdom  shall  be  partly 
strong,  and  partly  broken.  And  whereas  thou  sawest  the  iron  mixed 
with  miry  clay,  they  shall  mingle  themselves  with  the  seed  of  men; 
but  they  shall  not  cleave  one  to  another,  even  as  iron  doth  not  mingle 
with  clay.  And  in  the  days  of  those  kings  shall  the  God  of  heaven 
set  up  a  kingdom,  which  shall  never  be  destroyed,  nor  shall  the  sov- 
ereignty thereof  be  left  to  another  people ;  but  it  shall  break  in  pieces 
and  consume  all  these  kingdoms,  and  it  shall  stand  for  ever.  Foras- 
much as  thou  sawest  that  a  stone  was  cut  out  of  the  mountain  with- 
out hands,  and  that  it  brake  in  pieces  the  iron,  the  brass,  the  clay, 
the  silver,  and  the  gold;  the  great  God  hath  made  known  to  the  king 


PASSAGES   FROM   DANIEL.  367 

■what  shall  come  to  pass  hereafter :  and  the  dream  is  certain,  and  the 
interpretation  thereof  sure.  Then  the  king  Nebuchadnezzar  fell  upon 
his  face,  and  worshipped  Daniel,  and  commanded  that  they  should 
offer  an  oblation  and  sweet  odours  unto  him.  The  king  answered  unto 
Daniel,  and  said,  Of  a  truth  your  God  is  the  God  of  gods,  and  the 
Lord  of  kings,  and  a  revealer  of  secrets,  seeing  thou  hast  been  able  to 
reveal  this  secret.  Then  the  king  made  Daniel  great,  and  gave  him 
many  great  gifts,  and  made  him  to  rule  over  the  whole  province  of 
Babylon,  and  to  be  chief  governor  over  all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon. 
And  Daniel  requested  of  the  king,  and  he  appointed  Shadrach,  Me- 
shach,  and  Abed-nego,  over  the  affairs  of  the  province  of  Babylon : 
but  Daniel  was  in  the  gate  of  the  king. 

Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  made  an  image  of  gold,  whose  height  was 
threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof  six  cubits:  he  set  it  up  in 
the  plain  of  Dura,  in  the  province  of  Babylon,  Then  Nebuchadnezzar 
the  king  sent  to  gather  together  the  satraps,  the  deputies,  and  the 
governors,  the  judges,  the  treasurers,  the  counsellors,  the  sherifls,  and 
all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces,  to  come  to  the  dedication  of  the  image 
which  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had  set  up.  Then  the  satraps,  the 
deputies,  and  the  governors,  the  judges,  the  treasurers,  the  counsellors, 
the  sheriffs,  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces,  were  gathered  together 
unto  the  dedication  of  the  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had 
set  up;  and  they  stood  before  the  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  had  set 
up.  Then  the  herald  cried  aloud,  To  you  it  is  commanded,  0  peoples, 
nations,  and  languages,  that  at  what  time  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the 
cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  music, 
ye  fall  down  and  worship  the  golden  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  hath  set  up :  and  whoso  falleth  not  down  and  worshippeth  shall 
the  same  hour  be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace. 
Therefore  at  that  time,  when  all  the  peoj)le3  heard  the  sound  of  the 
cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  all  the 
peoples,  the  nations,  and  the  languages,  fell  clown  and  worshipped  the 
golden  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had  set  up.  Wherefore  at 
that  time  certain  Chaldeans  came  near,  and  brought  accusation  against 
the  Jews.  They  answered  and  said  to  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king,  O 
king,  live  for  ever.  Thou,  O  king,  hast  made  a  decree,  that  every  man 
that  shall  hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery, 
and  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  shall  fall  down  and  worship  the 
golden  image :  and  whoso  falleth  not  down  and  worshippeth,  shall  be 
cast  into  the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace.  There  are  certain  Jews 
whom  thou  hast  appointed  over  the  affairs  of  the  province  of  Babylon, 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego ;  these  men,  O  king,  have  not  re- 


368  PASSAGES   FROM    DANIEL. 

garded  thee :  they  serve  not  thy  gods,  nor  worship  the  golden  image 
which  thou  hast  set  np.  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  in  his  rage  and  fury 
commanded  to  bring  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego.  Then  they 
brought  these  men  before  the  king.  Nebuchadnezzar  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  Is  it  of  purpose,  O  Shadrach,  ]\Ieshach,  and  Abed-nego, 
that  ye  serve  not  my  god,  nor  worshij)  the  golden  image  which  I  have 
set  up  ?  Now  if  ye  be  ready  that  at  what  time  ye  hear  the  sound  of 
the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  and  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds 
of  music,  ye  fall  down  and  worship  the  image  which  I  have  made, 
well:  but  if  ye  worship  not,  ye  shall  be  cast  the  same  hour  into  the 
midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace;  and  who  is  that  god  that  shall  de- 
liver you  out  of  my  hands  ?  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, 
answered  and  said  to  the  king,  O-  Nebuchadnezzar,  we  have  no  need 
to  auswer  thee  in  this  matter.  If  it  be  so,  our  God  whom  we  serve  is 
a])le  to  deliver  us  from  the  burning  fiery  furnace ;  and  he  will  deliver 
us  out  of  thine  hand,  O  king.  But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto  thee,  O 
king,  that  we  will  not  serve  thy  gods,  nor  worship  the  golden  image 
which  thou  hast  set  up.  Then  was  Nebuchadnezzar  full  of  fury,  and 
the  form  of  his  visage  was  changed  against  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego :  tJierefore  he  spake,  and  commanded  that  they  sliould  heat 
the  furnace  seven  times  more  than  it  was  wont  to  be  heated.  And  he 
commanded  certain  mighty  men  that  were  in  his  army  to  bind  Sha- 
drach, Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  and  to  cast  them  into  the  burning 
fiery  furnace.  Then  these  men  were  bound  in  their  hosen,  their  tunics, 
and  their  mantles,  and  their  other  garments,  and  were  cast  into  the 
midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace.  Therefore  because  the  king's  com- 
mandment was  urgent,  and  the  furnace  exceeding  hot,  the  fiame  of  the 
fire  slew  those  men  that  took  up  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego. 
And  these  three  men,  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  fell  down 
bound  into  the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  fui-nace.  Then  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  was  astonied,  and  rose  up  in  haste:  he  spake  and  said 
unto  his  counsellors.  Did  not  we  cast  three  men  bound  into  the  midst 
of  the  fire?  Tliey  answered  and  said  unto  the  king.  True,  O  king. 
He  answered  and  said,  Lo,  I  see  four  men  loose,  walking  in  the  midst 
of  the  fire,  and  they  have  no  hurt;  and  the  aspect  of  the  fourth  is 
like  a  son  of  the  gods.  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  came  near  to  the  mouth 
of  the  burning  fiery  furnace :  he  spake  and  said,  Shadrach,  IMeshach, 
and  Abed-nego,  ye  servants  of  the  Most  High  God,  come  forth,  and 
come  hither.  Then  Shadrach,  Meshacli,  and  Abed-nego,  came  forth  out 
of  the  midst  of  the  fire.  And  the  satraps,  the  deputies,  and  the  gov- 
ernors, and  tlie  king's  counsellors,  being  gathered  together,  saw  these 
men,  that  the  fire  had  no  power  upon  their  bodies,  nor  was  the  hair 


PASSAGES    FROM   DANIEL.  369 

of  their  head  singed,  neither  was  their  hoseu  changed,  nor  had  tlie 
smell  of  fire  passed  on  them.  Nebuchadnezzar  spake  and  said.  Blessed 
be  the  God  of  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  who  hath  sent  his 
angel,  and  delivered  his  servants  that  trusted  in  him,  and  have  changed 
the  king's  word,  and  have  yielded  their  bodies,  that  they  might  not 
serve  nor  worship  any  god,  except  their  own  God.  Therefore  I  make 
a  decree,  that  every  peoj^le,  nation,  and  language,  which  speak  any 
thing  amiss  against  the  God  of  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, 
shall  be  cut  in  pieces,  and  their  houses  shall  be  made  a  dunghill : 
because  there  is  no  other  god  that  is  able  to  deliver  after  this  sort. 
Then  the  king  promoted  Shadrach,  Lleshach,  and  Abed-nego,  in  the 
province  of  Babylon. 

Nebuchadnezzar  the  king,  unto  all  the  i:»eoples,  nations,  and  lan- 
guages, that  dwell  in  all  the  earth ;  j^eace  be  multiplied  unto  you.  It 
hath  seemed  good  unto  me  to  shew  the  signs  and  wonders  that  the 
Most  High  God  hath  wrought  toward  me.  How  great  are  his  signs! 
and  how  mighty  are  his  wonders !  his  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  king- 
dom, and  his  dominion  is  from  generation  to  generation. 

I  Nebuchadnezzar  was  at  rest  in  mine  house,  and  flourishing  in 
my  palace.  I  saw  a  dream  which  made  me  afraid ;  and  the  thoughts 
upon  my  bed  and  the  visions  of  my  head  troubled  me.  Tlierefore 
made  I  a  decree  to  bring  in  all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon  before  me, 
that  they  might  make  known  unto  me  the  interpretation  of  the  dream. 
Then  came  in  the  magicians,  the  enchanters,  the  Chaldeans,  and  the 
soothsayers :  and  I  told  the  dream  before  them  ;  but  they  did  not  make 
known  unto  me  the  interpretation  thereof.  But  at  the  last  Daniel 
came  in  before  me,  whose  name  was  Belteshazzar,  according  to  the 
name  of  my  god,  and  in  whom  is  the  spirit  of  the  holj'-  gods :  and  I 
told  the  dream  befbre  him,  saying,  O  Belteshazzar,  master  of  the  magi- 
cians, because  I  know  that  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  is  in  thee,  and 
no  secret  troubleth  thee,  tell  me  the  visions  of  my  dream  that  I  have 
seen,  and  the  interpretation  thereof.  Thus  were  the  visions  of  my  head 
upon  my  bed :  I  saw,  and  behold  a  tree  in  the  midst  of  the  earth,  and 
the  height  thereof  was  great.  The  tree  grew,  and  was  strong,  and  the 
lieight  thereof  reached  unto  heaven,  and  the  sight  thereof  to  the  end 
of  all  the  earth.  The  leaves  thereof  were  fair,  and  the  fruit  thereof 
much,  aiid  in.  it  was  meat  for  all :  the  beasts  of  the  field  had  shadow 
under  it,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  dwelt  in  the  branches  thereof, 
and  all  flesh  was  fed  of  it.  I  saw  in  the  visions  of  my  head  upon 
my  bed,  and,  behold,  a  watcher  and  an  holy  one  came  down  from 
heaven.  He  cried  aloud,  and  said  thus,  Hew  down  the  tree,  and  cut 
off  his  branches,  shake  off  his  leaves,  and  scatter  his  fruit:  let  the 


370  PASSAGES   FROM    DANIEL. 

beasts  get  away  from  under  it,  and  the  fowls  from  his  branches. 
Nevertheless  leave  the  stump  of  his  roots  in  the  earth,  even  with  a 
band  of  iron  and  brass,  in  the  tender  grass  of  the  field ;  and  let  it  be 
wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  let  his  portion  be  with  the  beasts 
in  the  grass  of  the  earth :  let  his  heart  be  changed  from  man's,  and 
let  a  beast's  heart  be  given  unto  him:  and  let  seven  times  pass  over 
him.  The  sentence  is  by  the  decree  of  the  watchers,  and  the  demand 
by  the  word  of  the  holy  ones :  to  the  intent  that  the  living  may  know 
tliat  the  Most  High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to 
whomsoever  he  will,  and  setteth  up  over  it  the  lowest  of  men.  This 
dream  I  king  Nebuchadnezzar  have  seen :  and  thou,  O  Belteshazzar^ 
declare  the  interpretation,  forasmuch  as  all  the  wise  men  of  my  king- 
dom are  not  able  to  make  known  unto  me  the  interpretation ;  but 
thou  art  able,  for  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  is  in  thee. 

Then  Daniel,  whose  name  was  Belteshazzar,  was  astonied  for  a 
while,  and  his  thoughts  troubled  him.  The  king  answered  and  said, 
Belteshazzar,  let  not  the  dream,  or  the  interpretation,  trouble  thee. 
Belteshazzar  answered  and  said,  My  lord,  the  dream  be  to  them  that 
hate  thee,  and  the  interpretation  thereof  to  thine  adversaries.  The  tree 
that  thou  sawest,  which  grew,  and  was  strong,  whose  height  reached 
unto  the  heaven,  and  the  sight  thereof  to  all  the  earth ;  whose  leaves 
were  fair,  and  the  fruit  thereof  much,  and  in  it  was  meat  for  all; 
under  which  the  beasts  of  the  field  dwelt,  and  upon  whose  branches 
the  fowls  of  the  heaven  had  their  habitation :  it  is  thou,  O  king,  that 
art  grown  and  become  strong :  for  thy  greatness  is  grown,  and  reacheth 
unto  heaven,  and  thy  dominion  to  the  end  of  the  earth.  And  whereas 
the  king  saw  a  watcher  and  an  holy  one  coming  down  from  heaven,, 
and  saying,  Hew  down  the  tree,  and  destroy  it;  nevertheless  leave  the 
stump  of  the  roots  thereof  in  the  earth,  even  with  a  band  of  iron  and 
brass,  in  the  tender  grass  of  the  field;  and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew 
of  heaven,  and  let  his  portion  be  with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  till  seven 
times  pass  over  him;  this  is  the  interpretation,  0  king,  and  it  is  the 
decree  of  the  Most  High,  which  is  come  upon  my  lord  the  king :  that 
thou  shalt  be  driven  from  men,  and  thy  dwelling  shall  be  with  the 
beasts  of  the  field,  and  thou  shalt  be  made  to  eat  grass  as  oxen,, 
and  shalt  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  seven  times  shall  pass 
over  thee ;  till  thou  know  that  the  IVIost  High  ruleth  in  the  Jvingdom 
of  men,  and  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will.  And  whereas  they 
commanded  to  leave  the  stump  of  the  tree  roots;  thy  kingdom  shall 
be  sure  unto  thee,  after  that  thou  shalt  have  known  that  the  heavens 
do  rule.  Wherefore,  O  king,  let  my  counsel  be  acccptal)lo  unto  thee,  and 
break  off  thy  sins  by  righteousness,  and  thine  iniquities   by  shewing 


PASSAGES  FROM   DANIEL.  371 

mercy  to  the  poor ;  if  there  may  be  a  lengthening  of  thy  tranquiUity. 
AU  this  came  upon  the  king  Nebuchadnezzar.  At  the  end  of  twelve 
months  he  was  walking  in  the  royal  palace  of  Babylon.  The  king 
spake  and  said,  Is  not  this  great  Babylon,  which  I  have  built  for  the 
royal  dwelling  place,  by  the  might  of  my  power  and  for  the  glory  of 
my  majesty  ?  While  the  word  was  in  the  king's  mouth,  there  fell  a 
voice  from  heaven,  saying,  O  king  Nebuchadnezzar,  to  thee  it  is  spoken : 
the  kingdom  is  departed  from  thee.  And  thou  shalt  be  driven  from 
men,  and  thy  dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts  of  the  field ;  thou  shalt 
be  made  to  eat  grass  as  oxen,  and  seven  times  shall  pass  over  thee ; 
until  thou  know  that  the  Most  High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men, 
and  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will.  The  same  hour  was  the  thing 
fulfilled  upon  Nebuchadnezzar:  and  he  was  driven  from  men,  and  did 
eat  grass  as  oxen,  and  his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven,  till 
his  hair  was  grown  like  eagles'  feathers,  and  his  nails  like  birds'  claws. 
And  at  the  end  of  the  days  I  Nebuchadnezzar  lifted  up  mine  eyes 
unto  heaven,  and  mine  understanding  returned  unto  me,  and  I  blessed 
the  Most  High,  and  I  praised  and  honoured  him  that  liveth  for  ever; 
for  his  dominion  is  an  everlasting  dominion,  and  his  kingdom  from 
generation  to  generation:  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  are  re- 
puted as  nothing:  and  he  doeth  according  to  his  will  in  the  army  of 
heaven,  and  among  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth :  and  none  can  stay 
his  hand,  or  say  unto  him,  What  doest  thou  ?  At  the  same  time  mine 
understanding  returned  unto  me ;  and  for  the  glory  of  my  kingdom, 
my  majesty  and  brightness  returned  unto  me ;  and  my  counsellors  and 
my  lords  sought  unto  me ;  and  I  was  established  in  my  kingdom,  and 
excellent  greatness  was  added  unto  me.  Now  I  Nebuchadnezzar  praise 
and  extol  and  honour  the  King  of  heaven ;  for  all  his  works  are 
truth,  and  his  ways  judgement :  and  those  that  walk  in  pride  he  is 
able  to  abase. 

Belshazzar  the  king  made  a  great  feast  to  a  thousand  of  his  lords, 
and  drank  wine  before  the  thousand.  Belshazzar,  whiles  he  tasted  the 
wine,  commanded  to  bring  the  golden  and  silver  vessels  which  Nebu- 
chadnezzar his  father  had  taken  out  of  the  temple  which  was  in  Jeru- 
salem; that  the  king  and  his  lords,  his  wives  and  his  concubines, 
might  drink  therein.  Then  they  brought  the  golden  vessels  that  were 
taken  out  of  the  temple  of  the  house  of  God  which  was  at  Jerusalem ; 
and  the  king  and  his  lords,  his  wives  and  his  concubines,  drank  in 
them.  They  drank  wine,  and  praised  the  gods  of  gold,  and  of  silver, 
of  brass,  of  iron,  of  wood,  and  of  stone.  In  the  same  hour  came  forth 
the  fingers  of  a  man's  hand,  and  wrote  over  against  the  candlestick 
upon  the  plaister  of  the  wall  of  the  king's  palace :  and  the  king  saw 


372  PASSAGES   FROM    DANIEL. 

the  part  of  the  hand  that  wrote.  Then  the  king's  countenance  was 
changed  in  him,  and  his  thoughts  troubled  him ;  and  the  joints  of  Iris 
loins  were  loosed,  and  his  knees  smote  one  against  another.  The  king 
cried  aloud  to  bring  in  the  enchanters,  the  Chaldeans,  and  the  sooth- 
sayers. The. king  spake  and  said  to  the  wise  men  of  Babylon,  Who- 
soever shall  read  this  writing,  and  shew  me  the  interpretation  thereof, 
shall  be  clothed  with  purple,  and  have  a  chain  of  gold  about  his  neck, 
and  shall  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom.  Then  came  in  all  the 
king's  wise  men  :  but  they  could  not  read  the  writing,  nor  make  known 
to  the  king  the  interpretation.  Then  was  king  Belshazzar  greatly 
troubled,  and  his  countenance  was  changed  in  him,  and  his  lords  were 
perplexed.  Now  the  queen  by  reason  of  the  words  of  the  king  and  his 
lords  came  into  the  banquet  house :  the  queen  spake  and  said,  O  king, 
live  for  ever;  let  not  thy  thoughts  trou])le  thee,  nor  let  thy  coun- 
tenance be  changed :  there  is  a  man  in  thy  kingdom,  in  whom  is  the 
spirit  of  the  holy  gods ;  and  in  the  days  of  thy  father  light  and  un- 
derstanding and  wisdom,  like  the  wisdom  of  the  gods,  was  found  in 
him :  and  the  king  Nebuchadnezzar  thy  father,  the  king,  I  say,  thy 
father,  made  him  master  of  the  magicians,  enchanters,  Chaldeans,  and 
soothsayers;  forasmuch  as  an  excellent  spirit,  and  knowledge,  and  un- 
derstanding, interpreting  of  dreams,  and  shewing  of  dark  sentences, 
and  dissolving  of  doubts,  were  found  in  the  same  Daniel,  whom  the 
king  named  Belteshazzar.  Now  let  Daniel  be  called,  and  he  will  shew 
the  interpretation. 

Then  was  Daniel  brought  in  before  the  king.  The  king  spake  and 
said  unto  Daniel,  Art  thou  that  Daniel,  which  art  of  the  children  of  the 
captivity  of  Judah,  whom  the  king  my  father  brought  out  of  Judah?  I 
have  heard  of  tliee,  that  the  spirit  of  the  gods  is  in  thee,  and  that  light 
and  understanding  and  excellent  wisdom  is  found  in  thee.  And  now 
the  wise  men,  the  enchanters,  have  been  brought  in  before  me,  that 
they  should  read  this  writing,  and  make  known  unto  me  the  interpre- 
tation thereof :  but  they  could  not  shew  the  interpretation  of  the  thing. 
But  I  have  heard  of  thee,  that  thou  canst  give  interpretations,  and  dis- 
solve doubts:  now  if  thou  canst  i-ead  the  writing,  and  make  known  to 
me  the  interpretation  thereof,  thou  shalt  be  clothed  with  purple,  and 
have  a  chain  of  gold  about  thy  neck,  and  shalt  be  the  third  ruler  in 
the  kingdom.  Then  Daniel  answered  and  said  before  the  king.  Let  thy 
gifts  be  to  thyself,  and  give  thy  rewards  to  another ;  nevertheless  I  will 
read  the  writing  unto  the  king,  and  make  known  to  him  the  interpreta- 
tion. O  thou  king,  the  ]\Iost  High  God  gave  Nebuchadnezzar  thy  father 
the  kingdom,  and  greatness,  and  glory,  and  majesty  :  and  because  of 
the  greatness  that  he  gave  him,  all  the  peojiles,  nations,  and  languages 


PASSAGES    FROM    DANIEL.  373 

trembled  and  feared  before  him:  whom  he  would  he  slew,  and  whom 
he  would  he  kept  alive ;  and  whom  he  would  he  raised  up,  and  whom 
he  would  he  put  down.  But  when  his  heart  was  lifted  up,  and  his 
spirit  was  hardened  that  he  dwelt  proudly,  he  was  deposed  from  his 
kingly  throne,  and  they  took  his  glory  from  him:  and  he  was  driven 
from  the  sons  of  me«;  and  his  heart  was  made  like  the  beasts,  and 
his  dwelling  was  with  the  wild  asses;  he  was  fed  with  grass  like  oxen, 
and  his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven :  until  he  knew  that 
the  Most  High  God  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  that  he  setteth 
up  over  it  whomsoever  he  will.  And  thou  his  son,  O  Belshazzar,  hast 
not  humbled  thine  heart,  though  thou  knewest  all  this ;  but  hast  lifted 
up  thyself  against  the  Lord  of  heaven ;  and  they  have  brought  the 
vessels  of  his  house  before  thee,  and  thou  and  thy  lords,  thy  wives 
and  thy  concul)ines,  have  drunk  wine  in  them ;  and  thou  hast  praised 
the  gods  of  silver,  and  gold,  of  brass,  iron,  wood,  and  stone,  which  see 
not,  nor  hear,  nor  know:  and  the  God  in  whose  hand  thy  breath  is, 
and  wdiose  are  all  thy  ways,  hast  thou  not  glorified :  then  was  the 
part  of  the  hand  sent  from  before  him,  and  this  writing  was  inscribed. 
And  this  is  the  writing  that  was  inscribed,  ^mexe,  mene,  tekel,  iiphar- 
six.  This  is  the  interpretation  of  the  thing :  jiene  ;  God  hath  numbered 
thy  kingdom,  and  brought  it  to  an  end.  tekel;  thou  art  weighed  in 
the  balances,  and  art  found  wanting,  ^peres;  thy  kingdom  is  divided, 
and  given  to  the  IVIedes  and  Persians.  Then  commanded  Belshazzar, 
and  they  clothed  Daniel  with  purple,  and  put  a  chain  of  gold  about 
his  neck,  and  made  proclamation  concerning  him,  that  he  should  be 
the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom.  In  that  night  Belshazzar  the  Chal- 
dean king  was  slain.  And  Darius  the  Mede  received  the  kingdom, 
being  about  threescore  and  two  years  old. 

It  pleased  Darius  to  set  over  the  kingdom  an  hundred  and  twenty 
satraps,  which  should  be  throughout  the  whole  kingdom ;  and  over 
them  three  presidents,  of  whom  Daniel  was  one ;  that  these  satraps 
might  give  account  unto  them,  and  that  the  king  should  have  no 
damage.  Then  this  Daniel  was  distinguished  above  the  presidents  and 
the  satraps,  because  an  excellent  spirit  was  in  him ;  and  the  king 
thought  to  set  him  over  the  whole  realm.  Then  the  presidents  and 
the  satraps  sought  to  find  occasion  against  Daniel  as  touching  the  king- 
dom; but  they  could  find  none  occasion  nor  fault;  forasmuch  as  he 
was  faithful,  neither  was  there  any  error  or  fault  found  in  him.  Then 
said  these  men,  We  shall  not  find  any  occasion  against  this  Daniel, 
except  we  find  it  against  him  concerning  the  law  of  his  God.  Then 
these  presidents  and  satraps  assembled  together  to  the  king,  and  said 

iThat  is,  Numbered,  numbered,  iveighed,  and  divisions,  2  That  is,  Divided. 


874  PASSAGES   FROM   DANIEL. 

thus  unto  him,  King  Darius,  live  forever.  All  the  presidents  of  the 
kingdom,  the  deputies  and  the  satraps,  the  counsellors  and  the  gov- 
ernors, have  consulted  together  to  establish  a  royal  statute,  and  to 
make  a  strong  interdict,  that  whosoever  shall  ask  a  petition  of  any 
god  or  man  for  thirty  days,  save  of  thee,  0  king,  he  shall  be  cast  into 
tiie  den  of  lions.  Now,  O  king,  establish  the  interdict,  and  sign  the 
writing,  that  it  be  not  changed,  according  to  the  law  of  the  ]Medes  and 
Persians,  which  altereth  not.  Wherefore  king  Darius  signed  the  writ- 
ing and  the  interdict.  And  when  Daniel  knew  that  the  writing  was 
signed,  he  went  into  his  house;  (now  his  windows  were  open  in  his 
chamber  toward  Jerusalem ;)  and  he  kneeled  upon  his  knees  three 
times  a  day,  and  prayed,  and  gave  thanks  before  his  God,  as  he  did 
aforetime.  Then  these  men  assembled  together,  and  found  Daniel  mak- 
ing petition  and  supplication  before  his  God.  Then  they  came  near, 
and  spake  before  the  king  concerning  the  king's  interdict;  Hast  thou 
not  signed  an  interdict,  that  every  man  that  shall  make  petition  unto 
any  god  or  man  within  thirty  days,  save  unto  thee,  O  king,  shall  be 
cast  into  the  den  of  lions  ?  The  king  answered  and  said.  The  thing  is 
true,  according  to  the  law  of  the  Medes  and  Persians,  which  altereth 
not.  Then  answered  they  and  said  before  the  king.  That  Daniel,  which 
is  of  the  children  of  the  captivity  of  Judah,  regardeth  not  thee,  O 
king,  nor  the  interdict  that  thou  hast  signed,  but  maketh  his  petition 
three  times  a  day.  Then  the  king,  when  he  heard  these  words,  was 
sore  displeased,  and  set  his  heart  on  Daniel  to  deliver  him:  and  he 
laboured  till  the  going  down  of  the  sun  to  rescue  him.  Then  these 
men  assembled  together  unto  the  king,  and  said  unto  the  king,  Know, 
O  king,  that  it  is  a  law  of  the  Medes  and  Persians,  that  no  interdict 
nor  statute  which  the  king  establisheth  may  be  changed.  Then  the 
king  commanded,  and  they  brought  Daniel,  and  cast  him  into  the  den 
of  lions.  Now  the  king  spake  and  said  unto  Daniel,  Thy  God  whom 
thou  servest  continually,  he  will  deliver  thee.  And  a  stone  was  brought, 
and  laid  upon  the  mouth  of  the  den;  and  the  king  sealed  it  with  his 
own  signet,  and  with  the  signet  of  his  lords ;  that  nothing  might  be 
changed  concerning  Daniel.  Then  the  king  went  to  his  palace,  and 
passed  the  night  fasting:  neither  were  instruments  of  music  brought 
before  him:  and  his  sleep  fled  from  him.  Then  the  king  arose  very 
early  in  the  morning,  and  went  in  haste  unto  the  den  of  lions.  And 
when  he  came  near  unto  the  den  to  Daniel,  he  cried  with  a  lament- 
able voice :  the  king  spake  and  said  to  Daniel,  O  Daniel,  servant  of  the 
living  God,  is  tliy  God,  whom  thou  servest  continually,  able  to  deliver 
thee  from  the  lions?  Then  said  Daniel  unto  the  king,  O  king,  live  for 
ever.    My  God  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  hath  shut  the  lions'  mouths, 


PASSAGES   FROM    DANIEL.  375 

and  they  have  not  hurt  me:  forasmuch  as  before  him  innooency  was 
found  in  me ;  and  also  before  thee,  O  king,  have  I  done  no  hurt. 
Then  was  the  king  exceeding  glad,  and  commanded  that  they  should 
take  Daniel  up  out  of  the  den.  So  Daniel  was  taken  up  out  of  the 
den,  and  no  manner  of  hurt  was  found  upon  him,  because  he  had 
trusted  in  his  God.  And  the  king  commanded,  and  they  brought  those 
men  which  had  accused  Daniel,  and  they  cast  them  into  the  den  of 
lions,  them,  their  children,  and  their  wives ;  and  the  lions  had  the 
mastery  of  them,  and  brake  all  their  bones  in  pieces,  or  ever  they 
oame  at  the  bottom  of  the  den. 

Then  king  Darius  wrote  unto  all  the  peoples,  nations,  and  languages, 
that  dwell  in  all  the  earth ;  Peace  be  multiplied  unto  you.  I  make  a 
•decree,  that  in  all  the  dominion  of  my  kingdom  men  tremble  and  fear 
before  the  God  of  Daniel :  for  he  is  the  living  God,  and  stedfast  for 
ever,  and  his  kingdom  that  which  shall  not  be  destroyed,  and  his 
dominion  shall  be  even  unto  the  end;  he  delivereth  and  rescueth,  and 
he  worketh  signs  and  wonders  in  heaven  and  in  earth ;  who  hath  de- 
livered Daniel  from  the  power  of  the  lions.  So  this  Daniel  prospered 
in  the  reign  of  Darius,  and  in  the  reign  of  Cyrus  the  Persian. 

In  the  third  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia  I  Daniel  was  mourning 
three  whole  weeks.  I  ate  no  pleasant  bread,  neither  came  flesh  nor 
wine  in  my  mouth,  neither  did  I  anoint  myself  at  all,  till  three  whole 
weeks  were  fulfilled.  And  in  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the  first 
month,  as  I  was  by  the  side  of  the  great  river,  which  is  Hiddekel,  I 
lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  a  man  clothed  in  linen, 
whose  loins  were  girded  with  pyre  gold  of  Uphaz ;  his  body  also  was 
like  the  beryl,  and  his  face  as  the  appearance  of  lightning,  and  his 
eyes  as  lamps  of  fire,  and  his  arms  and  his  feet  like  in  colour  to  bur- 
nished brass,  and  the  voice  of  his  words  like  the  voice  of  a  multitude. 
And  I  Daniel  alone  saw  the  vision :  for  the  men  that  were  with  me 
saw  not  the  vision ;  but  a  great  quaking  fell  upon  them,  and  they  fled 
to  hide  themselves.  So  I  was  left  alone,  and  saw  this  great  vision, 
and  there  remained  no  strength  in  me :  for  my  comeliness  was  turned 
in  me  into  corruption,  and  I  retained  no  strength.  Yet  heard  I  the 
voice  of  his  words :  and  when  I  heard  the  voice  of  his  words,  then 
was  I  fallen* into  a  deep  sleep  on  my  face,  with  my  face  toward  the 
ground.  And,  behold,  a  hand  touched  me,  which  set  me  upon  my 
knees  and  upon  the  palms  of  my  hands.  And  he  said  unto  me,  O 
Daniel,  thou  man  greatly  beloved,  understand  the  words  that  I  speak 
unto  thee,  and  stand  upright ;  for  unto  thee  am  I  now  sent :  and  when 
he  had  spoken  this  word  unto  me,  I  stood  trembling.  Then  said  he 
unto  me.  Fear  not,  Daniel ;  for  from  the  first  day  that  thou  didst  set 


376  PASSAGES   FROM   DANIEL. 

thine  heart  to  understand,  and  to  humble  thyself  before  thy  God,  thy 
words  were  heard.  Now  I  am  come  to  make  thee  understand  what 
shall  befall  thy  people  in  the  latter  days:  for  the  vision  is  yet  for  7nany 
days.  And  when  he  had  spoken  unto  me  according  to  these  words, 
I  set  my  face  toward  the  ground,  and  was  dumb.  And,  behold,  one 
like  the  similitude  of  the  sons  of  men  touched  my  lips :  then  I  opened 
my  mouth,  and  spake  and  said  unto  him  that  stood  before  me,  O  my 
lord,.  l)y  reason  of  the  vision  my  sorrows  are  turned  upon  me,  and  I 
retain  no  strength.  For  how  can  the  servant  of  this  my  lord  talk  with 
this  my  lord?  for  as  for  me,  straightway  there  remained  no  strength 
in  me,  neither  was  there  breath  left  in  me.  Then  there  touched  me 
again  one  like  the  appearance  of  a  man,  and  he  strengthened  me. 
And  he  said,  O  man  greatly  beloved,  fear  not :  peace  be  unto  thee,  be 
strong,  yea,  be  strong.  There  shall  be  a  time  of  trouble,  such  as  never 
was  since  there  was  a  nation  even  to  that  same  time:  and  at  that  time 
thy  jieople  shall  be  delivered,  every  one  that  shall  be  found  written 
in  the  book.  And  many  of  them  that  sleep  in  the  dust  of  the  earth 
shall  awake,  some  to  everlasting  life,  and  some  to  shame  and  ever- 
lasting contempt.  And  they  that  be  w'ise  shall  shine  as  the  brightness 
of  the  firmament ;  and  they  that  turn  many  to  righteousness  as  the 
stars  for  ever  and  ever.  But  thou,  O  Daniel,  shut  up  the  words,  and 
seal  the  book,  even  to  the  time  of  the  end :  many  shall  run  to  and 
fi'o,  and  knowledge  shall  ])e  increased. 

Then  I  Daniel  looked,  and,  behold,  there  stood  other  two,  the  one 
on  the  brink  of  the  river  on  this  side,  and  the  other  on  the  brink  of 
the  river  on  that  side.  And  one  said  to  the  man  clothed  in  linen, 
which  was  above  the  waters  of  the  river,  How  long  shall  it  be  to  the 
end  of  these  wonders?  And  I  heard  the  man  clothed  in  linen,  which 
was  above  the  waters  of  the  river,  when  he  held  up  his  right  hand 
and  his  left  hand  unto  heaven,  and  sware  by  him  that  liveth  for  ever 
that  it  shall  be  for  a  time,  times,  and  an  half;  and  when  they  have 
made  an  end  of  breaking  in  pieces  the  power  of  the  holy  people,  all 
these  things  shall  be  finished.  And  I  heard,  but  I  understood  not: 
then  said  I,  O  my  lord,  what  shall  be  the  issue  of  these  things?  And 
he  said,  (io  tliy  way,  Daniel :  for  the  words  are  shut  up  and  sealed  till 
the  time  of  the  end.  Many  sliall  purify  themselves,  and-make  them- 
selves white,  and  be  refined ;  but  the  wicked  shall  do  wickedly  ;  and 
none  of  the  wicked  shall  understand :  but  they  that  be  wise  shall 
understand.  But  go  thou  thy  way  till  the  end  be :  for  ihou  shalt  rest, 
and  shalt  stand  in  tliy  lot,  at  the  end  of  the  days. 


PASSAGES  FEOM 

HOSEA. 


The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  unto  Hosea  the  son  of  Beeri,  in 
the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jothani,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judah,  and 
in  the  days  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash,  king  of  Israel. 

Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  children  of  Israel:  for  the  Lord 
hath  a  controversy  with  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  because  there  is 
no  truth,  nor  mercy,  nor  knowledge  of  God  in  the  land. 

Come,  and  let  us  return  unto  the  Lord:  for  he  hath  torn,  and  he 
will  heal  us;  he  hath  smitten,  and  he  will  bind  us  up.  After  two 
days  will  he  revive  us :  on  the  third  day  he  will  raise  us  up,  and  we 
shall  live  before  him.  And  let  us  know,  let  us  follow  on  to  know  the 
Lord;  his  going  forth  is  sure  as  the  morning:  and  he  shall  come  unto 
us  as  the  rain,  as  the  latter  rain  that  watereth  the  earth. 

O  Ephraim,  what  shall  I  do  unto  thee?  O  Judah,  what  shall  I  do 
unto  thee?  for  your  goodness  is  as  a  morning  cloud,  and  as  the  dew 
that  goeth  early  away.  For  I  desire  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice ;  and  the 
knowledge  of  God  more  than  burnt  offerings. 

Ephraim,  he  mixeth  himself  among  the  peoples;  Ephraim  is  a  cake 
not  turned.  Strangers  have  devoured  his  strength,  and  he  knoweth  it 
not :  yea,  gray  hairs  are  here  and  there  upon  him,  and  he  knoweth  it 
not.  And  the  pride  of  Israel  doth  testify  to  his  face:  yet  they  have 
not  returned  unto  the  Lord  their  God,  nor  sought  him,  for  all  this. 
And  Ephraim  is  like  a  silly  dove,  without  understanding:  they  call 
unto  Egypt,  they  go  to  Assyria.  When  they  shall  go,  I  will  spread  my 
net  upon  them;  I  will  bring  them  down  as  the  fowls  of  the  heaven: 
I  will  chastise  them,  as  their  congregation  hath  heard.  Woe  unto  them! 
for  they  have  wandered  from  me;  destruction  unto  them!  for  they 
have  trespassed  against  me :  though  I  would  redeem  them,  yet  they 
have  spoken  lies  against  me.  And  they  have  not  cried  unto  me  with 
their  heart,  but  they  howl  upon  their  beds :  they  assemble  themselves 
for  corn  and  wine,  they  rebel  against  me. 

When  Israel  was  a  child,  then  I  loved  him,  and  called  my  son  out 
of  Egypt.    As  they  called  them,  so  they  went  from  them :  they  sacri- 

(377) 


378  PASSAGES   FROM   HOSEA. 

ficed  unto  the  Baalim,  and  burned  incense  to  graven  imaojes.  Yet  I 
taught  Ephraim  to  go ;  I  took  them  on  my  arms ;  but  they  knew  not 
that  I  healed  them.  I  drew  them  with  cords  of  a  man,  with  bands  of 
love.  How  shall  I  give  thee  up,  Ephraim?  how  shall  I  deliver  thee, 
Israel?  how  sliall  I  make  thee  as  Admah?  hoiv  shall  I  set  thee  aa 
Zeboim?  mine  heart  is  turned  within  me,  my  compassions  are  kindled 
together.  I  will  not  execute  the  fierceness  of  mine  anger,  I  will  not 
return  to  destroy  Ephraim :  for  I  am  God,  and  not  man,  the  Holy  One 
in  the  midst  of  thee. 

When  Ephraim  spake,  there  was  trembling ;  he  exalted  himself  in 
Israel:  but  when  he  offended  in  Baal,  he  died.  And  now  they  sin 
more  and  more,  and  have  made  them  molten  images  of  their  silver, 
even  idols  according  to  their  own  understanding,  all  of  them  the  work 
of  the  craftsmen :  they  say  of  them.  Let  the  men  that  sacrifice  kiss  the 
calves.  Therefore  they  shall  be  as  the  morning  cloud,  and  as  the  dew 
that  passeth  early  away,  as  the  chaff  that  is  driven  with  the  whirlwind 
out  of  the  threshing-floor,  and  as  the  smoke  out  of  the  chimney.  Yet 
I  am  the  Lord  thy  God  from  the  land  of  Egypt ;  and  thou  shalt  know 
no  god  but  me,  and  beside  me  there  is  no  saviour.  I  did  know  thee 
in  the  wilderness,  in  the  land  of  great  drought.  According  to  their 
pasture,  'so  were  they  filled ;  they  were  filled,  and  their  heart  was  ex- 
alted :  therefore  have  they  forgotten  me. 

O  Israel,  return  unto  the  Lord  thy  God ;  for  thou  hast  fallen  by 
thine  iniquity.  Take  with  you  words,  and  return  unto  the  Lord:  say 
unto  him.  Take  away  all  iniquity,  and  accept  that  which  is  good :  so 
will  we  render  as  bullocks  the  offering  of  our  lips.  Asshur  shall  not 
save  us ;  we  will  not  ride  upon  horses :  neither  will  we  say  any  more 
to  the  work  of  our  hands,  Ye  are  our  gods :  for  in  thee  the  fatherless 
findeth  mercy.  I  will  heal  their  backsliding,  I  will  love  them  freely : 
for  mine  anger  is  turned  away  from  him.  I  will  be  as  the  dew  unto 
Israel :  he  shall  blossom  as  the  lily,  and  cast  forth  his  roots  as  Leb- 
anon. His  branches  shall  spread,  and  his  beauty  shall  be  as  the  olive 
tree,  and  his  smell  as  Lebanon.  They  that  dwell  under  his  shadow 
shall  return;  they  shall  revive  as  the  corn,  and  blossom  as  the  vine: 
the  scent  thereof  shall  l)e  as  the  wine  of  Lebanon.  Ephraim  shall  say, 
What  have  I  to  do  any  more  with  idols?  I  have  answered,  and  will 
regard  him :  I  am  like  a  green  fir  tree ;  from  me  is  thy  fruit  found. 
Who  is  wise,  and  he  shall  understand  these  things?  prudent,  and  he 
shall  know  them  ?  for  the  ways  of  the  Lord  are  right,  and  the  just 
shall  walk  in  them  ;  but  transgressors  shall  fall  therein. 


PASSAGES  FROM 

JOEL. 


The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Joel  the  son  of  Pethuel. 

Hear  this,  ye  old  men,  and  give  ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the  land. 
Hath  this  been  in  your  days,  or  in  the  days  of  your  fathers?  Tell  ye 
your  children  of  it,  and  let  your  children  tell  their  children,  and  their 
children  another  generation.  That  which  the  palmerworm  hath  left 
hath  the  locust  eaten ;  and  that  which  the  locust  hath  left  hath  the 
cankerworm  eaten ;  and  that  which  the  cankerworm  hath  left  hath  the 
caterpillar  eaten.  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and  weep ;  and  howl,  all  ye 
drinkers  of  wine,  because  of  the  sweet  wine ;  for  it  is  cut  off  from  your 
mouth.  For  a  nation  is  come  up  upon  my  land,  strong,  and  without 
number ;  his  teeth  are  the  teeth  of  a  lion,  and  he  hath  the  jaw  teeth 
of  a  great  lion.  He  hath  laid  my  vine  waste,  and  barked  my  fig  tree: 
he  hath  made  it  clean  bare,  and  cast  it  away ;  the  branches  thereof  are 
made  white.  Lament  like  a  virgin  girded  with  sackcloth  for  the  hus- 
band of  her  youth.  The  meal  offering  and  the  drink  offering  is  cut  off 
from  the  house  of  the  Lokd  ;  the  priests,  the  Lord's  nainisters,  mourn. 
The  field  is  wasted,  the  land  mourneth;  for  the  corn  is  wasted,  the 
new  wine  is  dried  up,  the  oil  languisheth.  Be  ashamed,  O  ye  husband- 
men, howl,  O  ye  vinedressers,  for  the  wheat  and  for  the  barley ;  f(3r  the 
harvest  of  the  field  is  perished.  The  vine  is  withered,  and  the  fig  tree 
languisheth ;  the  pomegranate  tree,  the  palm  tree  also,  and  the  ajjple 
tree,  even  all  the  trees  of  the  field  are  withered :  for  joy  is  withered 
away  from  the  sons  of  men.  Gird  yourselves  loith  sackcloth,  and  lament, 
ye  i^riests ;  howl,  ye  ministers  of  the  altar ;  come,  lie  all  night  in  sack- 
cloth, ye  ministers  of  my  God :  for  the  m^eal  offering  and  the  drink 
offering  is  withholden  from  the  house  of  your  God.  Sanctify  a  fast, 
call  a  solemn  assembly,  gather  the  old  men  and  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  cry  unto  the  Lord. 
Alas  for  the  day  !  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  at  hand,  and  as  destruc- 
tion from  the  Almighty  shall  it  come.  Is  not  the  meat  cut  off  before 
our  eyes,  yea,  joy  and  gladness  from  the  house  of  our  God?     The 

(379) 


380  PASSAGES   FROM   JOEL. 

seeds  rot  uutler  their  clods;  the  garners  are  laid  desolate,  the  barng  are 
broken  down ;  for  the  corn  is  withered.  How  do  the  beasts  groan !  the 
herds  of  cattle  are  perplexed,  because  they  have  no  pasture ;  yea,  the 
flocks  of  sheep  are  made  desolate.  O  Lord,  to  thee  do  I  cry :  for  the 
fire  hath  devoured  the  jiastures  of  the  wilderness,  and  the  flame  hath 
burned  all  the  trees  of  the  field.  Yea,  the  beasts  of  the  field  pant 
unto  thee :  for  the  water  brooks  are  dried  up,  and  the  fire  hath  de- 
voured the  pastures  of  the  wilderness. 

Blow  ye  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  and  sound  an  alarm  in  my  holy 
mountain ;  let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  tremble :  for  the  day  of 
the  Lord  cometh,  for  it  is  nigh  at  hand  ;  a  day  of  darkness  and  gloom- 
iness, a  day  of  clouds  and  thick  darkness,  as  the  dawn  spread  upon  the 
mountains ;  a  great  people  and  a  strong,  there  liath  not  been  ever  the 
like,  neither  shall  be  any  more  after  them,  even  to  the  years  of  many 
generations.  A  fire  devoureth  before  them ;  and  behind  them  a  flame 
burneth :  the  land  is  as  the  garden  of  Eden  before  them,  and  behind 
them  a  desolate  wilderness ;  yea,  and  none  hath  escaped  them.  The 
appearance  of  them  is  as  the  appearance  of  horses ;  and  as  horsemen, 
so  do  they  run.  Like  the  noise  of  chariots  on  the  tops  of  the  moun- 
tains do  they  leap,  like  the  noise  of  a  flame  of  fire  that  devoureth  the 
stuljble,  as  a  strong  2>eoi)le  set  in  battle  array.  At  their  presence  the 
peoples  are  in  anguish  :  all  faces  are  waxed  pale.  They  run  like  mighty 
men ;  they  climb  the  wall  like  men  of  war ;  and  they  march  every  one 
on  his  ways,  and  they  break  not  their  ranks.  Neither  doth  one  thrust 
another ;  they  march  every  one  in  his  path :  and  they  burst  through 
the  weapons,  and  break  not  off  tlieir  course.  They  leap  upon  the  city; 
they  run  upon  the  wall ;  they  climb  up  into  the  houses ;  they  enter 
in  at  the  windows  like  a  thief.  The  earth  quakcth  before  them ;  the 
heavens  tremble :  the  sun  and  the  moon  are  darkened,  and  the  stars 
withdraw  their  shining :  and  the  Lord  uttereth  his  voice  before  his 
army;  for  his  camp  is  very  great;  for  he  is  strong  that  executeth  his 
woid :  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  great  and  very  terrible  ;  and  who 
can  abide  it?  Yet  even  now,  saith  the  Lord,  turn  ye  unto  me  with 
all  your  heart,  and  with  fasting,  and  with  weeping,  and  with  mourn- 
ing :  and  rend  your  heart,  and  not  your  garments,  and  turn  unto  the 
Lord  your  God :  for  he  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion,  slow  to 
anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy,  and  repcnteth  him  of  the  evil.  Who 
knoweth  whetlier  he  will  not  turn  and  repent,  and  leave  a  l)lessing 
behind  him,  even  a  meal  ofiering  and  a  drink  offering  unto  the  Lord 
your  God? 

Blow  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  sanctify  a  fast,  call  a  solemn  assembly: 
gather  the    peoi)le,  sanctify   the  congregation,  assemble  the  old   men, 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOEL.  381 

gather  the  children,  and  those  that  suck  the  breasts;  let  the  bride- 
groom go  forth  of  his  chamber,  and  the  bride  out  of  her  closet.  Let 
the  priests,  the  ministers  of  the  Lord,  weep  between  the  porch  and  the 
altar,  and  let  them  say,  Spare  thy  people,  O  Lord,  and  give  not  thine 
heritage  to  reproach,  that  the  nations  should  rule  over  them :  where- 
fore should  they  say  among  the  peoples.  Where  is  their  God? 

Then  was  the  Lord  jealous  for  his  land,  and  had  pity  on  his  peojile. 
And  the  Lord  answered  and  said  unto  his  people,  Behold,  I  will  send 
you  corn,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  ye  shall  be  satisQed  therewith :  and 
I  will  no  more  make  you  a  reproach  among  the  nations:  but  I  will 
remove  far  off  from  you  the  northern  army,  and  will  drive  him  into  a 
land  barren  and  desolate,  his  forepart  into  the  eastern  sea,  and  his 
hinder  part  into  the  western  sea ;  and  his  stink  shall  come  up,  and  his 
ill  savour  shall  come  up,  because  he  hath  done  great  things.  Fear  not, 
O  land,  be  glad  and  rejoice ;  for  the  Lord  hath  done  great  things.  Be 
not  afraid,  ye  beasts  of  the  field ;  for  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness  do 
spring,  for  the  tree  beareth  her  fruit,  the  fig  tree  and  the  vine  do  yield 
their  strength.  Be  glad  then,  ye  children  of  Zion,  and  rejoice  in  the 
Lord  your  God:  for  he  giveth  you  the  former  rain  in  just  measure, 
and  he  causeth  to  come  down  for  you  the  rain,  the  former  rain  and 
the  latter  rain,  in  the  first  month.  And  the  floors  shall  be  full  of  wheat, 
and  the  fats  shall  overflow  with  wine  and  oil.  And  I  will  restore  to 
you  the  years  that  the  locust  hath  eaten,  the  cankerworm,  and  the 
caterpillar,  and  the  palmerworm,  my  great  army  which  I  sent  among 
you.  And  ye  shall  eat  in  plenty  and  be  satisfied,  and  shall  praise  the 
name  of  the  Lord  your  God,  that  hath  dwelt  wondrously  with  you: 
and  my  people  shall  never  be  ashamed.  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
in  the  midst  of  Israel,  and  that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  and  there  is 
none  else:   and  my  jjeople  shall  never  be  ashamed. 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  afterward,  that  I  will  pour  out  my  spirit 
upon  all  flesh ;  and  your  sons  and  your  daughters  shall  prophesy,  your 
old  men  shall  dream  dreams,  your  young  men  shall  see  visions:  and 
also  upon  the  servants  and  upon  the  handmaids  in  those  days  will  I 
pour  out  my  spirit.  And  I  will  shew  wonders  in  the  heavens  and  in 
the  earth,  blood,  and  fire,  and  pillars  of  smoke.  The  sun  shall  be 
turned  into  darkness,  and  the  moon  into  blood,  before  the  great  and 
terrible  day  of  the  Lord  come.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who- 
soever shall  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  delivered :  for  in 
mount  Zion  and  in  Jerusalem  there  shall  be  those  that  escape,  as  the 
Lord  hath  said,  and  among  the  remnant  those  whom  the  Lord  doth 
call.  For,  behold,  in  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  when  I  shall  bring 
again  the  captivity  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  I  will  gather  all  nations, 


382  PASSAGES   FROM   JOEL. 

and  ^vill  l)riiig  them  down  into  the  valley  of  Jehoshaphat;  and  I  will 
plead  with  them  there  for  my  people  and  for  my  heritjige  Israel,  whom 
they  have  scattered  among  the  nations,  and  parted  my  land.  Let  the 
nations  bestir  themselves,  and  come  up  to  the  valley  of  ^Jehoshaphat: 
for  there  will  I  sit  to  judge  all  the  nations  round  about.  Put  ye  in  the 
sickle,  for  the  harvest  is  ripe:  come,  tread  ye;  for  the  winei)ress  is  full, 
the  fats  overflow ;  for  their  wickedness  is  great.  Multitudes,  multi- 
tudes in  the  valley  of  decision !  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near  in  the 
valley  of  decision.  The  sun  and  the  moon  are  darkened,  and  the  stars 
withdraw  their  shining.  And  the  Lord  shall  roar  from  Zion,  and  utter 
his  voice  from  Jerusalem ;  and  the  heavens  and  the  earth  shall  shake : 
but  the  Lord  will  be  a  refuge  unto  his  people,  and  a  strong  hold  to 
the  children  of  Israel.  So  shall  ye  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God,  dwelling  in  Zion  my  holy  mountain  :  then  shall  Jerusalem  be 
holy,  and  there  shall  no  strangers  pass  through  her  any  more.  And  it 
shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the  mountains  shall  drop  down 
sweet  wine,  and  the  hills  shall  flow  with  milk,  and  all  the  brooks  of 
Judah  shall  flow  with  waters ;  and  a  fountain  shall  come  forth  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  shall  water  the  valley  of  Shittim.  Egypt  shall 
be  a  desolation,  and  Edom  shall  be  a  desolate  wilderness,  for  the  vio- 
lence done  to  the  children  of  Judah,  because  they  have  shed  innocent 
blood  in  their  land.  But  Judah  shall  abide  for  ever,  and  Jerusalem 
from  generation  to  generation.  And  I  will  cleanse  their  blood  that  I 
have  not  cleansed :  for  the  Lord  dwelleth  in  Zion. 
J  That  is,  The  Lord  judgeth. 


PASSAGES  FEOM 

AMOS. 


The  words  of  Amos,  who  was  among  the  herdmen  of  Tekoa,  which 
he  saw  concerning  Israel  in  the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Jndah,  and  in 
the  days  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel,  two  years  before 
the  earthquake. 

Hear  this  word  that  the  Lokd  hath  spoken  against  you,  O  children 
of  Israel,  against  the  whole  family  which  I  brought  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  saying,  You  only  have  I  known  of  all  the  families  of  the 
earth:  therefore  I  will  visit  upon  you  all  your  iniquities.  Shall  two 
walk  together,  except  they  have  agreed?  Will  a  lion  roar  in  the 
forest,  when  he  hath  no  prey  ?  will  a  young  lion  cry  out  of  his  den, 
if  he  have  taken  nothing?  Can  a  bird  fall  in  a  snare  upon  the  earth, 
where  no  gin  is  set  for  him?  shall  a  snare  spring  up  from  the  ground, 
and  have  taken  nothing  at  all  ?  Shall  the  trumpet  be  blown  in  a  city, 
and  the  people  not  be  afraid?  shall  evil  befall  a  city,  and  the  Lord 
hath  not  done  it?  Surely  the  Lord  God  will  do  nothing,  but  he  re- 
vealeth  his  secret  unto  his  servants  the  prophets.  The  lion  hath  roared, 
who  will  not  fear  ?  the  Lord  God  hath  spoken,  who  can  but  prophesy  ? 

I  have  overthrown  some  among  you,  as  when  God  overthrew  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah,  aiid  ye  were  as  a  brand  plucked  out  of  the  burning : 
yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto  me,  saith  the  Lokd.  Therefore  thus 
will  I  do  unto  thee,  O  Israel :  and  because  I  will  do  this  unto  thee,  pre- 
pare to  meet  thy  God,  O  Israel.  For,  lo,  he  that  formeth  the  moun- 
tains, and  createth  the .  wind,  and  declareth  unto  man  what  is  his 
thought,  that  maketh  the  morning  darkness,  and  treadeth  upon  the 
high  places  of  the  earth ;  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  is  his  name. 

Hear  ye  this  word  which  I  take  up  for  a  lamentation  over  you,  O 
house  of  Israel.  The  virgin  of  Israel  is  fallen ;  she  shall  no  more  rise : 
she  is  cast  down  upon  her  land;  there  is  none  to  raise  her  up.  For 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God:  The  city  that  went  forth  a  thousand  shall 
have  an  hundred  left,  and  that  which  went  forth  an  hundred  shall 
have  ten  left,  to  the  house  of  Israel.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the 
house  of  Israel,  Seek  ye  me,  and  ye  shall  live :   seek  him  that  maketh 

(383) 


384  PASSAGES    FROM    AMOS. 

the  Pleiades  and  Orion,  and  turneth  the  shadow  of  death  into  the 
morning,  and  maketh  the  day  dark  with  night :  that  calleth  for  the 
waters  of  the  sea,  and  poureth  them  out  upon  the  face  of  the  earth ; 
the  Lord  is  his  name ;  that  bringeth  sudden  destruction  upon  the 
strong.  Forasmuch  therefore  as  ye  trample  upon  the  poor,  and  take 
exactions  from  him  of  wheat :  ye  have  built  houses  of  hewn  stone, 
but  ye  shall  not  dwell  in  them ;  ye  have  planted  pleasant  vineyards, 
but  ye  shall  not  drink  the  wine  thereof.  For  I  know  how  manifold 
are  your  transgressions  and  how  mighty  are  your  sins;  ye  that  afflict 
the  just,  that  take  a  bribe,  and  that  turn  aside  the  needy  in  the  gate 
from  their  right.  Therefore  he  that  is  prudent  shall  keep  silence  in  such 
a  time;  for  it  is  an  evil  time.  Seek  good,  and  not  evil,  that  ye  may 
live :  and  so  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  shall  be  with  you,  as  ye  say. 
Hate  the  evil,  and  love  the  good,  and  establish  judgement  in  the  gale: 
it  may  be  that  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  will  be  gracious  unto  the 
remnant  of  Joseph.  Therefoi-e  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts, 
the  Lord :  Wailing  shall  be  in  all  the  broad  ways ;  and  they  shall  say 
in  all  the  streets,  Alas!  alas!  and  they  shall  call  the  husbandman  to 
mourning,  and  such  as  are  skilful  of  lamentation  to  wailing.  And  in 
all  vineyards  shall  be  v»'ailing:  for  I  will  pass  through  the  midst  of 
thee,  saith  the  Lord.  Woe  unto  you  that  desire  the  day  of  the  Lord! 
wherefore  would  ye  have  the  day  of  the  Lord  ?  it  is  darkness,  and  not 
light.  As  if  a  man  did  flee  from  a  lion,  and  a  bear  met  him ;  or  went 
into  the  house  and  leaned  his  hand  on  the  wall,  and  a  serpent  bit 
him.  Shall  not  the  day  of  the  Lord  be  darkness,  and  not  light?  even 
very  dark,  and  no  brightness  in  it?  I  hate,  I  despise  your  feasts,  and 
I  will  take  no  delight  in  your  solemn  assemblies.  Yea,  though  ye  offer 
me  your  l:>urnt  offerings  and  meal  offerings,  I  will  not  accept  them: 
neither  will  I  regard  the  peace  offerings  of  your  fat  beasts.  Take  thou 
away  from  me  the  noise  of  thy  songs ;  for  I  will  not  hear  the  mel- 
ody of  thy  viols.  But  let  judgement  roll  down  as  waters,  and  right- 
eousness as  a  mighty  stream.  Did  ye  bring  unto  me  sacrifices  and 
offerings  in  the  wilderness  forty  years,  O  house  of  Israel?  Yea,  ye 
have  borne  Siccuth  your  king  and  Chiun  your  images,  the  star  of  your 
god,  which  ye  made  to  yourselves.  Therefore  will  I  cause  you  to  go 
into  captivity  beyond  Damascus,  saith  the  Lord,  whose  name  is  the 
God  of  hosts. 

Woe  to  them  that  are  at  ease  in  Zion,  and  to  them  that  are  secure 
in  the  mountain  of  Samaria,  the  notable  men  of  the  chief  of  the  na- 
tions, to  whom  the  house  of  Israel  come !  Pass  ye  unto  Calneh,  and  see ; 
and  from  thence  go  ye  to  Ilamath  the  gi-eat:  then  go  down  to  Gath 
of  the  Philistines:  be  they  better   than  these   kingdoms?  or   is  their 


PASSAGES   FROM   AMOS.  385 

border  greater  than  your  border?  Ye  that  put  far  away  the  evil  day, 
and  cause  the  seat  of  violence  to  come  near ;  that  lie  upon  beds  of 
ivory,  and  stretch  themselves  upon  their  couches,  and  eat  the  lambs 
out  of  the  flock,  and  the  calves  out  of  the  midst  of  the  stall ;  that 
sing  idle  songs  to  the  sound  of  the  viol;  that  devise  for  themselves 
instruments  of  music,  like  David  ;  that  drink  wine  in  bowls,  and  anoint 
themselves  with  the  chief  ointments ;  but  they  are  not  grieved  for  the 
affliction  of  Joseph.  Therefore  now  shall  they  go  captive  with  the  first 
that  go  captive,  and  the  revelry  of  them  that  stretched  themselves, 
shall  pass  away. 

Thus  the  Lord  God  shewed  me:  and,  behold,  he  formed  locusts  in' 
the  beginning  of  the  shooting  up  of  the  latter  growth  ;  and,  lo,  it  was  the 
latter  growth  after  the  king's  mowings.  And  it  came  to  pass  that  when 
they  made  an  end  of  eating  the  grass  of  the  land,  then  I  said,  O  Lord 
God,  forgive,  I  beseech  thee :  how  shall  Jacob  stand  ?  for  he  is  small. 
The  Lord  repented  concerning  this :  It  shall  not  be,  saith  the  Lord. 

Thus  the  Lord  God  shewed  me :  and,  behold,  the  Lord  God  called 
to  contend  by  fire ;  and  it  devoured  the  great  deep,  and  would  have 
eaten  up  the  land.  Then  said  I,  O  Lord  God,  cease,  I  beseech  thee: 
how  shall  Jacob  stand?  for  he  is  small.  The  Lord  repented  concern- 
ing this :  This  also  shall  not  be,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

Thus  he  shewed  me :  and,  behold,  the  Lord  stood  beside  a  wall 
made  by  a  plumbline,  with  a  plumbline  in  his  hand.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  me,  Amos,  what  seest  thou?  And  I  said,  A  plumbline. 
Then  said  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will  set  a  plumbline  in  the  midst  of 
my  people  Israel ;  I  will  not  again  pass  by  them  any  more :  and  the 
high  places  of  Isaac  shall  be  desolate,  and  the  sanctuaries  of  Israel 
shall  be  laid  waste ;  and  I  will  rise  against  the  house  of  Jeroboam 
with  the  sword. 

Then  Amaziah  the  priest  of  Beth-el  sent  to  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel, 
saying,  Amos  hath  conspired  against  thee  in  the  midst  of  the  house  of 
Israel :  the  land  is  not  able  to  bear  all  his  words.  For  thus  Amos 
saith,  Jeroboam  shall  die  by  the  sword,  and  Israel  shall  surely  be  led 
away  captive  out  of  his  land.  Also  Amaziah  said  unto  Amos,  O  thou 
seer,  go,  flee  thee  away  into  the  land  of  Judah,  and  there  eat  bread, 
and  prophesy  there :  but  prophesy  not  again  any  more  at  Beth-el :  for 
it  is  the  king's  sanctuary,  and  it  is  a  royal  house.  Then  answered 
Amos,  and  said  to  Amaziah,  I  was  no  prophet,  neither  was  I  a 
prophet's  son ;  but  I  was  an  herdman,  and  a-  dresser  of  sycamore 
trees :  and  the  Lord  took  me  from  following  the  flock,  and  the  Lord 
said  unto  me,  Go,  prophesy  unto  my  people  Israel.  Now  therefore 
hear  thou  the  word  of  the  Lord  :  Thou  sayest,  Prophesy  not  against 


386  PASSAGES   FROM   AMOS. 

Israel,  and  drop  not  thy  tvord  against  the  house  of  Isaac ;  therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord  :  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  shall  fall  by  the 
Bword,  and  thy  land  shall  be  divided  by  line  ;  and  thou  thyself  shalt 
die  in  a  land  that  is  unclean,  and  Israel  shall  surely  be  led  away 
captive  out  of  his  land. 

Thus  the  Lord  God  shewed  me :  and  behold,  a  basket  of  summer 
fruit.  And  he  said,  Amos,  what  seest  thou?  And  I  said,  A  basket  of 
summer  fruit.  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  The  end  is  come  upon 
my  people  Israel ;  I  will  not  again  pass  ]jy  them  any  more.  And  the 
songs  of  the  temple  shall  be  bowlings  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord 
God  :  the  dead  bodies  shall  be  many ;  in  every  place  shall  they  cast 
them  forth  with  silence.  Hear  this,  O  ye  that  would  swallow  up  the 
needy,  and  cause  the  poor  of  the  land  to  fail,  saying.  When  will  the 
new  moon  be  gone,  that  we  may  sell  corn?  and  the  sabbath,  that  we 
may  set  forth  wheat?  making  the  ephah  small,  and  the  shekel  great, 
and  dealing  falsely  with  balances  of  deceit;  that  we  may  buy  the  poor 
for  silver,  and  the  needy  for  a  pair  of  shoes,  and  sell  the  refuse  of 
the  wheat.  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  the  excellency  of  Jacob,  Surely 
I  will  never  forget  any  of  their  works.  Shall  not  the  land  tremble 
for  this,  and  every  one  mourn  that  dwelleth  therein?  Behold,  the 
days  come,  saith  the  Lord  God,  that  I  will  send  a  famine  in  the  land, 
not  a  famine  of  bread,  nor  a  thirst  for  water,  but  of  hearing  the  words 
of  the  Lord.  And  they  shall  v/ander  from  sea  to  sea,  and  from  the 
north  even  to  the  east ;  they  shall  run  to  and  fro  to  seek  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  and  shall  not  find  it.  For,  lo,  I  will  command,  and  I  will 
sift  the  house  of  Israel  among  all  the  nations,  like  as  corn  is  sifted  in 
a  sieve,  yet  shall  not  the  least  grain  fall  upon  the  earth.  All  the 
sinners  of  my  people  shall  die  by  the  sword,  which  say.  The  evil 
shall  not  overtake  nor  prevent  us. 

In  that  day  will  I  raise  up  the  tabernacle  of  David  that  is  fallen, 
and  close  up  the  breaches  thereof;  and  I  will  raise  up  his  ruins,  and 
I  will  build  it  as  in  the  days  of  old ;  that  they  may  possess  the  rem- 
nant of  Edom,  and  all  the  nations,  which  are  called  by  my  name, 
saith  the  Lord  that  docth  this.  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  the  plowman  shall  overtake  the  reaper,  and  the  treader  of 
grapes  him  that  soweth  seed ;  and  the  mountains  shall  drop  sweet 
wine,  and  all  the  hills  shall  melt.  And  I  will  bring  again  the  captivity 
of  my  people  Israel,  and  they  shall  build  the  waste  cities,  and  inhabit 
them;  and  they  shall  plant  .vineyards,  and  drink  the  wine  thereof; 
they  shall  also  make  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them.  And  I  will 
plant  them  upon  their  land,  and  they  shall  no  more  be  plucked  up 
out  of  their  land  which  I  have  given  them,  saith  the  Lord  thy  God. 


PASSAGES  FROM 

JONAH. 


Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jonah  the  son  of  Amittai, 
saying,  Arise,  go  to  Nineveh,  that  great  city,  and  cry  against  it ;  for 
their  wickedness  is  come  up  before  me.  But  Jonah  rose  up  to  flee 
unto  Tarshish  from  tlie  presence  of  the  Lord  ;  and  he  went  down  to 
Joppa,  and  found  a  ship  going  to  Tarsliish :  so  he  paid  the  fare  thereof, 
and  went  down  into  it,  to  go  with  them  unto  Tarshish  from  tlie  pres- 
ence of  the  Lord.  But  the  Lord  sent  out  a  great  wind  into  the  sea, 
and  there  was  a  mighty  tempest  in  the  sea,  so  that  the  shij)  was  hke 
to  be  broken.  Then  the  mariners  were  afraid,  and  cried  every  man 
unto  his  god ;  and  they  cast  forth  the  wares  that  were  in  the  ship 
into  tlie  sea,  to  lighten  it  unto  them.  But  Jonah  was  gone  down 
into  the  innermost  parts  of  the  shii^ ;  and  he  lay,  and  was  fast  asleep. 
So  the  shipmaster  came  to  him,  and  said  unto  him.  What  meanest 
thou,  O  sleeper?  arise,  call  upon  thy  God,  if  so  be  that  God  will  think 
upon  us,  that  we  perish  not.  And  they  said  every  one  to  his  fellow. 
Come,  and  let  us  cast  lots,  that  we  may  know  for  whose  cause  this 
evil  is  upon  us.  So  they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell  upon  Jonah.  Then 
said  they  unto  him.  Tell  us,  we  pray  thee,  for  whose  cause  this  evil 
is  upon  us  ;  what  is  thine  occupation  ?  and  whence  comest  thou  ?  what 
is  thy  country  ?  and  of  what  people  art  thou  ?  And  he  said  unto 
them,  I  am  an  Hebrew ;  and  I  fear  the  Lord,  the  God  of  heaven, 
which  hath  made  the  sea  and  the  dry  land.  Then  were  the  men  ex- 
ceedingly afraid,  and  said  unto  him.  What  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  ? 
For  the  men  knew  that  he  fled  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  be- 
cause he  had  told  them.  Then  said  they  unto  him.  What  shall  we 
do  unto  thee,  that  the  sea  may  be  calm  unto  us  ?  for  the  sea  grew 
more  and  more  tempestuous.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take  me  up, 
and  cast  me  forth  into  the  sea ;  so  shall  the  sea  be  calm  unto  you :  for 
I  know  that  for  my  sake  this  great  tempest  is  upon  you.  Nevertheless 
the  men  rowed  hard  to  get  them  back  to  the  land ;  but  they  could  not : 
for  the  sea  grew  more  and  more  tempestuous  against  them.    Wherefore 

(387) 


366  PASSAGES   FROM   JONAH. 

they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  We  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  we  be- 
seech thee,  let  us  not  perish  for  this  man's  life,  and  lay  not  upon  us 
innocent  blood :  for  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  done  as  it  j)leased  thee.  So 
they  took  up  Jonah,  and  cast  him  forth  into  the  sea:  and  the  sea 
ceased  from  her  raging.  Then  the  men  feared  the  Lord  exceedingly; 
and  they  offered  a  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord,  and  made  vows.  And  the 
Lord  prepared  a  great  fish  to  swallow  up  Jonah;  and  Jonah  was  in 
the  belly  of  the  fish  three  days  and  three  nights.  Then  Jonah  prayed 
unto  the  Lord  his  God  out  of  the  fish's  belly.     And  he  said, 

I  called  by  reason  of  mine  affliction  unto  the  Lord, 

And  he  answered  me. 

For  thou  didst  cast  me  into  the  depth,  in  the  heart  of  the  seas, 

And  the  flood  was  round  about  me  ; 

All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  passed  over  me. 

And  I  said,  I  am  cast  out  from  before  thine  eyes 

Yet  I  will  look  again  toward  thy  holy  temple. 

The  waters  compassed  me  about,  even  to  the  soul 

The  deep  was  round  about  me ; 

The  weeds  were  wrapjjed  about  my  head. 

I  went  down  to  the  bottoms  of  the  mountains ; 

The  earth  with  her  bars  closed  upon  me  for  ever : 

Yet  hast  thou  brought  up  my  life  from  the  pit,  O  Lord  my  God. 

When  my  soul  fainted  within  me,  I  remembered  the  Lord  : 

And  my  prayer  came  in  unto  thee,  into  thine  holy  temple. 

They  that  regard  lying  vanities 

Forsake  their  own  mercy. 

But  I  will  sacrifice  unto  thee  with  the  voice  of  thanksgiving ; 

I  will  pay  that  which  I  have  vowed. 

Salvation  is  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  Lord  spake   unto  the  fish,  and  it  vomited  out  Jonah  upon 
the  dry  land. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jonah  the  second  time,  say- 
ing, Arise,  go  unto  Nineveh,  that  great  city,  and  preach  unto  it  the 
preaching  that  I  bid  thee.  So  Jonah  arose,  and  went  unto  Nineveh, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord.  Now  Nineveh  was  an  exceeding 
great  city,  of  three  days'  journey.  And  Jonah  began  to  enter  into  the 
city  a  day's  journey,  and  he  cried,  and  said.  Yet  forty  days,  and  Nine- 
veh shall  be  overthrown.  And  the  people  of  Nineveh  believed  God; 
and  they  proclaimed  a  fast;,  and  put  on  sackcloth,  from  the  greatest  of 
them  even  to  the  least  of  them.  And  the  tidings  reached  the  king  of 
Nineveh,  and  he  arose  from  his  throne,  and  laid  his  rol)c  from  him, 
and  covered  him  with    sackcloth,  and   sat  in   ashes.    And  he  made 


PASSAGES   FROM   JONAH.  389 

proclamation  and  puljlished  through  Nineveh  by  the  decree  of  the 
king  and  his  nobles,  saying,  Let  neither  man  nor  beast,  herd  nor  flock, 
taste  anything :  let  them  not  feed,  nor  drink  water :  but  let  them  be 
covered  with  sackcloth,  both  man  and  beast,  and  let  them  cry  mightily 
unto  God :  yea,  let  them  turn  every  one  from  his  evil  way,  and  from 
the  violence  that  is  in  their  hands.  Who  knoweth  whether  God  will 
not  turn  and  repent,  and  turn  away  from  his  fierce  anger,  that  we  perish 
not  ?  And  God  saw  their  works,  that  they  turned  from  their  evil  way ; 
and  God  repented  of  the  evil,  which  he  said  he  would  do  unto  them ; 
and  he  did  it  not.  But  it  displeased  Jonah  exceedingly,  and  he  was 
angry.  And  he  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  I  pray  thee,  O  Lord, 
was  not  this  my  saying,  when  I  was  yet  in  my  country  ?  Therefore  I 
hasted  to  flee  unto  Tarshish :  for  I  knew  that  thou  art  a  gracious  God, 
and  fall  of  compassion,  slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy,  and  re- 
pentest  thee  of  the  evil.  Therefore  now,  O  Lord,  take,  I  beseech  thee, 
my  life  from  me;  for  it  is  better  for  me  to  die  than  to  live.  And  the 
Lord  said,  Doest  thou  well  to  be  angry  ?  Then  Jonah  went  out  of  the 
city,  and  sat  on  the  east  side  of  the  city,  and  there  made  him  a  booth, 
and  sat  under  it  in  the  shadow,  till  he  might  see  what  would  become  of 
the  city.  And  the  Lord  God  prepared  a  gourd,  and  made  it  to  come  up 
over  Jonah,  that  it  might  be  a  shadow  over  his  head,  to  deliver  him 
from  his  evil  case.  So  Jonah  was  exceeding  glad  because  of  the  gourd. 
But  God  prepared  a  worm  when  the  morning  rose  the  next  day,  and 
it  smote  the  gourd,  that  it  withered.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
sun  arose,  that  God  prepared  a  sultry  east  wind ;  and  the  sun  beat 
upon  the  head  of  Jonah,  that  he  fainted,  and  requested  for  himself 
that  he  might  die,  and  said.  It  is  better  for  me  to  die  than  to  live. 
And  God  said  to  Jonah,  Doest  thou  well  to  be  angry  for  the  gourd  ? 
And  he  said,  I  do  well  to  be  angry  even  unto  death.  And  the  Lord 
said,  Thou  hast  had  pity  on  the  gourd,  for  the  which  thou  hast  not 
laboured,  neither  madest  it  grow ;  which  came  up  in  a  night,  and 
perished  in  a  night :  and  should  not  I  have  pity  on  Nineveh,  that  great 
city ;  wherein  are  more  than  sixscore  thousand  persons  that  cannot 
discern  between  their  right  hand  and  their  left  hand ;  and  also  much 
cattle  ? 


PASSAGES-  FROM 

MICAH. 


The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Micah  the  Morashtitc  in  the 
days  of  Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judali,  which  he  saw 
concerning  Samaria  and  Jerusalem. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  the  prophets  that  make  my  people 
to  err ;  that  bite  with  their  teeth  and  ci-y,  Peace ;  and  whoso  putteth 
not  into  their  mouths,  they  even  prepare  war  against  him :  Therefore 
it  shall  be  night  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  have  no  vision ;  and  it  shall 
be  dark  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  not  divine ;  and  the  sun  shall  go  down 
upon  the  prophets,  and  the  day  shall  be  black  over  them.  And  the 
seers  shall  be  ashamed,  and  the  diviners  confounded ;  yea,  they  shall 
all  cover  their  lips :  for  there  is  no  answer  of  God.  Therefore  shall 
Zion  for  your  sake  be  plowed  as  a  field,  and  Jerusalem  shall  become 
heaps,  and  the  mountain  of  the  house  as  the  high  i)laces  of  a  forest. 

But  in  the  latter  days  it  shall  come  to  i)ass,that  the  mountain  of  the 
Lord's  house  shall  be  established,  in  the  top  of  the  mountains,  and  it 
shall  be  exalted  above  the  hills;  and  peoples  shall  flow  unto  it.  And 
many  nations  shall  go  and  say,  Come  ye,  and  let  us  go  up  to  the 
mountain  of  the  Lord,  and  to  the  house  of  the  God  of  Jacob ;  and 
he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways,  and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths:  for  out 
of  Zion  shall  go  forth  instruction,  and  the  word  of  the  Lord  fi'om 
Jerusalem.  And  he  shall  judge  between  many  peoi)les,  and  shall  re- 
prove strong  nations  afar  off;  and  they  shall  beat  their  swords  into 
plowshares,  and  their  spears  into  pruninghooks :  nation  shall  not  lift 
up  swoid  against  nation,  neither  shall  they  learn  war  any  more.  But 
they  shall  sit  every  man  mider  his  vine  and  under  his  fig  tree ;  and 
none  shall  make  them  afraid :  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
spoken  it.  For  all  the  peoples  will  walk  every  one  in  the  name  of  his 
god,  and  we  will  walk  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  our  God  for  'ever  and 
ever. 

In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  will  T  assemble  her  that  halteth,  and 
I  will  gather  her  that  is  driven  away,  and  her  that  I  have  afflicted ; 
and  I  will  make  lier  that  halted  a  remnant,  and  her  that  was  cast  far 

(390) 


PASSAGES   FROM   MICAH,  391 

off  a  strong  nation :  and  the  Lord  shall  reign  over  them  in  mount 
Zion  from  henceforth  even  for  ever.  And  thou,  O  tower  of  the  flock, 
the  hill  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  unto  thee  shall  it  come ;  yea,  the 
former  dominion  shall  come,  the  kingdom  of  the  daughter  of  Jerusalem. 

But  thou,  Beth-lehem  Ephrathah,  which  art  little  to  be  among  the 
thousands  of  Judah,  out  of  thee  shall  one  come  forth  unto  me  that 
is  to  be  ruler  in  Israel ;  whose  goings  forth  are  from  of  old,  from  ever- 
lasting. And  he  shall  stand,  and  shall  feed  his  floch  in  the  strength  of 
the  Lord,  in  the  majesty  of  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God :  and  they 
shall  abide ;  for  now  shall  he  be  great  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
And  this  laan  shall  be  our  peace. 

Wherewith  shall  I  come  before  the  Lord,  and  bow  myself  before 
the  high  God?  shall  I  come  before  him  with  burnt  offerings,  with 
calves  of  a  year  old?  Will  the  Lord  be  pleased  with  thousands  of 
rams,  or  with  ten  thousands  of  rivers  of  oil  ?  shall  I  give  my  firstborn 
for  my  transgression,  the  fruit  of  my  body  for  the  sin  of  my  soul? 
He  hath  shewed  thee,  O  man,  what  is  good ;  and  what  doth  the  Lord 
require  of  thee,  but  to  do  justly,  and  to  love  mercy,  and  to  walk 
humbly  with  thy  God  ? 

Woe  is  me!  for  I  am  as  when  they  have  gathered  the  summer 
fruits,  as  the  grape  gleanings  of  the  vintage :  there  is  no  cluster  to  eat ; 
nor  firstripe  fig  which  my  soul  desired.  The  godly  man  is  perished 
out  of  the  earth,  and  there  is  none  upright  among  men :  they  all  lie 
in  wait  for  blood ;  they  hunt  every  man  his  brother  with  a  net.  Their 
hands  are  upon  that  which  is  evil  to  do  it  diligently  ;  the  prince  asketh, 
and  the  judge  is  ready  for  a  reward ;  and  the  great  man,  he  uttereth 
the  mischief  of  his  soul:  thus  they  weave  it  together.  The  best  of 
them  is  as  a  Ijrier :  the  most  upright  is  worse  than  a  thorn  hedge. 

But  as  for  me,  I  will  look  unto  the  Lord  ;  I  will  wait  for  the  God 
of  my  salvation:  my  God  will  hear  me.  Rejoice  not  against  me,  O 
mine  enemy :  when  I  fall,  I  shall  arise ;  when  I  sit  in  darkness,  the 
Lord  shall  be  a  light  unto  me.  I  will  bear  the  indignation  of  the 
Lord,  because  I  have  sinned  against  him ;  until  he  plead  my  cause, 
and  execute  judgement  for  me :  he  will  bring  me  forth  to  the  light, 
and  I  shall  behold  his  righteousness. 

Who  is  a  God  like  unto  thee,  that  pardoneth  iniquity,  and  passeth 
by  the  transgression  of  the  remnant  of  his  heritage?  he  retaineth  not 
his  anger  for  ever,  because  he  delighteth  in  mercy.  He  will  turn  again 
and  have  compassion  upon  us ;  he  will  tread  our  iniquities  under  foot : 
and  thou  wilt  cast  all  their  sins  into  the  depths  of  the  sea.  Thou 
wilt  perform  the  truth  to  Jacob,  and  the  mercy  to  Abraham,  which 
thou  hast  sworn  unto  our  fathers  from  the  days  of  old. 


PASSAGES  FEOM 

NAHUM. 


The  burden  of  Nineveh.  The  book  of  the  vision  of  Nahum  the 
Elkoshite. 

The  Lord  is  slow  to  anger,  and  great  in  power,  and  will  by  no 
means  clear  the  guilty:  the  Lord  hath  his  way  in  the  whirlwind  and 
in  the  storm,  and  the  clouds  are  the  dust  of  his  feet.  He  rebuketh 
the  sea,  and  maketh  it  dry,  and  drieth  up  all  the  rivers :  Bashan  lan- 
guisheth,  and  Carmel,  and  the  flower  of  Lebanon  languisheth.  The 
mountains  quake  at  him,  and  the  hills  melt ;  and  the  earth  is  up- 
heaved at  his  presence,  yea,  the  world,  and  all  that  dwell  therein.  The 
Lord  is  good,  a  strong  hold  in  the  day  of  trouble;  and  he  knoweth 
them  that  put  their  trust  in  him.  Behold,  wgon  the  mountains  the 
feet  of  him  that  bringeth  good  tidings,  that  publisheth  peace !  Keep 
thy  feasts,  O  Judah,  perform  thy  vows:  for  the  wicked  one  shall  no 
more  pass  through  thee;   he  is  utterly  cut  off. 

He  that  dasheth  in  pieces  ia  come  up  before  thy  face:  keep  the 
munition,  watch  the  way,  make  thy  loins  strong,  fortify  thy  power 
mightily.  For  the  Lord  bringeth  again  the  excellency  of  Jacob,  as  the 
excellency  of  Israel.  But  Nineveh  hath  been  from  of  old  like  a  pool 
of  water.  She  is  empty,  and  void,  and  waste :  and  the  heart  melteth, 
and  the  knees  smite  together. 

Woe  to  the  bloody  city!  it  is  all  full  of  lies  and  rapine;  the  prey 
departcth  not.  The  noise  of  the  whip,  and  the  noise  of  the  rattling 
of  wheels ;  and  pransing  horses,  and  jumping  chariots;  the  horseman 
mounting,  land  the  flashing  sword,  and  the  glittering  spear;  and  a 
multitude  of  slain,  and  a  great  heap  of  carcases:  and  there  is  none 
end  of  the  corpses ;  they  stumble  upon  their  corpses.  Thy  crowned 
are  as  the  locusts,  and  thy  marslials  as  the  swarms  of  grasshojipers, 
which  camp  in  the  hedges  in  the  cold  day,  but  when  the  sun  ariseth 
they  flee  away,  and  their  place  is  not  known  where  they  are.  Thy 
shepherds  slumber,  O  king  of  Assyria :  thy  worthies  are  at  rest :  thy 
people  are  scattered  upon  the  mountains,  and  there  is  none  to  gather 
them.  There  is  no  assuaging  of  thy  hurt;  thy  wound  is  grievous: 
all  that  hear  the  bruit  of  thee  clap  the  hands  over  thee ;  for  upon 
whom  hath  not  thy  wickedness  passed  continually? 

(392) 


PASSAGES   FROM 

HABAKKUK. 


The  burden  which  Habakkuk  the  prophet  did  see. 

Behold  ye  among  the  nations,  and  regard,  and  wonder  marvel- 
lously :  for  I  work  a  work  in  your  days,  which  ye  will  not  believe 
though  it  be  told  you.  For,  lo,  I  raise  up  the  Chaldeans,  that  bitter 
and  hasty  nation ;  which  march  through  the  breadth  of  the  earth,  to 
possess  dwelling  places  that  are  not  theirs.  Their  horses  also  are 
swifter  than  leopards,  and  are  more  fierce  than  the  evening  wolves ; 
aaid  their  horsemen  come  from  far;  they  fly  as  an  eagle  that  hasteth 
to  devour,  and  they  gather  captives  as  the  sand.  Then  shall  he  sweep 
by  as  a  wind,  and  shall  pass  over,  and  be  guilty :  even  he  whose  might 
is  his  god.  Art  not  thou  from  everlasting,  O  Lord  my  God,  mine 
Holy  One?  we  shall  not  die.  O  Lord,  thou  hast  ordained  him  for 
judgement ;  and  thou,  O  Rock,  hast  established  him  for  correction. 
Thou  that  art  of  purer  eyes  than  to  behold  evil,  and  that  canst  not 
look  on  perverseness,  wherefore  lookest  thou  upon  them  that  deal 
treacherously,  and  boldest  thy  peace  when  the  wicked  swalloweth  up 
the  man  that  is  more  righteous  than  he. 

I  will  stand  upon  my  watch,  and  set  me  upon  the  tower,  and  will 
look  forth  to  see  what  he  will  speak  with  me,  and  what  I  shall  an- 
swer concerning  my  complaint.  And  the  Lord  answered  me,  and  said. 
Write  the  vision,  and  make  it  plain  upon  tables,  that  he  may  run  that 
readeth  it.  For  the  vision  is  yet  for  the  appointed  time,  and  it  hasteth 
toward  the  end,  and  shall  not  lie :  though  it  tarry,  wait  for  it ;  because 
it  will  surely  come,  it  will  not  delay. 

Woe  to  him  that  getteth  an  evil  gain  for  his  house,  that  he  may 
set  his  nest  on  high,  that  he  may  be  delivered  from  the  hand  of  evil ! 
For  the  stone  shall  cry  out  of  the  wall,  and  the  beam  out  of  the 
timber  shall  answer  it. 

Woe  to  him  that  buildeth  a  town  with  blood,  and  stablisheth  a 
city  by  iniquity !  Behold,  is  it  not  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  that  the  peo- 
ples labour  for  the  fire,  and  the  nations  weary  themselves  for  vanity  ? 
For  the  earth  shall  be  filled  with  the  knowledge  of  the  glory  of  the 
Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

Woe  unto  him  that  saith  to  the  wood.  Awake ;  to  the  dumb  stone, 

(393) 


394  PASSAGES   FROM   HABAKKUK. 

Arise !     But  the  Lord  is  in  his   holy  temple :    let  all   the   earth   keep 
silence  before  him. 

A  prayer  of  Habakkuk  the  prophet,  set  to  Shigionoth. 

O  Lord,  I  have  heard  the  report  of  thee,  and  am  afraid : 

0  Lord,  revive  thy  work  in  the  midst  of  the  years. 
In  the  midst  of  the  years  make  it  known ; 

In  wrath  remember  mercy. 
For  though  the  fig  tree  shall  not  blossom, 
Neither  shall  fruit  be  in  the  vines; 
The  labour  of  the  olive  shall  fail. 
And  the  fields  shall  yield  no  meat; 
The  flock  shall  be  cut  off  from  the  fold, 
And  there  shall  be  no  herd  in  the  stalls: 
Yet  I  will  rejoice  in  the  Lord, 

1  will  joy  in  the  God  of  my  salvation. 
Jehovah,  the  Lord  is  my  strength, 
And  he  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds'  feet, 

And  will  make  me  to  walk  upon  mine  high  places. 


PASSAGES  FROM 

ZEPHANIAH. 


The  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  unto  Zephaniah  the  son  of 
Cushi,  in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  son  of  Anion,  king  of  Judah. 

Hold  thy  peace  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord  God  :  for  the  day  of  the 
Lord  is  at  hand :  for  the  Lord  hath  prepared  a  sacrifice,  he  hath  sancti- 
fied his  guests.  And  it  sliall  come  to  pass  in  tlie  day  of  the  Lord's 
sacrifice,  tliat  I  will  punish  the  princes,  and  the  king's  sons,  and  all  such 
as  are  clothed  with  foreign  apparel.  And  in  that  day  I  will  punish 
all  those  that  leap  over  the  threshold,  which  fill  their  master's  house 
with  violence  and  deceit.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that  time,  that 
I  will  search  Jerusalem  with  candles ;  and  I  will  punish  the  men  that 
are  settled  on  their  lees,  that  say  in  their  heart,  The  Lord  will  not  do 
good,  neither  will  he  do  evil.  The  great  day  of  the  Lord  is  near,  it  is 
near  and  hasteth  greatly,  even  the  voice  of  the  day  of  the  Lord;  the 
mighty  man  crieth  there  bitterly.  That  day  is  a  day  of  wrath,  a  day 
of  trouble  and  distress,  a  day  of  wasteness  and  desolation,  a  day  of 
darkness  and  gloominess,  a  day  of  clouds  and  thick  darkness,  a  day 
of  the  trumpet  and  alarm. 

Seek  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  meek  of  the  earth,  which  have  wrought 
his  judgement ;  seek  righteousness,  seek  meekness :  it  may  be  ye  shall 
be  hid  in  the  day  of  the  Lord's  anger.  For  Gaza  shall  be  forsaken, 
and  Ashkelon  a  desolation:  they  shall  drive  out  Ashdod  at  the  noon- 
day, and  Ekron  shall  be  rooted  up.  Woe  unto  the  inhabitants  of  the 
sea  coast,  the  nation  of  the  Cherethites !  The  word  of  the  Lord  is 
against  you,  O  Canaan,  the  land  of  the  Philistines;  I  will  destroy 
thee,  that  there  shall  be  no  inhabitant.  And  the  sea  coast  shall  be 
pastures,  with  cottages  for  shepherds  and  folds  for  flocks.  And  the 
coast  shall  be  for  the  remnant  of  the  house  of  Judah ;  they  shall  feed 
their  flocls  thereupon :  in  the  house  of  Ashkelon  shall  they  lie  down  in 
the  evening ;  for  the  Lord  their  God  shall  visit  them,  and  bring  again 
their  caistivity.  And  he  ^'^"ill  stretch  out  his  hand  against  the  north 
and  destroy  Assyria ;  and  will  make  Nineveh  a  desolation,  and  dry 
like  the  wilderness.    And  herds  shall  lie  down  in  the  midst  of  her,  all 

(395) 


396  PASSAGES   FROM   ZEPHANIAH. 

the  beasts  of  the  nations:  both  the  peUcan  and  the  porcupine  shall 
lodge  in  the  chapiters  thereof:  their  voice  shall  sing  in  the  windows; 
desolation  shall  be  in  the  thresholds:  for  he  hath  laid  bare  the  cedar 
work.  This  is  the  joyous  city  that  dwelt  carelessly,  that  said  in  her 
heart,  I  am,  and  there  is  none  else  beside  me :  how  is  she  become  a 
desolation,  a  place  for  beasts  to  lie  down  in  !  every  one  that  passeth 
by  her  shall  hiss  and  wag  his  hand. 

Woe  to  her  that  is  rebelUous  and  polluted,  to  the  oppressing  city ! 
She  obeyed  not  tlie  voice ;  she  received  not  correction ;  she  trusted  not 
in  the  Lord;  she  drew  not  near  to  her  God.  The  Lord  in  the  midst 
of  her  is  righteous ;  he  will  not  do  iniquity ;  every  morning  doth  he 
bring  his  judgement  to  light,  he  faileth  not.  Therefore  wait  ye  for  me, 
saith  the  Lord.  For  then  will  I  turn  to  the  peoples  a  pure  language, 
that  they  may  all  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  serve  him  with 
one  consent.  From  beyond  the  rivers  of  Ethiopia  my  suppliants,  even 
the  daughter  of  my  dispersed,  shall  bring  mine  oflbring.  In  that  day 
shalt  thou  not  be  ashamed  for  all  thy  doings,  wdiercin  thou  hast  trans- 
gressed against  me :  for  then  I  will  take  away  out  of  the  midst  of  thee 
thy  proudly  exulting  ones,  and  thou  shalt  no  more  be  haughty  in  my 
holy  mountain.  But  I  will  leave  in  the  midst  of  thee  an  afflicted  and 
poor  people,  and  they  shall  trust  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  The  rem- 
nant of  Israel  shall  not  do  iniquity,  nor  speak  lies ;  neither  shall  a  de- 
ceitful tongue  be  found  in  their  mouth:  for  they  shall  feed  and  lie 
down,  and  none  shall  make  them  afraid.  Sing,  0  daughter  of  Zion; 
shout,  0  Israel ;  be  glad  and  rejoice  with  all  the  heart,  O  daughter  of 
Jerusalem.  The  Lord  hath  taken  away  thy  judgements,  he  hath  cast 
out  thine  enemy :  the  king  of  Israel,  even  the  Lord,  is  in  the  midst  of 
thee:  thou  shalt  not  fear  evil  any  more.  In  that  day  it  shall  be  said 
to  Jerusalem,  Fear  thou  not:  0  Zion,  let  not  thine  hands  be  slack.  The 
Lord  thy  God  is  in  the  midst  of  thee,  a  mighty  one  who  will  save : 
he  will  rejoice  over  thee  with  joy,  he  will  rest  in  his  love,  he  will  joy 
over  thee  with  singing. 


PASSAGES  FEOM 

HAGGAI. 


In  the  second  year  of  Darius  the  king,  in  the  sixth  montli,  in  the  first 
day  of  tlie  niontli,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  Haggai  the  prophet 
unto  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah,  and  to  Joshua 
the  son  of  Jehozadak,  the  high  priest,  saying,  Tlius  speaketh  tire  Lord 
of  hosts,  saying.  This  people  say,  It  is  not  tlie  time  for  us  to  come,  the 
time  for  the  Lord's  liouse  to  be  built.  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  by  Haggai  the  prophet,  saying,  Is  it  a  time  for  you  yourselves  to 
dwell  in  your  cieled  houses,  while  this  house  lieth  waste?  Now  there- 
fore thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts:  Consider  your  ways.  Go  up  to  the 
mountain,  and  bring  wood,  and  build  the  house;  and  I  will  take  pleas- 
ure in  it,  and  I  will  be  gloi'ified,  saith  the  Lord.  Ye  looked  for  much, 
and,  lo,  it  came  to  little ;  and  when  ye  brought  it  home,  I  did  blow 
upon  it.  Why  ?  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Because  of  mine  house  that 
lieth  waste,  wliile  ye  run  every  man  to  his  own  house.  Therefore  for 
your  sake  the  heaven  is  stayed  from  dew,  and  the  earth  is  stayed  from 
her  fruit.  And  the  Lord  stirred  up  the  sjiirit  of  Zerubbabel  the  son 
Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah,  and  the  spirit  of  Joshua  the  son  of  Jeho- 
zadak, the  high  i)riest,  and  the  spirit  of  all  the  remnant  of  the  jieople; 
and  they  came  and  did  work  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

In  the  seventh  month  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  Haggai  the 
prophet,  saying.  Who  is  left  among  you  that  saw  this  house  in  its  for- 
mer glory?  and  how  do  ye  see  it  now?  is  it  not  in  your  eyes  as  noth- 
ing ?  Yet  now  be  strong,  O  Zerubbabel,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  be  strong, 
O  Joshua,  son  of  Jehozadak,  the  high  priest ;  and  be  strong,  all  ye 
people  of  the  land,  saith  the  Lord,  and  work :  for  I  am  with  you, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  according  to  the  word  that  I  covenanted  with 
you  when  ye  came  out  of  Egypt,  and  my  spirit  abode  among  you : 
fear  ye  not.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts :  Yet  once,  it  is  a  little 
while,  and  I  will  shake  the  heavens,  and  the  earth,  and  the  sea,  and 
the  dry  land ;  and  I  will  shake  all  nations,  and  the  desirable  things 
of  all  nations  shall  come,  and  I  will  fill  this  house  with  glory,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  The  silver  is  mine,  and  the  gold  is  mine,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts.  The  latter  glory  of  this  house  shall  be  greater  than 
the  former,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts :  and  in  this  place  will  I  give  peace, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

(397) 


PASSAGES  FEOM 

ZEOHARIAH. 


Sing  and  rejoice,  O  daughter  of  Zion :  for,  lo,  I  come,  and  I  will 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee,  saith  the  Lord.  And  many  nations  shall 
join  themselves  to  the  Lord  in  that  day,  and  shall  be  my  people:  and 
I  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee,  and  thou  shalt  know  that  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  thee.  And  the  Lord  shall  inherit  Judah 
as  his  portion  in  the  holy  land,  and  shall  yet  choose  Jerusalem.  Be 
silent,  all  flesh,  before  the  Lord  :  for  he  is  waked  up  out  of  his  holy 
habitation. 

Rejoice  greatly,  0  daughter  of  Zion;  shout,  O  daughter  of  Jerusalem: 
behold,  thy  king  cometh  unto  thee:  he  is  just,  and  having  salvation; 
lowly,  and  riding  upon  an  ass,  even  upon  a  colt  the  foal  of  an  ass ; 
and  he  shall  speak  peace  unto  the  nations:  and  his  dominion  shall  be 
from  sea  to  sea,  and  from  the  River  to  the  ends  of  the  earth.  As  for 
thee  also,  because  of  the  blood  of  thy  covenant  I  have  sent  forth  thy 
prisoners  out  of  the  pit  wherein  is  no  water.  Turn  you  to  the  strong 
hold,  ye  prisoners  of  hojie :  even  to-day  do  I  declare  that  I  will  render 
double  unto  thee.  And  I  will  pour  upon  the  house  of  David,  and 
upon  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  the  spirit  of  grace  and  of  supplica- 
tion ;  and  they  shall  look  unto  me  whom  thoy  have  pierced :  and  they 
shall  mourn  for  him,  as  one  mourneth  for  his  only  son,  and  shall  be 
in  bitterness  for  him,  as  one  that  is  in  bitterness  for  his  firstborn. 

In  that  day  there  shall  be  a  fountain  opened  to  the  house  of  David 
and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  for  sin  and  for  uncleanness.  And 
it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the  light  shall  not  be  with 
brightness  and  with  j^loom :  but  it  shall  be  one  day  which  is  known 
unto  the  Lord;  not  day,  and  not  night:  l)ut  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
at  evening  time  there  shall  be  light.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  living  waters  shall  go  out  from  Jerusalem  ;  half  of  them 
toward  the  eastern  sea,  and  half  of  them  toward  the  western  sea :  in 
summer  and  in  winter  shall  it  be.  And  the  Lord  shall  be  king  over 
all  the  earth :  in  that  day  shall  the  Lord  be  one,  and  his  name  one. 

(398) 


PASSAGES  FROM 

MALACHI. 


The  burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord  to  Israel  by  Malachi. 

I  have  loved  you,  saith  the  Lord.  Yet  ye  say,  Wherein  hast  thou 
loved  us?  A  son  honoureth  his  father,  and  a  servant  his  master:  if 
then  I  be  a  father,  where  is  mine  honour?  and  if  I  be  a  master,  where 
is  my  fear?  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  unto  you,  0  priests,  that  despise 
my  name.  And  ye  say,  Wherein  have  we  despised  thy  name  ?  Ye  otfer 
polluted  bread  upon  mine  altar.  And  ye  say.  Wherein  have  we  polluted 
thee?  In  that  ye  say.  The  table  of  the  Lord  is  contemptible.  And 
when  j'e  offer  the  blind  for  sacrifice,  it  is  no  evil !  and  when  ye  offer 
the  lame  and  sick,  it  is  no  evil !  Oh  that  there  were  one  among  you 
that  would  shut  the  doors,  that  ye  might  not  kindle  fire  on  mine  altar 
in  vain!  I  have  no  pleasure  in  you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  neither 
will  I  accept  an  offering  at  your  hand.  For  from  the  rising  of  the  sun 
even  unto  the  going  down  of  the  same  my  name  shall  be  great  among 
the  Gentiles ;  and  in  every  place  incense  is  offered  unto  my  name,  and 
a  i^ure  offering :  for  my  name  shall  be  great  among  the  Gentiles,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  But  ye  profane  it,  in  that  ye  say,  The  table  of  the 
Lord  is  polluted,  and  the  fruit  thereof,  even  his  meat,  is  contemptible. 
Ye  say  also.  Behold,  what  a  weariness  is  it !  and  ye  have  snuffed  at 
it,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  and  ye  have  brought  that  which  was  taken 
by  violence,  and  the  lame,  and  the  sick ;  thus"  ye  bring  the  offering : 
should  I  accept  this  of  your  hand  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

And  now,  O  ye  lariests,  this  commandment  is  for  you.  If  ye  will 
not  hear,  and  if  ye  will  not  lay  it  to  heart,  to  give  glory  unto  my 
name,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  then  will  I  send  the  curse  upon  you, 
and  I  will  curse  your  blessings.  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  have  sent 
this  commandment  unto  you,  that  my  covenant  might  be  with  Levi, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  My  covenant  was  with  him  of  life  and  peace ; 
and  I  gave  them  to  him  that  he  might  fear,  and  he  feared  me,  and 
stood  in  awe  of  my  name.  The  law  of  truth  was  in  his  mouth,  and 
unrighteousness  was  not  found  in  his  lips :  he  walked  with  me  in  peace 

(399) 


400  PASSAGES  FROM   MALACHI. 

and  upriglitness,  and  did  turn  many  away  from  iniquity.  For  the 
priest's  lips  should  keep  knowledge,  and  they  should  seek  the  law  at 
his  mouth:  for  he  is  the  messenger  of  the  Lord  of  hosts.  But  ye  are 
tui'ned  aside  out  of  the  way ;  ye  have  caused  many  to  stumble  in  the 
law ;  ye  have  corrupted  the  covenant  of  Levi,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

Ye  have  wearied  the  Lord  with  your  words.  Yet  ye  say.  Wherein 
have  we  wearied  him?  In  that  ye  say.  Every  one  that  doeth  evil  is 
good  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  he  delighteth  in  them ;  or  where 
is  the  God  of  judgement  ?  Behold,  I  send  my  messenger,  and  he  shall 
prepare  the  way  before  me  :  and  the  Lord,  whom  ye  seek,  shall  sud- 
denly come  to  his  temple ;  and  the  messenger  of  the  covenant,  whom 
ye  delight  in,  behold,  he  cometh,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  But  who 
may  abide  the  day  of  his  coming?  and  who  shall  stand  when  he  ap- 
peareth?  for  he  is  like  a  refiner's  fire,  and  like  fullers'  soap:  and  he 
shall  sit  as  a  refiner  and  purifier  of  silver,  and  he  shall  purify  the  sons 
of  Levi,  and  they  shall  offer  unto  tlie  Lord  offerings  in  righteousness. 
Then  shall  the  offering  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  be  pleasant  unto  the 
Lord,  as  in  the  days  of  old,  and  as  in  ancient  years.  And  I  will  come 
near  to  you  to  judgement;  and  I  will  be  a  swift  witness  against  the 
sorcerers,  and  against  the  adulterers,  and  against  false  swearers ;  and 
against  those  that  opi:)ress  the  hireling  in  his  wages,  the  widow,  and 
the  fatherless,  and  that  turn  aside  the  stranger  from  his  right,  and  fear 
not  me,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  For  I  the  Lord  change  not ;  there- 
fore ye,  0  sons  of  Jacob,  are  not  consumed. 

From  the  days  of  your  fathers  ye  have  turned  aside  from  mine  or- 
dinances, and  have  not  kept  them.  Return  unto  me,  and  I  will  return 
unto  you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  But  ye  say,  Wherein  shall  we  re- 
turn ?  Will  a  man  rob  God  ?  yet  ye  rob  me.  But  ye  say.  Wherein 
have  we  rob))ed  thee?  In  tithes  and  offerings.  Ye  are  cursed  with 
the  curse ;  for  ye  rob  me,  even  this  'O'hole  nation.  Bring  ye  the  whole 
tithe  into  the  storehouse,  that  there  may  be  meat  in  mine  house,  and 
prove  me  now  herewith,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  if  I  will  not  open 
you  the  windows  of  heaven,  and  pour  you  out  a  blessing,  that  there 
shall  not  be  room  enough  to  receive  it.  And  I  will  rebuke  the  devourer 
for  your  sakes,  and  he  shall  not  destroy  the  fruits  of  your  ground ; 
neither  shall  your  vine  cast  her  fruit  before  the  time  in  the  field,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  And  all  nations  shall  call  you  happy:  for  ye  shall 
be  a  delightsome  land,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

Your  words  have  been  stout  against  me,  saith  the  Lord.  Yet  ye  say, 
Wherein  have  we  spoken  against  thee?  Ye  have  said.  It  is  vain  to 
serve  God:  and  what  profit  is  it  that  we  have  kept  his  charge,  and 
that  we  have  walked  mournfullv  before  the  Lord  of  hosts?    And  now 


PASSAGES   FROM   MALACHI.  401 

we  call  the  proud  liapi:)y ;  yea,  they  that  work  wickedness  are  built 
up;  yea,  they  tempt  God,  and  are  delivered.  Then  they  that  feared 
the  Lord  spake  one  with  another :  and  the  Lord  hearkened,  and  heard, 
and  a  book  of  remembrance  was  written  before  him,  for  them  that 
feared  the  Lord,  and  that  thought  upon  his  name.  And  they  shall  be 
mine,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the  day  that  I  do  make,  even  a  pecu- 
liar treasure;  and  I  will  spare  them,  as  a  man  spareth  his  own  son 
that  serveth  him.  Then  shall  ye  return  and  discern  between  the 
righteous  and  the  wicked,  between  him  that  serveth  God  and  him  that 
serveth  him  not.  For,  behold,  the  day  cometh,  it  burnetii  as  a  furnace; 
and  all  the  proud,  and  all  that  work  wickedness,  shall  be  stubble ;  and 
the  day  that  cometh  shall  burn  them  up,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
it  shall  leave  them  neither  root  nor  branch.  But  unto  you  that  fear 
my  name  shall  the  sun  of  righteousness  arise  with  healing  in  his  wings. 


PASSAGES  FROM  THE  BOOK  OF 

JOB. 


There  was  a  man  in  the  land  of  Uz,  whose  name  was  Job;  and 
that  man  was  perfect  and  upright,  and  one  that  feared  God,  and  es- 
chewed evil.  And  there  were  born  unto  him  seven  sons  and  three 
daughters.  His  substance  also  was  seven  thousand  sheep,  and  three 
thousand  camels,  and  five  hundred  yoke  of  oxen,  and  five  hundred 
she-asses,  and  a  very  great  household;  so  that  this  man  was  the  great- 
est of  all  the  children  of  the  east.  And  his  sons  went  and  held  a  feast 
in  the  house  of  each  one  upon  his  day ;  and  they  sent  and  called  for 
their  three  sisters  to  eat  and  to  drink  with  them.  And  it  was  so,  when 
the  days  of  their  feasting  were  gone  about,  that  Job  sent  and  sanctified 
them,  and  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  offered  burnt  offerings 
according  to  the  number  of  them  all :  for  Job  said.  It  may  be  that 
my  sons  have  sinned,  and  renounced  God  in  their  hearts.  Thus  did 
Job  continually. 

Now  there  was  a  day  when  the  sons  of  God  came  to  present  them- 
selves before  the  Lord,  and  Satan  came  also  among  them.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Whence  comest  thou  ?  Then  Satan  answered 
the  Lord,  and  said.  From  going  to  and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from 
walking  up  and  down  in  it.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast  thou 
considered  my  servant  Job?  for  there  is  none  like  him  in  the  earth, 
a  perfect  and  an  upright  man,  one  that  fearcth  (Jod,  and  escheweth 
evil.  Then  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and  said.  Doth  Job  fear  God  for 
nought?  Hast  not  thou  made  an  hedge  about  him,  and  about  his 
house,  and  about  all  that  he  hath,  on  every  side?  thou  hast  blessed 
the  work  of  his  hands,  and  his  substance  is  increased  in  the  land. 
But  put  forth  thine  hand  now,  and  touch  all  that  he  hath,  and  he  will 
renounce  thee  to  thy  face.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Behold,  all 
that  he  hath  is  in  thy  power ;  only  upon  himself  put  not  forth  thine 
hand.    So  Satan  went  forth  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord. 

And  it  fell  on  a  day  when  his  sons  and  his  daughters  were  eating 
and  drinking  wine  in  their  eldest  brother's  house,  that  there  came  a 
messenger  unto  Job,  and  said,  The  oxen  were  plowing,  and  the  asses 
feeding  beside  them :   and  the  Sabeans  fell  upon  them,  and  took  them 

(402) 


PASSAGES    FROM    JOB.  403 

away ;  yea,  they  have  slain  the  servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword ; 
and  I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee.  While  he  was  yet  speak- 
ing, there  came  also  another,  and  said,  The  fire  of  God  is  fallen  from 
heaven,  and  hath  burned  up  the  sheep,  and  the  servants,  and  con- 
sumed them  ;  and  I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee.  \Vhile  he 
was  yet  speaking,  there  came  also  another,  and  said,  The  Chaldeans 
made  three  bands,  and  fell  upon  the  camels,  and  have  taken  them 
away,  yea,  and  slain  the  servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword;  and  I 
only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee.  While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said,  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  were  eating 
and  drinking  wine  in  their  eldest  brother's  house :  and,  behold,  there 
came  a  great  wind  from  the  wilderness,  and  smote  the  four  corners  of 
the  house,  and  it  fell  upon  the  young  men,  and  they  are  dead ;  and  I 
only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee.  Then  Job  arose,  and  rent  his 
mantle,  and  shaved  his  head,  and  fell  down  upon  the  ground,  and 
worshipped  ;  and  he  said.  The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken 
away  ;  blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord.  In  all  this  Job  sinned  not, 
nor  charged  God  with  foolishness. 

Again  there  was  a  day  when  the  sons  of  God  came  to  present  them- 
selves before  the  Lord,  and  Satan  came  also  among  them  to  present 
himself  before  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  From  whence 
comest  thou?  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and  said.  From  going  to 
and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from  walking  up  and  down  in  it.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast  thou  considered  my  servant  Job  ?  for  there 
is  none  like  him  in  the  earth,  a  perfect  and  an  upright  man,  one  that 
feareth  God,  and  escheweth  evil :  and  he  still  holdeth  fast  his  integ- 
rity, although  thou  movedst  me  against  him,  to  destroy  him  without 
cause.  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and  said.  Skin  for  skin,  yea, 
all  that  a  man  hath  will  he  give  for  his  life.  But  put  forth  thine 
hand  now,  and  touch  his  bone  and  his  flesh,  and  he  will  renounce 
thee  to  thy  face.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Behold,  he  is  in» 
thine  hand;  only  spare  his  life.  So  Satan  went  forth  from  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Lord,  and  smote  Job  with  sore  boils  from  the  sole  of  his 
foot  unto  his  crown.  And  he  took  him  a  potsherd  to  scrape  himself 
withal ;  and  he  sat  among  the  ashes.  Then  said  his  wife  unto  him. 
Dost  thou  still  hold  fast  thine  integrity?  renounce  God,  and  die.  But 
he  said  unto  her.  Thou  speakest  as  one  of  the  foolish  women  speaketh. 
What?  shall  we  receive  good  at  the  hand  of  God,  and  shall  we  not 
receive  evil?    In  all  this  did  not  Job  sin  with  his  lips. 

Now  when  Job's  three  friends  heard  of  all  this  evil  that  was  come 
upon  him,  they  came  every  one  from  his  own  place ;  Eliphaz  the 
Temanite,  and  Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and  Zophar  the  Naamathite :  and 


404  PASSAGES   FROM   JOB. 

they  made  an  appointment  together  to  come  to  bemoan  him  and  to 
comfort  him.  And  when  they  lifted  up  tlieir  eyes  afar  off,  and  knew 
him  not,  they  hfted  up  their  voice,  and  wept ;  and  they  rent  every 
one  his  mantle,  and  sprinkled  dust  upon  their  heads  tow'ard  heaven. 
So  they  sat  down  with  him  upon  the  ground  seven  days  and  seven 
nights,  and  none  spake  a  word  unto  him:  for  they  saw  that  his  grief 
was  very  gi-eat. 

After  this  opened  Job  his  mouth,  and  cursed  his  day,  and  said  : 
Let  the  day  perish  wherein  I  was  born  ; 
Let  not  God  regard  it  from  above. 
Neither  let  the  light  shine  upon  it. 

Let  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death  claim  it  for  their  own : 
Let  it  not  rejoice  among  the  days  of  the  year ; 
Let  it  not  come  into  the  number  of  the  months. 
For  now  should  I  have  lien  down  and  been  quiet ; 
I  should  have  slept ;  then  had  I  Ijeen  at  rest : 
Or  as  an  hidden  untimely  birth  I  had  not  been ; 
As  infants  which  never  saw  light. 
There  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling ; 
And  there  the  weary  be  at  rest. 
There  the  prisoners  are  at  ease  together ; 
They  hear  not  the  voice  of  the  taskmaster. 
The  small  and  great  are  there ; 
And  the  servant  is  free  from  his  master. 
Wherefore  is  light  given  to  him  that  is  in  misery. 
And  life  unto  the  bitter  in  soul ; 
Which  long  for  death,  but  it  cometh  not ; 
And  dig  for  it  more  than  for  hid  treasures ; 
Which  rejoice  exceedingly, 
And  are  glad,  when  they  can  find  the  grave  ? 
Why  is  light  given  to  a  man  whose  light  is  hid, 
And  whom  God  hath  hedged  in? 
For  my  sighing  cometh  like  my  meat, 
And  my  roarings  are  poured  out  like  water. 
For  the  thing  which  I  feared  is  come  ui)on  me. 
I  am  not  at  ease,  neither  am  I  quiet,  neither  have  I  rest; 
But  trouble  cometh. 

Then  answered  Eliphaz, 
If  one  assay  to  commune  with  thee,  wilt  thou  l)e  grieved? 
But  who  can  withhold  himself  from  sjieaking? 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.  405 

Behold,  thou  hast  instructed  many, 

And  thou  hast  strengthened  the  weak  hands. 

Thy  words  have  upholden  him  that  was  falling, 

And  thou  hast  confirmed  the  feeble  knees. 

But  now  it  is  come  unto  thee,  and  thou  faintest; 

It  toucheth  thee,  and  thou  art  troubled. 

Is  not  thy  fear  of  God  thy  confidence. 

And  thy  hope  the  integrity  of  thy  ways  ? 

Remember,  I  pray  thee,  who  erer  perished,  being  innocent  ? 

Or  where  were  the  upright  cut  ofl"? 

According  as  I  have  seen,  thej'  that  plow  iniquity. 

And  sow  trouble,  reap  the  same. 

Now  a  thing  was  secretly  brought  to  me. 

And  mine  ear  received  a  whisper  thereof. 

In  thoughts  from  the  visions  of  the  night, 

When  deep  sleep  falleth  on  men. 

Fear  came  upon  me,  and  trembling. 

Which  made  all  my  bones  to  shake. 

Then  a  spirit  passed  before  my  face ; 

The  hair  of  my  flesh  stood  up. 

It  stood  still,  but  I  could  not  discern  the  appearance  thereof; 

A  form  was  before  mine  eyes : 

There  was  silence,  and  I  heard  a  voice,  saying, 

Shall  mortal  man  be  more  just  than  God  ? 

Shall  a  man  be  more  pure  than  his  Maker? 

Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust  in  his  servants; 

And  his  angels  he  chargeth  with  folly : 

How  much  more  them  that  dwell  in  houses  of  clay, 

Whose  foundation  is  in  the  dust. 

For  affliction  cometh  not  forth  of  the  dust, 

Neither  doth  trouble  spring  out  of  the  ground ; 

But  n^an  is  born  unto  trouble. 

As  the  sparks  fly  upward. 

But  as  for  me,  I  would  seek  unto  God, 

And  unto  God  would  I  commit  my  cause : 

Which  doeth  great  things  and  unsearchable ; 

Marvellous  things  without  number: 

Who  giveth  rain  upon  the  earth. 

And  sendeth  waters  upon  the  fields : 

So  that  he  setteth  up  on  high  those  that  be  low ; 

And  those  which  mourn  are  exalted  to  safety. 

He  trustrateth  the  devices  of  the  crafty. 


406  PASSAGES   FROM    JOB. 

So  tliat  their  hands  cannot  perform  their  enterprise. 

He  taketh  the  wise  in  their  own  craftiness: 

And  the  counsel  of  the  froward  is  carried  lieadlong. 

They  meet  with  darkness  in  tlie  daytime, 

And  grope  at  noonday  as  in  tlie  night. 

Behold,  hapi:)y  is  the  man  whom  God  correcteth : 

Therefore  despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of  the  Almighty. 

For  he  maketh  sore,  and  bindeth  up ; 

He  woundeth,  and  his  hands  make  whole. 

He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troubles ; 

Yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no  evil  touch  thee. 

And  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be  at  peace  with  thee. 

And  thou  shalt  know  that  thy  tent  is  in  peace ; 

And  thou  shalt  visit  thy  fold,  and  shalt  miss  nothing. 

Thou  shalt  come  to  thy  grave  in  a  full  age. 

Like  as  a  shock  of  corn  cometh  in  in  its  season. 

Lo  this,  we  have  searched  it,  so  it  is ; 

Hear  it,  and  know  thou  it  for  thy  good. 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 
Oh  that  my  vexation  were  but  weighed. 
And  my  calamity  laid  in  the  balances  together ! 
For  now  it  would  be  heavier  than  the  sand  of  the  seas : 
Therefore  have  my  words  been  rash. 
Oh  that  I  might  have  my  request ; 

And  that  God  would  grant  me  the  thing  that  I  long  for! 
Even  that  it  would  please  God  to  crush  me ; 
That  he  would  let  loose  his  hand,  and  cut  me  off! 
Then  should  I  yet  have  comfort ; 
Yea,  I  would  exult  in  pain  that  spareth  not : 
For  I  have  not  denied  the  words  of  the  Holy  One. 
What  is  my  strength,  that  I  should  wait? 
And  what  is  mine  end,  that  I  should  be  patient? 
Is  my  strength  the  strength  of  stones  ? 
Or  is  my  flesh  of  brass? 

To  him  that  is  ready  to  faint  kindness  should  he  shewed  from  his  friend 
My  brethren  have  dealt  deceitfully  as  a  l>rook, 
As  the  channel  of  brooks  that  pass  away. 
Did  I  say,  Give  unto  me? 
Or,  Offer  a  present  for  me  of  your  su))stancc? 
Or,  Deliver  me  from  the  adversary's  hand  ? 
Or,  Redeem  me  from  the  hand  of  the  oppressors? 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.  407 

Teach  me,  and  I  will  hold  my  peace : 

And  cause  me  to  understand  wherein  I  have  erred. 

How  forcible  are  words  of  uprightness ! 

But  what  doth  your  arguing  reprove? 

Seeing  that  the  speeches  of  one  that  is  desperate  are  as  wind. 

Return,  I  pray  you,  let  there  be  no  injustice  ; 

Yea,  return  again,  my  cause  is  righteous. 

Is  there  not  a  time  of  service  to  man  upon  earth  ? 

And  are  not  his  days  like  the  days  of  an  hireling  ? 

As  a  servant  that  earnestly  desireth  the  shadow, 

And  as  an  hireling  that  looketh  for  his  wages: 

80  am  I  made  to  possess  months  of  vanity. 

And  wearisome  nights  are  appointed  to  me. 

When  I  lie  down,  I  say, 

When  shall  I  arise  ?  but  the  night  is  Icmg ; 

And  I  am  full  of  tossings  to  and  fro  unto  the  dawning  of  the  day. 

My  flesh  is  clothed  with  worms  and  clouds  of  dust ; 

My  skin  closeth  up  and  breaketh  out  afi'esh. 

]\Iy  days  are  swifter  than  a  weaver's  shuttle, 

And  are  spent  without  hope. 

Oh  remember  that  my  life  is  wind. 

When  I  say.  My  b§d  shall  comfort  me. 

My  couch  shall  ease  my  complaint; 

Then  thou  scarest  me  with  dreams, 

And  terrifiest  me  through  visions. 

I  loathe  my  life;  I  would  not  live  alway : 

Let  me  alone ;  for  my  days  are  as  a  breath. 

What  is  man,  that  thou  shouldest  magnify  him. 

And  that  thou  shouldest  set  thine  heart  upon  him, 

And  that  thou  shouldest  visit  him  every  morning, 

And  try  him  every  moment? 

If  I  have  sinned,  what  can  I  do  unto  thee,  O  thou  watcher  of  men  ? 

Why  hast  thou  set  me  as  a  mark  for  thee. 

So  that  I  am  a  burden  to  myself? 

Then  answered  Bildad, 
How  long  wilt  thou  speak  these  things? 

And  hoiv  long  shall  the  words  of  thy  mouth  be  like  a  mighty  wind? 
Doth  God  pervert  judgement  ? 
Or  doth  the  Almightj'  pervert  justice  ? 
If  thou  wouldest  seek  diligently  unto  God, 
And  make  thy  supplication  to  the  Almighty  ; 


408  PASSAGES   FROM   JOB. 

If  thou  wert  pure  and  upright; 

Surely  now  he  would  awake  for  thee, 

And  make  the  habitation  of  thy  righteousness  prosperous. 

For  inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the  former  age, 

And  apply  thyself  to  that  which  their  fathers  have  searched  out : 

(For  we  are  but  of  yesterday,  and  know  nothing, 

Because  our  days  upon  earth  are  a  shadow  :) 

Shall  not  they  teach  thee,  and  tell  thee, 

And  utter  woixls  out  of  their  heart? 

Behold,  God  will  not  cast  away  a  perfect  man. 

Neither  will  he  uphold  the  evil-doers. 

He  will  yet  fill  thy  mouth  with  laughter. 

And  thy  lips  with  shouting. 

Then  Job  answered  and  said. 
Of  a  truth  I  know  that  it  is  so : 
But  how  can  man  be  just  with  God  ? 
If  he  be  pleased  to  contend  with  him. 
He  cannot  answer  him  one  of  a  thousand. 
He  is  wise  in  heart,  and  mighty  in  strength  : 
Who  hath  hardened  himself  against  him,  and  prospered  ? 
Which  shaketh  the  earth  out  of  her  place,     •         , 
And  the  pillars  thereof  tremble. 
Which  alone  stretcheth  out  the  heavens. 
And  treadeth  upon  the  waves  of  the  sea. 
Which  maketh  the  Bear,  Orion,  and  the  Pleiades, 
And  the  chambers  of  the  south. 
Which  doeth  great  things  past  finding  out ; 
Yea,  marvellous  things  without  number. 
Who  will  say  unto  him,  What  doest  thou  ? 
How  much  less  shall  I  answer  him, 
And  choose  out  my  words  to  reason  with  him? 
My  days  are  swifter  than  a  }X)st : 
They  flee  away,  they  see  no  gootl. 
They  are  passed  away  as  the  swift  ships: 
As  the  eagle  that  swoo^xith  on  the  prey. 
If  I  say,  I  will  forget  my  complaint, 

I  will  put  off  my  sad  countenance,  and  be  of  good  cheer : 
I  am  afraid  of  all  my  sorrows, 
I  know  that  thou  wilt  not  hold  me  innocent. 
If  I  waf?h  myself  witii  snow  water. 
And  make  my  hantlH  never  so  clean ; 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.  409 

Yet  wilt  thou  plunge  me  in  the  ditch, 

And  mine  own  clothes  shall  abhor  me. 

For  he  is  not  a  man,  as  I  am,  that  I  should  answer  him, 

That  we  should  come  together  in  judgement. 

There  is  no  daysman  betwixt  us, 

That  might  lay  his  hand  upon  us  both. 

My  soul  is  weary  of  my  life ; 

I  will  give  free  course  to  my  complaint ; 

I  will  speak  in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

I  will  say  unto  God,  Do  not  condemn  me ; 

Shew  me  wherefore  thou  contendest  with  me. 

Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou  shouldest  oppress, 

That  thou  shouldest  despise  the  work  of  thine  hands  ? 

Thine  hands  have  framed  me  and  fashioned  me 

Together  round  about ;  yet  thou  dost  destroy  me. 

Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and  favour. 

And  thy  visitation  hath  preserved  my  spirit. 

Are  not  my  days  few?  cease  then. 

And  let  me  alone,  that  I  may  take  comfort  a  little. 

Before  I  go  whence  I  shall  not  return, 

Even  to  the  land  of  darkness  and  of  the  shadow  of  death ; 

A  land  of  thick  darkness,  as  darkness  itself; 

A  land  of  the  shadow  of  death,  without  any  order, 

And  where  the  light  is  as  darkness. 

Then  answered  Zophar, 
Should  thy  boastings  make  men  hold  their  peace  ? 
For  thou  sayest.  My  doctrine  is  pure, 
And  I  am  clean  in  thine  eyes. 
But  Oh  that  God  would  sjieak, 
And  open  his  lips  against  thee. 
Know  therefore  that  God  exacteth  of  thee  less  than  thine  iniquity 

deserveth. 
Canst  thou  find  out  the  deep  things  of  God  ? 
Canst  thou  find  out  the  Almighty  unto  perfection? 
If  thou  set  thine  heart  aright. 
And  stretch  out  thine  hands  toward  him ; 
If  iniquity  be  in  thine  hand,  put  it  far  away. 
And  let  not  unrighteousness  dwell  in  thy  tents; 
Surely  then  shalt  thou  lift  up  thy  face  without  spot; 
Yea,  thou  shalt  be  stedfast,  and  shalt  not  fear : 
For  thou  shalt  forget  thy  misery ; 


410  PASSAGES    FROM    JOB. 

Thou  shalt  remember  it  as  waters  that  are  passed  away : 

And  thy  hfe  shall  be  clearer  than  the  noonday  ; 

Though  there  be  darkness,  it  shall  be  as  the  morning. 

And  thou  shalt  be  secure,  because  there  is  hope ; 

Yea,  thou  shalt  search  about  thee,  and  shalt  take  thy  rest  in  safety. 

Also  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  none  shall  make  thee  afraid. 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 
No  doubt  but  ye  are  the  people. 
And  wisdom  shall  die  with  you. 
But  I  have  understanding  as  well  as  you. 
But  ask  now  the  beasts,  and  they  shall  teach  thee ; 
And  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  they  shall  tell  thee : 
Or  speak  to  the  earth,  and  it  shall  teach  thee ; 
And  the  fishes  of  the  sea  shall  declare  unto  thee. 
Who  knoweth  not  in  all  these. 
That  the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath  wrought  this  ? 
In  wliose  hand  is  the  soul  of  every  living  thing, 
And  the  breath  of  all  mankind. 

Behold,  he  breaketh  down,  and  it  cannot  be  built  again; 
He  shutteth  up  a  man,  and  there  can  be  no  opening. 
He  leadeth  counsellors  away  spoiled, 
And  judges  maketh  he  fools. 
He  removeth  the  speech  of  the  trusty. 
And  taketh  away  the  understanding  of  the  elders. 
He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes. 

He  taketh  away  the  heart  of  the  chiefs  of  the  people  of  the  earth. 
And  causeth  them  to  wander  in  a  wilderness  wliere  there  is  no 

way. 
Lo,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  this, 
Mine  ear  hath  heard  and  understood  it. 
What  ye  know,  the  same  do  I  know  also. 
Surely  I  would  speak  to  the  Almighty, 
And  I  desire  to  reason  with  God. 
Ye  are  all  physicians  of  no  value. 
Oh  that  ye  would  altogether  hold  your  peace! 
And  it  should  be  your  wisdom. 
Your  memorable  sayings  are  proverbs  of  ashes, 
Your  defences  are  defences  of  clay. 
Hold  your  peace,  let  me  alone,  that  I  may  speak, 
And  let  come  on  me  what  will. 
Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will  I  wait  for  him. 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.  411 

Behold  now,  I  have  ordered  my  cause ; 

I  know  that  I  shall  be  justified. 

Only  do  nOt  two  things  unto  me, 

Then  will  I  not  hide  myself  from  thy  face : 

Withdraw  thine  hand  far  from  me ; 

And  let  not  thy  terror  make  me  afraid. 

Then  call  thou,  and  I  will  answer ; 

Or  let  me  speak,  and  answer  thou  me. 

How  many  are  mine  iniquities  and  sins? 

Make  me  to  know  my  transgression  and  my  sin. 

Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face. 

And  holdest  me  for  thine  enemy  ? 

Wilt  thou  harass  a  driven  leaf? 

And  wilt  thou  pursue  the  dry  stubble  ? 

For  thou  writest  bitter  things  against  me, 

And  makest  me  to  inherit  the  iniquities  of  my  youth. 

Man  that  is  born  of  a  woman 

Is  of  few  days,  and  full  of  trouble. 

He  Cometh  forth  like  a  tlower,  and  is  cut  down : 

He  tieeth  also  as  a  shadow,  and  continueth  not. 

And  dost  thou  open  thine  eyes  upon  such  an  one, 

And  bringest  me  into  judgement  with  thee? 

Look  away  from  him,  that  he  may  rest. 

Till  he  shall  accomplish,  as  an  hireling,  his  day. 

For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if  it  be  cut  down,  that  it  will  sprout  again, 

And  that  the  tender  branch  thereof  will  not  cease. 

Though  the  root  thereof  wax  old  in  the  earth, 

And  the  stock  thereof  die  in  the  ground ; 

Yet  through  the  scent  of  water  it  will  bud. 

And  put  forth  boughs  like  a  plant. 

But  man  dieth,  and  wasteth  away  : 

Yea,  man  giveth  up  the  ghost,  and  where  is  he  ? 

If  a  man  die,  shall  he  live  again  f 

All  the  days  of  my  warfare  would  I  wait, 

Till  my  release  should  come. 

Then  answered  Eliphaz, 
Should  a  wise  man  make  answer  with  vain  knowledge, 
And  fill  his  belly  with  the  east  wind? 
Should  he  reason  with  unprofitable  talk, 
Or  with  speeches  wherewith  he  can  do  no  good? 
Yea,  thou  doest  away  with  fear. 


412  PASSAGES   FROM   JOB. 

And  restrainest  devotion  before  God. 

Thine  own  mouth  condemneth  thee,  and  not  I ; 

Yea,  thine  own  hps  testify  against  thee. 

Art  thou  the  first  man  that  was  born  ? 

Or  wast  thou  brought  forth  before  the  hills  ? 

Hast  thou  heard  the  secret  counsel  of  God? 

And  dost  thou  restrain  wisdom  to  thyself? 

What  knowest  thou,  that  we  know  not? 

What  understandest  thou,  which  is  not  in  us? 

With  us  are  both  the  grayheaded  and  the  very  aged  men, 

Much  elder  than  thy  father. 

Are  the  consolations  of  God  too  small  for  thee. 

And  the  word  that  dealeth  gently  with  thee? 

Why  doth  thine  heart  carry  thee  away  ? 

That  thou  turnest  thy  spirit  against  God, 

And  lettest  such  words  go  out  of  thy  mouth. 

AVhat  is  man,  that  he  should  be  clean? 

And  he  which  is  born  of  a  woman,  that  he  should  be  righteous? 

Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust  in  his  holy  ones; 

Yea,  the  heavens  are  not  clean  in  his  sight. 

How  much  less  one  that  is  abominable  and  corrupt, 

A  man  that  drinketh  iniquity  like  water ! 

I  will  shew  thee,  hear  thou  me ; 

And  that  which  I  have  seen  I  will  declare : 

The  wicked  man  travaileth  with  pain  all  his  days, 

A  sound  of  terrors  is  in  his  ears : 

He  knoweth  that  the  day  of  darkness  is  ready  at  his  hand : 

Distress  and  anguish  make  him  afraid. 

Because  he  hath  stretched  out  his  hand  against  God, 

And  behaveth  himself  proudly  against  the  Almighty ; 

He  shall  not  depart  out  of  darkness ; 

The  flame  shall  dry  up  his  branches. 

He  shall  shake  ofl"  his  unripe  grape  as  the  vine, 

And  shall  cast  off  his  flower  as  the  olive. 

TiiEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
I  have  heard  many  such  things: 
Miserable  comforters  are  ye  all. 
I  also  could  speak  as  ye  do ; 
If  your  soul  were  in  my  soul's  stead, 
I  could  join  words  together  against  you, 
And  shake  mine  head  at  you. 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.  413 


But  I  would  strengthen  you  with  my  mouth, 

And  the  solace  of  my  lips  should  assuage  your  grief. 

God  delivereth  me  to  the  ungodly, 

And  casteth  me  into  the  hands  of  the  wicked. 

I  was  at  ease,  and  he  brake  me  asunder ; 

He  breaketh  me  with  breach  upon  breach  ; 

He  runneth  upon  me  like  a  mighty  man. 

My  face  is  foul  with  weeping. 

And  on  my  eyelids  is  the  shadow  of  death ; 

Although  there  is  no  violence  in  mine  hands, 

And  my  prayer  is  pure. 

0  earth,  cover  not  thou  my  blood, 
And  let  my  cry  have  no  resting  place. 
Even  now,  behold,  my  witness  is  in  heaven, 
And  he  that  voucheth  for  me  is  on  high. 
My  friends  scorn  me  : 

But  mine  eye  poureth  out  tears  unto  God. 
For  when  a  few  years  are  come, 

1  shall  go  the  way  whence  I  shall  not  return. 
My  spirit  is  consumed,  my  days  are  extinct, 
The  grave  is  ready  for  me. 

He  that  denounceth  his  friends  for  a  prey, 

Even  the  eyes  of  his  children  shall  fail. 

Yet  shall  the  righteous  hold  on  his  way, 

And  he  that  hath  clean  hands  shall  wax  stronger  and 

stronger. 
My  days  are  past,  my  purposes  are  broken  off, 
Even  the  thoughts  of  my  heart. 
They  change  the  night  into  day : 
The  light,  say  they,  is  near  because  of  darkness. 
If  I  have  said  to  corruption,  Thou  art  my  father ; 
To  the  worm,  TJiou  art  my  mother,  and  my  sister; 
Where  then  is  my  hop>e  ? 
And  as  for  my  hope,  who  shall  see  it  ? 
It  shall  go  down  to  the  bars  of  the  grave, 
When  once  there  is  rest  in  the  dust. 

Then  answered  Bildad, 
Thou  that  tearest  thyself  in  thine  anger, 
Shall  the  earth  be  forsaken  for  thee? 
Or  shall  the  rock  be  removed  out  of  its  place  ? 
Yea,  the  light  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out, 


414  PASSAGES   FROM   JOB. 

And  the  spark  of  his  fire  shall  not  shine. 

The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his  tent, 

And  his  lamp  above  him  shall  be  put  out. 

His  own  counsel  shall  cast  him  down. 

For  he  is  cast  into  a  net  by  his  own  feet. 

His  roots  shall  be  dried  up  ])eneath, 

And  above  shall  his  branch  be  cut  off. 

His  remembrance  shall  perish  from  the  earth, 

And  he  shall  have  no  name  in  the  street. 

He  shall  be  driven  from  light  into  darkness, 

And  chased  out  of  the  world. 

Surely  such  are  the  dwellings  of  the  unrighteous, 

And  this  is  the  place  of  him  that  knoweth  not  God. 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 
How  long  will  ye  vex  my  soul, 
And  break  me  in  pieces  with  words? 
These  ten  times  have  ye  reproached  me : 
Ye  are  not  ashamed  that  ye  deal  hardly  with  me. 
And  be  it  indeed  that  I  have  erred, 
Mine  error  remaineth  with  myself. 
Know  now  that  God  hath  subverted  me  in  my  cause, 
And  hath  compassed  me  with  his  net. 
He  hath  fenced  up  my  way  that  I  cannot  pass, 
And  hath  set  darkness  in  my  paths. 
He  hath  stripped  me  of  my  glory. 
And  taken  the  crown  from  my  head. 
He  hath  put  my  brethren  far  from  me, 
And  mine  acquaintance  are  wholly  estranged  from  me. 
My  kinsfolk  have  failed, 
And  my  familiar  friends  have  forgotten  me. 
They  that  dwell  in  mine  house,  and  my  maids,  count  me  for  a 

stranger : 
I  am  an  alien  in  their  sight. 

I  call  unto  my  servant,  and  he  giveth  me  no  answer; 
Even  young  children  despise  me ; 
And  tliey  whom  I  loved  are  turned  against  me. 
My  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin  and  to  my  flesh. 
And  I  am  escaped  with  the  skin  of  my  teeth. 
Have  pity  upon  me,  have  pity  upon  me,  O  ye  my  friends ; 
For  the  hand  of  God  hath  touched  me. 
Oh  that  my  words  were  now  written ! 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB. 

Oh  that  they  were  inscribed  in  a  book ! 

That  with  an  iron  pen  and  lead 

They  were  graven  in  tlie  rock  for  ever ! 

But  I  know  that  my  redeemer  Uveth, 

And  that  he  shall  stand  up  at  the  last  upon  the  earth : 

And  after  my  skin  hath  been  destroyed, 

Yet  without  my  tiesh  shall  I  see  God : 

Whom  I  shall  see  for  myself, 

And  mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  as  a  stranger 

Then  answered  Zophak, 
Knowest  thou  not  this  of  old  time. 
Since  man  was  placed  upon  earth, 
That  the  triumphing  of  the  wicked  is  short, 
And  the  joy  of  the  godless  but  for  a  moment  ? 
Though  his  excellency  mount  up  to  the  heavens, 
And  his  head  reach  unto  the  clouds  ; 
He  shall  fly  away  as  a  dream,  and  shall  not  be  found  : 
Yea,  he  shall  be  chased  away  as  a  vision  of  the  night. 
Though  wickedness  be  sweet  in  his  mouth, 
Though  he  hide  it  under  his  tongue ; 
Though  he  spare  it,  and  will  not  let  it  go. 
But  keep  it  still  within  his  mouth  ; 
It  is  the  gall  of  asps  within  him. 

He  hath  swallowed  down  riches,  and  he  shall  vomit  them  up  again : 
That  which  he  laboured  for  shall  he  restore,  and  shall  not  swallow  it 

down ; 
For  he  hath  opi:)ressed  and  forsaken  the  poor ; 
He  hath  violently  taken  away  an  house,  which  he  builded  not. 
Because  he  knew  no  quietness  in  his  greed. 
He  shall  not  save  aught  of  that  wherein  he  delighteth. 
The  increase  of  his  house  shall  depart. 
His  goods  shall  flow  away  in  the  day  of  his  wrath. 
This  is  the  jwrtion  of  a  wicked  man  from  God, 
And  the  heritage  appointed  unto  him  by  God. 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 
Suffer  me,  and  I  also  will  speak ; 
And  after  that  I  have  spoken,  mock  on. 
As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  to  man  ? 
And  why  should  I  not  be  impatient? 
Mark  me,  and  be  astonished. 


416  PASSAGES   FROM   JOB. 

And  lay  your  hand  upon  your  mouth. 

Wherefore  do  the  wicked  live, 

Become  old,  yea,  wax  mighty  in  power? 

Their  seed  is  established  with  them  in  their  sight, 

And  their  offspring  before  their  eyes. 

Their  houses  are  safe  from  fear, 

Neither  is  the  rod  of  God  upon  them. 

They  send  forth  their  little  ones  like  a  flock, 

And  their  children  dance. 

They  sing  to  the  timbrel  and  harp. 

And  rejoice  at  the  sound  of  the  pipe. 

They  spend  their  days  in  prosperity, 

And  in  a  moment  they  go  down  to  the  grave. 

Yet  they  said  unto  God,  Depart  from  us ; 

For  we  desire  not  the  knowledge  of  thy  ways. 

What  is  the  Almighty,  that  we  should  serve  him  ? 

And  what  profit  should  we  have,  if  we  pray  unto  him? 

The  counsel  of  the  wicked  is  far  from  me. 

How  oft  is  it  that  the  lamp  of  the  wicked  is  put  out  ? 

That  their  calamity  cometh  upon  them? 

That  God  distributeth  sorrows  in  his  anger  ? 

That  they  are  as  stubble  before  the  wind, 

And  as  chaff  that  the  storm  carrieth  away  ? 

Shall  any  teach  God  knowledge? 

Seeing  he  judgeth  those  that  are  high. 

One  dieth  in  his  full  strength. 

Being  wholly  at  ease  and  quiet : 

And  another  dieth  in  bitterness  of  soul. 

And  never  tasteth  of  good. 

They  lie  down  alike  in  the  dust, 

And  the  worm  covereth  them. 

Behold,  1  know  your  thoughts. 

And  the  devices  which  ye  wrongfully  imagine  against  me. 

For  ye  say.  Where  is  the  house  of  the  prince  ? 

And  where  is  the  tent  wherein  the  wicked  dwelt? 

Have  ye  not  asked  them  that  go  by  the  way  ? 

And  do  ye  not  know  their  tokens? 

That  the  evil  man  is  spared  in  the  day  of  calamity  ? 

Moi*eover  he  is  borne  to  the  grave. 

And  they  shall  keep  watch  over  his  tomb. 

The  clods  of  the  valley  are  sweet  unto  him ; 

And  all  men  draw  after  him,  * 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.  417 

As  there  were  innumerable  before  him. 
How  then  comfort  ye  me  with  vanity, 
Seeing  in  your  answers  there  remaineth  only  faithlessness. 

Then  answered  Eliphaz, 
Is  it  any  pleasure  to  the  Almighty,  that  thou  art  righteous  ? 
Or  is  it  gain  to  Mm  that  thou  makest  thy  ways  perfect? 
Is  not  thy  wickedness  great? 
Neither  is  there  any  end  to  thine  iniquities. 
For  thou  hast  taken  pledges  of  thy  brother  for  nought, 
And  stripped  the  naked  of  their  clothing. 
Thou  hast  not  given  water  to  the  weary  to  drink, 
And  thou  hast  withholden  bread  from  the  hungry. 
Thou  hast  sent  widows  away  empty, 
And  the  arms  of  the  fatherless  have  been  broken. 
Therefore  snares  are  round  about  thee, 
And  sudden  fear  troubleth  thee. 
Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst  not  see, 
And  abundance  of  waters  covers  thee. 
Is  not  God  in  the  height  of  heaven  ? 
And  behold  the  height  of  the  stars,  how  high  they  are ! 
And  thou  sayest,  What  doth  God  know  ? 
Can  he  judge  through  the  thick  darkness  ? 
Tliick  clouds  are  a  covering  to  him,  that  he  seeth  not,;: 
And  he  walketh  in  the  circuit  of  heaven. 
Acquaint  now  thyself  with  him,  and  be  at  peace : 
Thereby  good  shall  come  unto  thee. 
Receive,  I  pray  thee,  the  law  from  his  mouth, 
And  lay  up  his  words  in  thine  heart. 
And  lay  thou  thy  treasure  in  the  dust. 
And  the  gold  of  Ophir  among  the  stones  of  the  brooks ; 
And  the  Almighty  shall  be  thy  treasure, 
And  precious  silver  unto  thee. 

For  then  shalt  thou  delight  thyself  in  the  Almighty, 
And  shalt  lift  up  thy  face  unto  God. 

Thou  shalt  make  thy  prayer  unto  him,  and  he  shall  hear  thee. 
AVhen  they  cast  thee  down,  thou  shalt  say,  There  is  lifting  up ; 
And  the  humble  person  he  shall  save. 

Then  Job  answered, 
Oh  that  I  knew  where  I  might  find  him, 
That  I  might  come  even  to  his  seat! 


418  PASSAGES   FROM   JOB. 

I  would  order  my  cause  before  him, 

And  fill  my  mouth  with  arguments. 

I  would  know  the  words  which  he  would  answer  me, 

And  understand  what  he  would  say  unto  me. 

Behold,  I  go  forward,  but  he  is  not  there  ; 

And  backward,  but  I  cannot  perceive  him  : 

On  the  left  hand,  when  he  doth  work,  l)ut  I  cannot  behold  him : 

He  hideth  himself  on  the  right  hand,  that  I  cannot  see  him. 

But  he  knoweth  the  way  that  I  take ; 

When  he  hath  tried  me,  I  shall  come  forth  as  gold. 

My  foot  hath  held  fast  to  his  steps; 

His  way  have  I  kept,  and  turned  not  aside. 

I  have  not  gone  back  from  the  commandment  of  his  lips ; 

I  have  treasured  up  the  words  of  his  mouth  more  than  my  necessary 

food. 
There  are  that  remove  the  landmarks ; 
They  violently  take  away  flocks,  and  feed  them. 
They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the  fatherless, 
They  take  the  widow's  ox  for  a  pledge. 
They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the  way : 
There  are  that  pluck  the  fatherless  from  the  breast, 
And  take  a  pledge  of  the  poor: 
So  that  they  go  about  naked  without  clothing. 
God  giveth  them  to  be  in  security,  and  they  rest  thereon  ; 
But  his  eyes  are  upon  their  ways. 

They  are  exalted ;  yet  a  little  while,  and  they  are  gone  ; 
Yea,  they  are  brought  low,  they  are  gathered  in  as  all  other, 
And  are  cut  off  as  the  tops  of  the  ears  of  corn. 

Then  answered  Bildad, 
Dominion  and  fear  are  with  him ; 
And  upon  whom  doth  not  his  light  arise? 
How  then  can  man  be  just  before  God? 
Or  how  can  he  be  clean  that  is  born  of  a  woman  ? 
Behold,  even  the  moon  hath  no  brightness, 
And  the  stars  are  not  pure  in  his  sight: 
How  much  less  man,  that  is  a  worm ! 

And  Job  again  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
As  God  liveth,  who  hath  taken  away  my  right; 
And  the  Almighty,  who  hath  vexed  my  soul ; 
(For  my  life  is  yet  whole  in  me. 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.        '  419 

And  the  spirit  of  God  is  in  my  nostrils ;) 

Surely  my  lips  shall  not  speak  unrighteousness, 

Neither  shall  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

God  forbid  that  I  should  justify  you : 

Till  I  die  I  will  not  put  away  mine  integrity  from  me. 

My  righteousness  I  hold  fast,  and  will  not  let  it  go : 

My  heart  shall  not  reproach  me  so  long  as  I  live. 

Surely  there  is  a  mine  for  silver, 

And  a  place  for  gold  which  they  refine. 

Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  earth, 

And  brass  is  molten  out  of  the  stone. 

He  breaketh  open  a  shaft  away  from  where  men  sojourn ; 

They  hang  afar  from  men,  they  swing  to  and  fro. 

He  cutteth  out  channels  among  the  rocks ; 

And  his  eye  seeth  every  precious  thing. 

He  bindeth  the  streams  that  they  trickle  not ; 

And  the  thing  that  is  hid  bringeth  he  forth  to  light. 

But  where  shall  wisdom  be  found? 

And  where  is  the  place  of  understanding? 

Man  knoweth  not  the  price  thereof; 

Neither  is  it  found  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

The  deep  saith,  It  is  not  iu  me : 

And  the  sea  saith,  It  is  not  with  me. 

It  cannot  be  gotten  for  gold. 

Neither  shall  silver  be  weighed  for  the  price  thereof. 

Yea,  the  price  of  wisdom  is  above  rubies. 

Whence  then  cometh  wisdom  ? 

And  where  is  the  place  of  understanding? 

Destruction  and  Death  say. 

We  have  heard  a  rumour  thereof  with  our  ears, 

God  understandeth  the  way  thereof. 

And  he  knoweth  the  place  thereof. 

And  unto  man  he  said, 

Behold,  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  that  is  wisdom ; 

And  to  depart  from  evil  is  understanding. 

And  Job  again  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Oh  that  I  were  as  in  the  months  of  old, 
As  in  the  days  when  God  watched  over  me ; 
When  his  lamp  shined  upon  my  head, 
And  by  his  light  I  walked  through  darkness ; 
As  I  was  in  the  ripeness  of  my  days, 


420  PASSAGES   FROM   JOB. 

When  the  secret  of  God  was  upon  my  tent ; 

When  the  Almighty  was  yet  with  me, 

And  my  children  were  about  me. 

When  I  went  forth  to  the  gate  unto  the  city, 

When  I  prepared  my  seat  in  the  street, 

The  young  men  saw  me  and  hid  themselves. 

And  the  aged  rose  up  and  stood ; 

The  princes  refrained  talking. 

And  laid  their  hand  on  their  mouth ; 

The  voice  of  the  nobles  was  hushed, 

And  their  tongue  cleaved  to  the  roof  of  their  mouth. 

For  when  the  ear  heard  me,  then  it  blessed  me ; 

And  when  the  eye  saw  me,  it  gave  witness  unto  me: 

Because  I  delivered  the  poor  that  cried. 

The  fatherless  also,  that  had  none  to  help  him. 

The  blessing  of  him  that  was  ready  to  perish  came  upon  me: 

And  I  caused  the  widow's  heart  to  sing  for  joy. 

I  put  on  righteousness,  and  it  clothed  me: 

My  justice  was  as  a  robe  and  a  diadem.  . 

I  was  eyes  to  the  blind. 

And  feet  was  I  to  the  lame. 

I  was  a  father  to  the  needy : 

And  the  cause  of  him  that  I  knew  not  I  searched  out. 

And  I  brake  the  jaws  of  the  unrighteous. 

And  plucked  the  prey  out  of  his  teeth. 

Then  I  said,  I  shall  die  in  my  nest. 

And  I  shall  multiply  my  days  as  the  sand : 

My  root  is  spread  out  to  the  waters, 

And  the  dew  lieth  all  night  upon  my  branch: 

My  glory  is  fresh  in  me. 

And  my  bow  is  renewed  in  my  hand. 

Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and  waited, 

And  kept  silence  for  my  counsel. 

After  my  words  they  spake  not  again; 

And  my  speech  dropped  upon  them. 

And  they  waited  for  me  as  for  the  rain ; 

And  they  opened  their  mouth  wide  as  for  the  latter  rain. 

But  now  they  that  are  younger  than  I  have  me  in  derision, 

Whose  fathers  I  disdained  to  set  with  the  dogs  of  my  Hock, 

And  now  I  am  become  their  song. 

Yea,  I  am  a  byword  unto  them. 

Upon  my  right  hand  rise  the  rabble; 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.  421 

As  through  a  wide  breach  they  come: 

In  the  midst  of  the  ruin  they  roll  themselves  upon  me: 

They  chase  mine  honour  as  the  wind. 

And  now  my  soul  is  poured  out  within  me ; 

Days  of  affliction  have  taken  hold  ui^on  me. 

In  the  night  season  my  bones  are  pierced  in  me, 

And  the  pains  that  gnaw  me  take  no  rest. 

I  cry  unto  thee,  and  thou  dost  not  answer  me : 

I  stand  up,  and  thou  lookest  at  me. 

Thou  art  turned  to  be  cruel  to  me : 

With  the  might  of  thy  hand  thou  i^ersecutest  me. 

Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the  wind,  thou  causest  me  to  ride  iqwn  it; 

And  thou  dissolvest  me  in  the  storm. 

For  I  know  that  thou  wilt  bring  me  to  death, 

And  to  the  house  appointed  for  all  living. 

Did  not  I  weep  for  him  that  was  in  trouble? 

Was  not  my  soul  grieved  for  the  needy  ? 

When  I  looked  for  good,  then  evil  came ; 

And  when  I  waited  for  light,  there  came  darkness. 

Oh  that  I  had  one  to  hear  me ! 

(Lo,  here  is  my  signature,  let  the  Almighty  answer  me ;) 

And  that  I  had  the  indictment  which  mine  adversary  hath  written ! 

Surely  I  would  carry  it  upon  my  shoulder ; 

I  would  bind  it  unto  me  as  a  crown. 

I  would  declare  unto  him  the  number  of  my  steps ; 

As  a  prince  would  I  go  near  unto  him. 

The  words  of  Job  are  ended. 

So  these  three  men  ceased  to  answer  Job,  because  he  was  righteous 
in  his  own  eyes.  Then  was  kindled  the  wrath  of  Elihu  the  son  of 
Barachel :  against  Job  was  his  wrath  kindled,  because  he  justified  him- 
self rather  than  God.  Also  against  his  three  friends  was  his  wrath 
kindled,  because  they  had  found  no  answer,  and  yet  had  condemned 
Job.  Now  Elihu  had  waited  to  speak  unto  Job,  because  they  were 
elder  than  he.  And  when  Elihu  saw  that  there  was  no  answer  in 
the  mouth  of  these  three  men,  his  wrath  was  kindled. 

And  Elihu  said, 
I  am  young,  and  ye  are  very  old; 

Wherefore  I  held  back,  and  durst  not  shew  you  mine  opinion. 
I  said,  Days  should  sjieak, 


422  PASSAGES    FROM   JOB. 

And  multitude  of  years  should  teach  wisdom. 

But  there  is  a  spirit  in  man, 

And  the  breath  of  the  Almighty  giveth  them  understanding. 

It  is  not  the  great  that  are  wise, 

Nor  the  aged  that  understand  judgement. 

Behold,  I  waited  for  your  words, 

I  listened  for  your  reasons. 

Whilst  ye  searched  out  what  to  say, 

Yea,  I  attended  unto  you. 

And,  behold,  there  was  none  that  convinced  Job, 

Or  that  answered  his  words,  among  you. 

And  shall  I  wait,  because  they  speak  not, 

Because  they  stand  still,  and  answer  no  more? 

I  also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

For  I  am  full  of  words ; 

The  spirit  within  me  constraineth  me. 

I  will  speak,  that  I  may  find  relief. 

Let  me  not,  I  pray  j^ou,  respect  any  man's  person; 

Neither  will  I  give  flattering  titles  unto  any  man. 

For  I  know  not  to  give  flattering  titles ; 

Else  would  my  Maker  soon  take  me  away. 

Howbeit,  Job,  I  pray  thee,  hear  my  speech, 

And  hearken  to  all  my  words. 

My  words  shall  utter  the  uprightness  of  my  heart : 

And  that  which  my  lips  know  they  shall  speak  sincerely. 

The  spirit  of  God  hath  made  me, 

And  the  breath  of  the  Almighty  giveth  me  life. 

If  thou  canst,  answer  thou  me ; 

Set  thy  words  in  order  before  me,  stand  forth. 

Surely  thou  hast  spoken  in  mine  hearing, 

And  I  have  heard  the  voice  of  thy  words,  saying, 

I  am  clean,  without  transgression  ; 

I  am  innocent,  neither  is  there  iniquity  in  me: 

Behold,  he  findeth  occasions  against  me, 

He  counteth  me  for  his  enemy ; 

He  putteth  my  feet  in  the  stocks, 

He  marketh  all  my  paths. 

Behold,  I  will  answer  thee,  in  this  thou  art  not  just; 

For  God  is  greater  than  man. 

Why  dost  thou  strive   against  him? 

For  he  giveth  not  account  of  any  of  his  matters. 

For  God  speaketh  once. 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.  423 

Yea  twice,  tJiough  man  regardeth  it  not. 

In  a  dream,  in  a  vision  of  the  night, 

When  deep  sleep  falleth  upon  men. 

In  slumberings  upon  the  bed ; 

Then  he  oiienetli  the  ears  of  men, 

And  sealeth  their  instruction, 

That  he  may  withdraw  man  from  his  purpose, 

And  hide  pride  from  man ; 

That  he  may  keep  back  his  soul  from  the  pit. 

And  his  life  from  perishing  by  the  sword. 

Yea,  his  soul  draweth  near  unto  the  pit. 

And  his  life  to  the  destroyers. 

If  there  be  with  him  a  messenger. 

An  interpreter,  one  among  a  thousand, 

To  shew  unto  man  what  is  right  for  him ; 

And  he  be  gracious  unto  him,  and  saith. 

Deliver  him  from  going  down  to  the  pit, 

I  have  found  a  ransom. 

His  flesh  shall  be  fresher  than  a  child's ; 

He  returneth  to  the  days  of  his  youth : 

He  prayeth  unto  God,  and  he  is  favourable  unto  him ; 

So  that  he  seeth  his  face  with  joy : 

And  he  restoreth  unto  man  his  righteousness. 

Lo,  all  these  things  doth  God  work. 

Twice,  yea  thrice,  with  a  man. 

To  bring  back  his  soul  from  the  pit. 

That  he  may  be  enlightened  with  the  light  of  the  living. 

Mark  well,  0  Job,  hearken  unto  me : 

If  thou  hast  anything  to  say,  answer  me : 

Speak,  for  I  desire  to  justify  thee. 

Moreover  Elihu  answered  and  said, 
Hear  my  words,  ye  wise  men ; 
And  give  ear  unto  me,  ye  that  have  knowledge. 
For  the  ear  trieth  words, 
As  the  palate  taste th  meat. 
Let  us  choose  for  us  that  which  is  right: 
Let  us  know  among  ourselves  what  is  good. 
For  Job  hath  said,  I  am  righteous. 
And  God  hath  taken  away  my  right : 

My  wound  is  incurable,  though  I  am  without  transgression. 
What  man  is  like  Job, 


424  PASSAGES   FROM   JOB, 

Who  drinketh  up  scorning  like  water  ? 

For  he  hath  said,  It  profiteth  a  man  nothing 

That  he  should  delight  himself  with  God. 

Therefore  hearken  unto  me,  ye  men  of  understanding : 

Far  be  it  from  God,  that  he  should  do  wickedness; 

And  from  the  Almighty,  that  he  should  commit  iniquity. 

For  the  work  of  a  man  shall  he  render  unto  him, 

And  cause  every  man  to  find  according  to  his  ways. 

Yea,  of  a  surety,  God  will  not  do  wickedly. 

Neither  will  the  Almighty  pervert  judgement. 

Is  it  fit  to  say  to  a  king.   Thou  art  vile  ? 

Or  to  nobles.   Ye  are  wicked  ? 

How  much  less  to  him  that  respecteth  not  the  persons  of  princes, 

Nor  regardeth  the  rich  more  than  the  poor? 

For  they  all  are  the  work  of  his  hands. 

For  his  eyes  are  upon  the  ways  of  a  man. 

And  he  seeth  all  his  goings. 

There  is  no  darkness,  nor  shadow  of  death, 

Where  the  workers  of  iniquity  may  hide  themselves. 

When  he  giveth  quietness,  who  then  can  condemn  ? 

And  when  he  hideth  his  face,  who  then  can  behold  him? 

Whether  it  be  done  unto  a  nation,  or  unto  a  man,  alike. 

For  hath  any  said  unto  God, 

I  have  borne  chastisement,  though  I  offend  not. 

That  which  I  see  not  teach  thou  me : 

If  I  have  done  ini(juity,  I  will  do  it  no  more  ? 

Moreover  Elihu  answered  and  said, 
Thinkest  thou  this  to  be  thy  right, 
Or  sayest  thou,  My  righteousness  is  more  than  God's, 
That  thou  sayest,  Wliat  advantage  will  it  be  unto  thee  ? 
And,  What  profit  shall  I  have,  more  than  if  I  had  sinned? 
I  will  answer  thee, 
And  thy  companions  with  thee. 
Look  unto  the  heavens,  and  see ; 
And  behold  the  skies,  which  are  higher  than  thou. 
If  thou  be  righteous,  what  givest  thou  him  ? 
Or  what  receiveth  he  of  thine  hand? 
But  none  saith,  Where  is  God  my  Maker, 
Who  giveth  songs  in  the  night; 
Who  teacheth  us  more  than  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 
And  maketh  us  wiser  than  the  fowls  of  heaven  ? 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.  425 

Behold,  God  doeth  loftily  in  his  power: 

Who  is  a  teacher  like  unto  him? 

Who  hath  enjoined  him  his  way  ? 

Or  who  can  say,  Thou  hast  wrought  tinrighteouaness  ? 

Remember  that  thou  magnify  his  work. 

Whereof  men  have  sung. 

All  men  have  looked  thereon ; 

Man  beholdeth  it  afar  ofl'. 

Behold,  God  is  great,  and  we  know  him  not ; 

The  number  of  his  years  is  unsearchable. 

Then  the  Lord  answered  Job  out  of  the  whirlwind,  and  said, 
Who  is  this  that  darkeneth  counsel 
By  words  without  knowledge  ? 
Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a  man ; 
For  I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 
Where  wast  thou  when  I  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth  ? 
Declare,  if  thou  hast  understanding. 
Who  determined  the  measures  thereof,  if  thou  knowest? 
Or  who  stretched  the  line  upon  it? 
Whereupon  were  the  foundations  thereof  fastened  ? 
Or  who  laid  the  corner  stone  thereof; 
AVhen  the  morning  stars  sang  together. 
And  all  the  sons  of  God  shouted  for  joy? 
Or  who  shut  up  the  sea  with  doors, 
When  it  brake  forth, 

AVhen  I  made  the  cloud  the  garment  thereof, 
And  thick  darkness  a  swaddlingband  for  it, 
And  prescribed  for  it  my  decree, 
And  set  bars  and  doors, 

And  said,  Hitherto  shalt  thou  come,  but  no  further; 
And  here  shall  thy  proud  waves  be  stayed  ? 
Hast  thou  commanded  the  morning  since  thy  days  began, 
And  caused  the  dayspring  to  know  its  place? 
Hast  thou  entered  into  the  springs  of  the  sea  ? 
Or  hast  thou  walked  in  the  recesses  of  the  deep  ? 
Have  the  gates  of  death  been  revealed  unto  thee? 
Or  hast  thou  seen  the  gates  of  the  shadow  of  death? 
Hast  thou  comprehended  the  breadth  of  the  earth  ? 
Declare,  if  thou  knowest  it  all. 
Where  is  the  way  to  the  dwelling  of  light, 
And  as  for  darkness,  where  is  the  place  thereof? 


426  PASSAGES   FROM   JOB. 

By  what  way  is  the  hght  parted, 

Or  the  east  wind  scattered  upon  the  earth  ? 

Who  hath  cleft  a  channel  for  the  water-flood, 

To  satisfy  the  waste  and  desolate  ground ; 

And  to  cause  the  tender  grass  to  spring  forth  ? 

Hath  the  rain  a  father? 

Or  who  hath  begotten  the  drojis  of  dew  ? 

And  the  hoary  frost  of  heaven,  who  hath  gendered  it  ? 

The  waters  are  congealed  like  stone, 

And  the  face  of  the  deep  is  frozen. 

Canst  thou  bind  the  cluster  of  the  Pleiades, 

Or  loose  the  bands  of  Orion  ? 

Canst  thou  lead  forth  the  signs  of  the  Zodiac  in  their  season  ? 

Or  canst  thou  guide  the  Bear  with  her  train? 

Knowest  thou  the  ordinances  of  the  heavens  ? 

Canst  thou  send  forth  lightnings,  that  they  may  go, 

And  say  unto  thee,  Here  we  are  ? 

Moreover  the  Lord  answered  Job,  and  said. 
Shall  he  that  cavilleth  contend  with  the  Almighty? 
He  that  argueth  with  God,  let  him  answer  it. 

Then  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and  said. 
Behold,  I  am  of  small  account;  what  shall  I  answer  thee? 
I  lay  mine  hand  upon  my  mouth. 
Once  have  I  spoken,  and  I  will  not  answer ; 
Yea  twice,  but  I  will  proceed  no  further. 

Then  the  Lord  answered  Job  out  of  the  whirlwind,  and  said. 
Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a  man: 
I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  tliou  unto  me. 
Wilt  thou  even  disannul  my  judgement? 
Wilt  thou  condemn  me,  that  thou  mayest  be  justified? 
Or  hast  thou  an  arm  like  God? 
And  canst  thou  thunder  with  a  voice  like  liim? 
Who  then  is  he  that  can  stand  Ijefore  me  ? 
Who  liath  first  given  unto  me,  that  1  should  repay  him? 
Whatsoever  is  under  the  whole  heaven  is  mine. 

Then  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and  said, 
I  know  that  thou  canst  do  all  things, 
And  that  no  i)urpose  of  thine  can  be  restrained. 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOB.  427 

Who  is  this  that  hideth  counsel  without  knowledge  ? 
Therefore  have  I  uttered  that  which  I  understood  not, 
Things  too  wonderful  for  me,  which  I  knew  not. 
Hear,  I  beseech  thee,  and  I  will  speak ; 
I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 
I  had  heard  of  thee  by  the  hearing  of  the  ear ; 
But  now  mine  ej'e  seeth  thee. 
Wherefore  I  abhor  myself,  and  repent 
In  dust  and  ashes. 

And  it  was  so,  that  after  the  Lord  had  spoken  these  words  unto 
Job,  the  Lord  said  to  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  My  wrath  is  kindled 
against  thee,  and  against  thy  two  friends:  for  ye  have  not  spoken  of 
me  the  thing  that  is  right,  as  my  servant  Job  hath.  Now  therefore, 
take  unto  you  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams,  and  go  to  my  servant 
Job,  and  offer  up  for  yourselves  a  burnt  offering ;  and  my  servant  Job 
shall  pray  for  you ;  for  him  will  I  accept,  that  I  deal  not  with  you 
after  your  folly;  for  ye  have  not  spoken  of  me  the  thing  that  is  right, 
as  my  servant  Job  hath.  So  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  and  Bildad  the 
Shuhite  and  Zophar  the  Naamathite  went,  and  did  according  as  the 
Lord  commanded  them :  and  the  Lord  accepted  Job.  And  the  Lord 
turned  the  captivity  of  Job,  when  he  prayed  for  his  friends :  and  the 
Lord  gave  Job  twice  as  much  as  he  had  before.  Then  came  there 
unto  him  all  hia  brethren,  and  all  his  sisters,  and  all  they  that  had 
been  of  his  acquaintance  before,  and  did  eat  bread  with  him  in  his 
house :  and  they  bemoaned  him,  and  comforted  him  concerning  all  the 
evil  that  the  Lord  had  brought  upon  him :  every  man  also  gave  him 
a  piece  of  money,  and  every  one  a  ring  of  gold.  So  the  Lord  blessed 
the  latter  end  of  Job  more  than  his  beginning:  and  he  had  fourteen 
thousand  sheep,  and  six  thousand  camels,  and  a  thousand  yoke  of  oxen, 
and  a  thousand  she-asses.  He  had  also  seven  sons  and  three  daughters. 
And  in  all  the  land  were  no  women  found  so  fair  as  the  daughters  of 
Job :  and  their  father  gave  them  inheritance  among  their  brethren. 
And  after  this  Job  lived  an  hundred  and  forty  years,  and  saw  his  sons, 
and  his  sons'  sons,  even  four  generations.  So  Job  died,  being  old  and 
full  of  days. 


PASSAGES   FEOM 
THE  FIEST  BOOK   OF   MOSES, 

COMMONLY   CALLED 

GENESIS. 


In  the  beginning  God  created  the  heaven  and  the  earth.  And  the 
earth  was  waste  and  void ;  and  darkness  was  upon  the  face  of  the  deep : 
and  the  spirit  of  God  moved  upon  the  face  of  the  waters.  And  God 
said,  Let  there  be  Hght :  and  there  was  Hght.  And  God  saw  the  light, 
that  it  was  good :  and  God  divided  the  hght  from  the  darkness.  And 
God  called  the  light  Day,  and  the  darkness  he  called  Night.  And  there 
was  evening  and  there  was  morning,  one  day. 

And  God  said.  Let  there  be  a  firmament  in  the  midst  of  the  waters, 
and  let  it  divide  the  waters  from  the  waters.  And  God  made  the  fir- 
mament, and  divided  the  waters  which  were  under  the  firmament  from 
the  waters  which  were  above  the  firmament :  and  it  was  so.  And  God 
called  the  firmament  Heaven.  And  there  was  evening  and  there  was 
morning,  a  second  day. 

And  God  said,  Let  the  waters  under  the  heaven  be  gathered  together 
unto  one  place,  and  let  the  dry  land  appear :  and  it  was  so.  And  God 
called  the  dry  land  Earth ;  and  the  gathering  together  of  the  waters 
called  he  Seas :  and  God  saw  that  it  was  good.  And  God  said,  Let  the 
earth  put  forth  grass,  herb  yielding  seed,  and  fruit  tree  bearing  fruit 
after  its  kind,  wherein  is  the  seed  thereof,  upon  the  earth :  and  it  was 
60.  And  the  earth  brought  forth  grass,  herb  yielding  seed  after  its 
kind,  and  tree  bearing  fruit,  wherein  is  the  seed  thereof,  after  its  kind : 
and  God  saw  that  it  was  good.  And  there  was  evening  and  there  was 
morning,  a  third  day. 

And  God  said.  Let  there  be  lights  in  the  firmament  of  the  heaven 
to  divide  the  day  from  the  night ;  and  let  them  be  for  signs,  and  for 
seasons,  and  for  days  and  years :  and  let  them  be  for  lights  in  the  fir- 
mament of  the  heaven  to  give  light  upon  the  earth :  and  it  was  so. 
And  God  made  the  two  great  lights ;  the  greater  light  to  rule  the  day, 
and  the  lesser  light  to  rule  the  night :  he  made  the  stars  also.  And 
God  set  them  in  the  firmament  of  the  heaven  to  give  light  upon  the 

C428) 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  429 

earth,  and  to  rule  over  the  day  and  over  the  night,  and  to  divide  the 
light  from  the  darkness :  and  God  saw  that  it  was  good.  And  there 
was  evening  and  there  was  morning,  a  fourth  day. 

And  God  said.  Let  the  waters  bring  forth  abundantly  the  moving 
creature  that  hath  life,  and  let  fowl  fly  above  the  earth  in  the  open 
firmament  of  heaven.  And  God  created  the  great  sea-monsters,  and 
every  living  creature  that  moveth,  which  the  waters  brought  forth 
abundantly,  after  their  kinds,  and  every  winged  fowl  after  its  kind : 
and  God  saw  that  it  was  good.  And  God  blessed  them,  saying,  Be 
fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  fill  the  waters  in  the  seas,  and  let  fowl  mul- 
tiply in  the  earth.  And  there  was  evening  and  there  was  morning,  a 
fifth  day. 

And  God  said,  Let  the  earth  bring  forth  the  living  creature  after  its 
kind,  cattle,  and  creeping  thing,  and  beast  of  the  earth  after  its  kind : 
and  it  was  so.  And  God  made  the  beast  of  the  earth  after  its  kind, 
and  the  cattle  after  their  kind,  and  every  thing  that  creepeth  upon 
the  ground  after  its  kind :  and  God  saw  that  it  was  good.  And  God 
said.  Let  us  make  man  in  our  image,  after  our  likeness  :  and  let  them 
have  dominion  over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and  over  the  fowl  of  the  air, 
and  over  the  cattle,  and  over  all  the  earth,  and  over  every  creeping 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth.  And  God  created  man  in  his  own 
image,  in  the  image  of  God  created  he  him ;  male  and  female  created 
he  them.  And  God  blessed  theni :  and  God  said  unto  them.  Be  fruit- 
ful, and  multiply,  and  replenish  the  earth,  and  subdue  it ;  and  have  do- 
minion over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and  over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over 
every  living  thing  that  moveth  upon  the  earth.  And  God  said,  Behold, 
I  have  given  you  every  herb  yielding  seed,  which  is  upon  the  face  of 
all  the  earth,  and  every  tree,  in  the  which  is  the  fruit  of  a  tree  yield- 
ing seed ;  to  you  it  shall  be  for  meat :  and  to  every  beast  of  the  earth, 
and  to  every  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every  thing  that  creepeth  upon 
the  earth,  wherein  there  is  life,  I  have  given  every  green  herb  for  meat : 
and  it  was  so.  And  God  saw  every  thing  that  he  had  made,  and,  be- 
hold, it  was  very  good.  And  there  was  evening  and  there  was  morn- 
ing, the  sixth  day. 

And  the  heaven  and  the  earth  were  finished,  and  all  the  host  of 
them.  And  on  the  seventh  day  God  finished  his  work  which  he  had 
made ;  and  he  rested  on  the  seventh  day  from  all  his  work  which  he 
had  made.  And  God  blessed  the  seventh  day,  and  hallowed  it :  because 
that  in  it  he  rested  from  all  his  work  which  God  had  created  and  made. 

These  are  the  generations  of  the  heaven  and  of  the  earth  when  they 
were  created,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  God  made  earth  and  heaven. 
And  no  plant  of  the  field  was  yet  in  the  earth,  and  no  herb  of  the 


430  PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS. 

field  had  yet  sprung  up :  for  the  Lord  God  had  not  caused  it  to  rain 
upon  the  earth,  and  there  was  not  a  man  to  till  the  ground ;  but  there 
went  up  a  mist  from  the  earth,  and  watered  the  whole  face  of  the 
ground.  And  the  Lord  God  formed  man  of  the  dust  of  the  ground, 
and  breathed  into  his  nostrils  the  breath  of  life;  and  man  became  a 
living  soul.  And  the  Lord  God  planted  a  garden  eastward,  in  Eden ; 
and  there  he  put  the  man  whom  he  had  formed.  And  out  of  the 
ground  made  the  Lord  God  to  grow  every  tree  that  is  pleasant  to  the 
sight,  and  good  for  food ;  the  tree  of  life  also  in  the  midst  of  the  gar- 
den, and  the  tree  of  the  knowledge  of  good  and  evil.  And  a  river  went 
out  of  Eden  to  water  the  garden ;  and  from  thence  it  was  parted,  and 
became  four  heads.  The  name  of  the  first  is  Pishon :  that  is  it  which 
compasseth  the  whole  land  of  Havilah,  where  there  is  gold ;  and  the 
gold  of  that  land  is  good :  there  is  bdellium  and  the  onyx  stone.  And 
the  name  of  the  second  river  is  Gihon :  the  same  is  it  that  compasseth 
the  whole  land  of  Gush.  And  the  name  of  the  third  river  is  Hid- 
dekel :  that  is  it  which  goeth  in  front  of  Assyria.  And  the  fourth  river 
is  Euphrates.  And  the  Lord  God  took  the  man,  and  put  him  into  the 
garden  of  Eden  to  dress  it  and  to  keep  it.  And  the  Lord  God  com- 
manded the  man,  saying.  Of  every  tree  of  the  garden  thou  mayest  freely 
eat :  but  of  the  tree  of  the  knowledge  of  good  and  evil,  thou  shalt  not 
eat  of  it ;   for  in  the  day  that  thou  eatest  thereof  thou  shalt  surely  die. 

And  the  Lord  God  said.  It  is  not  good  that  the  man  should  be 
alone ;  I  will  make  him  an  help  meet  for  him.  And  out  of  the  ground 
the  Lord  God  formed  every  beast  of  the  field,  and  every  fowl  of  the 
air ;  and  brought  them  unto  the  man  to  see  what  he  would  call  them : 
and  whatsoever  the  man  called  every  living  creature,  that  was  the  name 
thereof.  And  the  man  gave  names  to  all  cattle,  and  to  the  fowl  of  the 
air,  and  to  every  beast  of  the  field  ;  but  for  ^man  there  was  not  found 
an  help  meet  for  him.  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a  deep  sleep  to  fall 
upon  the  man,  and  he  slei)t ;  and  he  took  one  of  his  ribs,  and  closed 
up  the  flesh  instead  thereof:  and  the  rib,  which  the  Lord  God  had 
taken  from  the  man,  made  lie  a  woman,  and  brought  her  unto  the 
man.  And  the  man  said,  This  is  now  bone  of  my  bones,  and  flesh 
of  my  flesh  :  she  shall  be  called  ^  Woman,  because  she  was  taken  out  of 
^Man.  Therefore  shall  a  man  leave  his  father  and  his  mother,  and 
shall  cleave  unto  his  wife :  and  they  shall  be  one  flesh.  And  they  were 
both  naked,  the  man  and  his  wife,  and  were  not  ashamed. 

Now  the  serpent  was  more  subtil  than  any  beast  of  tlic  field  which 
the  Loud  God  had  made.  And  he  saiil  unto  the  woman.  Yea,  hath 
God  said,  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  any  tree  of  the  garden  ?    And  the  woman 

1  Or,  Adam.  -  Heb.  lashah.  =  Heb.  Ish. 


PASSAGES    FROM   GENESIS.  431 

said  unto  the  serpent,  Of  the  fruit  of  the  trees  of  the  garden  we  may 
eat:  but  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  garden, 
God  hath  said.  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  it,  neither  shall  ye  touch  it,  lest  ye 
die.  And  the  serpent  said  unto  the  woman,  Ye  shall  not  surely  die: 
for  God  doth  know  that  in  the  day  ye  eat  thereof,  then  your  eyes  shall 
be  opened,  and  ye  shall  be  as  God,  knowing  good  and  evil.  And  when 
the  woman  saw  that  the  tree  was  good  for  food,  and  that  it  was  a  de- 
light to  the  eyes,  and  that  the  tree  was  to  be  desired  to  make  one 
wise,  she  took  of  the  fruit  thereof,  and  did  eat ;  and  she  gave  also  unto 
her  husband  with  her,  and  he  did  eat.  And  the  eyes  of  them  both 
were  opened,  and  they  knew  that  they  were  naked ;  and  they  sewed 
fig  leaves  together,  and  made  themselves  aprons.  And  they  heard  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  God  walking  in  the  garden  in  the  cool  of  the  day : 
and  the  man  and  his  wife  hid  themselves  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  God  -amongst  the  trees  of  the  garden.  And  the  Lord  God  called 
unto  the  man,  and  said  unto  him.  Where  art  thou?  And  he  said,  I 
heard  thy  voice  in  the  garden,  and  I  was  afraid,  because  I  was  naked ; 
and  I  hid  myself.  And  he  said.  Who  told  thee  that  thou  wast  naked? 
Hast  thou  eaten  of  the  tree,  whereof  I  commanded  thee  that  thou 
shouldest  not  eat  ?  And  the  man  said.  The  woman  whom  thou  gavest 
to  be  with  me,  she  ga^^e  me  of  the  tree,  and  I  did  eat.  And  the  Lord 
God  said  unto  the  woman,  What  is  this  thou  hast  done?  And  the 
woman  said,  The  serpent  beguiled  me,  and  I  did  eat.  And  the  Lord 
God  said  unto  the  serpent.  Because  thou  hast  done  this,  cursed  art 
thou  above  all  cattle,  and  ^ above  every  beast  of  the  field;  upon  thy 
belly  shalt  thou  go,  and  dust  shalt  thou  eat  all  the  days  of  thy  life : 
and  I  will  put  enmity  between  thee  and  the  woman,  and  between  thy 
seed  and  her  seed :  it  shall  bruise  thy  head,  and  thou  shalt  bruise  his 
heel.  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I  will  greatly  multiply  thy  sorrow  and 
thy  conception  ;  in  sorrow  thou  shalt  bring  forth  children ;  and  thy 
desire  shall  be  to  thy  husband,  and  he  shall  rule  over  thee.  And  unto 
Adam  he  said.  Because  thou  hast  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  thy 
wife,  and  hast  eaten  of  the  tree,  of  which  I  commanded  thee,  saying, 
Thou  shalt  not  eat  of  it :  cursed  is  the  ground  for  thy  sake ;  in  toil 
shalt  thou  eat  of  it  all  the  days  of  thy  life ;  thorns  also  and  thistles 
shall  it  bring  forth  to  thee ;  and  thou  shalt  eat  the  herb  of  the  field ; 
in  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt  thou  eat  bread,  till  thou  return  unto  the 
ground ;  for  out  of  it  wast  thou  taken  :  for  dust  thou  art,  and  unto  dust 
shalt  thou  return.  And  the  man  called  his  wife's  name  Eve ;  because 
she  was  the  mother  of  all  living.  And  the  Lord  God  made  for  Adam 
and  for  his  wife  coats  of  skins,  and  clothed  them. 

1  Or,  from  among. 


432  PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS. 

And  the  Lord  God  said,  Behold,  the  man  is  become  as  one  of  ua, 
to  know  good  and  evil ;  and  now,  lest  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  take 
also  of  the  tree  of  life,  and  eat,  and  live  for  ever :  therefore  the  Lord 
God  sent  him  forth  from  the  garden  of  Eden,  to  till  the  ground  from 
whence  he  was  taken.  So  he  drove  out  the  man ;  and  he  placed  at  the 
east  of  the  garden  of  Eden  the  Cherubim,  and  the  flame  of  a  sword 
which  turned  every  way,  to  keep  the  way  of  the  tree  of  life. 

And  Eve  bare  Cain,  and  said,  I  have  gotten  a  man  with  the  help  of 
the  Lord.  And  again  she  bare  his  brother  Abel.  And  Abel  was  a 
keeper  of  sheep,  but  Cain  was  a  tiller  of  the  ground.  And  injirocess 
of  time  it  came  to  pass,  that  Cain  brought  of  the  fruit  of  the  ground 
an  offering  unto  the  Lord.  And  Abel,  he  also  brought  of  the  firstlings 
of  his  flock  and  of  the  fat  thereof.  And  the  Lord  had  respect  unto 
Abel  and  to  his  offering :  but  unto  Cain  and  to  his  offering  he  had  not 
respect.  And  Cain  was  very  wroth,  and  his  countenance  fell.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Why  art  thou  wroth?  and  why  is  thy  countenance 
fallen?  If  thou  doest  well,  shalt  thou  not  be  accepted?  and  if  thou 
doest  not  well,  sin  coucheth  at  the  door:  and  unto  thee  is  its  desire, 
but  thou  shouldest  rule  over  it.  And  Cain  told  Abel  his  brother.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  in  the  field,  that  Cain  rose  up  against 
Abel  his  brother,  and  slew  him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Where 
is  Abel  thy  brother?  And  he  said,  I  know  not:  am  I  my  brother's 
keeper  ?  And  he  said.  What  hast  thou  done  ?  the  voice  of  thy  brother's 
blood  crieth  unto  me  from  the  ground.  And  now  cursed  art  thou  from 
the  ground,  which  hath  opened  her  mouth  to  receive  thy  brother's 
blood  from  thy  hand ;  when  thou  tillest  the  ground,  it  shall  not  hence- 
forth yield  unto  thee  her  strength ;  a  fugitive  and  a  wanderer  shalt 
thou  be  in  the  earth.  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord,  My  punishment 
is  greater  than  I  can  bear.  Behold,  thou  hast  driven  me  out  this  day 
from  the  face  of  the  ground ;  and  from  thy  face  shall  I  be  hid ;  and  I 
shall  be  a  fugitive  and  a  wanderer  in  the  earth ;  and  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  whosoever  findeth  me  shall  slay  me.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him.  Therefore  whosoever  slayeth  Cain,  vengeance  shall  be  taken  on 
him  sevenfold.  And  the  Lord  appointed  a  sign  for  Cain,  lest  any 
finding  him  should  smite  him.  And  Cain  went  out  from  the  presence 
of  the  Lord,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Kod,  on  the  east  of  Eden. 

And  Adam's  wife  again  bare  a  son,  and  called  his  name  Seth:  For, 
mid  she,  God  hath  appointed  me  another  seed  instead  of  Abel ;  for 
Cain  slew  him.  And  to  Seth,  to  him  also  there  was  born  a  son ;  and 
he  called  his  name  Enosh.:  then  began  men  to  call  upon  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

This  is  tlie  book  of  the  generations  from  Adam  to  Noah.    In  the 


PASSAGES    FROM    GENESIS.  433 

(lay  that  God  created  man,  in  the  hkeness  of  God  made  he  hhn ;  male 
and  female  created  he  them ;  and  blessed  them,  and  called  their  name 
'Adam,  in  the  day  when  they  were  created.  Adam,  Seth,  Enosh, 
Kenan,  Mahalalel,  Jared,  Enoch,  Methuselah,  Lamech,  Noah:  and  Noah 
l)e,ti;at  Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth. 

Noah  was  a  righteous  man,  and  perfect  in  his  generations:  Noah 
walked  with  God.  And  the  earth  was  corrupt  before  God,  and  the 
earth  was  filled  with  violence.  And  God  saw  the  earth,  and,  behold, 
it  was  corrupt;  for  all  flesh  had  corrupted  his  way  upon  the  earth. 

And  God  said  unto  Noah,  The  end  of  all  flesh  is  come  before  me ; 
for  the  earth  is  filled  with  violence  through  them ;  and,  behold,  I  will 
destroy  them  with  the  earth.  Make  thee  an  ark  of  gopher  wood ; 
rooms  shalt  thou  make  in  the  ark,  and  shalt  pitch  it  within  and  without 
with  pitch.  And  this  is  how  thou  shalt  make  it:  the  length  of  the  ark 
three  hundred  cubits,  the  breadth  of  it  fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  of 
it  thirty  cubits.  A  light  shalt  thou  make  to  the  ark,  and  to  a  cubit 
slialt  thou  finish  it  upward ;  and  the  door  of  the  ark  shalt  tliou  set  in 
the  side  thereof;  with  lower,  second,  and  third  stories  shalt  thou  make 
it.  And  I,  behold,  I  do  luring  the  flood  of  waters  u})on  the  earth,  to 
destroy  all  flesh,  wherein  is  the  breath  of  life,  from  under  heaven ; 
every  thing  that  is  in  the  earth  shall  die.  But  I  will  establish  my 
covenant  with  thee;  and  thou  shalt  come  into  the  ark,  thou,  and  thy 
sons,  and  thy  wife,  and  thy  sons'  wives  with  thee.  And  of  every 
living  thing  of  all  flesh,  two  of  every  sort  shalt  thou  bring  into  the 
ark,  to  keep  them  alive  with  thee  ;  they  shall  ])e  male  and  female.  Of 
the  fowl  after  their  kind,  and  of  the  cattle  after  their  kind,  of  every 
creeping  thing  of  the  ground  after  its  kind,  two  of  every  sort  shall 
come  unto  thee,  to  keep  them  alive.  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  all 
food  that  is  eaten,  and  gather  it  to  thee ;  and  it  shall  be  for  food  for 
thee,  and  for  them.  Thus  did  Noah ;  according  to  all  that  God  com- 
manded him,  so  did  he. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah,  Come  thou  and  all  thy  house  into 
the  ark  ;  for  thee  have  I  seen  righteous  before  me  in  this  generation. 
Of  every  clean  beast  thou  shalt  take  to  thee  seven  and  seven,  the  male 
and  his  female ;  and  of  the  beasts  that  are  not  clean  two,  the  male 
and  his  female ;  of  the  fowl  also  of  the  air,  seven  and  seven,  male  and 
female:  to  keep  seed  alive  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth.  For  yet 
seven  days,  and  I  will  cause  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth  forty  days  and 
forty  nights ;  and  every  living  thing  that  I  have  made  will  I  destroy 
from  off  the  face  of  the  ground.  And  Noah  did  according  unto  all 
that  the  Lord  connnanded  him. 

1  Or,  Man. 


434  PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS. 

And  Noah  was  six  hundred  years  old  when  the  flood  of  waters  was 
upon  the  earth.  And  Noah  went  in,  and  his  sons,  and  his  wife,  and 
his  sons'  wives  with  him,  into  the  ark,  because  of  the  waters  of  the 
flood.  Of  clean  beasts,  and  of  beasts  that  are  not  clean,  and  of  fowls, 
and  of  every  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  ground,  there  went  in  two 
and  two  unto  Noah  into  the  ark,  male  and  female,  as  God  commanded 
Noah.  And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  seven  days,  that  the  waters  of 
the  flood  were  upon  the  earth.  In  the  six  hundredth  year  of  Noah's 
life,  in  the  second  month,  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  the  month,  on 
the  same  day  were  all  the  fountains  of  the  great  deep  broken  up,  and 
the  windows  of  heaven  were  opened.  And  the  rain  was  upon  the 
earth  forty  days  and  forty  nights.  In  the  selfsame  day  entered  Noah, 
and  Shem,  and  Ham,  and  Japheth,  the  sons  of  Noah,  and  Noah's  wife, 
and  the  three  wives  of  his  sons  with  them,  into  the  ark ;  they,  and 
every  beast  after  its  kind,  and  all  the  cattle  after  their  kind,  and  every 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth  after  its  kind,  and  every 
fowl  after  its  kind,  every  bird  of  every  sort.  And  they  went  in  unto 
Noah  into  the  ark,  two  and  two  of  all  flesh  wherein  is  the  breath  of 
life.  And  they  that  went  in,  went  in  male  and  female  of  all  flesh,  as 
God  commanded  him:  and  the  Lord  shut  him  in.  And  the  flood  was 
forty  days  upon  the  earth ;  and  the  waters  increased,  and  bare  up  the 
ark,  and  it  was  lift  up  above  the  earth.  And  the  waters  i:)revailed, 
and  increased  greatly  upon  the  earth ;  and  the  ark  went  upon  the  face 
of  the  waters.  And  the  waters  j^revailed  exceedingly  upon  the  eai-tli  ; 
and  all  the  high  mountains  that  were  under  the  whole  heaven  were 
covered.  Fifteen  cubits  upward  did  the  waters  prevail ;  and  the 
mountains  were  covered.  And  all  flesh  died  that  moved  upon  the 
earth,  both  fowl,  and  cattle,  and  beast,  and  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth,  and  every  man :  all  in  whose  nostrils  Avas 
the  breath  of  the  spirit  of  life,  of  all  that  was  in  the  dry  land,  died. 
And  every  living  thing  was  destroyed  which  was  upon  the  face  of 
the  ground,  both  man,  and  cattle,  and  creeping  thing,  and  fowl  of  the 
heaven  ;  and  they  were  destroyed  from  the  earth  :  and  Noah  only  was 
left,  and  they  that  were  with  him  in  the  ark.  And  the  waters  pre- 
vailed upon  the  earth  an  hundred  and  fifty  days. 

And  God  remembered  Noah,  and  every  living  thing,  and  all  the 
cattle  that  were  with  him  in  the  ark:  and  God  made  a  wind  to  pass 
over  the  earth,  and  the  waters  assuaged  ;  the  fountains  also  of  the 
deep  and  the  windows  of  heaven  were  stopped,  and  the  rain  from 
heaven  was  restrained ;  and  the  waters  returned  from  off  the  earth 
continually :  and  after  the  end  of  an  hundred  and  fifty  days  the 
waters  decreased.    And  the  ark  rested  in  the  seventh  month,  on  the 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  435 

seventeenth  day  of  the  month,  upon  the  mountains  of  Ararat.  And 
the  waters  decreased  continually  until  the  tenth  month :  in  the  tenth 
month,  on  the  first  day  of  the  month,  were  the  tops  of  the  moun- 
tains seen.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  forty  days,  that  Noah 
opened  the  window  of  the  ark  which  he  had  made :  and  he  sent 
forth  a  raven,  and  it  went  forth  to  and  fro,  until  the  waters  were 
dried  up  from  off  the  earth.  And  he  sent  forth  a  dove  from  him,  to 
see  if  the  waters  were  abated  from  off  the  face  of  the  ground ;  but 
the  dove  found  no  rest  for  the  sole  of  her  foot,  and  she  returned 
unto  him  to  the  ark,  for  the  waters  were  on  the  face  of  the  whole 
earth:  and  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  her,  and  brought  her  in 
unto  him  into  the  ark.  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days ;  and 
again  he  sent  forth  the  dove  out  of  the  ark  ;  and  the  dove  came  in 
to  him  at  eventide ;  and,  lo,  in  her  mouth  an  olive  leaf  pluckt  oS: 
so  Noah  knew  that  the  waters  were  abated  from  off  the  earth.  And 
he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days ;  and  sent  forth  the  dove ;  and  she 
returned  not  again  unto  him  any  more.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
six  hundred  and  first  .year,  in  the  first  month,  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  the  waters  were  dried  up  from  off  the  earth :  and  Noah  re- 
moved the  covering  of  the  ark,  and  looked,  and,  behold,  the  face  of 
the  ground  was  dried.  And  in  the  second  month,  on  the  seven  and 
twentieth  day  of  the  month,  was  the  earth  dry. 

And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  saying,  Go  forth  of  the  ark,  thou,  and 
thy  wife,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  sons'  wives  with  thee.  Bring  forth 
with  thee  every  living  thing  that  is  with  thee  of  all  flesh,  both  fowl, 
and  cattle,  and  every  creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth ; 
that  they  may  breed  abundantly  in  the  earth,  and  be  fruitful,  and 
multiply  upon  the  earth.  And  Noah  went  forth,  and  his  sons,  and  his 
wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with  him :  every  beast,  every  creeping  thing, 
and  every  fowl,  whatsoever  moveth  upon  the  earth,  after  their  families, 
went  forth  out  of  the  ark.  And  Noah  builded  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  took  of  every  clean  beast,  and  of  every  clean  fowl,  and  oflFered 
burnt  offerings  on  the  altar.  And  the  Lord  smelled  the  sweet  savour; 
and  the  Lord  said  in  his  heart,  I  will  not  again  curse  the  ground  any 
more  for  man's  sake,  for  that  the  imagination  of  man's  heart  is  evil 
from  his  youth ;  neither  will  I  again  smite  any  more  every  thing 
living,  as  I  have  done.  While  the  earth  remaineth,  seedtime  and  har- 
vest, and  cold  and  heat,  and  summer  and  winter,  and  day  and  night 
shall  not  cease.  And  God  blessed  Noah  and  his  sons,  and  said  unto 
them.  Be  fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  replenish  the  earth.  And  the 
fear  of  you  and  the  dread  of  you  shall  be  upon  every  beast  of  the 
earth,  and  upon  every  fowl  of  the  air ;  with  all  wherewith  the  ground 


436  PASSAGES    FROM   GENESIS. 

tcemelh,  and  all  the  fishes  of  the  sea,  into  your  hand  are  they  deliv- 
ered. Every  moving  thing  tliat  liveth  shall  he  food  for  you;  as  the 
green  lierb  have  I  given  you  all.  But  flesh  with  the  life  thereof,  u-Mch 
?>  the  blood  thereof,  shall  ye  not  eat.  And  surely  your  blood,  tJie  blood 
of  your  lives,  will  I  require ;  at  the  hand  of  every  beast  will  I  require 
it:  and  at  the  hand  of  man,  even  at  the  hand  of  every  man's  brother, 
will  I  require  the  life  of  man.  Whoso  sheddeth  man's  blood,  by  man 
shall  his  blood  be  shed:  for  in  the  image  of  God  made  he  man.  And 
you,  be  ye  fruitful,  and  multiply  ;  bring  forth  abundantly  in  the  earth, 
and  multiply  therein. 

And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  and  to  his  sons  with  him,  saying,  And 
I,  behold,  I  establish  my  covenant  with  you,  and  with  your  seed  after 
you;  and  with  every  living  creatui-e  that  is  with  you,  the  fowl,  the 
cattle,  and  every  beast  of  the  earth  with  you  ;  of  all  that  go  out  of 
the  ark,  even  every  beast  of  the  eai-th.  And  I  will  establish  my  cov- 
enant with  you;  neither  shall  all  flesh  be  cut  off  any  more  by  the 
waters  of  the  flood;  neither  sliall  there  any  more  be  a  flood  to  destroy 
the  earth.  And  God  said,  This  is  the  token  of  the  covenant  which  I 
make  between  me  and  you  and  every  living  creature  that  is  with  j^ou, 
for  perpetual  generations:  I  do  set  my  bow  in  the  cloud,  and  it  shall 
be  for  a  token  of  a  covenant  between  me  and  the  earth.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  when  I  bring  a  cloud  over  tiie  earth,  that  the  bow  shall 
be  seen  in  the  cloud,  and  I  will  remember  my  covenant,  which  is  be- 
tween me  and  you  and  every  living  creature  of  all  flesh  ;  and  the 
waters  shall  no  more  become  a  flood  to  destroy  all  flesh. 

And  the  sons  of  Noah,  that  went  forth  of  the  ark,  were  Shem,  and 
Ham,  and  Japheth  :  and  Ham  is  the  father  of  Canaan.  These  three 
were  the  sons  of  Noali :  and  of  these  was  the  whole  earth  overspread. 

And  the  whole  earth  was  of  one  language  and  of  one  speech.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  as  tliey  journeyed  east,  that  they  found  a  i)lain  in  the 
land  of  Shinar;  and  they  dwelt  there.  And  they  said  one  to  another. 
Go  to,  let  us  make  l^rick,  and  burn  them  thoroughly.  And  they  had 
l)rick  for  stone,  and  slime  had  they  for  mortar.  And  they  said.  Go  to, 
let  us  build  us  a  city,  and  a  tower,  whose  top  may  reach  unto  heaven, 
and  .let  us  make  us  a  name ;  lest  we  be  scattered  abroad  upon  the  face 
of  the  whole  earth.  And  the  Lord  came  down  to  see  the  city  and  the 
tower,  which  tlie  children  of  men  builded.  And  the  Lord  said.  Be- 
hold, they  are  one  people,  and  they  have  all  one  language  ;  and  this 
is  what  they  begin  to  do:  and  now  nothing  will  be  withholden  from 
them,  which  they  purpose  to  do.  Go  to,  let  us  go  down,  and  there 
confound  their  language,  that  they  may  not  understand  one  another's 
speech.    So  the  Lord  scattered  them  abroad  from  thence  upon  the  face 


PAaSAGES   FROM    GENE8I8.  437 

of  all  the  earth  :  and  they  left  off  to  build  the  city.  Therefore  was 
the  name  of  it  called  Babel ;  because  the  Lord  did  there  confound  the 
language  of  all  the  earth :  and  from  thence  did  the  Lokd  scatter  them 
abroad  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

These  are  the  generations  of  Sheni  in  direct  descent.  Shem,  Ar- 
pachshad,  Shelah,  Eber,  Peleg,  Reu,  Senig,  Nahor,  Terah.  Terah  begat 
Abram,  Nahor,  and  Haran ;  and  Haran  begat  Lot.  And  Haran  died 
in  the  land  of  his  nativity,  in  Ur  of  the  Chaldees.  And  Abram  and 
Nahor  took  them  wives:  the  name  of  Abram's  wife  was  Sarai.  And 
Sarai  had  no  child.  And  Terah  took  Abram  his  son,  and  Lot  the  son 
of  Haran,  his  son's  son,  and  Sarai  his  daughter  in  law,  his  son  Abram's 
wife ;  and  they  went  forth  with  them  from  TJr  of  the  Chaldees,  to  go 
into  the  land  of  Canaan ;  and  they  came  unto  Haran,  and  dwelt  there. 

Now  the  Lord  said  unto  Abram,  Get  thee  out  of  thy  country,  and 
from  thy  kindred,  and  from  thy  father's  house,  unto  the  land  that  I 
will  shew  thee:  and  I  will  make  of  thee  a  great  nation,  and  I  will 
bless  thee,  and  make  thy  name  great ;  and  be  thou  a  blessing :  and  I 
will  bless  them  that  bless  thee,  and  him  that  curseth  thee  will  I 
curse:  and  in  thee  shall  all  the  families  of  the  earth  be  blessed.  So 
Abram  went,  as  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  him ;  and  Lot  went  with 
him:  and  Abram  was  seventy  and  five  years  old  when  he  departed 
out  of  Haran.  And  Abram  took  Sarai  his  wife,  and  Lot  his  brother's 
son,  and  all  their  substance  that  they  had  gathered,  and  the  souls  that 
they  had  gotten  in  Haran ;  and  they  went  forth  to  go  into  the  land 
of  Canaan ;  and  into  the  land  of  Canaan  they  came.  And  Abram  passed 
through  the  land  unto  the  place  of  Shechem,  unto  the  oak  of  INIoreh. 
And  the  Canaanite  was  then  in  the  land.  And  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  Abram,  and  said.  Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  this  land:  and  there 
builded  he  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  who  appeared  unto  him.  And  he 
removed  from  thence  unto  the  mountain  on  the  east  of  Beth-el,  and 
pitched  his  tent;  and  there  he  builded  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  and 
called  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  Abram  journeyed,  going  on 
still  toward  the  South.  And  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land:  and 
Abram  went  down  into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there ;  for  the  famine  was 
sore  in  the  land. 

And  Abram  went  up  out  of  Egypt,  he,  and  his  wife,  and  all  that 
he  had,  and  Lot  with  him,  into  the  South.  And  Abram  was  very  rich 
in  cattle,  in  silver,  and  in  gold.  And  he  went  on  his  journeys  from 
the  South  even  to  Beth-el,  unto  the  place  of  the  altar,  which  he  had 
made  there  at  the  first:  and  there  Abram  called  on  the  name  of  the 
Lord.  And  Lot  also,  which  went  with  Abram,  had  flocks,  and  herds, 
and  tents.    And  the  land  was  not  able  to  bear  them,  that  they  might 


438  PASSAGES    FROM    GENESIS. 

dwell  together:  for  their  substance  was  great,  so  that  they  could  not 
dwell  together.  And  there  was  a  strife  between  the  herdinen  of  Abram's 
cattle  and  the  herdmen  of  Lot's  cattle :  and  the  Canaanite  and  the  Per- 
izzite  dwelled  then  in  the  land.  And  Abram  said  unto  Lot,  Let  there 
be  no  strife,  I  pray  thee,  between  me  and  thee,  and  between  my  herd- 
men  and  thy  herdmen ;  for  we  are  brethren.  Is  not  the  whole  land 
before  thee  ?  separate  thyself,  I  pray  thee,  from  me :  if  thou  udlt  take 
the  left  hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the  right ;  or  if  thou  take  the  right 
hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the  left.  And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  be- 
held all  the  Plain  of  Jordan,  that  it  was  well  watered  every  where,  like 
the  garden  of  the  Lord,  like  the  land  of  Egypt,  as  thou  goest  unto  Zoar. 
So  Lot  chose  him  all  the  Plain  of  Jordan.  Abram  dwelled  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  Lot  dwelled  in  the  cities  of  the  Plain,  and  moved  his 
tent  as  far  as  Sodom.  Now  the  men  of  Sodom  were  wicked  and  sin- 
ners against  the  Lord  exceedingly.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abram, 
after  that  Lot  was  separated  from  him.  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and 
look  from  the  place  where  thou  art,  northward  and  southward  and 
eastward  and  westward :  for  all  the  land  Avhich  thou  seest,  to  thee  will 
I  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  for  ever.  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  as  the 
dust  of  the  earth :  so  that  if  a  man  can  numjjer  the  dust  of  the  earth, 
then  shall  thy  seed  also  be  numbered.  Arise,  walk  through  the  land 
in  the  length  of  it  and  in  the  breadth  of  it ;  for  unto  thee  will  I  give 
it.  And  Abram  moved  his  tent,  and  came  and  dwelt  by  the  oaks  of 
Mamre,  which  are  in  Hebron,  and  built  there  an  altar  unto  the  Lord. 
And  there  went  out  the  king  of  Sodom,  and  the  king  of  Gomorrah, 
and  the  king  of  Admah,  and  the  king  of  Zeboiim,  and  the  king  of  Bela; 
and  they  set  the  battle  in  array  in  the  vale  of  Siddim  against  Chedor- 
laomer  king  of  Elam,  and  Tidal  king  of  Goiim,  and  Anu-apliel  king  of 
Shinar,  and  Arioch  king  of  EUasar ;  four  kings  against  the  five.  Now 
the  vale  of  Siddim  was  full  of  slime  pits ,  and  the  kings  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  fled,  and  they  fell  there,  and  they  that  remained  fled  to  the 
mountain.  And  they  took  all  the  goods  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and 
all  their  victuals,  and  went  their  way.  And  they  took  Lot,  Abram's 
brother's  son,  who  dwelt  in  Sodom,  and  his  goods,  and  departed.  And 
there  came  one  that  had  escaped,  and  told  Abram.  And  when  Abram 
heard  that  his  brother  was  taken  captive,  he  led  forth  his  trained  men, 
l)orn  in  his  house,  three  hundred  and  eighteen,  and  pursued  as  far  as 
Dan.  And  he  divided  himself  against  them  by  night,  he  and  his  ser- 
vants, and  smote  them,  and  pursued  them  unto  Hobah,  which  is  on  the 
left  hand  of  Damascus.  And  he  brought  back  all  the  goods,  and  also 
brought  again  his  brother  Lot,  and  his  g(jods,  and  the  women  also,  and 
the  people.     And  the  king  of  Sodom  went  out  to  meet  him,  after  his 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  439 

return  from  the  slaughter  of  Chedorlaomer  and  the  kings  that  were 
with  him,  at  the  vale  of  Shaveh  (the  same  is  the  King's  Vale).  And 
Melchizedek  king  of  Salem  brought  forth  bread  and  wine :  and  he  was 
priest  of  God  Most  High.  And  he  blessed  him,  and  said,  Blessed  be 
Abram  of  God  Most  High,  possessor  of  heaven  and  earth :  and  blessed 
be  God  Most  High,  which  hath  delivered  thine  enemies  into  thy  hand. 
And  he  gave  him  a  tenth  of  all. 

After  these  things  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Abram  in  a 
vision,  saying,  Fear  not,  Abram :  I  am  thy  shield,  and  thy  exceeding 
great  reward.  And  Abram  said,  O  Lord  God,  what  wilt  thou  give  me, 
seeing  I  go  hence  childless,  and  he  that  shall  be  possessor  of  my  house 
is  Dammesek  Eliezer?  And  Abram  said.  Behold,  to  me  thou  hast  given 
no  seed:  and,  lo,  one  born  in  my  house  is  mine  heir.  And,  behold, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  him,  saying.  This  man  shall  not  be 
thine  heir.  And  he  brought  him  forth  abroad,  and  said.  Look  now 
toward  heaven,  and  tell  the  stars,  if  thou  be  able  to  tell  them :  and  he 
said  unto  him,  So  shall  thy  seed  be.  And  he  believed  in  the  Lord; 
and  he  counted  it  to  him  for  righteousness.  And  he  said  unto  him,  I 
am  the  Lord  that  brought  thee  out  of  Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  to  give  thee 
this  land  to  inherit  it.  And  he  said,  O  Lord  God,  whereby  shall  I 
know  that  I  shall  inherit  it?  And  he  said  unto  him.  Take  me  an 
heifer  of  three  years  old,  and  a  she-goat  of  three  years  old,  and  a  ram 
of  three  years  old,  and  a  turtledove,  arid  a  young  pigeon.  And  he  took 
him  all  these,  and  divided  them  in  the  midst,  and  laid  each  half  over 
against  the  other :  but  the  birds  divided  he  not.  And  the  birds  of 
prey  came  down  upon  the  carcases,  and  Abram  drove  them  away. 
And  when  the  sun  was  going  down,  a  deep  sleep  fell  upon  Abram; 
and,  lo,  an  horror  of  great  darkness  fell  upon  him.  And  he  said  unto 
Abram,  Know  of  a  sui-ety  that  thy  seed  shall  be  a  stranger  in  a  land 
that  is  not  theirs,  and  shall  serve  them;  and  they  shall  afflict  them 
four  hundred  years ;  and  also  that  nation,  whom  they  shall  serve,  will 
I  judge:  and  afterward  shall  they  come  out  with  great  substance.  But 
thou  shalt  go  to  thy  fathers  in  peace;  thou  shalt  be  buried  in  a  good 
old  age.  And  in  the  fourth  generation  they  shall  come  hither  again: 
for  the  iniquity  of  the  Amorite  is  not  yet  full.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that,  when  the  sun  went  down,  and  it  was  dark,  behold  a  smoking 
furnace,  and  a  flaming  torch  that  passed  between  these  pieces.  In  that 
day  the  Lord  made  a  covenant  with  Abram,  saying,  Unto  thy  seed 
have  I  given  this  land,  from  the  river  of  Egypt  unto  the  great  river, 
the  river  Euphrates. 

Xow  Sarai  Abram's  wife  bare  him  no  children ;  and  she  had  an 
handmaid,  an  Egyptian,  whose  name  was  Hagar.    And  Sarai  Abram's 


440  PASSAGES    FROM    GENESIS. 

wife  took  Hagar  the  Egj^ptian,  her  handmaid,  after  Abram  had  dwelt 
ten  years  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  gave  her  to  Abram  her  husband 
to  be  his  wife.  And  her  mistress  was  despised  in  her  eyes.  And  Sarai 
said  unto  Abram,  ]My  wrong  be  upon  thee :  I  gave  my  handmaid  into 
thy  bosom;  and  I  was  despised  in  her  eyes:  the  Lord  judge  between 
me  and  thee.  But  Abram  said  unto  Sarai,  Beliold,  thy  maid  is  in  thy 
hand ;  do  to  her  that  which  is  good  in  thine  eyes.  And  Sarai  dealt 
hardly  with  her,  and  she  fled  from  her  face.  And  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  found  her  by  a  fountain  of  water  in  the  wilderness  by  the  foun- 
tain in  the  way  to  Sliur.  And  he  said,  Hagar,  Sarai's  handmaid,  whence 
earnest  thou  ?  and  whither  goest  thou  ?  And  she  said,  I  flee  from  tlie 
face  of  my  mistress  Sarai.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  her, 
Eeturn  to  thy  mistress,  and  submit  thyself  under  her  hands.  And  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  her,  I  will  greatly  multiply  thy  seed,  that 
it  shall  not  be  numbered  for  multitude.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  her,  Behold,  thou  shalt  bear  a  son ;  and  thou  shalt  call  his 
name  Ishmael,  because  the  Lord  hath  heard  thy  affliction.  And  he 
shall  be  as  a  wild-ass  among  men ;  his  hand  shall  be  against  every  man, 
and  every  man's  hand  against  him ;  and  he  shall  dwell  in  the  presence 
of  all  his  brethren.  And  she  called  the  name  of  the  Lord  that  spake 
unto  her.  Thou  God  seest  me.  And  Hagar  bare  Abram  a  son :  and 
Abram  called  the  name  of  his  son,  which  Plagar  bare,  Ishmael. 

And  when  Abram  was  ninety  years  old  and  nine,  the  Lord  aj)- 
peared  to  Abram,  and  said  unto  him,  I  am  God  Almighty ;  walk  before 
me,  and  be  thou  perfect.  And  I  will  make  my  covenant  between  me 
and  thee,  and  will  multiply  thee  exceedingly.  And  Abram  fell  on  his 
face:  and  God  talked  with  him,  saying,  As  for  me,  behold,  my  cov- 
enant is  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  the  father  of  a  multitude  of 
nations.  Neither  shall  thy  name  any  more  be  called  Abram,  but  thy 
name  shall  be  Abraham ;  for  the  father  of  a  multitude  of  nations  have 
I  made  thee.  And  I  will  make  thee  exceeding  fruitful,  and  I  will  make 
nations  of  thee,  and  kings  shall  come  out  of  thee.  And  I  will  estab- 
lish my  covenant  between  me  and  thee  and  thy  seed  after  thee 
throughout  their  generations  for  an  everlasting  covenant,  to  be  a  God 
unto  thee  and  to  thy  seed  after  thee.  And  I  will  give  unto  thee,  and  to 
thy  seed  after  thee,  the  land  of  thy  sojournings,  all  the  land  of  Canaan, 
for  an  everlasting  possession;  and  I  will  be  their  God.  And  God  said 
unto  Abraham,  And  as  for  thee,  thou  shalt  keep  my  covenant,  thou, 
and  thy  seed  after  thee  throughout  their  generations.  This  is  my 
covenant,  which  ye  shall  keep,  between  me  and  you  and  thy  seed  after 
thee;  every  male  among  you  shall  be  circumcised:  and  it  shall  be  a 
token  of  a  covenant  betwixt  me  and  you.     And  he  that  is  eight  days 


PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS.  441 

old  shall  be  circumcised  among  you,  every  male  throughout  your  gen- 
erations, he  that  is  born  in  the  house,  or  bought  with  money  of  any 
stranger,  which  is  not  of  thy  seed.  And  the  uncircumcised  male  who 
is  not  circumcised  shall  be  cut  off  from  liis  j^eople ;  he  hath  broken 
my  covenant. 

And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  As  for  Sarai  thy  wife,  thou  shalt  not 
call  her  name  Sarai,  but  ^Sarah  shall  her  name  be.  And  I  will  bless 
her,  and  moreover  I  will  give  thee  a  son  of  her :  yea,  I  will  bless  her, 
and  she  shall  be  a  mother  of  nations ;  kings  of  people  shall  be  of  her. 
Then  Al)raham  fell  upon  his  face,  and  laughed,  and  said  in  his  heart. 
Shall  a  child  be  born  unto  him  that  is  an  hundred  years  old?  and 
shall  Sarah,  that  is  ninety  years  old,  bear?  And  Abraham  said  unto 
God,  Oh  that  Ishmael  might  live  before  thee !  And  God  said.  Nay,  but 
Sarah  thy  M^fe  shall  bear  thee  a  son;  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name 
Isaac:  and  I  will  establish  my  covenant  with  him  for  an  everlasting 
covenant  for  his  seed  after  him.  And  as  for  Ishmael,  I  have  heard 
thee:  behold,  I  have  blessed  him,  and  will  make  him  fruitful,  and  will 
multiply  him  exceedingly;  twelve  princes  shall  he  beget,  and  I  will 
make  him  a  great  nation.  But  my  covenant  will  I  establish  with 
Isaac,  which  Sarah  shall  bear  unto  thee.  And  he  left  off  talking  with 
him,  and  God  went  uj)  from  Abraham.  And  Abraham  took  Ishmael 
his  son,  and  all  that  were  born  in  his  house,  and  all  that  were  bought 
with  his  money,  every  male  among  the  men  of  Abraham's  house,  and 
circumcised  them,  as  God  had  said  unto  him.  And  Abraham  was 
ninety  years  old  and  nine,  when  he  was  circumcised. 

And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  by  the  oaks  of  Mamre,  as  he  sat 
in  the  tent  door  in  the  heat  of  the  day;  and  he  lift  up  his  eyes  and 
looked,  and,  lo,  three  men  stood  over  against  him:  and  when  he  saw 
them,  he  ran  to  meet  them  fi'om  tlie  tent  door,  and  bowed  himself  to 
the  earth,  and  said.  My  lord,  if  now  I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
pass  not  away,  I  pray  thee,  from  thy  servant:  let  now  a  little  water 
be  fetched,  and  wash  your  feet,  and  rest  yourselves  under  the  tree :  and 
I  will  fetch  a  morsel  of  bread,  and  comfort  ye  your  heart;  after  that 
ye  shall  pass  on:  forasmuch  as  ye  are  come  to  your  servant.  And 
they  said.  So  do,  as  thou  hast  said.  And  Abraham  hastened  into  the 
tent  unto  Sarah,  and  said.  Make  ready  cxuickly  three  measures  of  fine 
meal,  knead  it,  and  make  cakes.  And  Abraham  ran  unto  the  herd, 
and  fetched  a  calf  tender  and  good,  and  gave  it  unto  the  servant ;  and 
he  hasted  to  dress  it.  And  he  took  butter,  and  milk,  and  the  calf 
which  he  had  dressed,  and  set  it  before  them ;  and  he  stood  by  them 
under  the  tree,  and  they  did  eat.    And  they  said  unto  him,  Where  is 

1  That  is,  Princess. 


442  PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS. 

Sarah  thy  wife?  And  he  said,  Behold,  in  the  tent.  And  he  said, 
Sarah  thy  wife  shall  have  a  son.  And  Sarah  heard  in  the  tent  door, 
which  was  behind  him.  Now  Abraham  and  Sarah  were  old,  and  well 
stricken  in  age ;  and  Sarah  laughed  within  herself.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  Abraham,  Wherefore  did  Sarah  laugh,  saying,  Shall  I  of  a 
surety  bear  a  child,  which  am  old?  Is  anything  too  hard  for  the 
Lord?  Then  Sarah  denied,  saying,  I  laughed  not;  for  she  was  afraid. 
And  he  said.  Nay ;  but  thou  didst  laugh. 

And  the  men  rose  up  from  thence,  and  looked  towards  Sodom :  and 
Abraham  went  with  them  to  bring  them  on  tiie  way.  And  the  Lord 
said.  Shall  I  hide  from  Abraham  that  which  I  do ;  seeing  that  Abraham 
shall  surely  become  a  great  and  mighty  nation,  and  all  the  nations  of 
the  earth  shall  be  blessed  in  him?  For  I  have  known  him,  to  the  end 
that  he  may  command  his  cliildren  and  his  household  after  him,  that 
they  may  keeji  the  way  of  the  Lord,  to  do  justice  and  judgement ;  to 
the  end  that  the  Lord  may  bring  upon  Abraham  that  which  he  hath 
spoken  of  him.  And  the  Lord  said,  Because  the  cry  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  is  great,  and  because  their  sin  is  very  grievous ;  I  will  go 
down  now,  and  see  whether  they  have  done  altogether  according  to 
the  cry  of  it,  which  is  come  unto  me ;  and  if  not,  I  will  know.  And 
the  men  turned  from  thence,  and  went  toward  Sodom:  but  Abraham 
stood  yet  before  the  Lord.  And  Abraham  drew  near,  and  said,  Wilt 
thou  consume  the  righteous  with  the  wicked?  Perad venture  there  be 
fifty  righteous  within  the  city :  wilt  thou  consume  and  not  spare  the 
place  for  the  fifty  righteous  that  are  therein  ?  That  be  far  from  thee 
to  do  after  this  manner,  to  slay  the  righteous  with  the  wicked,  that  so 
the  righteous  should  be  as  the  wicked ;  that  be  far  from  thee :  shall 
not  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth  do  right  ?  And  the  Lord  said,  If  I  find 
in  Sodom  fifty  righteous  within  the  city,  then  I  will  spare  all  the 
place  for  their  sake.  And  Abraham  answered  and  said,  Behold  now, 
I  have  taken  upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord,  which  am  but  dust  and 
ashes:  perad  venture  there  shall  lack  five  of  the  fifty  righteous:  wilt 
thou  destroy  all  the  city  for  lack  of  five?  And  he  said,  I  will  not 
destroy  it,  if  I  find  there  forty  and  five.  And  he  spake  unto  him  yet 
again,  and  said,  Peradventure  there  shall  be  forty  found  there.  And 
he  said,  I  will  not  do  it  for  the  forty's  sake.  And  he  said.  Oh  let  not 
the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I  will  speak:  jieradventure  there  shall  thirty 
be  found  there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  do  it,  if  I  find  thirty  there. 
And  he  said.  Behold  now,  I  have  taken  upon  me  to  speak  unto  the 
Lord :  peradventure  there  shall  be  twenty  found  there.  And  he  said, 
I  will  not  destroy  it  for  the  twenty's  sake.  And  he  said,  Oh  let  not 
the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I  will  si)eak  yet  but  this  once  :  peradventure 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  443 

ten  shall  be  found  there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  destroy  it  for  the 
ten's  sake.  And  the  Lord  went  his  way,  as  soon  as  he  had  left  com- 
muning with  Abraham :  and  Abraham  returned  unto  his  place. 

And  the  two  angels  came  to  Sodom  at  even ;  and  Lot  sat  in  the 
gate  of  Sodom:  and  Lot  saw  them,  and  rose  up  to  meet  them;  and  he 
bowed  himself  with  his  face  to  the  earth ;  and  he  said,  Behold  now, 
my  lords,  turn  aside,  I  pray  you,  into  your  servant's  house,  and  tarry 
all  night,  and  wash  your  feet,  and  ye  shall  rise  up  early,  and  go  on 
your  way.  And  they  said.  Nay ;  but  we  will  abide  in  the  street  all 
night.  And  he  urged  them  greatly ;  and  they  turned  in  unto  him,  and 
entered  into  his  house;  and  he  made  them  a  feast,  and  did  bake  un- 
leavened bread,  and  they  did  eat.  But  before  they  lay  down,  the  men 
of  the  city,  even  the  men  of  Sodom,  compassed  the  house  round,  both 
young  and  old,  all  the  people  from  every  quarter ;  and  they  called 
unto  Lot,  and  said  unto  him.  Where  are  the  men  which  came  in  to 
thee  this  night?  bring  them  out  unto  us.  And  Lot  went  out  unto 
them  to  the  door,  and  shut  the  door  after  him.  And  he  said,  I  pray 
you,  my  brethren,  do  not  so  wickedly :  unto  these  men  do  nothing ; 
forasmuch  as  they  are  come  under  the  shadow  of  my  roof  And  they 
said.  Stand  back.  And  they  said.  This  one  fellow  came  in  to  sojoui'n, 
and  he  will  needs  be  a  judge :  now  will  we  deal  worse  with  thee,  than 
with  them.  And  they  pressed  sore  upon  the  man,  even  Lot,  and  drew 
near  to  break  the  door.  But  the  men  put  forth  their  hand,  and 
brought  Lot  into  the  house  to  them,  and  shut  to  the  door.  And  they 
smote  the  men  that  were  at  the  door  of  the  house  with  blindness, 
both  small  and  great :  so  that  they  wearied  themselves  to  find  the 
door.  And  the  men  said  unto  Lot,  Hast  thou  here  any  besides?  son 
in  law,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters,  and  whomsoever  thou  hast 
in  the  city;  bring  them  out  of  the  place:  for  we  will  destroy  this 
place,  because  the  cry  of  them  is  waxen  great  before  the  Lord  ;  and 
the  Lord  hath  sent  us  to  destroy  it.  And  Lot  went  out,  and  spake 
unto  his  sons  in  law,  which  married  his  daughters,  and  said,  Up,  get 
you  out  of  this  place ;  for  the  Lord  will  destroy  the  city.  But  he 
seemed  unto  his  sons  in  law  as  one  that  mocked.  And  when  the 
morning  arose,  then  the  angels  hastened  Lot,  saying.  Arise,  take  thy 
wife,  and  thy  two  daughters  which  are  here ;  lest  thou  be  consumed 
in  the  iniquity  of  the  city.  But  he  lingered ;  and  the  men  laid  hold 
upon  his  hand,  and  upon  the  hand  of  his  wife,  and  upon  the  hand 
of  his  two  daughters ;  the  Lord  being  inerciful  unto  him :  and  they 
brought  him  forth,  and  set  him  without  the  city.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  they  had  brought  them  forth  abroad,  that  he  said.  Escape 
for  thy  life ;  look  not  behind  thee,  neither  stay  thou  in  all  the  Plain ; 


444  PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS. 

escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  thou  be  consumed.  And  Lot  said  unto 
them,  Oh,  not  so,  my  lord :  behold  now,  thy  servant  hath  found  grace 
in  thy  sight,  and  thou  hast  magnified  thy  mercy,  which  thou  hast 
shewed  unto  me  in  saving  my  life;  and  I  cannot  escape  to  tlie  moun- 
tain, lest  evil  overtake  me,  and  I  die :  behold  now,  this  city  is  near  to 
flee  unto,  and  it  is  a  little  one :  Oh,  let  uie  escape  thither,  (is  it  not  a 
little  one?)  and  my  soul  shall  live.  And  he  said  unto  him,  See,  I  have 
accepted  thee  concerning  this  thing  also,  that  I  will  not  overthrow  the 
city  of  which  thou  hast  spoken.  Haste  thee,  escape  thither ;  for  I  can- 
not do  any  thing  till  thou  be  come  thither.  Therefore  the  name  of  the 
city  was  called  Zoar.  The  sun  was  risen  upon  the  earth  when  Lot 
came  unto  Zoar.  Then  the  Lord  rained  upon  Sodom  and  upon  Go- 
morrah brimstone  and  fire  from  the  Lord  out  of  heaven ;  and  he 
overthrew  those  cities,  and  all  the  Plain,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  cities,  and  that  which  grew  upon  the  ground.  But  his  wife  looked 
back  fi-om  behind  him,  and  she  became  a  i)illar  of  salt.  And  Abraham 
gat  up  early  in  the  morning  to  the  place  where  he  had  stood  before 
the  Lord:  and  he  looked  towards  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and  toward 
all  the  lahd  of  the  Plain,  and  beheld,  and,  lo,  the  smoke  of  the  land 
went  up  as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace. 

And  the  Lord  visited  Sarah  as  he  had  said,  and  the  Lord  did  unto 
Sarah  as  he  had  spoken.  And  Sarah  bare  Abraham  a  son  in  liis  old 
age,  at  the  set  time  of  which  God  had  spoken  to  liim.  And  Abraham 
called  the  name  of  his  son  that  was  born  unto  him,  whom  Sarah  bare 
to  him,  Isaac.  And  A))raham  circumcised  his  son  Isaac  when  he  was 
eight  days  old,  as  God  had  commanded  him. 

And  the  child  grew,  and  was  weaned :  and  Abraham  made  a  great 
feast  on  the  day  that  Isaac  was  weaned.  And  Sarah  saw  the  son  of 
Hagar  the  Egyj^tian,  which  she  had  borne  unto  Al)rahani,  mocking. 
Wherefore  slid  said  unto  Abraham,  Cast  out  this  bondwoman  and  her 
son:  for  the  son  of  this  bondwoman  shall  not  be  heir  with  my  son. 
even  with  Isaac.  And  the  thing  was  very  grievous  in  Abraham's  sight 
on  account  of  his  son.  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  Let  it  not  be 
grievous  in  thy  sight  because  of  the  lad,  and  because  of  thy  bond- 
woman; in  all  that  Sarah  saith  unto  tliee,  hearken  unto  her  voice; 
for  in  Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be  called.  And  also  of  the  son  of  the  bond- 
woman will  I  make  a  nation,  because  he  is  thy  seed.  And  Abraham 
rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  took  bread  and  a  skin  of  water,  and 
gave  it  unto  Hagar,  putting  it  on  her  shoulder,  and  the  child,  and  sent 
her  away  :  and  she  departed,  and  wandered  in  the  wihlerness  of  Beer- 
sheba.  And  the  water  in  the  bottle  was  spent,  and  she  cast  the  child 
under  one  of  the  shrubs.   And  she  went,  and  sat  her  down  over  again?t 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  445 

him  a  good  way  off,  as  it  were  a  bowshot :  for  she  said,  Let  me  not 
look  upon  the  death  of  the  child.  And  she  sat  over  against  him,  and 
lift  up  her  voice,  and  wept.  And  God  heard  the  voice  of  tlie  lad ; 
and  the  angel  of  God  called  to  Hagar  out  of  heaven,  and  said  unto 
her,  What  aileth  thee,  Hagar  ?  fear  not ;  for  God  hath  heard  the  voice 
of  the  lad  where,  he  is.  Arise,  lift  up  the  lad,  and  hold  him  in  thine 
hand ;  for  I  will  make  him  a  great  nation.  And  God  opened  her 
eyes,  and  she  saw  a  well  of  water ;  and  she  went,  and  filled  the  bottle 
with  water,  and  gave  the  lad  drink.  And  God  was  with  the  lad,  and 
he  grew ;  and  he  dwelt  in  the  wilderness,  and  became  an  archer. 

And  God  did  prove  Abraham,  and  said  unto  him,  Abraham;  and 
he  said,  Here  am  I.  And  he  said.  Take  now  thy  son,  thine  only  son, 
whom  thou  lovest,  even  Isaac,  and  get  thee  into  the  land  of  Moriah ; 
and  offer  him  there  for  a  burnt  offering  upon  one  of  the  mountains 
which  I  will  tell  thee  of.  And  Abraham  rose  early  in  the  morning, 
and  saddled  his  ass,  and  took  two  of  his  young  men  with  him,  and 
Isaac  his  son ;  and  he  clave  the  wood  for  the  burnt  offering,  and  rose 
up,  and  went  unto  the  place  of  which  God  had  told  him.  On  the 
third  day  Abraham  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  place  afar  off.  And 
Abraham  said  unto  his  young  men.  Abide  ye  herewith  the  ass,  audi 
and  the  lad  will  go  yonder ;  and  we  will  worship,  and  come  again  to 
you.  And  Abraham  took  the  wood  of  the  burnt  offering,  and  laid  it 
upon  Isaac  his  son ;  and  lie  took  in  his  hand  the  fire  and  the  knife ; 
and  they  went  both  of  them  together.  And  Isaac  spake  unto  Abra- 
ham his  father,  and  said.  My  father :  and  he  said,  Here  am  I,  my  son. 
And  he  said.  Behold,  the  fire  and  the  wood:  but  where  is  the  lamb 
for  a  burnt  offering?  And  Abraham  said,  God  will  provide  himself 
the  lamb  for  a  burnt  offering,  my  son :  so  they  went  both  of  them  to- 
gether. And  they  came  to  the  place  which  God  had  told  him  of;  and 
Abraham  built  the  altar  there,  and  laid  the  wood  in  order,  and  bound 
Isaac  his  son,  and  laid  him  on  the  altar,  U2:>on  the  wood.  And  Abra- 
ham stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  took  the  knife  to  slay  his  son. 
And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called  unto  him  out  of  heaven,  and  said, 
Abraham,  Abraham :  and  he  said.  Here  am  I.  And  he  said.  Lay  not 
thine  hand  upon  the  lad,  neither  do  thou  any  thing  unto  him :  for 
now  I  know  that  thou  fearest  God,  seeing  thou  hast  not  withheld  thy 
son,  thine  only  son,  from  me.  And  Abraham  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
looked,  and  behold,  behind  him  a  ram  caught  in  the  thicket  by  his 
horns:  and  Abraham  went  and  took  the  ram,  and  offered  him  up  for 
a  burnt  offering  in  the  stead  of  his  son.  And  Abraham  called  the  name 
of  that  place  ^  Jehovah-jireli :  as  it  is  said  to  this  day,  In  the  mount  of 

1  That  is,  The  Lord  will  see,  or,  provide. 


446  PASSAGES    FROM   GENESIS. 

the  Lord  it  shall  be  provided.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called  unto 
Abraham  a  second  time  out  of  heaven,  and  said,  By  myself  have  1 
sworn,  saith  the  Lord,  because  thou  hast  done  this  thing,  and  hast  not 
withheld  thy  son,  thine  only  son :  that  in  blessing  I  will  bless  thee, 
and  in  multiplying  I  will  multiply  thy  seed  as  the  stars  of  the  heaven, 
and  as  the  sand  which  is  upon  the  sea  shore ;  and  thy  seed  shall  pos- 
sess the  gate  of  his  enemies ;  and  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  nations  of 
the  earth  be  blessed ;  because  thou  hast  obeyed  my  voice.  So  Abra- 
ham returned  unto  his  young  men,  and  they  rose  up  and  went  to- 
gether to  Bcer-sheba;  and  Abraham  dwelt  at  Beer-sheba. 

And  Abraham  was  old,  and  well  stricken  in  age :  and  the  Lord  had 
blessed  Abraham  in  all  things.  And  Al)raham  said  unto  his  servant, 
the  elder  of  his  house,  that  ruled  over  all  that  he  had,  Put,  I  pray 
thee,  thy  hand  under  my  thigh :  and  I  will  make  thee  swear  by  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  heaven  and  tlie  God  of  the  earth,  that  thou  shalt 
not  take  a  wife  for  my  son  of  the  daughters  of  the  Canaanites,  among 
whom  I  dwell :  but  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  country,  and  to  my  kindred, 
and  take  a  wife  for  my  son  Isaac.  And  the  servant  said  unto  him,  Per- 
adventure  the  woman  will  not  be  willing  to  follow  me  unto  this  land : 
must  I  needs  bring  thy  son  again  unto  the  land  from  whence  thou 
camest?  And  Abraham  said  unto  him,  Beware  thou  that  thou  bring 
not  my  son  thither  again.  The  Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  that  took 
me  from  my  father's  house,  and  from  the  land  of  my  nativity,  and  that 
spake  unto  me,  and  that  sware  unto  me,  saying.  Unto  thy  seed  will  I 
give  this  land  ;  he  shall  send  his  angel  before  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
take  a  wife  for  my  son  from  thence.  And  if  the  woman  be  not  will- 
ing to  follow  thee,  then  thou  shalt  be  clear  from  this  my  oath;  only 
thou  shalt  not  bring  my  son  thither  again.  And  the  servant  put  his 
hand  under  the  thigh  of  Abraham  his  master,  and  sware  to  him  con- 
cerning this  matter.  And  the  servant  took  ten  camels,  of  the  camels 
of  his  master,  and  departed  ;  for  all  the  goods  of  his  master  were  in 
his  hand :  and  he  arose,  and  went  to  Mesopotamia,  unto  the  city  of 
Nahor.  And  he  made  the  camels  to  kneel  down  without  the  city  by 
the  well  of  water  at  the  time  of  evening,  the  time  that  women  go  out 
to  draw  water.  And  he  said,  O  Lord,  the  God  of  my  master  Abra- 
ham, send  me,  I  pray  thee,  good  speed  this  day,  and  shew  kindness 
unto  my  master  Abraliam.  Behold,  I  stand  by  the  fountain  of  water ; 
and  the  daughters  of  the  men  of  the  city  come  out  to  draw  water : 
and  let  it  come  to  pass,  that  the  damsel  to  whom  I  shall  say,  Let  down 
thy  pitcher,  I  pray  thee,  that  I  may  drink  ;  and  she  shall  say,  Drink, 
and  I  will  give  thy  camels  drink  also :  let  the  same  be  she  that  thou 
hast  api)ointed  for  thy  servant  Isaac ;  and  thereby  shall  I  know  that 


PASSAGES    FROM    GENESIS.  447 

thou  hast  shewed  kindness  unto  my  master.  And  it  came  to  pass,  be- 
fore he  had  done  speaking,  that,  behold,  Rebekah  came  out,  who  was 
born  to  Bethuel  the  son  of  Milcah,  the  wife  of  Nahor,  Abraham's 
])rother,  with  her  pitclier  upon  her  shoulder.  And  the  damsel  was 
very  fair  to  look  upon,  and  she  went  down  to  the  fountain,  and  filled 
her  pitcher,  and  came  up.  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet  her,  and  said, 
Give  me  to  drink,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water  of  thy  pitcher.  And  she 
said,  Drink,  my  lord :  and  she  hasted,  and  let  down  her  pitcher  upon 
her  hand,  and  gave  him  drink.  And  when  she  had  done  giving  him 
drink,  she  said,  I  will  draw  for  thy  camels  also,  until  they  have  done 
drinking.  And  she  hasted,  and  emptied  her  pitcher  into  the  trough, 
and  ran  again  unto  the  well  to  draw,  and  drew  for  all  his  camels. 
And  the,  man  looked  stedfastly  on  her  ;  holding  his  peace,  to  know 
whether  the  Lord  had  made  his  journey  prosi:)erous  or  not.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  as  the  camels  had  done  drinking,  that  the  man  took  a 
golden  ring  of  half  a  shekel  weight,  and  two  bracelets  for  her  hands 
of  ten  shekels  weight  of  gold  ;  and  said.  Whose  daughter  art  thou  ?  tell 
me,  I  pray  thee.  Is  there  room  in  thy  father's  house  for  us  to  lodge 
in  ?  And  she  said  unto  him,  I  am  the  daughter  of  Bethuel  the  son  of 
Milcah,  which  she  bare  unto  Nahor.  She  said  moreover  unto  him,  We 
have  both  straw  and  provender  enough,  and  room  to  lodge  in.  And 
the  man  bowed  his  head,  and  worshipped  the  Lord.  And  he  said, 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  my  master  Abraham,  who  hath  not 
forsaken  his  mercy  and  his  truth  toward  my  master:  as  for  me,  the 
Lord  hath  led  me  in  the  way  to  the  house  of  my  master's  brethren. 
And  the  damsel  ran,  and  told  her  mother's  house  according  to  these 
words.  And  Rebekah  had  a  brother,  and  his  name  was  Laban :  and 
Laban  ran  out  unto  the  man,  unto  the  fountain.  And  it  came  to  "pass, 
when  he  saw  the  ring,  and  the  bracelets  upon  his  sister's  hands,  and 
when  he  heard  the  words  of  Rebekah  his  sister,  saying,  Thus  spake 
the  man  unto  me  ;  that  he  came  unto  the  man ;  and,  behold,  he  stood 
by  the  camels  at  the  fountain.  And  he  said,  Come  in,  thou  blessed  of 
the  Lord  ;  wherefore  standest  thou  without  ?  for  I  have  prepared  the 
house,  and  room  for  the  camels.  And  the  man  came  into  the  house, 
and  he  ungirded  the  camels ;  and  he  gave  straw  and  provender  for  the 
camels,  and  water  to  wash  his  feet  and  the  men's  feet  that  were  with 
him.  And  there  was  set  meat  before  him  to  eat :  but  he  said,  I  will 
not  eat,  until  I  have  told  mine  errand.  And  he  said,  Speak  on.  And 
he  said,  I  am  Abraham's  servant.  And  the  Lord  hath  blessed  my 
master  greatly  ;  and  he  is  become  great :  and  he  hath  given  him  flocks 
and  herds,  and  silver  and  gold,  and  menservants  and  maidservants, 
and  camels  and  asses.     And  Sarah  my  master's  wife  bare  a  son  to  my 


448  PASSAGES    FROM    GENESIS. 

master  when  she  was  old  :  and  unto  him  hath  he  given  aU  that  he 
hath.  And  my  master  made  me  swear,  saying,  Thou  shalt  not  take  a 
wife  for  my  son  of  the  daughters  of  the  Canaanites,  in  whose  land  I 
dwell :  but  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  father's  house,  and  to  my  kindred, 
and  take  a  wife  for  my  son.  And  I  said  unto  my  master,  Peradven- 
ture  the  woman  will  not  follow  me.  And  he  said  unto  me,  The  Lord, 
before  whom  I  walk,  will  send  his  angel  with  thee,  and  pi'osper  thy 
way ;  and  thou  shalt  take  a  wife  for  my  son  of  my  kindred,  and  of 
my  father's  house :  then  shalt  thou  be  clear  from  my  oath,  when  thou 
comest  to  my  kindred ;  and  if  thej'  give  her  not  to  thee,  thou  shalt 
be  clear  from  my  oath.  And  I  came  this  day  unto  the  fountain,  and 
said,  0  Lord,  the  God  of  my  master  Abraham,  if  now  thou  do  prosper 
my  way  which  I  go :  behold,  I  stand  by  the  fountain  of  water ;  and 
let  it  come  to  pass,  that  the  maiden  which  cometh  forth  to  draw,  to 
whom  I  shall  say.  Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water  .of  thy  pitchei- 
to  drink  ;  and  she  shall  say  to  me,  Both  drink  thou,  and  I  will  also 
draw  for  thy  camels :  let  the  same  be  the  woman  whom  the  Lord 
hath  appointed  for  my  master's  son.  And  before  I  had  done  speaking 
in  mine  heart,  behold,  Rebekah  came  forth  with  her  pitcher  on  her 
shoulder;  and  she  went  down  unto  the  fountain,  and  drew:  and  I 
said  unto  hei',  Let  me  drink,  1  pray  thee.  And  .'^he  made  haste,  and 
let  down  her  pitcher  from  her  shoulder,  and  said,  Drink,  and  I  will 
give  thy  camels  drink  also  :  so  I  drank,  and  she  made  the  camels  drink 
also.  And  I  asked  her,  and  said.  Whose  daughter  art  thou  ?  And  she 
said.  The  daughter  of  Bethuel,  Nahor's  son,  whom  jNIilcah  l)are  unto 
him :  and  I  put  the  ring  upon  her  nose,  and  the  bracelets  upon  her 
hands.  And  I  bowed  my  head,  and  worshipi)ed  the  Lord,  and  blessed 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  my  master  Abraham,  wliich  had  led  me  in  the 
right  way  to  take  my  master's  brother's  daughter  for  his  son.  And 
now  if  ye  will  deal  kindly  and  truly  with  my  muster,  tell  me :  and  if 
not,  tell  me ;  that  I  may  turn  to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the  left.  Then 
Laban  and  Bethuel  answered  and  said.  The  thing  i)roceedeth  from  the 
Lord:  we  cannot  speak  unto  thee  ])ad  or  good.  Behold,  Rel)ekah  is 
before  thee,  take  her,  and  go,  and  let  her  be  thy  master's  son's  wife, 
as  the  Lord  hath  sjioken.  And  it  came  to  i)ass,  that,  when  A])raham'9 
servant  heard  their  words,  he  bowed  himself  down  to  the  earth  unto 
the  Lord.  And  the  servant  ])rought  forth  jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels 
of  gold,  and  raiment,  and  gave  them  to  Rebekah :  he  gave  also  to  her 
l)rother  and  to  her  mother  precious  things.  And  they  did  eat  and 
drink,  he  and  the  men  that  were  with  him,  and  tarried  all  night;  and 
they  rose  up  in  the  morning,  and  he  said,  Send  me  away  ujito  my 
master.     And  her  brother  ami   her   mother  said,  Ix't  the  damsel  abidi> 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  449 

with  us  a  few  days,  at  the  least  ten ;  after  that  she  shall  go.  And  he 
said  unto  them,  Hinder  me  not,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  prospered  my 
way ;  send  me  away  that  I  may  go  to  my  master.  And  they  said, 
We  will  call  the  damsel,  and  inquire  at  her  mouth.  And  they  called 
Rebekah,  and  said  unto  her,  "Wilt  thou  go  with  this  man  ?  And  she 
said,  I  will  go.  And  Rebekah  arose,  and  her  damsels,  and  they  rode 
upon  the  camels,  and  followed  the  man :  and  the  servant  took  Re- 
bekah, and  went  his  way.  And  Isaac  came  from  the  way  of  Beer- 
lahai-roi :  for  he  dwelt  in  the  land  of  the  South.  And  Isaac  went  out 
to  meditate  in  the  field  at  the  eventide :  and  he  lifted  uji  his  eyes,  and 
saw,  and,  behold,  there  were  camels  coming.  And  Rebekah  lifted  up 
her  eyes,  and  when  she  saw  Isaac,  she  lighted  ofi"  the  camel.  And 
she  said  unto  the  servant,  What  man  is  this  that  walketh  in  the  field 
to  meet  us  ?  And  the  servant  said,  It  is  my  master :  and  she  took  her 
veil,  and  covered  herself.  And  the  servant  told  Isaac  all  the  things 
that  he  had  done.  And  Isaac  brought  her  into  his  mother  Sarah's 
tent,  and  took  Rebekah,  and  she  became  his  wife ;  and  he  loved  her : 
and  Isaac  was  comforted  after  his  mother's  death. 

And  these  are  the  days  of  the  years  of  Abraham's  life  which  he 
lived,  an  hundi'ed  threescore  and  fifteen  years.  And  Abraham  gave  up 
the  ghost,  and  died  in  a  good  old  age,  an  old  man,  and  full  of  years; 
and  was  gathered  to  his  peoj^le.  And  Isaac  and  Ishmael  his  sons 
buried  him  in  the  cave  of  Machpelah,  in  the  field  of  Ephron  the  son 
of  Zohar  the  Hittite,  which  is  before  Mamre ;  the  field  which  Abraham 
purchased  of  the  children  of  Heth :  there  was  Abraham  buried,  and 
Sarah  his  T^'ife.  And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Abraham,  that 
God  blessed  Isaac  his  son ;  and  Isaac  dwelt  by  Beer-lahai-roi. 

And  these  are  the  generations  of  Isaac,  Abraham's  son :  Abraham 
begat  Isaac :  and  Isaac  was  forty  years  old  when  he  took  Rebekah  to 
be  his  wife.  And  when  her  days  to  be  delivered  were  fulfilled,  behold, 
there  were  twins.  And  the  first  came  forth  ruddy,  all  over  like  an 
hairy  garment ;  and  they  called  his  name  Esau.  And  after  that  came 
forth  his  brother,  and  his  hand  had  hold  on  Esau's  heel ;  and  his 
name  was  called  ^  Jacob :  and  Isaac  was  threescore  years  old  when  she 
bare  them.  And  the  boys  grew :  and  Esau  was  a  cunning  hunter,  a 
man  of  the  field ;  and  Jacob  was  a  quiet  man,  dwelling  in  tents.  Now 
Isaac  loved  Esau,  because  he  did  eat  of  his  venison :  and  Rebekah 
loved  Jacob.  And  Jacob  sod  pottage:  and  Esau  came  in  from  the 
field,  and  he  was  faint :  and  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed  me,  I  pray  thee, 
with  that  same  red  pottage ;  for  I  am  faint :  therefore  was  his  name 
called  Edom.    And  Jacob  said.  Sell  me  first  of  all  thy  birthright.    And 

1  That  is,  One  that  takes  by  the  heel  or  supplants. 


450  PASSAGES   FPwOM   GENESIS. 

Esau  said,  Behold,  I  am  at  the  point  to  die :  and  what  profit  shall  the 
birthright  do  to  me  ?  And  Jacol)  said,  Swear  to  me  first  of  all ;  and 
he  sware  unto  him :  and  he  sold  his  l)irthright  unto  Jacob.  And  Jacob 
gave  Esau  bread  and  pottage  of  lentils ;  and  he  did  eat  and  drink,  and 
rose  up,  and  went  his  way :  so  Esau  despised  his  birthright. 

And  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land,  beside  the  first  famine  that 
was  in  the  days  of  Abraham.  And  Isaac  went  unto  Abimelech  king 
of  the  Philistines  unto  Gerar.  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him,  and 
said.  Go  not  down  into  Egypt ;  dwell  in  the  land  which  I  shall  tell 
thee  of:  sojourn  in  this  land,  and  I  will  be  with  thee,  and  will  bless 
thee ;  for  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  seed,  I  will  give  all  these  lands,  and 
I  will  establish  the  oath  which  I  sware  unto  Abraham  thy  father;  and 
I  will  multiply  thy  seed  as  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  will  give  unto 
thy  seed  all  these  lands ;  and  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  nations  of  the 
earth  be  blessed;  because  that  Al)raham  obeyed  my  voice,  and  kept 
my  charge,  my  commandments,  my  statutes,  and  my  laws.  And  Isaac 
dwelt  in  Gerar.  And  Isaac  soAved  in  that  land,  and  found  in  the  same 
year  an  hundredfold :  and  the  Lord  blessed  him :  and  he  had  posses- 
sions of  flocks,  and  possessions  of  herds,  and  a  great  household ;  and 
the  Philistines  envied  him.  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Isaac,  Go  from 
us ;  for  thou  art  much  mightier  than  we.  And  Isaac  dei)arted  thence, 
and  encamped  in  the  valley  of  Gerar,  and  dwelt  there.  And  he  went 
up  from  thence  to  Beer-sheba.  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  the 
same  night,  and  said,  I  am  the  God  of  Abraham  thy  father :  fear  not, 
for  I  am  with  thee,  and  will  bless  thee,  and  multiply  thy  seed  for  my 
servant  Abraham's  sake.  And  he  builded  an  altar  there,  and  called 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and  pitched  his  tent  there :  and  there 
Isaac's  servants  digged  a  well. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Isaac  was  old,  and  his  eyes  were 
dim,  so  that  he  could  not  see,  he  called  Esau  his  elder  son,  and  said 
unto  him.  My  son:  and  he  said  unto  him.  Here  am  I.  And  he  said, 
Behold  now,  I  am  old,  I  know  not  the  day  of  my  death.  Now  there- 
fore take,  I  pray  thee,  thy  weapons,  thy  quiver  and  thy  bow,  and  go 
out  to  the  field,  and  take  me  venison  ;  and  make  me  savoury  meat,  such 
as  I  love,  and  bring  it  to  me,  that  I  may  cat;  that  my  soul  may  bless 
thee  before  I  die.  And  Rebekah  heard  when  Isaac  spake  to  Esau  his 
son.  And  Esau  went  to  the  field  to  hunt  for  venison,  and  to  bring 
it.  And  Rebekah  spake  unto  Jacob  her  son,  saying.  Behold,  I  heard 
thy  father  speak  unto  Esau  thy  brother,  saying.  Bring  me  venison,  and 
make  me  savoury  moat,  that  I  may  eat,  and  bless  thee  before  the  Lord 
before  my  death.  Now  tlierefore,  my  son,  obey  my  voice  according  to 
that  which  I  command  thee.     Go  now  to  the  flock,  and  fetch  me  from 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  451 

thence  two  good  kids  of  the  goats ;  and  I  will  make  them  savoury 
meat  for  thy  father,  such  as  he  loveth :  and  thou  shalt  bring  it  to  thy 
father,  that  he  may  eat,  so  that  he  may  bless  thee  before  his  death. 
And  Jacob  said  to  Eebekah  his  mother,  Behold,  Esau  my  brother  is  a 
hairy  man,  and  I  am  a  smooth  man.  My  father  peradventure  will  feel 
me,  and  I  shall  seem  to  him  as  a  deceiver;  and  I  shall  bring  a  curse 
upon  me,  and  not  a  blessing.  And  his  mother  said  unto  him.  Upon 
me  be  thy  curse,  my  son :  only  obey  my  voice,  and  go  fetch  me  them. 
And  he  went,  and  fetched,  and  brought  them  to  his  mother:  and  his 
mother  made  savoury  meat,  such  as  his  father  loved.  And  Rebekah 
took  the  goodly  raiment  of  Esau  her  elder  son,  which  were  with  her  in 
the  house,  and  put  them  upon  Jacob,  her  younger  son :  and  she  put  the 
skins  of  the  kids  of  the  goats  upon  his  hands,  and  upon  the  smooth  of 
his  neck :  and  she  gave  the  savoury  meat  and  the  bread,  which  she  had 
prepared,  into  the  hand  of  her  son  Jacob.'  And  he  came  unto  his  father, 
and  said.  My  father:  and  he  said,  Here  am  I ;  who  art  thou,  my  son? 
And  Jacob  said  unto  his  father,  I  am  Esau  thy  firstborn;  I  have  done 
according  as  thou  badest  me :  arise,  I  pray  thee,  sit  and  eat  of  my  ven- 
ison, that  thy  soul  may  bless  me.  And  Isaac  said  unto  his  son.  How  is 
it  that  thou  hast  found  it  so  quickly,  my  son?  And  he  said.  Because 
the  Lord  thy  God  sent  me  good  speed.  And  Isaac  said  unto  Jacob, 
Come  near,  I  pray  thee,  that  I  may  feel  thee,  my  son,  whether  thou  be 
my  very  son  Esau  or  not.  And  Jacob  went  near  unto  Isaac  his  father; 
and  he  felt  him,  and  said.  The  voice  is  Jacob's  voice,  but  the  hands  are 
the  hands  of  Esau.  And  he  discerned  him  not,  because  his  hands  were 
hairy,  as  his  brother  Esau's  hands  :  so  he  blessed  him.  And  he  said,  Art 
thou  my  very  son  Esau?  And  he  said,  I  am.  And  he  said.  Bring  it 
near  to  me,  and  I  will  eat  of  my  son's  venison,  that  my  soul  may  bless 
thee.  And  he  brought  it  near  to  him,  and  he  did  eat :  and  he  brought 
him  wine,  and  he  drank.  And  his  father  Isaac  said  unto  him.  Come 
near  now,  and  kiss  me,  my  son.  And  he  came  near  and  kissed  him: 
and  he  smelled  the  smell  of  his  raiment,  and  blessed  him,  and  said. 

See,  the  smell  of  my  son 

Is  as  the  smell  of  a  field  which  the  Lord  hath  blessed : 

And  God  give  thee  of  the  dew  of  heaven, 

And  of  the  fatness  of  the  earth, 

And  plenty  of  corn  and  wine : 

Let  peoples  serve  thee. 

And  nations  bow  down  to  thee: 

Be  lord  over  thy  brethren, 

And  let  thy  mother's  sons  bow  down  to  thee : 

Cursed  be  every  one  that  curseth  thee, 

And  blessed  be  every  one  that  blesseth  thee. 


452  PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  Isaac  had  made  an  end  of  blessing 
Jacob,  and  Jacob  was  yet  scarce  gone  out  from  the  presence  of  Isaac 
his  father,  that  Esau  his  brother  came  in  from  his  hunting.  And 
he  also  made  savoury  meat,  and  brought  it  unto  his  father;  and 
he  said  unto  his  father,  Let  my  father  arise,  and  eat  of  his  son's 
venison,  that  thy  soul  may  bless  me.  And  Isaac  his  father  said  unto 
him.  Who  art  thou  ?  And  he  said,  I  am  thy  son,  thy  firstborn,  Esau. 
And  Isaac  trembled  very  exceedingly,  and  said,  Who  then  is  he  that 
hath  taken  venison,  and  brought  it  me,  and  I  have  eaten  of  all  before 
thou  earnest,  and  have  blessed  him?  yea,  and  he  shall  be  blessed. 
When  Esau  heard  the  words  of  his  father,  he  cried  with  an  exceed- 
ing great  and  bitter  cry,  and  said  unto  his  father,  Bless  me,  even 
me  also,  O  my  father.  And  he  said.  Thy  brother  came  with  guile, 
and  hath  taken  away  thy  blessing.  And  he  said.  Is  not  he  rightly 
named  Jacob?  for  he  hath  supplanted  me  these  two  times:  he  took 
away  my  birthright;  and,  behold,  now  he  hath  taken  away  my 
blessing.  And  he  said,  Hast  thou  not  reserved  a  blessing  for  me? 
And  Isaac  answered  and  said  unto  Esau,  Behold,  I  have  made  him 
thy  lord,  and  all  his  T)rethren  have  I  given  to  him  for  servants ;  and 
with  corn  and  wine  have  I  sustained  him:  and  what  then  shall  I  do 
for  thee,  my  son?  And  Esau  said  unto  his  fother,  Hast  thou  but  one 
blessing,  my  father?  bless  me,  even  me  also,  O  my  father.  And  Esau 
lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept.  And  Isaac  his  father  answered  and  said 
unto  him, 

Behold,  ^of  the  fatness  of  the  earth  shall  be  thy  dwelling, 

And  ^of  the  dew  of  heaven  from  above ; 

And  by  thy  sword  shalt  thou  live,  and  thou  shalt  serve 
thy  brother ; 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  when  thou  shalt  break  loose. 

That  thou  shalt  shake  his  yoke  from  oflf  thy  neck. 
And  Esau  hated  Jacob  because  of  the  blessing  wherewith  his  father 
blessed  him :  and  Esau  said  in  his  heart,  The  days  of  mourning  for  my 
father  are  at  hand  ;  then  will  I  slay  my  brothc  Jacob.  And  the  words 
of  Esau  her  elder  son  were  told  to  Rebekah ;  and  she  sent  and  called 
Jacob  her  younger  son,  and  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  brother  Esau, 
as  touching  thee,  doth  comfort  himself,  purposing  to  kill  thee.  Now 
therefore,  my  son,  obey  my  voice ;  and  arise,  flee  thou  to  Laban  my 
brother  to  Haran  ;  and  tarry  with  him  a  few  days,  until  thy  brother's 
anger  turn  away  from  thee,  and  he  forget  that  which  thou  hast  done 
to  him  :  then  I  will  send  and  fetch  thee  from  thence :  why  should  I 
be  bereaved  of  you  both  in  one  day  ? 

1  Or,  away  from. 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  453 

And  Rebekah  said  to  Isaac,  I  am  weary  of  my  life  because  of  the 
daughters  of  Heth :  if  Jacob  take  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of  Heth, 
such  as  these,  of  the  daughters  of  the  land,  what  good  shall  my  life 
do  me  ?  And  Isaac  called  Jacob,  and  blessed  him,  and  charged  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of 
Canaan.  Arise,  go  to  Paddan-aram,  to  the  house  of  Bethuel  thy 
mother's  father ;  and  take  thee  a  wife  from  thence  of  the  daughters 
of  Laban  thy  mother's  brother.  And  God  Almighty  bless  thee,  and 
make  thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee,  that  thou  mayest  be  a  company 
of  peoples ;  and  give  thee  the  blessing  of  Abraham,  to  thee,  and  to  thy 
seed  with  thee;  that  thou  mayest  inherit  the  land  of  thy  sojournings, 
which  God  gave  unto  Abraham.  And  Isaac  sent  away  Jacob :  and  he 
went  to  Paddan-aram  unto  Laban,  the  brother  of  Rebekah. 

And  Jacob  went  out  from  Beer-sheba,  and  went  toward  Ilaran. 
And  he  lighted  upon  a  certain  place,  and  tarried  there  all  night,  be- 
cause the  sun  was  set ;  and  he  took  one  of  the  stones  of  the  place,  and 
put  it  under  his  head,  and  lay  down  in  that  place  to  sleep.  And  he 
dreamed,  and  behold  a  ladder  set  up  on  the  earth,  and  the  top  of  it 
reached  to  heaven :  and  behold  the  angels  of  God  ascending  and  de- 
scending on  it.  And,  behold,  the  Lord  stood  above  it,  and  said,  I  am 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Abraham  thy  father,  and  the  God  of  Isaac:  the 
land  whereon  thou  liest,  to  thee  will  I  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed ;  and 
thy  seed  shall  be  as  the  dust  of  the  earth,  and  thou  shalt  spread 
abroad  to  the  west,  and  to  the  east,  and  to  the  north,  and  to  the 
south :  and  in  thee  and  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the  earth 
be  blessed.  And,  behold,  I  am  with  thee,  and  will  keep  thee  whither- 
soever thou  goest,  and  will  bring  thee  again  into  this  land ;  for  I  will 
not  leave  thee,  until  I  have  done  that  which  I  have  spoken  to  thee 
of.  And  Jacob  awaked  out  of  his  sleep,  and  he  said,  Surely  the  Lord 
is  in  this  place ;  and  I  knew  it  not.  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said,  How 
dreadful  is  this  place !  this  is  none  other  but  the  house  of  God,  and 
this  is  the  gate  of  heaven.  And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in  the  morning, 
and  took  the  stone  that  he  had  put  under  his  head,  and  set  it  up  for 
a  pillar,  and  poured  oil  upon  the  top  of  it.  And  he  called  the  name 
of  that  place  ^Beth-el:  but  the  name  of  the  city  was  Luz  at  the  first. 
And  Jacob  vowed  a  vow,  saying,  If  God  will  be  with  me,  and  will 
keep  me  in  this  way  that  I  go,  and  will  give  me  bread  to  eat,  and 
raiment  to  put  on,  so  that  I  come  again  to  my  father's  house  in  peace, 
then  shall  the  Lord  be  my  God,  and  this  stone,  which  I  have  set  up 
for  a  pillar,  shall  be  God's  house :  and  of  all  that  thou  shalt  give  me  I 
will  surely  give  the  tenth  unto  thee. 

1  That  is,  The  house  of  Ood. 


454  PASSAGES    FROM   GENESIS. 

Then  Jacob  went  on  his  journey,  and  came  to  the  land  of  the 
children  of  the  east.  And  he  looked,  and  behold  a  well  in  the  field, 
and,  lo,  three  flocks  of  sheep  lying  there  by  it ;  for  out  of  that  well 
they  watered  the  flocks :  and  the  stone  upon  the  well's  mouth  was 
great.  And  Jacob  said  unto  them.  My  brethren,  whence  be  ye  ?  And 
they  said,  Of  Haran  are  we.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Know  ye  Laban 
the  son  of  Nahor?  And  they  said.  We  know  him.  And  he  said  unto 
them.  Is  it  well  with  him?  And  they  said.  It  is  well:  and,  behold, 
Rachel  his  daughter  cometh  with  the  sheep.  And  he  said,  Lo,  it  is 
yet  high  day,  neither  is  it  time  that  the  cattle  should  be  gathered  to- 
gether :  water  ye  the  sheep,  and  go  and  feed  them.  And  they  said,  We 
cannot,  until  all  the  flocks  be  gathered  together,  and  they  roll  the  stone 
from  the  well's  mouth ;  then  we  water  the  sheep.  While  he  yet  spake 
with  them,  Eachel  came  with  her  father's  sheep;  for  she  kept  them. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jacob  saw  Rachel  the  daughter  of  Laban 
his  mother's  brother,  and  the  sheep  of  Laban  his  mother's  brother, 
that  Jacob  went  near,  and  rolled  the  stone  from  the  well's  mouth,  and 
watered  the  flock  of  Laban  his  mother's  brother.  And  Jacob  kissed 
Rachel,  and  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept.  And  Jacob  told  Rachel 
that  he  was  her  father's  brother,  and  that  he  was  Rebekah's  son :  and 
she  ran  and  told  her  father.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Laban  heard 
th^e  tidings  of  Jacob  his  sister's  son,  that  he  ran  to  meet  him,  and  em- 
braced him,  and  kissed  him,  and  brought  him  to  his  house.  And  he 
told  Laban  all  these  tilings.  And  Laban  said  to  him,  Surely  thou  art 
my  bone  and  my  flesh.  And  he  abode  with  him  the  space  of  a 
month.  And  Laban  said  unto  Jacob,  Because  thou  art  my  brother, 
shouldest  thou  therefore  serve  me  for  nought?  tell  me,  what  shall  thy 
wages  be  ?  And  Laban  had  two  daughters :  the  name  of  the  elder  was 
Leah,  and  the  name  of  tlie  younger  was  Rachel.  And  Leah's  eyes 
were  tender ;  but  Rachel  was  beautiful  and  well  favoured.  And  Jacob 
loved  Rachel;  and  he  said,  I  will  serve  thee  seven  years  for  Rachel 
thy  younger  daughter.  And  Laban  said,  It  is  better  that  I  give  her  to 
thee,  than  that  I  should  give  her  to  another  man:  abide  with  me. 
And  Jacob  served  seven  years  for  Rachel ;  and  they  seemed  unto  him 
but  a  few  days,  for  the  love  he  had  to  her.  And  Jacob  said  unto 
Laban,  Give  me  my  wife,  for  my  days  are  fulfilled.  And  Laban 
gathered  together  all  the  men  of  the  place,  and  made  a  feast.  And  he 
took  Leah  his  dauglitor,  and  brought  her  to  him.  And  he  said  to 
Laban,  What  is  this  thou  hast  done  unto  me?  did  not  I  serve  with 
thee  for  Rachel?  wherefore  then  hast  thou  beguiled  me?  And  Laban 
said.  It  is  not  so  done  in  our  place,  to  give  the  younger  before  the 
firstborn.    We  will  give  thee  the  other  also  for  the  service  which  thou 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS,  455 

shalt  serve  with  me  yet  seven  other  years:  and  he  gave  him  Racliel 
his  daughter  to  wife.  And  he  loved  Rachel  more  than  Leah,  and 
served  with  him  yet  seven  other  years. 

And  when  Rachel  saw  that  she  bare  Jacob  no  children,  Rachel 
envied  her  sister.  And  God  remembered  Rachel,  and  God  hearkened 
to  her.  And  she  bare  a  son :  and  said,  God  hath  taken  away  my  re- 
proach :  and  she  called  his  name  Joseph,  saying,  The  Lord  add  to  me 
another  son. 

And  Jacob  beheld  the  countenance  of  Laban,  and,  behold,  it  was 
not  toward  him  as  beforetime.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jacob,  Return 
unto  the  land  of  thy  fathers,  and  to  thy  kindred ;  and  I  will  be  with 
thee.  And  Jacob  sent  and  called  Rachel  and  Leah  to  the  field  unto 
his  flock,  and  said  unto  them,  I  see  your  father's  countenance,  that  it 
is  not  toward  me  as  beforetime ;  but  the  God  of  my  father  hath  been 
with  me.  And  ye  know  that  with*  all  my  power  I  have  served  your 
father.  And  your  fatlier  hath  deceived  me,  and  changed  my  wages  ten 
times ;  but  God  suffered  him  not  to  hurt  me.  If  he  said  thus.  The 
speckled  shall  be  thy  wages ;  then  all  the  flock  bare  speckled :  and  if 
he  said  thus,  The  ringstraked  shall  be  thy  wages ;  then  bare  all  the 
flock  ringstraked.  Thus  God  hath  taken  away  the  cattle  of  your  father, 
and  given  them  to  me.  And  the  angel  of  God  said  unto  me  in  a 
dream,  Jacob:  and  I  said.  Here  am  I.  And  he  said,  I  have  seen  all 
that  Laban  doeth  unto  thee.  I  am  the  God  of  Beth-el,  where  thou 
anointedst  a  pillar,  where  thou  vowedst  a  vow  unto  me :  now  arise,  get 
thee  out  from  this  land,  and  return  unto  the  land  of  thy  nativity.  And 
Rachel  and  Leah  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Is  there  yet  any  por- 
tion or  inheritance  for  us  in  our  father's  house?  Ai'e  we  not  counted 
of  him  strangers?  for  he  hath  sold  us,  and  hath  also  quite  devoured 
our  money.  For  all  the  riches  which  God  hath  taken  away  from  our 
father,  that  is  ours  and  our  children's :  now  then,  whatsoever  God  hath 
said  unto  thee,  do.  Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and  set  his  sons  and  his 
wives  upon  the  camels ;  and  he  carried  away  all  his  cattle,  and  all  his 
substance  which  he  had  gathered,  the  cattle  of  his  getting,  which  he 
had  gathered  in  Paddan-aram,  for  to  go  to  Isaac  his  father  unto  the 
land  of  Canaan.  Now  Laban  was  gone  to  shear  his  sheep :  and  Rachel 
stole  the  ^teraphim  that  were  her  father's.  And  Jacob  stole  away  un- 
awares to  Laban  the  Syrian,  in  that  he  told  him  not  that  he  fled.  So 
he  fled  with  all  that  he  had;  and  he  rose  up,  and  passed  over  *the 
River,  and  set  his  face  toward  the  mountain  of  Gilead. 

And  Laban  pursued  after  him  seven  days'  journey  ;  and  he  over- 
took him  in  the  mountain  of  Gilead.    And  Laban  said  to  Jacob,  What 

1  Or,  idols,  gods.  2  That  is,  the  Euphrates. 


456  PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS. 

hast  thou  done,  that  thou  hast  stolen  away  unawares  to  me,  and  car- 
ried awa^''  my  daughters  as  captives  of  the  sword  ?  Wherefore  didst 
tliou  flee  secretly,  and  steal  away  from  me  ;  and  didst  not  tell  me,  that 
I  might  have  sent  thee  away  with  mirth  and  with  songs,  wdth  tabret 
and  with  harp ;  and  hast  not  suflTered  me  to  kiss  my  sons  and  my 
daughters?  now  hast  thou  done  foolishly.  It  is  in  the  power  of  my 
hand  to  do  you  hurt :  hut  the  God  of  your  father  spake  unto  me  yester- 
night, saying,  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  speak  not  to  Jacob  either 
good  or  bad.  And  now,  though  thou  wouldest  needs  be  gone,  because 
thou  sore  longedst  after  thy  father's  house,  yet  wherefore  hast  thou  stolen 
my  gods?  Now  Rachel  had  taken  the  teraphim,  and  put  them  in  the 
camel's  furniture,  and  sat  upon  them.  And  Laban  felt  about  all  the 
tent,  but  found  them  not.  And  Jacob  answered  and  said  to  Laban, 
What  is  my  trespass  ?  what  is  my  sin,  that  thou  hast  hotly  pursued 
after  me  ?  These  twenty  years  havfe  I  been  in  thy  house ;  I  served  thee 
fourteen  years  for  thy  two  daughters,  and  six  years  for  thy  flock :  and 
thou  hast  changed  my  wages  ten  times.  Except  the  God  of  my  father, 
the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  Fear  of  Isaac,  had  been  with  me,  surely 
now  hadst  thou  sent  me  away  empty.  God  bath  seen  mine  affliction 
and  the  labour  of  my  hands,  and  rebuked  thee  yesternight.  And 
Laban  answered  and  said  unto  Jacob,  The  daughters  are  my  daughters, 
and  the  children  are  my  children,  and  the  flocks  are  my  flocks,  and 
all  that  thou  seest  is  mine  ;  and  what  can  I  do  this  day  unto  these 
my  daughters,  or  unto  their  children  which  they  have  borne?  And 
now  come,  let  us  make  a  covenant,  I  and  thou ;  and  let  it  be  for 
a  witness  between  me  and  thee.  And  Jacob  took  a  stone,  and  set  it 
up  for  a  pillar.  And  Jacob  ofiered  a  sacrifice  in  the  mountain,  and 
called  his  brethren  to  eat  bread:  and  they  did  eat  bread,  and  tarried 
all  night  in  the  mountain.  And  early  in  the  morning  Lal)an  rose 
up,  and  kissed  his  sons  and  his  daughters,  and  blessed  them:  and 
Laban  dei")arted,  and  returned  unto  his  place.  And  Jacob  went  on 
his  way,  and  the  angels  of  God  met  him.  And  Jacob  said  when  he 
saw  them.  This  is  God's  host:  and  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Mahanaim. 

And  Jacob  sent  messengers  before  him  to  Esau  his  brother  unto 
the  land  of  Seir,  the  field  of  Edom.  And  he  comuTanded  theni,  saying. 
Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  my  lord  Esau  ;  Thus  saith  thy  servant  Jacob, 
I  have  sojourned  with  Laban,  and  stayed  until  now :  and  I  have  oxen, 
and  asses  and  flocks,  and  menservants  and  maidservants:  and  I  have 
sent  to  tell  my  lord,  that  I  may  find  grace  in  thy  sight.  And  the 
messengers  returned  to  Jacob,  saying.  We  came  to  thy  bi-other  Esau, 
and  moreover  he  cometh  to  meet  thee,  and  four  hundred  men  with 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  457 

him.  Then  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid  and  was  distressed :  and  he  di- 
vided the  people  that  was  with  him,  and  the  flocks,  and  the  herds, 
and  the  camels,  into  two  companies ;  and  he  said.  If  Esau  come  to  the 
one  company,  and  smite  it,  then  the  company  which  is  left  shall  es- 
cape. And  Jacob  said,  O  God  of  my  father  Abraham,  and  God  of  my 
father  Isaac,  O  Lord,  which  saidst  unto  me,  Eeturn  unto  thy  country, 
and  to  thy  kindred,  and  I  will  do  thee  good :  I  am  not  worthy  of  the 
least  of  all  the  mercies,  and  of  all  the  truth,  which  thou  hast  shewed 
unto  thy  servant ;  for  with  my  staff  I  passed  over  this  Jordan ;  and 
now  I  am  become  two  companies.  Deliver  me,  I  pray  thee,  from  the 
hand  of  my  brother,  from  the  hand  of  Esau :  for  I  fear  him,  lest  he 
come  and  smite  me,  the  mother  with  the  children.  And  thou  saidst, 
I  will  surely  do  thee  good,  and  make  thy  seed  as  the  sand  of  the 
sea,  which  cannot  be  numbered  for  multitude.  And  he  lodged  there 
that  night ;  and  took  of  that  which  he  had  with  him  a  present  for 
Esau  his  brother ;  two  hundred  she-goats  and  twenty  he-goats,  two 
hundred  ewes  and  twenty  rams,  thirty  milch  camels  and  their  colts, 
forty  kine  and  ten  bulls,  twenty  she-asses  and  ten  foals.  And  he  de- 
livered them  into  the  hand  of  his  servants,  every  drove  by  itself;  and 
said  unto  his  servants.  Pass  over  before  me,  and  put  a  space  betwixt 
drove  and  drove.  And  he  commanded  the  foremost,  saying.  When 
Esau  my  brother  meeteth  thee,  and  asketh  thee,  saying.  Whose  art 
thou  ?  and  whither  goest  thou  ?  and  whose  are  these  before  thee  ?  then 
thou  shalt  say,  They  he  thy  servant  Jacob's ;  it  is  a  present  sent  unto 
my  lord  Esau :  and,  behold,  he  also  is  behind  us.  And  he  commanded 
also  the  second,  and  the  third,  and  all  that  followed  the  droves,  say- 
ing. On  this  manner  shall  ye  speak  unto  Esau,  when  ye  find  him ;  and 
ye  shall  say,  Moreover,  behold,  thy  servant  Jacob  is  behind  us.  For 
he  said,  I  will  appease  him  with  the  present  that  goeth  before  me,  and 
afterward  I  will  see  his  face;  peradventure  he  will  accept  me.  So  the 
present  passed  over  before  him ;  and  he  himself  lodged  that  night  in 
the  company. 

And  he  rose  up  that  night,  and  took  his  two  wives,  and  his  two 
handmaids,  and  his  eleven  children,  and  passed  over  the  ford  of  Jabbok. 
And  he  took  them,  and  sent  them  over  the  stream,  and  sent  over  that 
he  had.  And  Jacob  was  left  alone ;  and  there  wrestled  a  man  with 
him  until  the  breaking  of  the  day.  And  when  he  saw  that  he  pre- 
vailed not  against  him,  he  touched  the  hollow  of  his  thigh ;  and  the 
hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh  was  strained,  as  he  wrestled  with  him.  And 
he  said,  Let  me  go,  for  the  day  breaketh.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  let 
thee  go,  except  thou  bless  me.  And  he  said  unto  him.  What  is  thy 
name?    And  he  said,  Jacob.    And  he  said.  Thy  name  shall  be  called 


458  PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS. 

no  more  Jacob,  but  ^Israel:  for  ^thoii  hast  ^striven  with  God  and  with 
men,  and  hast  prevailed.  And  Jacob  asked  him,  and  said,  Tell  me,  I 
pray  thee,  thy  name.  And  he  said,  Wherefore  is  it  that  thou  dost  ask 
after  my  name  ?  And  he  blessed  him  there.  And  Jacob  called  the 
name  of  the  place  *Peniel :  for,  said  he,  I  have  seen  God  face  to  face, 
and  my  life  is  preserved.  And  the  sun  rose  ui)on  him  as  he  passed 
over  Penuel. 

And  Jacob  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and,  behold,  Esau  came, 
and  with  hiin  four  hundred  men.  And  he  divided  the  children  unto 
Leah,  and  unto  Rachel,  and  unto  the  two  handmaids.  And  he  put  the 
handmaids  and  their  children  foremost,  and  Leah  and  her  children 
after,  and  Eachel  and  Josej^h  hindermost.  And  he  himself  passed  over 
before  them,  and  bowed  himself  to  the  ground  seven  times,  until  he 
came  near  to  his  brother.  And  Esau  ran  to  meet  him,  and  embraced 
him,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  kissed  him :  and  they  wept.  And  he 
lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  women  and  the  children  ;  and  said.  Who 
are  these  with  thee?  And  he  said.  The  children  which  God  hath  gra- 
ciously given  thy  servant.  Then  the  handmaids  came  near,  they  and 
their  children,  and  they  bowed  themselves.  And  Leah  also  and  her 
children  came  near,  and  bowed  themselves:  and  after  came  Joseph 
near  and  Rachel,  and  they  bowed  themselves.  And  he  said,  What 
meanest  thou  by  all  this  company  which  I  met  ?  And  he  said.  To  find 
grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord.  And  Esau  said,  I  have  enough  ;  my 
brother,  let  that  thou  hast  be  thine.  And  Jacob  said.  Nay,  I  pray  thee, 
if  now  I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then  receive  my  present  at  my 
hand :  forasmuch  as  I  have  seen  thy  face,  as  one  seeth  the  face  of  God, 
and  thou  wast  pleased  with  me.  Take,  I  pray  thee,  my  gift  that  is 
brought  to  thee;  because  God  hath  dealt  graciously  with  me,  and  be- 
cause I  have  enough.  And  he  urged  him,  and  he  took  it.  And  he 
said.  Let  us  take  our  journey,  and  let  us  go,  and  I  will  go  before  thee. 
And  he  said  unto  him.  My  lord  knoweth  that  the  children  are  tender, 
and  that  the  flocks  and  herds  with  me  give  suck :  and  if  they  over- 
drive them  one  day,  all  the  flocks  will  die.  Let  my  lord,  I  pray  thee, 
pass  over  before  his  servant :  and  I  will  lead  on  softly,  according  to 
the  pace  of  the  cattle  that  is  before  me  and  according  to  the  pace  of 
the  chihlren,  until  I  come  unto  my  lord  unto  Seir.  And  Esau  said.  Let 
me  now  leave  with  thee  some  of  the  folk  that  are  with  me.  And  he 
said,  AVhat  needeth  it?  let  me  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord.     So 

1  That  is,  He  who  striveth  with  God,  or,  Ood  striveth. 

2  The  Sept.  and  Vulgate   have,    thou  hast   had  power  with   Ood,  and  thou  shall 
'prevail  against  men. 

■'Or,  had  poiver  with. 

4  That  is,  The  face  of  Ood. 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  459 

Esau  returned  that  day  on  his  way  unto  Seir.  And  Jacob  came  in 
peace  to  the  city  of  Shechem,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

And  God  said  unto  Jacob,  Arise,  go  up  to  Beth-el,  and  dwell  there : 
and  make  there  an  altar  unto  God,  who  appeared  unto  thee  when  thou 
fieddest  from  the  face  of  Esau  thy  brother.  Then  Jacob  said  unto  his 
household,  and  to  all  that  were  with  him,  Put  away  the  strange  gods 
that  are  among  you,  and  purify  yourselves,  and  change  your  garments: 
and  let  us  arise,  and  go  up  to  Beth-el ;  and  I  will  make  there  an  altar 
unto  God,  who  answered  me  in  the  day  of  my  distress,  and  was  with 
me  in  the  way  which  I  went.  And  they  gave  unto  Jacob  all  the 
strange  gods  which  were  in  their  hand,  and  the  i-ings  which  were  in 
their  ears ;  and  Jacob  hid  them  under  the  oak  which  was  by  Shechem. 
And  they  journeyed:  and  a  great  terror  was  upon  the  cities  that  were 
round  about  them,  and  they  did  not  pursue  after  the  sons  of  Jacob. 
So  Jacob  came  to  Luz,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan  (the  same  is 
Beth-el),  he  and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him. 

And  God  appeared  unto  Jacol)  again,  when  he  came  from  Paddan- 
aram,  and  blessed  him.  And  God  said  unto  him,  Thy  name  is  Jacob : 
thy  name  shall  not  be  called  any  more  Jacob,  but  Israel  shall  be  thy 
name:  and  he  called  his  name  Israel.  And  God  said  unto  him,  I  am 
God  Almighty :  be  fruitful  and  multiiDly ;  a  nation  and  a  company  of 
nations  shall  be  of  thee,  and  kings  shall  come  out  of  thy  loins ;  and 
the  land  which  I  gave  unto  Abraham  and  Isaac,  to  thee  I  will  give  it, 
and  to  thy  seed  after  thee  will  I  give  the  land.  And  God  went  up 
from  him  in  the  place  where  he  spake  with.  him.  And  Jacob  set  up 
a  pillar  in  the  place  where  he  spake  with  him,  a  pillar  of  stone :  and 
he  poured  out  a  drink  offering  thereon,  and  poured  oil  thereon.  And 
Jacob  called  the  name  of  the  place  where  God  spake  with  him,  Beth-el. 

Now  the  sons  of  Jacob  were  twelve :  the  sons  of  Leah ;  Reuben, 
Jacob's  firstborn,  and  Simeon,  and  Levi,  and  Judah,  and  Issachar,  and 
Zebulun :  the  sons  of  Rachel ;  Joseph  and  Benjamin :  and  the  sons  of 
Bilhah,  Rachel's  handmaid ;  Dan  and  Naphtali ;  and  the  sons  of  Zilpah, 
Leah's  handmaid ;  Gad  and  Asher :  these  are  the  sons  of  Jacob,  which 
were  born  to  him  in  Paddan-aram.  And  Jacob  came  unto  Isaac  his 
father  to  Mamre,  to  Kiriath-arba  (the  same  is  Hebron),  where  Abra- 
ham and  Isaac  sojourned.  And  the  days  of  Isaac  were  an  hundred 
and  fourscore  years.  And  Isaac  gave  up  the  ghost,  and  died,  and  was 
gathered  unto  his  people,  old  and  full  of  days:  and  Esau  and  Jacob 
his  sons  buried  him. 

And  Esau  took  his  wives,  and  his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and  all 
the  souls  of  his  house,  and  his  cattle,  and  all  his  beasts,  and  all  his 
possessions,  which  he  had  gathered  in  the  land  of  Canaan ;   and  went 


460  PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS. 

into  a  land  away  from  his  brother  Jacob.  For  their  substance  was  too 
great  for  them  to  dwell  together ;  and  the  land  of  their  sojournings 
could  not  bear  them  because  of  their  cattle.  And  Esau  dwelt  in  mount 
Seir:  Esau  is  Edom. 

And  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land  of  his  father's  sojournings,  in  the  land 
of  Canaan.  Joseph,  being  seventeen  years  old,  was  feeding  the  flock 
with  his  brethren.  Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more  than  all  his  chil- 
dren, because  he  was  the  son  of  his  old  age :  and  he  made  him  a  coat 
of  many  colours.  And  his  brethren  saw  that  their  father  loved  him 
more  than  all  his  brethren ;  and  they  hated  him,  and  could  not  S]ieak 
peacealjly  unto  him.  And  Joseph  dreamed  a  dream,  and  he  told  it  to 
his  brethren :  and  they  hated  him  yet  the  more.  And  he  said  unto 
them.  Hear,  I  pray  you,  this  dream  which  I  have  dreamed :  for,  be- 
hold, we  were  binding  sheaves  in  the  tield,  and,  lo,  my  sheaf  arose, 
and  also  stood  upright ;  and,  behold,  your  sheaves  came  round  about, 
and  made  obeisance  to  my  sheaf.  And  his  brethren  said  to  him,  Shalt 
thou  indeed  reign  over  us  ?  or  shalt  thou  indeed  have  dominion  over 
us?  And  he  dreamed  yet  another  dream,  and  told  it  to  his  brethren, 
and  said.  Behold,  I  have  dreamed  yet  a  dream ;  and,  behold,  the  sun 
and  the  moon  and  eleven  stars  made  obeisance  to  me.  And  he  told 
it  to  his  father,  and  to  his  brethren  ;  and  his  father  rebuked  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  What  is  this  dream  that  thou  hast  dreamed? 
Shall  I  and  thy  mother  and  thy  brethren  indeed  come  to  bow  down 
ourselves  to  thee  to  the  earth  ?  And  his  brethren  envied  him ;  but 
his  father  kept  the  saying  in  mind.  And  his  brethren  went  to  feed 
their  fiither's  flock  in  Shechem.  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Do 
not  thy  brethren  feed  the  flock  in  Shechem?  come,  and  I  will  send 
thee  unto  them.  And  he  said  to  him.  Here  am  I.  And' he  said  to 
him,  Go  now,  see  whether  it  be  well  with  thy  brethren,  and  well 
with  the  flock ;  and  bring  me  word  again.  So  he  sent  him  out  of 
the  vale  of  Hebron,  and  he  came  to  Shechem.  And  a  certain  man 
found  him,  and,  behold,  he  was  wandering  in  the  field :  and  the  man 
asked  him,  saying,  What  seekest  thou  ?  And  he  said,  I  seek  my  breth- 
ren: tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where  they  are  feeding  the  flock.  And  the 
man  said,  They  are  departed  hence :  for  I  heard  them  say,  Let  us  go 
to  Dothan.  And  Joseph  went  after  his  brethren,  and  found  them  in 
Dothan.  And  they  saw  him  afar  off",  and  before  he  came  near  unto 
them,  they  consi>ired  against  him  to  slay  him.  And  they  said  one  to 
another,  Behold,  this  dreamer  cometh.  Come  now  therefore,  and  let  us 
slay  him,  and  cast  him  into  one  of  the  pits,  and  we  will  say.  An  evil 
beast  hath  devoured  him :  and  we  shall  see  what  will  become  of  hia 
dreams.     And  Reuben  heard  it,  and  delivered  him  out  of  tlusir  hand; 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS,  461 

and  said,  Let  us  not  take  his  life.  And  Reuben  said  unto  them,  Shed 
no  blood ;  cast  him  into  this  pit  that  is  in  the  wilderness,  but  lay  no 
hand  upon  him :  that  he  might  deliver  him  out  of  their  hand,  to  re- 
store him  to  his  father.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joseph  was  come 
unto  his  brethren,  that  they  stript  Joseph  of  his  coat,  the  coat  of 
many  colours  that  was  on  him ;  and  they  took  him,  and  cast  him  into 
the  pit:  and  the  pit  was  empty,  there  was  no  water  in  it.  And  they 
sat  down  to  eat  bread :  and  they  lifted  up  their  eyes  and  looked,  and, 
behold,  a  travelling  company  of  Ishmaelites  came  from  Gilead,  with 
their  camels  bearing  spicery  and  balm  and  myrrh,  going  to  cany  it 
down  to  Egypt.  And  Judah  said  unto  his  brethren,  What  profit  is  it 
if  we  slay  our  brother  and  conceal  his  blood  ?  Come,  and  let  us  sell 
him  to  the  Ishmaelites,  and  let  not  our  hand  be  upon  him  ;  for  he  is 
our  brother,  our  flesh.  And  his  brethren  hearkened  unto  him.  And 
there  passed  l^y  Midianites,  merchantmen  ;  and  they  drew  and  lifted 
up  Joseph  out  of  the  pit,  and  sold  Joseph  to  the  Ishmaelites  for  twenty 
pieces  of  silver.  And  they  brought  Josejah  into  Egypt.  And  Reuben 
returned  unto  the  pit;  and,  behold,  Joseph  was  not  in  the  pit;  and  he 
rent  his  clothes.  And  he  returned  unto  his  brethren,  and  said,  The 
child  is  not;  and  I,  whither  shall  I  go?  And  they  took  Josei^h's  coat, 
and  killed  a  he-goat,  and  dipped  the  coat  in  the  blood ;  and  they  sent 
the  coat  of  many  colours,  and  they  brought  it  to  their  father ;  and 
said.  This  have  we  found  :  know  now  whether  it  be  thy  son's  coat  or 
not.  And  he  knew  it,  and  said.  It  is  my  son's  coat ;  an  evil  beast  hath 
devoured  him ;  Joseph  is  without  doubt  torn  in  pieces.  And  Jacob  rent 
his  garments,  and  put  sackcloth  upon  his  loins,  and  mourned  for  his 
son  many  days.  And  all  his  sons  and  all  his  daughters  rose  up  to  com^ 
fort  him ;  but  he  refused  to  be  comforted ;  and  he  said.  For  I  will  go 
down  to  the  grave  to  my  son  mourning.  And  his  father  wept  for  him. 
And  the  Midianites  sold  him  into  Egypt  unto  Potiphar,  an  officer  of 
Pharaoh's,  the  captain  of  the  guard. 

And  Joseph  was  brought  down  to  Egypt;  and  Potiphar,  an  officer 
of  Pharaoh's,  the  captain  of  the  guard,  an  Egyptian,  bought  him  of  the 
hand  of  the  Ishmaelites,  which  had  brought  him  down  thitiiier.  And 
the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and  he  was  a  prosperous  man ;  and  he  was 
in  the  house  of  his  master  the  Egyptian.  And  his  master  saw  that  the 
Lord  was  with  him,  and  that  the  Lord  made  all  that  he  did  to  pros- 
per in  his  hand.  And  Joseph  found  grace  in  his  sight,  and  he  minis- 
tered unto  him :  and  he  made  him  overseer  over  his  house,  and  all 
that  he  had  he  put  into  his  hand.  And  it  came  to  pass  from  the  time 
that  he  made  him  overseer  in  his  house,  and  over  all  that  he  had, 
that  the  Lord  blessed  the  Egyptian's  house  for  Joseph's  sake ;  and  the 


462  PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS. 

blessing  of  the  Lord  was  upon  all  that  he  had,  in  the  house  and  in 
the  field.  And  he  left  all  that  he  had  in  Joseph's  hand ;  and  he  knew 
not  aught  that  ivas  with  him,  save  the  bread  which  he  did  eat.  And 
Joseph  was  comely,  and  well  favoured.  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  his  master's  wife  cast  her  eyes  upon  Joseph.  But  he  said 
unto  his  master's  wife,  Behold,  my  master  knoweth  not  what  is  with 
me  in  the  house,  and  he  hath  put  all  that  he  hath  into  my  hand; 
there  is  none  greater  in  this  house  than  I ;  neither  hath  he  kept  back 
any  thing  from  me  but  thee,  because  thou  art  his  wife:  how  then  can 
I  do  this  great  wickedness,  and  sin  against  God?  And  it  came  to  pass, 
as  she  spake  to  Joseph  day  by  day,  that  he  hearkened  not  unto  her, 
to  be  with  her.  And  she  spake  unto  his  master,  saying,  The  Hebrew 
servant,  which  thou  hast  brought  unto  us,  came  to  mock  me.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  his  master  heard  the  words  of  his  wife,  which  she 
spake  unto  him,  saying.  After  this  manner  did  thy  servant  to  me; 
that  his  wrath  was  kindled.  And  Joseph's  master  took  him,  and  put 
him  into  the  prison,  the  place  where  the  king's  prisoners  were  bound : 
and  he  was  there  in  the  i^rison.  But  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and 
shewed  kindness  unto  him,  and  gave  him  favour  in  the  sight  of  the 
keeper  of  the  prison.  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  committed  to  Jo- 
seph's hand  all  the  prisoners  that  were  in  tlie  j^rison;  and  whatsoever 
they  did  there,  he  was  the  doer  of  it.  The  keeper  of  the  prison  looked 
not  to  any  thing  that  was  under  his  hand,  because  the  Lord  was  with 
him ;  and  tliat  which  he  did,  the  Lord  made  it  to  i^rosper. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  the  butler  of  the  king 
of  Egypt  and  his  baker  offended  their  lord  the  king  of  Egypt.  And 
Pharaoh  was  wroth  against  his  two  officers,  against  the  chief  of  the 
butlers,  and  against  the  chief  of  the  bakers.  And  he  i^ut  them  in 
ward  in  the  house  of  the  captain  of  the  guard,  into  the  prison,  the 
place  where  Joseph  was  bound.  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  charged 
Joseph  with  them,  and  he  ministered  unto  them :  and  they  continued 
a  season  in  ward.  And  they  dreamed  a  dream  both  of  them,  each  man 
his  dream,  in  one  night,  each  man  according  to  the  interpretation  of 
his  dream,  the  butler  and  the  baker  of  the  king  of  Egypt,  which  were 
bound  in  the  prison.  And  Joseph  came  in  unto  them  in  the  morning, 
and  saw  them,  and,  behold,  they  were  sad.  And  he  asked  Pharaoh's 
officers  that  were  with  him  in  ward  in  his  master's  house,  saying, 
Wherefore  look  ye  so  sadly  to-day  ?  And  they  said  unto  him.  We 
have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  is  none  that  can  interpret  it.  And 
Joseph  said  unto  them,  Do  not  interpretations  belong  to  God?  tell  it 
me,  I  pray  you.  And  the  chief  butler  told  his  dream  to  Joseph,  and 
said  to  him.  In  my  dream,  behold,  a  vine  was  before  me;  and  in  tlie 


"     PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS.  463 

vine  were  three  branches :  and  it  was  as  though  it  budded,  and  its 
blossoms  shot  forth;  and  the  clusters  thereof  brought  forth  ripe  grapes: 
and  Pharaoh's  cup  was  in  my  hand  ;  and  I  took  the  grai)es,  and  pressed 
them  into  Pharaoh's  cup,  and  I  gave  the  cup  into  Pharaoh's  hand. 
And  Joseph  said  unto  him,  This  is  the  interpretation  of  it:  the  three 
branches  are  three  days ;  within  yet  three  days  shall  Pharaoh  lift  up 
thine  head,  and  restore  thee  unto  thine  otfice:  and  thou  shalt  give 
Pharaoh's  cup  into  his  hand,  after  the  former  manner  when  thou  wast 
his  butler.  But  have  me  in  thj^  remembrance  when  it  shall  be  well 
with  thee,  and  shew  kindness,  I  pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  make  men- 
tion of  me  unto  Pharaoh,  and  bring  me  out  of  this  house :  for  indeed 
I  was  stolen  away  out  of  the  land,  of  the  Hebrews :  and  here  also  have 
I  done  nothing  that  they  should  put  me  into  the  dungeon.  When  the 
chief  baker  saw  that  the  interpretation  was  good,  he  said  unto  Joseph, 
I  also  was  in  my  dream,  and,  behold,  three  baskets  of  white  bread 
were  on  my  head :  and  in  the  uppermost  basket  there  was  of  all  man- 
ner of  bakemeats  for  Pharaoh ;  and  the  birds  did  eat  them  out  of  the 
basket  upon  my  head.  And  Josei^h  answered  and  said,  This  is  the  in- 
terpretation thereof:  the  three  baskets  are  three  days ;  within  yet  three 
days  shall  Pharaoh  lift  up  thy  head  from  off  thee,  and  shall  hang  thee 
on  a  tree ;  and  the  birds  shall  eat  thy  flesh  from  off  thee.  And  it 
came  to  pass  the  third  day,  which  was  Pharaoh's  birthday,  that  he 
made  a  feast  unto  all  his  servants :  and  he  lifted  up  the  head  of  the 
chief  butler  and  the  head  of  the  chief  baker  among  his  servants.  And 
he  restored  the  chief  butler  unto  his  butlership  again ;  and  he  gave 
the  cup  into  Pharaoh's  hand  :  but  he  hanged  the  chief  baker :  as  Joseph 
had  interjireted  to  them.  Yet  did  not  the  chief  butler  remember  Joseph, 
but  forgat  him. 

And  it  came  to  j^ass  at  the  end  of  two  full  years,  that  Pharaoh 
dreamed:  and,  behold,  he  stood  by  the  ^ river.  And,  behold,  there 
came  up  out  of  the  river  seven  kine,  well  favoured  and  fatfleshed ;  and 
they  fed  in  the  reed-grass.  And,  behold,  seven  other  kine  came  up 
after  them  out  o'f  the  river,  ill  favoured  and  leanfleshed ;  and  stood  by 
the  other  kine  upon  the  brink  of  the  river.  And  the  ill  favoured  and 
leanfleshed  kine  did  eat  up  the  seven  well  favoured  and  fat  kine.  So 
Pharaoh  awoke.  And  he  slept  and  dreamed  a  second  time:  and,  be- 
hold, seven  ears  of  corn  came  up  upon  one  stalk,  rank  and  good.  And, 
behold,  seven  ears,  thin  and  blasted  with  the  east  wind,  sprung  up  after 
them.  And  the  thin  ears  swallowed  up  the  seven  rank  and  full  ears. 
And  Pharaoh  awoke,  and,  behold,  it  was  a  dream.  And  it  came  to 
pass  in  the   morning  that   his  spirit  was  troubled ;  and   he  sent  and 

1  Heb.  Yeor,  that  is,  the  Nile. 


464  PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS. 

called  for  all  the  magicians  of  Egypt,  and  all  the  wise  men  thereof: 
and  Pharaoh  told  them  his  dream;  but  there  was  none  that  could  in- 
terjjret  them  unto  Pharaoh.  Then  spake  the  chief  butler  unto  Pha- 
raoh, saying,  I  do  remember  my  faults  this  day:  Pharaoh  was  wroth 
with  his  servants,  and  put  me  in  ward  in  the  house  of  the  captain  of 
the  guard,  me  and  the  chief  baker :  and  we  dreamed  a  dream  in  one 
night,  I  and  he ;  we  dreamed  each  man  according  to  the  interpretation 
of  his  dream.  And  there  was  with  us  there  a  young  man,  an  Hebrew, 
servant  to  the  captain  of  the  guard;  and  we  told  him,  and  he  inter- 
preted to  us  our  dreams;  to  each  man  according  to  his  dream  he  did 
interpret.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  interpreted  to  us,  so  it  was ;  me 
he  restored  unto  mine  office,  and  him  he  hanged.  Then  Pharaoh  sent 
and  called  Joseph,  and  they  brought  him  hastily  out  of  the  dungeon: 
and  he  shaved  himself,  and  changed  his  raiment,  and  came  in  unto 
Pharaoh.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  I  have  dreamed  a  dream, 
and  there  is  none  that  can  interpret  it :  and  I  have  heard  say  of  thee, 
that  when  thou  hearest  a  dream  thou  canst  interpret  it.  And  Joseph 
answered  Pharaoh,  saying,  It  is  not  in  me:  God  shall  give  Pharaoh  an 
answer  of  peace.  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Joseph,  In  my  dream,  be- 
hold, I  stood  upon  the  brink  of  the  river:  and,  behold,  there  came  up 
out  of  the  river  seven  kine,  fatfleshed  and  well  favoured  ;  and  they  fed 
in  the  reed-grass:  and,  behold,  seven  other  kine  came  up  after  them, 
poor  and  very  ill  favoured  and  leanfleshed,  such  as  I  never  saw  in  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  for  badness :  and  the  lean  and  ill  favoured  kine  did 
eat  up  the  first  seven  fat  kine :  and  when  they  had  eaten  them  up,  it 
could  not  be  known  that  they  had  eaten  them ;  but  they  were  still  ill 
favoured,  as  at  the  beginning.  So  I  awoke.  And  I  saw  in  my  dream, 
and,  behold,  seven  ears  came  up  upon  one  stalk,  full  and  good:  and, 
behold,  seven  ears,  withered,  thin,  and  blasted  with  the  east  wind, 
sprung  up  after  them :  and  the  thin  ears  swallowed  up  the  seven  good 
ears :  and  I  t(jld  it  unto  the  magicians ;  but  there  was  none  that  could 
declare  it  to  me.  And  Joseph  said  unto  Pharaoh,  The  dream  of  Pha- 
raoh is  one:  what  God  is  about  to  do  he  hath  declare'd  unto  Pharaoh. 
The  seven  good  kine  are  seven  years;  and  the  seven  good  ears  are 
seven  years:  the  dream  is  one.  And  the  seven  lean  and  ill  favoured 
kine  that  came  up  after  them  are  seven  years,  and  also  the  seven  empty 
ears  blasted  with  the  east  wind ;  they  shall  be  seven  years  of  famine. 
That  is  tlie  thing  which  I  spake  unto  Pharaoh :  wdiat  God  is  about  to 
do  he  hath  shewed  unto  Pharaoh.  Behold,  there  come  seven  years  of 
great  plenty  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt:  and  there  shall  arise 
after  them  seven  years  of  famine ;  and  all  the  plenty  shall  be  forgotten 
in  the  land  of  Egypt;  and  the  famine  shall  consume  the  land;  and  the 


PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS.  465 

})lenty  shall  not  be  known  in  the  land  by  reason  of  that  famine  which 
followeth  ;  for  it  shall  be  very  grievous.  And  for  that  the  dream  was 
doubled  unto  Pharaoh  twice,  it  is  because  the  thing  is  established  by 
God,  and  God  will  shortly  bring  it  to  pass.  Now  therefore  let  Pharaoh 
look  out  a  man  discreet  and  wise,  and  set  him  over  the  land  of  Egypt. 
Let  Pharaoh  do  this,  and  let  him  appoint  overseers  over  the  land,  and 
take  up  the  fifth  part  of  the  land  of  Egypt  in  the  seven  plenteous 
years.  And  let  them  gather  all  the  food  of  these  good  years  that  come, 
and  lay  up  corn  under  the  hand  of  Pharaoh  for  food  in  the  cities,  and 
let  them  keep  it.  And  the  food  shall  be  for  a  store  to  the  land  against 
the  seven  years  of  famine,  which  shall  be  in  the  land  of  Egypt;  that 
the  land  perish  not  through  the  famine.  And  the  thing  was  good  in 
the  eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of  all  his  servants.  And  Pharaoh 
said  unto  his  servants,  Can  we  find  such  a  one  as  this,  a  man  in  whom 
the  spirit  of  God  is?  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  Forasmuch  as 
God  hath  shewed  thee  all  this,  there  is  none  so  discreet  and  wise  as 
thou :  thou  shalt  be  over  my  house,  and  according  unto  thy  word  shall 
all  my  people  be  ruled:  only  in  the  throne  will  I  be  greater  than  thou. 
And  Pharaoh  took  oS"  his  signet  ring  from  his  hand,  and  put  it  upon 
Joseph's  hand,  and  arrayed  him  in  vestures  of  fine  linen,  and  put  a 
gold  chain  about  his  neck  ;  and  he  made  him  to  ride  in  the  second 
chariot  which  he  had ;  and  they  cried  before  him.  Bow  the  knee.  And 
Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  I  am  Pharaoh,  and  without  thee  shall  no 
man  lift  up  his  hand  or  his  foot  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Pha- 
raoh gave  him  to  wife  Asenath  the  daughter  of  Poti-phera  priest  of  On. 
And  Joseph  went  out  over  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Joseph  was  thirty 
years  old  when  he  stood  before  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt.  And  Joseph 
went  out  from  the  presence  of  Pharaoh,  and  went  throughout  all  the 
land  of  Egypt.  And  in  the  seven  plenteous  years  the  earth  brought 
forth  by  handfuls.  And  he  gathered  up  all  the  food  of  the  seven  years 
•which  were  in  the  land  of  Egj'pt,  and  laid  up  the  food  in  the  cities: 
the  food  of  the  field,  which  was  round  about  every  city,  laid  he  up  in 
the  same.  And  Joseph  laid  up  corn  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  very  much, 
until  he  left  numbering ;  for  it  was  without  number.  And  unto  Joseph 
were  born  two  sons.  And  Joseph  called  the  name  of  the  firstborn 
^Manasseh:  For,  said  he,  God  hath  made  me  forget  all  my  toil,  and  all 
my  father's  house.  And  the  name  of  the  second  called  he  ^Ephraim : 
For  God  hath  made  me  fruitful  in  the  land  of  my  afiiiction.  And  the 
seven  years  of  plenty,  that  was  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  came  to  an  end. 
And  the  seven  years  of  famine  began  to  come,  according  as  Joseph  had 

'  That  is,  Making  to  forget. 

-  From  a  Hebrew  word  signifying  to  be  fruitful. 


466  PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS. 

said :  and  there  was  famine  in  all  lands ;  but  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt 
there  was  bread.  And  when  all  the  land  of  Egypt  was  famished,  the 
people  cried  to  Pharaoh  for  bread:  and  Pharaoh  said  unto  all  the 
Egyptians,  Go  unto  Joseph  ;  what  he  saith  to  you,  do.  And  all  countries 
came  into  Egypt  to  Joseph  for  to  buy  corn ;  because  the  famine  was 
sore  in  all  the  earth. 

Now  Jacob  saw  that  there  was  corn  in  Egypt,  and  Jacob  said  unto 
his  sons.  Why  do  ye  look  one  upon  another?  And  he  said.  Behold, 
I  have  heard  that  there  is  corn  in  Egypt :  get  you  down  thither,  and 
buy  for  us  from  thence ;  that  we  may  live,  and  not  die.  And  Joseph's 
ten  brethren  went  down  to  buy  corn  from  Egypt.  But  Benjamin, 
Joseph's  brother,  Jacob  sent  not  with  his  brethren ;  for  he  said.  Lest 
peradventure  mischief  befall  him.  And  Joseph's  brethren  came,  and 
bowed  down  themselves  to  him  with  their  faces  to  the  earth.  And 
Joseph  saw  his  brethren,  and  he  knew  them,  but  made  himself  strange 
unto  them,  and  spake  roughly  with  them ;  and  he  said  unto  them. 
Whence  come  ye?  And  they  said.  From  the  land  of  Canaan  to  buy 
food.  And  Joseph  knew  his  brethren,  but  they  knew  not  him.  And 
Joseph  remembered  the  dreams  which  he  dreamed  of  them,  and  said 
unto  them.  Ye  are  spies ;  to  see  the  nakedness  of  the  land  ye  are  come. 
And  they  said  unto  him,  Nay,  my  lord,  but  to  buy  food  are  thy  serv- 
ants come.  We  are  all  one  man's  sons ;  we  are  true  men,  thy  servants 
are  no  spies.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Nay,  but  to  sec  the  nakedness 
of  the  land  ye  are  come.  And  they  said,  We  thy  servants  are  twelve 
brethi-en,  the  sons  of  one  man  in  the  land  of  Canaan ;  and,  behold,  the 
youngest  is  this  day  with  our  father,  and  one  is  not.  And  Joseph  said 
unto  them.  That  is  it  that  I  spake  unto  you,  saying,  Ye  are  spies: 
hereby  ye  shall  be  proved:  by  the  life  of  Pharaoh  ye  shall  not  go 
forth  hence,  excej^t  your  youngest  brother  come  hither.  Send  one  of 
you,  and  let  him  fetch  your  brother,  and  ye  shall  be  bound,  that  your 
words  may  be  proved,  whether  there  be  truth  in  you:  or  else  by  the 
life  of  Pharaoh  surely  ye  are  spies.  And  he  put  them  all  together  into 
ward  three  days.  And  Joseph  said  unto  them  the  third  day,  This  do, 
and  live ;  for  I  fear  God :  if  ye  be  true  men,  let  one  of  your  brethren 
be  bound  in  your  prison  house ;  but  go  ye,  carrj'  corn  for  the  famine 
of  your  houses:  and  bring  your  youngest  brotlicr  unto  me;  so  shall 
your  words  be  verified,  and  ye  shall  not  die.  And  they  did  so.  And 
they  said  one  to  another.  We  are  verily  guilty  concerning  our  brother, 
in  that  we  saw  the  distress  of  his  soul,  when  he  besought  us,  and  we 
would  not  hear;  therefore  is  this  distress  come  upon  us.  And  Reuben 
answered  them,  saying.  Spake  I  not  unto  you,  saying.  Do  not  sin 
against  the  child;  and  ye  would  not  hear?  therefore  also,  behold,  his 


PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS.  467 

blood  is  I'equired.  And  they  knew  not  that  Joseph  understood  them ; 
for  there  was  an  interpreter  between  them.  And  he  turned  himself 
about  from  them,  and  wept ;  and  he  returned  to  them,  and  spake  to 
them,  and  took  Simeon  from  among  them,  and  bound  him  before 
their  eyes.  Then  Josejih  commanded  to  fill  their  vessels  with  corn, 
and  to  restore  every  man'a  money  into  his  sack,  and  to  give  them 
provision  for  the  way :  and  thus  was  it  done  unto  them.  And  they 
laded  their  asses  with  their  corn,  and  departed  thence.  And  as  one  of 
them  opened  his  sack  to  give  his  ass  provender  in  the  lodging  place, 
he  espied  his  money ;  and,  behold,  it  was  in  the  mouth  of  his  sack. 
And  he  said  unto  his  brethren,  My  money  is  restored  ;  and,  lo,  it  is 
even  in  my  sack  :  and  their  heart  failed  them,  and  they  turned  tremb- 
ling one  to  another,  saying.  What  is  this  that  God  hath  done  unto  us? 
And  they  came  unto  Jacob  their  father  unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
told  him  all  that  had  befallen  them ;  saying.  The  man,  the  lord  of  the 
land,  spake  roughly  with  us,  and  took  us  for  spies  of  the  country. 
And  we  said  unto  him.  We  are  true  men;  we  are  no  spies:  we  be 
twelve  brethren,  sons  of  our  father;  one  is  not,  and  the  youngest  is 
this  day  with  our  father  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And  the  man,  the 
lord  of  the  land,  said  unto  us,  Hereby  shall  I  know  that  ye  are  true 
men ;  leave  one  of  your  brethren  with  me,  and  take  corn  for  the  fiimine 
of  your  houses,  and  go  your  way :  and  bring  your  youngest  brother 
unto  me :  then  shall  I  know  that  ye  are  no  spies,  but  that  ye  are  time 
men ;  so  will  I  deliver  you  your  brother,  and  ye  shall  traffick  in  the 
land.  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  emptied  their  sacks,  that,  behold, 
every  man's  bundle  of  money  was  in  his  sack:  and  when  they  and 
their  father  saw  their  bundles  of  money,  they  were  afraid.  And  Jacob 
their  father  said  unto  them,  Me  have  ye  bereaved  of  my  children : 
Joseph  is  not,  and  Simeon  is  not,  and  ye  will  take  Benjamin  away :  all 
these  things  are  against  me.  And  Reuben  spake  unto  his  father,  saying. 
Slay  my  two  sons,  if  I  bring  him  not  to  thee :  deliver  him  into  my 
hand,  and  I  will  bring  him  to  thee  again.  And  he  said,  My  son  shall 
not  go  down  with  you;  for  his  brother  is  dead,  and  he  only  is  left: 
if  mischief  befall  him  by  the  way  in  the  which  ye  go,  then  shall  ye 
bring  down  my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

And  the  famine  was  sore  in  the  land.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  had  eaten  up  the  corn  which  they  had  brought  out  of  Egypt, 
their  father  said  unto  them,  Go  again,  buy  us  a  little  food.  And  Judah 
spake  unto  him,  saying,  The  man  did  solemnly  protest  unto  us,  saying. 
Ye  shall  not  see  my  face,  except  your  brother  be  with  you.  If  thou 
wilt  send  our  brother  with  us,  we  will  go  down  and  buy  thee  food: 
but  if  thou  wilt  not  send  him,  we  will  not  go  down :  for  the  man  said 


468  PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS. 

unto  us,  Ye  sliall  not  see  my  face,  except  your  brother  be  with  you. 
And  Israel  said,  Wherefore  dealt  ye  so  ill  with  me,  as  to  tell  the  man 
whether  ye  had  yet  a  brother  ?  And  they  said,  The  man  asked  straitly 
concerning  ourselves,  and  concerning  our  kindred,  saying,  Is  your  father 
yet  alive?  have  ye  another  brother?  and  we  told  him  according  to  the 
tenor  of  these  words :  could  we  in  any  wise  know  that  he  would  say, 
Bring  your  brother  down?  And  Judah  said  unto  Israel  his  father, 
Send  the  lad  with  me,  and  we  will  arise  and  go ;  that  we  may  live, 
and  not  die,  both  we,  and  thou,  and  also  our  little  ones.  I  will  be 
surety  for  him ;  of  my  hand  shalt  thou  require  him :  if  I  bring  him 
not  unto  thee,  and  set  him  before  thee,  then  let  me  bear  the  blame  for 
ever:  for  except  we  had  lingered,  surely  we  had  now  returned  a  sec- 
ond time.  And  their  father  Israel  said  unto  them,  If  it  be  so  now,  do 
this;  take  of  the  choice  fruits  of  the  land  in  your  vessels,  and  carry 
down  the  man  a  present,  a  little  balm,  and  a  little  honey,  spicery  and 
myrrh,  nuts,  and  almonds :  and  take  double  money  in  your  hand ;  and 
the  money  that  was  returned  in  the  mouth  of  your  sacks  carry  again 
in  your  hand  ;  perad venture  it  was  an  oversight :  take  also  your  brother, 
and  arise,  go  again  unto  the  man :  and  God  Almighty  give  you  mercy 
before  the  man,  that  he  may  release  unto  you  your  other  brother  and 
Benjamin.     And  if  I  be  bereaved  of  my  children,  I  am  bereaved. 

And  the  men  took  that  present,  and  they  took  double  money  in 
their  hand,  and  Benjamin ;  and  rose  up,  and  went  down  to  Egypt,  and 
stood  before  Joseph.  And  when  Joseph  saw  Benjamin  with  them,  ha 
said  to  the  steward  of  his  house.  Bring  the  men  into  the  house,  and 
slay,  and  make  ready  ;  for  the  men  shall  dine  with  me  at  noon.  And 
the  men  were  afraid,  because  they  were  brought  into  Joseph's  house; 
and  they  said.  Because  of  the  money  that  was  returned  in  our  sacks 
at  the  first  time  are  we  brought  in  ;  that  he  may  seek  occasion  against 
us,  and  fall  upon  us,  and  take  us  for  bondmen,  and  our  asses.  And 
they  came  near  to  the  steward  of  Joseph's  house,  and  they  spake  unto 
him  at  the  door  of  the  house,  and  said,  Oh  my  lord,  we  came  indeed 
down  at  the  first  time  to  buy  food:  and  it  came  to  pass,  when  we 
came  to  the  lodging  place,  that  we  opened  our  sacks,  and,  behold, 
every  man's  money  was  in  the  mouth  of  his  sack,  our  money  in  full 
weight:  and  we  have  brought  it  again  in  our  hand.  And  other  money 
have  we  brought  down  in  our  hand  to  buy  food :  we  know  not  wlio 
put  our  money  in  our  sacks.  And  he  said,  Peace  be  to  you,  fear  not: 
your  God,  and  the  God  of  your  father,  hath  given  you  treasure  in  your 
sacks:  I  had  your  money.  And  he  brought  Simeon  out  unto  them. 
And  the  man  brought  the  men  into  Joseph's  house,  and  gave  them 
water,  and  they  waslied  their  feet ;  and  he  gave  their  asses  provender. 


PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS.  469 

And  they  made  ready  the  present  against  Joseph  came  at  noon:  for 
they  heard  that  they  should  eat  bread  there.  And  when  Joseph  came 
home,  they  brought  him  the  present  which  was  in  their  hand  into 
the  house,  and  bowed  down  themselves  to  him  to  the  earth.  And  he 
asked  them  of  their  welfare,  and  said.  Is  your  father  well,  the  old 
man  of  whom  ye  spake?  Is  he  yet  alive?  And  they  said,  Thy  serv- 
ant our  father  is  well,  he  is  yet  alive.  And  they  bowed  the  head,  and 
made  obeisance  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  Benjamin  his 
brother,  his  mother's  son,  and  said,  Is  this  your  youngest  brother,  of 
whom  ye  spake  unto  me  ?  And  he  said,  God  be  gracious  unto  thee, 
my  son.  And  Joseph  made  haste;  for  his  bowels  did  yearn  upon  his 
brother:  and  he  sought  where  to  weep;  and  he  entered  into  his 
chamber,  and  wept  there.  And  he  washed  his  face,  and  came  out ;  and 
he  refrained  himself,  and  said.  Set  on  bread.  And  they  set  on  for  him 
by  himself,  and  for  them  by  themselves,  and  for  the  Egyptians,  which 
did  eat  with  him,  by  themselves:  because  the  Egyptians  might  not  eat 
bread  with  the  Hebrews;  for  that  is  an  abomination  unto  the  Egyp- 
tians. And  they  sat  before  him,  the  firstborn  according  to  his  birth- 
right, and  the  youngest  according  to  his  youth :  and  the  men  marvelled 
one  with  another.  And  he  took  and  sent  messes  unto  them  from  before 
him :  but  Benjamin's  mess  was  five  times  so  much  as  any  of  theirs. 
And  they  drank,  and  were  merry  with  him. 

And  he  commanded  the  steward  of  his  house,  saying,  Fill  the  men's 
sacks  with  food,  as  much  as  they  can  carry,  and  put  every  man's 
money  in  his  sack's  mouth.  And  put  my  cup,  the  silver  cup,  in  the 
sack's  mouth  of  the  youngest,  and  his  corn  money.  And  he  did  ac- 
cording to  the  word  that  Joseph  had  spoken.  As  soon  as  the  morning 
was  light,  the  men  were  sent  away,  they  and  their  asses.  And  when 
they  were  gone  out  of  the  city,  and  were  not  yet  far  off,  Joseph  said 
unto  his  steward.  Up,  follow  after  the  men  ;  and  when  thou  dost  over- 
take them,  say  unto  them.  Wherefore  have  j^e  rewarded  evil  for  good  ? 
Is  not  this  it  in  which  my  lord  drinketh,  and  whereby  he  indeed 
divineth  ?  ye  have  done  evil  in  so  doing.  And  he  overtook  them,  and 
he  spake  unto  them  these  words.  And  they  said  unto  him.  Wherefore 
speaketh  my  lord  such  words  as  these?  God  forbid  that  thy  servants 
should  do  such  a  thing.  Behold,  the  money,  which  we  found  in  our 
sacks'  mouths,  we  brought  again  unto  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Canaan : 
how  then  should  we  steal  out  of  thy  lord's  house  silver  or  gold? 
With  whomsoever  of  thy  servants  it  be  found,  let  him  die,  and  we 
also  will  be  my  lord's  bondmen.  And  he  said.  Now  also  let  it  be  ac- 
cording unto  your  words:  he  with  whom  it  is  found  shall  be  my 
bondman ;   and  ye   shall   be  blameless.    Then   they  hasted,  and  took 


470  PASSAGES    FROM    GENESIS. 

down  every  man  his  sack  to  the  ground,  and  opened  every  man  his 
sack.  And  he  searclied,  and  began  at  tlie  eldest,  and  left  at  the 
youngest:  and  the  cup  was  found  in  Benjamin's  sack.  Then  they  rent 
their  clothes,  and  laded  every  man  his  ass,  and  returned  to  the  city. 
And  Judah  and  his  brethren  came  to  Joseph's  house;  and  he  was  yet 
there :  and  they  fell  before  him  on  the  ground.  And  Joseph  said  unto 
them.  What  deed  is  this  that  ye  have  done?  know  ye  not  that  such 
a  man  as  I  can  indeed  divine  ?  And  Judah  said,  What  shall  we  say 
unto  my  lord?  what  shall  we  speak?  or  how  shall  we  clear  ourselves? 
God  hath  found  out  the  iniquity  of  thy  servants:  behold,  we  are  my 
lord's  bondmen,  both  we,  and  he  also  in  whose  hand  the  cup  is  found. 
And  he  said,  God  forbid  that  I  should  do  so :  the  man  in  whose  hand 
the  cup  is  found,  lie  shall  be  my  bondman ;  but  as  for  you,  get  you 
UY>  in  peace  unto  your  father. 

Then  Judah  came  near  unto  him,  and  said,  Oh  my  lord,  let  thy 
servant,  I  pray  thee,  speak  a  word  in  my  lord's  ears,  and  let  not  thine 
anger  burn  against  thy  servant:  for  thou  art  even  as  Pharaoh.  My 
lord  asked  his  servants,  saying,  Have  ye  a  father,  or  a  brother?  And 
we  said  unto  my  lord,  We  have  a  father,  an  old  man,  and  a  child  of 
his  old  age,  a  little  one  ;  and  his  brother  is  dead,  and  he  alone  is  left 
of  his  mother,  and  his  flither*  loveth  him.  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy 
servants.  Bring  him  down  unto  me,  that  I  may  set  mine  eyes  upon 
him.  And  we  said  unto  my  lord,  The  lad  cannot  leave  his  father:  for 
if  he  should  leave  his  father,  his  father  would  die.  And  thou  saidst 
unto  thy  servants.  Except  your  youngest  brother  come  down  with  you, 
ye  shall  see  my  fece  no  more.  And  it  came  to  pass  when  we  came  up 
unto  thy  servant  my  father,  we  told  him  the  words  of  my  lord.  And 
our  father  said,  Go  again,  buy  us  a  little  food.  And  we  said.  We 
cannot  go  down :  if  our  youngest  brother  be  with  us,  then  will  we  go 
down :  for  we  may  not  see  the  man's  face,  except  our  youngest  brother 
be  with  us.  And  thy  servant  my  father  said  unto  us.  Ye  know  that 
my  wife  bare  me  two  sons:  and  the  one  went  out  from  me,  and  I 
said.  Surely  he  is  torn  in  pieces ;  and  I  have  not  seen  him  since :  and 
if  ye  take  this  one  also  from  me,  and  mischief  befall  him,  ye  shall 
bring  down  my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow  to  the  grave.  Now  therefore 
when  I  come  to  thy  servant  my  father,  and  the  lad  be  not  with  us; 
seeing  that  his  life  is  bound  up  in  the  lad's  life ;  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  he  seeth  that  the  lad  is  not  ivith  us  that  he  will  die :  and  thy 
servants  shall  bring  down  the  gray  hairs  of  tliy  servant  our  father 
with  sorrow  to  the  grave.  For  thy  servant  became  surety  for  tlae  lad 
unto  my  father,  saying.  If  I  bring  him  not  unto  .thee,  then  shall  I  bear 
the  blame  to  mv  father  fur  ever.    Now  therefore,  let  thy  servant,  I  pray 


PASSAGES    FROM   GENESIS.  471 

thee,  abide  instead  of  the  lad  a  bondman  to  my  lord ;  and  let  the  lad 
go  up  with  his  brethren.  For  how  shall  I  go  up  to  my  father,  and  the 
lad  be  not  with  me?  lest  I  see  the  evil  that  shall  come  on  my  father. 

Then  Joseph  could  not  refrain  himself  before  all  them  that  stood 
by  him ;  and  he  cried.  Cause  every  man  to  go  out  from  me.  And 
there  stood  no  man  with  him,  while  Joseph  made  himself  known  unto 
his  brethren.  And  he  wept  aloud ;  and  the  Egyptians  heard,  and  the 
house  of  Pharaoh  heard.  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  I  am 
Joseph  ;  doth  my  father  yet  live  ?  And  his  brethren  could  not  answer 
him ;  for  they  were  troubled  at  his  presence.  And  Joseph  said  unto  his 
brethren,  Come  near  to  me,  I  pray  you.  And  they  came  near.  And 
he  said,  I  am  Joseph  your  brother,  whom  ye  sold  into  Egypt.  And 
now  be  not  grieved,  nor  angry  with  yourselves,  that  ye  sold  me  hither : 
for  God  did  send  me  before  you  to  preserve  life.  For  these  two  years 
hath  the  famine  been  in  the  land :  and  there  are  yet  five  years,  in  the 
which  there  shall  be  neither  plowing  nor  harvest.  And  God  sent  me 
before  you  to  preserve  you  a  remnant  in  the  earth,  and  to  save  you 
alive  by  a  great  deliverance.  So  now  it  was  not  you  that  sent  me 
hither,  but  God :.  and  he  hath  made  me  a  father  to  Pharaoh,  and  lord 
of  all  his  house,  and  ruler  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  Haste  ye,  and 
go  up  to  my  father,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  thy  son  Joseph,  God 
hath  made  me  lord  of  all  Egyjot :  come  down  unto  me,  tarry  not :  and 
thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen,  and  thou  shalt  be  near  unto 
me,  'thou,  and  thy  children,  and  thy  children's  children,  and  thy  flocks, 
and  thy  herds,  and  all  that  thou  hast:  and  there  will  I  nourish  thee; 
for  there  are  yet  five  years  of  famine ;  lest  thou  come  to  poverty, 
thou,  and  thy  household,  and  all  that  thou  hast.  And,  behold,  your 
eyes  see,  and  the  eyes  of  my  brother  Benjamin,  that  it  is  my  mouth 
that  speaketh  unto  you.  And  ye  shall  tell  my  father  of  all  my  glory 
in  Egypt,  and  of  all  that  ye  have  seen ;  and  ye  shall  haste  and  bring 
down  my  father  hither.  And  he  fell  upon  his  brother  Benjamin's 
neck,  and  wept ;  and  Benjamin  wept  upon  his  neck.  And  he  kissed 
all  his  brethren,  and  wept  upon  them :  and  after  that  his  brethren 
talked  with  him. 

And  the  fame  thereof  was  heard  in  Pharaoh's  house,  saying, 
Joseph's  brethren  are  come:  and  it  pleased  Pharaoh  well,  and  his 
servants.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  Say  unto  thy  brethren,  This 
do  ye ;  lade  your  beasts,  and  go,  get  you  unto  the  land  of  Canaan ; 
and  take  your  father  and  your  households,  and  come  unto  me:  and  I 
will  give  you  the  good  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  eat  the  fat 
of  the  land.  Now  thou  art  commanded,  this  do  ye  ;  take  you  wagons 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  for  your  little  ones,  and  for  your  wives,  and 


472  PASSAGES   FBOM   GENESIS. 

bring  your  father,  and  come.  Also  regard  not  your  stuff;  for  the  good 
of  all  the  land  of  Egypt  is  yours.  And  the  sons  of  Israel  did  so :  and 
Joseph  gave  them  wagons,  according  to  the  commandment  of  Pharaoh, 
and  gave  them  provision  for  the  way.  To  all  of  them  he  gave  each 
man  changes  of  raiment ;  but  to  Benjamin  lie  gave  three  hundred 
pieces  of  silver,  and  five  changes  of  raiment.  And  to  his  father  he 
sent  after  this  manner ;  ten  asses  laden  with  the  good  things  of  Egypt, 
and  ten  she-asses  laden  with  corn  and  bread  and  victual  for  his  father 
by  the  way.  So  he  sent  his  brethren  away,  and  they  departed :  and 
he  said  unto  them,  See  that  ye  fall  not  out  by  the  way.  And  they 
went  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  came  into  the  land  of  Canaan  unto  Jacob 
their  father.  And  they  told  him,  saying,  Joseph  is  yet  alive,  and  he  i.s 
ruler  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  his  heart  fainted,  for  he  believed 
them  not.  And  they  told  him  all  the  words  of  Joseph,  which  he  had 
said  unto  them  :  and  when  he  saw  the  wagons  which  Joseph  had  sent 
to  carry  him,  the  spirit  of  Jacob  their  father  revived:  and  Israel  said, 
It  is  enough ;  Jose])h  my  son  is  yet  alive :  I  will  go  and  see  him  before 
I  die. 

And  Israel  took  his  journey  with  all  that  he  had,  and  came  to 
Beer-sheba,  and  offered  sacrifices  unto  the  God  of  his  father  Isaac. 
And  God  spake  unto  Israel  in  the  visions  of  tlie  night,  and  said, 
Jacob,  Jacob.  And  he  said.  Here  am  I.  And  he  said,  I  am  God,  the 
God  of  thy  father:  fear  not  to  go  down  into  Egypt;  for  I  will  there 
make  of  thee  a  great  nation :  I  will  go  down  with  thee  into  Egypt ; 
and  I  will  also  surely  bring  thee  up  again :  and  Joseph  shall  put  his 
hand  upon  thine  eyes.  And  Jacob  rose  up  from  Beer-sheba:  and  the 
sons  of  Israel  carried  Jacob  their  father,  and  their  little  ones,  and  theii- 
wives,  in  the  wagons  which  Pharaoh  had  sent  to  carry  him.  And 
they  took  their  cattle,  and  their  goods,  which  they  had  gotten  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  and  came  into  Egypt,  Jacob,  and  all  his  seed  with 
him:  his  sons,  and  his  sons'  sons  with  him,  his  daughters,  and  his 
sons'  daughters,  and  all  his  seed  brought  lie  with  him  into  Egypt. 
All  the  souls  that  came  with  Jacob  into  Egypt,  besides  Jacob's  sons' 
wives,  all  the  souls  were  threescore  and  six  ;  and  the  sons  of  Joseph, 
which  were  born  to  him  in  Egypt,  were  two  souls:  all  the  souls  of  the 
house  of  Jacol),  which  came  into  Egypt,  were  threescore  and  ten. 

And  he  sent  Judah  before  him  unto  Joseph,  to  shew  the  way  be- 
fore him  unto  Goshen  ;  and  they  came  into  the  land  of  Goshen.  And 
Josei)li  made  ready  his  chariot,  and  went  up  to  meet  Israel  his  father, 
to  Goshen  ;  and  he  presented  himself  unto  him,  and  fell  on  his  neck.  . 
and  wept  on  his  neck  a  good  while.  And  Israel  said  unto  Jose])h, 
Now  let  me  die,  since  I  have  seen  thv  f:u'(>,  tjiat  thou  art  vet  alive. 


PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS.  473 

And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  and  unto  his  father's  house,  I  will 
go  up,  and  tell  Pharaoh,  and  will  say  unto  him,  My  brethren,  and  my 
father's  house,  which  were  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  are  come  unto  me  ; 
and  the  men  are  shepherds,  for  they  have  been  keepers  of  cattle ;  and 
they  have  brought  their  flocks,  and  their  herds,  and  all  that  they 
have.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  shall  call  you,  and 
shall  say,  "What  is  your  occupation?  that  ye  shall  say.  Thy  servants 
have  been  keejiers  of  cattle  from  our  youth  even  until  now,  both  we, 
and  our  fathers :  that  ye  may  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen ;  for  every 
shepherd  is  an  abomination  unto  the  Egyptians. 

Then  Joseph  went  in  and  told  Pharaoh,  and  said.  My  father  and 
my  brethren,  and  their  flocks,  and  their  herds,  and  all  that  they  have, 
are  come  out  of  the  land  of  Canaan ;  aijd,  behold,  they  are  in  the  land 
of  Goshen.  And  from  among  his  brethren  he  took  five  men,  and  pre- 
sented them  unto  Pharaoh.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his  brethren 
What  is  your  occupation  ?  And  they  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Thy  servants 
are  shepherds,  both  we,  and  our  fathers.  And  they  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
To  sojourn  in  the  land  are  we  come ;  for  there  is  no  pasture  for  thy 
servants'  flocks ;  for  the  famine  is  sore  in  the  land  of  Canaan :  now 
therefore,  we  pray  thee,  let  thy  servants  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 
And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Joseph,  saying.  Thy  father  and  thy  brethren 
are  come  unto  thee :  the  land  of  Egypt  is  before  thee ;  in  the  best  of 
the  land  make  thy  father  and  thy  brethren  to  dwell ;  in  the  land  of 
Goshen  let  them  dwell:  and  if  thou  knowest  any  able  men  among 
them,  then  make  them  rulers  over  my  cattle.  And  Joseph  brought 
in  Jacob  his  father,  and  set  him  before  Pharaoh  :  and  Jacob  blessed 
Pharaoh.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jacob,  How  many  are  the  days  of 
the  years  of  thy  life  ?  And  Jacob  said  unto  Pharaoh,  The  days  of  the 
years  of  my  pilgrimage  are  an  hundred  and  thirty  years :  few  and  evil 
have  been  the  days  of  the  years  of  my  life,  and  they  have  not  attained 
unto  the  days  of  the  years  of  the  life  of  my  fathers  in  the  days  of 
their  pilgrimage.  And  Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh,  and  went  out  from  the 
presence  of  Pharaoh.  And  Joseph  placed  liis  father  and  his  brethren, 
and  gave  them  a  possession  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  best  of  the 
land,  in  the  land  of  Rameses,  as  Pharaoh  had  commanded.  And  Joseph 
nourished  his  father,  and  his  brethren,  and  all  his  father's  household, 
with  bread,  according  to  their  families. 

And  there  was  no  bread  in  all  the  land ;  for  the  famine  was  very 
sore,  BO  that  the  land  of  Egyi^t  and  the  land  of  Canaan  fainted  by  rea- 
son of  the  famine.  And  Joseph  gathered  up  all  the  money  that  was 
found  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  for  the  corn 
which  they  bought :  and  Joseph  brought  the  money  into  Pharaoh's 


474  PASSAGES   FROM   GENESIS. 

house.  And  when  the  money  was  all  spent  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  all  the  Egyjjtians  came  unto  Joseph,  and 
said,  Give  us  bread :  for  why  should  we  die  in  thy  presence  ?  for  our 
money  faileth.  And  Joseph  said,  Give  your  cattle;  and  I  will  give 
you  for  your  cattle,  if  money  fail.  And  they  brought  their  cattle  unto 
Joseph :  and  Joseph  gave  them  bread  in  exchange  for  the  horses,  and 
for  the  flocks,  and  for  the  herds,  and  for  the  asses :  and  he  fed  them 
with  bread  in  exchange  for  all  their  cattle  for  that  year.  And  when 
that  year  was  ended,  they  came  unto  him  the  second  year,  and  said 
unto  him,  We  will  not  hide  from  my  lord,  how  that  our  money  is  all 
spent ;  and  the  herds  of  cattle  are  my  lord's ;  there  is  nought  left  in 
the  sight  of  my  lord,  but  our  bodies,  and  our  lands :  .wherefore  should 
we  die  before  thine  eyes,  both  we  and  our  laud  ?  buy  us  and  our 
land  for  bread,  and  we  and  our  land  will  be  servants  unto  Pharaoh: 
and  give  us  seed,  that  we  may  live,  and  not  die,  and  that  the  land 
be  not  desolate.  So  Joseph  bought  all  the  land  of  Egypt  for  Pharaoh ; 
for  the  Egyptians  sold  every  man  his  field,  because  the  famine  was 
sore  upon  theia:  and  the  land  became  Pharaoh's.  And  as  for  the 
people,  he  removed  them  to  the  cities  from  one  end  of  the  border  of 
Egypt  even  to  the  other  end  thereof.  Only  the  land  of  the  priests 
bought  he  not:  for  the  priests  had  a  portion  from  Pharaoh,  and  did 
eat  their  portion  which  Pharaoh  gave  them;  wherefore  they  sold  not 
their  land.  Then  Joseph  said  unto  the  people.  Behold,  I  have  bought 
you  this  day  and  your  land  for  Pharaoh:  lo,  here  is  seed  for  you,  and 
ye  shall  sow  the  land.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  the  ingatherings, 
that  ye  shall  give  a  fifth  unto  Pharaoh,  and  four  parts  shall  be  your 
own,  for  seed  of  the  field,  and  for  your  food,  and  for  them  of  your 
households,  and  for  food  for  your  little  ones.  And  they  said.  Thou 
hast  saved  our  lives :  let  us  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord,  and 
we  will  be  Pharaoh's  servants.  And  Josei)h  made  it  a  statute  con- 
cerning the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this  day,  that  Pharaoh  should  have 
the  fifth  ;  only  the  land  of  the  priests  alone  became  not  Pharaoh's. 
And  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  land  of  Goshen ;  and 
they  gat  them  possessions  therein,  and  were  fruitful,  and  multiplied 
exceedingly. 

And  Jacob  lived  in  the  land  of  Egypt  seventeen  years :  so  the  days 
of  Jacob,  the  years  of  his  life,  were  an  hundred  forty  and  seven  years. 
And  the  time  drew  near  that  Israel  must  die :  and  he  called  his  son 
Joseph,  and  said  unto  him,  If  now  I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight, 
l)ut,  I  pray  thee,  thy  hand  under  my  thigh,  and  deal  kindly  and  truly 
with  me;  bury  me  not,  I  pray  thee,  in  Egypt:  but  when  I  sleep  with 
my  fathers,  thou  shalt  carry  me  out  of  Egypt,  and  bury  me  in  their 


PASSAGES    FROM   GENESIS.  475 

buryingplace.  And  lie  said,  I  will  do  as  thou  hast  said.  And  he  said, 
Swear  unto  me :  and  he  sware  unto  him.  And  Israel  bowed  himself 
upon  the  bed's  head. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  one  said  to  Joseph, 
Behold,  thy  father  is  sick :  and  he  took  with  him  his  two  sons,  Ma- 
nasseh  and  Ephraim.  And  one  told  Jacob,  and  said.  Behold,  thy  son 
Joseph  cometh  unto  thee :  and  Israel  strengthened  himself,  and  sat 
upon  the  bed.  And  Jacob  said  unto  Joseph,  God  Almighty  appeared 
unto  me  at  Luz  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  blessed  me,  and  said  unto 
me.  Behold,  I  will  make  thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee,  and  I  will 
make  of  thee  a  company  of  peoples ;  and  will  give  this  land  to  thy 
seed  after  thee  for  an  everlasting  possession.  And  now  thy  two  sons, 
which  were  born  unto  thee  in  the  land  of  Egypt  before  I  came  unto 
thee  into  Egypt,  are  mine ;  Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  even  as  Reuben 
and  Simeon,  shall  be  mine.  And  thy  issue,  which  thou  hast  begotten, 
shall  be  thine ;  they  shall  be  called  after  the  name  of  their  brethren 
in  their  inheritance.  And  as  for  me,  when  I  came  from  Paddan, 
Rachel  died  by  me  in  the  land  of  Canaan  in  the  way,  when  there 
was  still  some  way  to  come  unto  Ephrath:  and  I  buried  her  there  in 
the  way  to  Ephrath  (the  same  is  Beth-lehem).  And  Israel  beheld 
Joseph's  sons,  and  said.  Who  are  these  ?  And  Joseph  said  unto  his 
father,  They  are  my  sons,  whom  God  hath  given  me  here.  And  he 
said,  Bring  them,  I  pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  I  will  bless  them.  Now 
the  eyes  of  Israel  were  dim  for  age,  so  that  he  could  not  see.  And  he 
brought  them  near  unto  him ;  and  he  kissed  them,  and  embraced 
them.  And  Israel  said  unto  Josej)h,  I  had  not  thought  to  see  thy 
face :  and,  lo,  God  hath  let  me  see  thy  seed  also.  And  Joseph  brought 
them  out  from  between  his  knees ;  and  he  bowed  himself  with  his 
face  to  the  earth.  And  Joseph  took  them  both,  Ephraim  in  his  right 
hand  toward  Israel's  left  hand,  and  Manasseh  in  his  left  hand  toward 
Israel's  right  hand,  and  brought  them  near  unto  him.  And  Israel 
stretched  out  his  right  hand,  and  laid  it  upon  Ephraim's  head,  who 
was  the  younger,  and  his  left  hand  upon  Manasseh's  head,  crossing 
his  hands  wittingly ;  for  Manasseh  was  the  firstborn.  And  he  blessed 
Josejoh,  and  said.  The  God  before  whom  my  fathers  Abraham  and 
Isaac  did  walk,  the  God  which  hath  fed  me  all  my  life  long  unto  this 
day,  the  angel  which  hath  redeemed  me  from  all  evil,  bless  the  lads ; 
and  let  my  name  be  named  on  them,  and  the  name  of  my  fathers 
Abraham  and  Isaac ;  and  let  them  grow  into  a  multitude  in  the  midst 
of  the  earth.  And  when  Joseph  saw  that  his  father  laid  his  right 
hand  upon  the  head  of  Ephraim,  it  displeased  him :  and  he  held  up 
his  father's  hand,  to  remove  it  from  Ephraim's  head  unto  Manasseh's 


47 H  PASSAGES    FROM    GENESIS. 

liead.  Ami  Joseph  said  unto  his  father,  Not  so,  my  father :  for  this  is 
the  firstborn ;  put  thy  right  hand  upon  his  head.  And  liis  father  re- 
fused, and  said,  I  know  it,  my  son,  I  Icnow  it:  he  also  shall  become  a' 
people,  and  he  also  shall  be  great:  howbeit  his  younger  brother  shall 
be  greater  than  he,  and  his  seed  shall  become  a  multitude  of  nations. 
And  he  blessed  them  that  day,  saying,  In  thee  shall  Israel  bless,  say- 
ing, God  make  thee  as  E])hraim  and  as  ]Manasseh  :  and  he  set  Epliraim 
before  Manasseh.  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Behold,  I  die :  but 
God  shall  be  with  you,  and  bring  you  again  unto  the  land  of  your 
fathers.  Moreover  I  have  given  to  thee  one  portion  above  thy  breth- 
ren, which  I  took  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Amorite  with  my  sword  and 
with  my  bow. 

And  Jacob  called  unto  his  sons,  and  said :  Gather  yourselves  to- 
gether, that  I  may  tell  you  that  which  shall  befall  you  in  the  latter 
days. 

Assemble  yourselves,  and  hear,  ye  sons  of  Jacob ; 

And  hearken  unto  Israel  your  father. 

Reuben,  thou  art  my  firstborn,  my  might,  and  the  beginning 
of  my  strength : 

The  excellency  of  dignity,  and  the  excellency  of  power. 

Unstable  as  water,  thou  shalt  not  have  the  excellency. 

Simeon  and  Levi  are  brethren ; 

Weapons  of  violence  are  their  swords. 

0  my  soul,  come  not  thou  into  their  council ; 
Unto  their  assembly,  my  glory,  be  not  thou  united. 
Cursed  be  their  anger,  for  it  was  fierce ; 

And  their  wrath,  for  it  was  cruel : 

1  will  divide  them  in  Jacob, 
And  scatter  them  in  Israel. 

Judah,  thee  shall  thy  brethren  praise : 

Thy  hand  shall  be  on  the  neck  of  thine  enemies ; 

Thy  father's  son  shall  bow  down  before  thee. 

Judah  is  a  lion's  whelp  ; 

From  the  prey,  my  son,  thou  art  gone  up : 

He  stooped  down,  he  couched  as  a  lion. 

And  as  a  lioness;  who  shall  rouse  him  uj)? 

The  sceptre  shall  not  depart  from  Judah, 

Nor  the  ruler's  staff  from  between  his  feet. 

Until  Shiloh  come  ; 

And  unto  him  shall  the  obedience  of  tlu^  peoples  be. 

Binding  his  foal  unto  the  vine. 

And  his  ass's  colt  unto  the  choice  vine ; 


PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS.  477 

He  hath  washed  his  garments  in  wine, 

And  his  vesture  in  the  blood  of  grapes : 

His  eyes  shall  be  red  with  wine, 

And  his  teeth  white  with  milk. 

Zebulun  shall  dwell  at  the  haven  of  the  sea : 

And  he  shall  be  for  an  haven  of  ships ; 

And  his  border  shall  be  upon  Zidon. 

Issachar  is  a  strong  ass, 

Couching  down  between  the  sheepfolds : 

And  he  saw  a  resting  place  that  it  was  good, 

And  the  land  that  it  was  pleasant ; 

And  he  bowed  his  shoulder  to  bear, 

And  became  a  servant  under  taskwork. 

Dan  shall  judge  his  people. 

As  one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

Dan  shall  be  a  serpent  in  the  way. 

An  adder  in  the  path, 

That  biteth  the  horse's  heels, 

So  that  his  rider  falleth  backward. 

I  have  waited  for  tliy  salvation,  O  Lord. 

Gad,  a  troop  shall  press  upon  him  : 

But  he  shall  press  upon  their  heel. 

Out  of  Asher  his  bread  shall  be  fat. 

And  he  shall  yield  royal  dainties. 

Naphtali  is  a  hind  let  loose : 

He  giveth  goodly  words. 

Joseph  is  a  fruitful  bough, 

A  fruitful  bough  by  a  fountain  ; 

His  branches  run  over  the  wall. 

The  archers  have  sorely  grieved  him, 

And  shot  at  him,  and  persecuted  him : 

But  his  bow  abode  in  strength, 

And  the  arms  of  his  hands  were  made  strong, 

By  the  hands  of  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob, 

(From  thence  is  the  shepherd,  the  stone  of  Israel,) 

Even  by  the  God  of  thy  father,  who  shall  help  thee, 

And  by  the  Almighty,  who  shall  bless  thee. 

With  blessings  of  heaven  above, 

Blessings  of  the  deep  that  coucheth  beneath, 

Blessings  of  the  breasts,  and  of  the  womb. 

The  blessings  of  thy  father 

Have  prevailed  above  the  blessings  of  my  progenitors, 


478  PASSAGES   FROM    GENESIS. 

Unto  the  utmost  bound  of  the  everlasting  hills : 

They  shall  be  on  the  head  of  Joseph, 

And  on  the  crown  of  the  head  of  him  that  was  separate 
from  his  brethren. 

Benjamin  is  a  wolf  that  ravineth : 

In  the  morning  he  shall  devour  the  prey, 

And  at  even  he  shall  divide  the  spoil. 
All  these  are  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel:  and  this  is  it  that  their 
father  spake  unto  them  and  blessed  them ;  every  one  according  to  his 
blessing  he  blessed  them.  And  he  charged  them,  and  said  unto  them, 
I  am  to  be  gathered  unto  my  peoj)le :  bury  me  with  my  fathers  in  the 
cave  that  is  in  the  field  of  Ephron  the  Hittite,  in  the  cave  that  is  in 
the  field  of  Machpelah,  which  is  before  Mamre,  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
which  Abraham  bought  with  the  field  from  Ephron  the  Hittite  for  a 
possession  of  a  buryingplace :  there  they  buried  Abraham  and  Sarah 
his  wife ;  there  they  buried  Isaac  and  Rebekah  his  wife ;  and  there  J 
buried'  Leah.  And  when  Jacob  made  an  end  of  charging  his  sons,  he 
gathered  up  his  feet  into  the  bed,  and  yielded  up  the  ghost,  and  was 
gathered  unto  his  people. 

And  Joseph  fell  upon  his  father's  fiice,  and  wept  upon  him,  and 
kissed  him.  And  Jose})h  commanded  his  servants  the  physicians  to 
embalm  his  father.  And  forty  days  were  fulfilled  for  him  :  for  so  are 
fulfilled  the  days  of  em])alming:  and  the  Egyptians  wept  for  him  three- 
score and  ten  days. 

And  when  the  days  of  weej^ing  for  him  were  past,  Joseph  spake 
unto  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  saying.  If  now  I  have  found  grace  in  your 
eyes,  speak,  I  pray  you,  in  the  ears  of  Pharaoh,  saying,  My  father 
made  me  swear,  saying,  Lo,  I  die :  in  my  grave  which  I  bought  for 
me  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  there  shalt  thou  bury  me.  Now  therefore 
let  me  go  up,  I  pray  thee,  and  bury  my  father,  and  I  will  come  again. 
And  Pharaoh  said.  Go  up,  and  bury  thy  father,  according  as  he  made 
thee  swear.  And  Joseph  went  up  to  bury  his  father :  and  with  him 
went  up  all  the  servants  of  Pharaoh,  the  elders  of  his  house,  and  all 
the  elders  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  all  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  his 
brethren,  and  his  father's  house:  only  their  little  ones,  and  their  flocks, 
and  their  herds,  they  left  in  the  land  of  Goshen.  And  there  went  up 
with  him  both  chariots  and  horsemen:  and  it  was  a  very  great  com- 
pany. And  they  came  to  the  threshing-floor  of  Atad,  which  la  beyond 
Jordan,  and  there  they  lamented  with  a  very  great  and  sore  lamenta- 
tion ;  and  he  made  a  mourning  for  his  father  seven  days.  And  his 
sons  carried  him  into  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  buried  him  iu  the  cave 
of  the  field  of  Machpelah. 


PASSAGES    FROM    EXODUS.  479 

And  Joseph  returned  into  Egypt,  he,  and  his  In-ethren,  and  all  that 
went  up  with  him  to  bury  his  father,  after  he  had  buried  his  father. 
And  when  Joseph's  brethren  saw  that  their  father  was  dead,  they  said, 
It  may  be  that  Joseph  will  hate  us,  and  will  fully  requite  us  all  the 
evil  which  we  did  unto  him.  And  they  sent  a  message  unto  Joseph, 
saying,  Thy  fother  did  command  before  he  died,  saying,  So  shall  ye 
say  nnto  Joseph,  Forgive,  I  pray  thee  now,  the  transgression  of  thy 
brethren,  and  their  sin,  for  that  they  did  unto  thee  evil :  and  now, 
we  pray  thee,  forgive  the  transgression  of  the  servants  of  the  God  of 
thy  father.  And  Joseph  wept  when  they  spake  unto  him.  And  his 
brethren  also  went  and  fell  down  before  his  face ;  and  they  said,  Be- 
hold, we  be  thy  servants.  And  Joseph  said  unto  them.  Fear  not :  for 
am  I  in  the  place  of  God  ?  And  as  for  you,  ye  meant  evil  against  me ; 
but  God  meant  it  for  good,  to  bring  to  pass,  as  it  is  this  day,  to  save 
much  people  alive.  Now  therefore  fear  ye  not :  I  will  nourish  you,  and 
your  little  ones.    And  he  comforted  them,  and  spake  kindly  unto  them. 

And  Joseph  dwelt  in  Egypt,  he,  and  his  father's  house :  and  Joseph 
lived  an  hundred  and  ten  years.  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
I  die :  but  God  will  surely  visit  you,  and  bring  you  up  out  of  this 
land  unto  the  land  which  he  sware  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 
And  Joseph  took  an  oath  of  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  God  will 
surely  visit  you,  and  ye  shall  carry  up  my  bones  from  hence.  So 
Joseph  died:  and  they  embalmed  him,  and  he  was  i^ut  in  a  coffin  in 
Egypt. 


PASSAGES   FEOM 
THE   SECOND  BOOK   OF  MOSES, 

COMMONLY   CALLED 

EXODUS. 


Now  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  which  came  into 
Egypt ;  every  man  and  his  household  came  with  Jacob.  Eeuben 
Simeon,  Levi,  and  Judah ;  Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Benjamin  ;  Dan  and 
Naphtali,  Gad  and  Asher:  and  Joseph  was  in  Egypt  already.  And 
Joseph  died,  and  all  his  brethren,  and  all  that  generation.  And  the 
children  of  Israel  were  fruitful,  and  increased  abundantly,  and  multi- 
plied, and  waxed  exceeding  mighty  ;  and  the  land  was  filled  with  them. 


480  PASSAGES    FROM    EXODUS. 

Now  there  arose  a  new  king  over  Egypt,  which  knew  not  Joseph. 
And  he  said  unto  his  people,  Behold,  the  people  of  the  children  of 
Israel  are  more  and  mightier  than  we :  come,  let  us  deal  wisely  with 
them ;  lest  they  multiply,  and  it  come  to  pass,  that,  when  there  falleth 
out  any  war,  they  also  join  themselves  unto  our  enemies,  and  fight 
against  us,  and  get  them  up  out  of  the  land.  Therefore  they  did  set 
over  them  taskmasters  to  afflict  them  with  their  burdens.  And  they 
built  for  Pharaoh  store  cities,  Pithom  and  Raamses.  But  the  more 
they  afflicted  them,  the  more  they  multii^lied  and  the  more  they 
spread  abroad.  And  they  were  grieved  because  of  the  children  of 
Israel.  And  the  Egyptians  made  the  children  of  Israel  to  serve  with 
rigour:  and  they  made  their  lives  bitter  with  hard  service,  in  mortar 
and  in  brick,  and  in  all  manner  of  service  in  the  field.  And  the 
people  multiplied,  and  waxed  very  mighty.  And  Pharaoh  charged  all 
his  people,  saying.  Every  Hebrew  son  that  is  born  ye  shall  cast  into 
the  river,  and  every  daughter  ye  shall  save  alive. 

And  there  went  a  man  of  the  house  of  I^evi,  and  took  to  wife  a 
daughter  of  Levi.  And  the  woman  bare  a  son  :  and  when  she  saw 
him  that  he  was  a  goodly  child,  she  hid  him  three  months.  And 
when  she  could  not  longer  hide  him,  she  took  for  him  an  ark  of  bul- 
rushes, and  daubed  it  with  slime  and  with  pitch  ;  and  she  put  the 
child  therein,  and  laid  it  in  the  flags  by  the  river's  brink.  And  his 
sister  stood  afar  off",  to  know  what  would  be  done  to  him.  And  the 
daughter  of  Pharaoh  came  down  to  bathe  at  the  river ;  and  her  maid- 
ens walked  along  by  the  river  side;  and  she  saw  the  ark  among  the 
flags,  and  sent  her  handmaid  to  fetch  it.  And  she  opened  it,  and  saw 
the  child:  and,  behold,  the  babe  wept.  And  she  had  compassion  on 
him,  and  said.  This  is  one  of  the  Hebrews'  children.  Then  said  his 
sister  to  Pharaoh's  daughter,  Shall  I  go  and  call  thee  a  nurse  of  the 
Hebrew  women,  that  she  may  nurse  the  child  for  thee?  And  Pharaoh's 
daughter  said  to  her,  Go.  And  the  maid  went  and  called  the  child's 
mother.  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  unto  her.  Take  this  child  away, 
and  nurse  it  for  me,  and  I  will  give  thee  thy  wages.  And  the  woman 
took  the  child,  and  nursed  it.  And  the  child  grew,  and  she  brought 
liim  unto  Pharaoh's  daughter,  and  he  became  her  son.  And  she  called 
his  name  ^ Moses,  and  said,  Because  I  ^drew  him  out  of  the  water. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  when  Moses  was  grown  up,  that 
he  went  out  unto  his  brethren,  and  looked  on  their  burdens :  and  he 
saw  an  Egyptian  smiting  an  Hebrew,  one  of  his  brethren.  And  he 
looked  this  way  and  that  way,  and  when  he  saw  that  there  was  no 
man,  he  smote  the  Egyptian,  and  hid  him  in  the  sand.     And  he  went 

1  Heb.  MoBheh.  '-' Heb.  mashah,  to  draw  out. 


PASSAGES    FROM    EXODUS.  481 

out  the  second  day,  and,  Ijehold,  two  men  of  the  Hebrews  strove  to- 
gether :  and  he  said  to  him  that  did  the  wrong,  Wherefore  smitest  thou 
thy  fellow  ?  And  he  said,  Who  made  thee  a  prince  and  a  judge  over 
us?  thinkest  thou  to  kill  me,  as  thou  killedst  the  Egyptian?  And 
Moses  feared,  and  said.  Surely  the  thing  is  known.  Now  when  Pha- 
raoh heard  this  thiiig,  he  sought  to  slay  Moses.  But  Moses  fled  from 
the  face  of  Pharaoh,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Midian :  and  he  sat 
down  by  a  well.  Now  the  priest  of  ]\Iidian  had  seven  daughters :  and 
they  came  and  drew  water,  and  filled  the  troughs  to  water  their 
father's  flock.  And  tb.e  shepherds  came  and  drove  them  away :  but 
Moses  stood  up  and  helped  them,  and  watered  their  flock.  And  when 
they  came  to  Reuel  their  father,  he  said,  How  is  it  that  ye  are  come 
so  soon  to-day?  And  they  said.  An  Egyptian  delivered  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  shepherds,  and  moreover  he  drew  water  for  us,  and  watered 
the  flock.  And  he  said  unto  his  daughters.  And  where  is  he  ?  why  is 
it  that  ye  have  left  the  man  ?  call  him,  that  he  may  eat  bread.  And 
Moses  was  content  to  dwell  with  the  man  :  and  he  gave  Moses  Zip- 
porah  his  daughter. 

Now  Moses  was  keeping  the  flock  of  Jethro  his  father  in  law,  the 
priest  of  Midian :  and  he  led  the  flock  to  the  back  of  the  wilderness, 
and  came  to  the  mountain  of  God,  unto  Horeb.  And  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a  flame  of  fire  out  of  the  midst  of  a  bush  : 
and  he  looked,  and,  behold,  the  bush  burned  with  fire,  and  the  bush 
was  not  consumed.  And  Moses  said,  I  will  turn  aside  now,  and  see 
this  great  sight,  why  the  bush  is  not  burnt.  And  Avhen  the  I.,okd  saw 
that  he  turned  aside  to  see,  God  called  unto  him  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  bush,  and  said,  Moses,  Moses.  And  he  said.  Here  am  I.  And  he 
said,  Draw  not  nigh  hither:  put  off  thy  shoes  from  off  thy  feet,  for 
the  place  whereon  thou  standest  is  holy  ground.  Moreover  he  said,  I 
am  the  God  of  thy  father,  the  God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob.  And  Moses  hid  his  face;  for  he  was  afraid 
to  look  upon  God.  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have  surely  seen  the  afilic- 
tion  of  my  people  which  are  in  Egypt,  and  have  heard  their  cry  by 
reason  of  their  taskmasters ;  for  I  know  their  sorrows ;  and  I  am 
come  down  to  deliver  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
to  bring  them  up  out  of  that  land  unto  a  good  land  and  a  large, 
unto  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey ;  unto  the  place  of  the  Ca- 
naanite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 
Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite.  And  now,  behold,  the  cry  of  the  children  of 
Israel  is  come  unto  me:  moreover  I  have  seen  the  oppression  where- 
with the  Egyptians  oppress  them.  Come  now  therefore,  and  I  will 
send  thee  unto  Pharaoh,  that  thou  mayest  bring  forth  my  people  the 


482  PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS. 

children  of  Israel  out  of  Egypt.  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Who  am  I, 
that  I  should  go  unto  Pharaoli,  and  that  I  should  bring  forth  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  out  of  Egypt?  And  he  said,  Certainly  I  will  be  with 
thee ;  and  this  shall  be  the  token  unto  thee,  that  I  have  sent  thee : 
when  thou  hast  brought  forth  the  people  out  of  Egypt,  ye  shall  serve 
God  upon  this  mountain.  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Behold,  when  I 
come  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  shall  say  unto  them.  The  God 
of  your  fiithers  hath  sent  me  unto  you ;  and  they  shall  say  to  me, 
What  is  his  name?  what  shall  I  say  unto  them?  And  God  said 
unto  Moses,  i  ah  that  i  am:  and  he  said.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  i  am  hath  sent  me  unto  you.  And  God  said 
moreover  unto  Moses,  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
The  Lord,  the  God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of 
Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  sent  me  unto  you  :  this  is  my  name 
for  ever,  and  this  is  my  memorial  unto  all  generations.  Go,  and  gather 
the  elders  of  Israel  together,  and  say  unto  them,  The  Lord,  the  God 
of  your  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  hath  ap- 
peared unto  me,  saying,  I  have  surely  visited  you,  and  seen  that  which 
is  done  to  you  in  Egypt :  and  I  have  said,  I  will  bring  you  up  out  of 
the  affliction  of  Egypt,  unto  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 
And  they  shall  hearken  to  thy  voice :  and  thou  shalt  come,  thou  and 
the  elders  of  Israel,  unto  the  king  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  say  unto 
him,  The  Lord,  the  God  of  the  Hebrews,  hath  met  with  us  :  and  now  let 
us  go,  we  pray  thee,  three  days'  journey  into  the  wilderness,  that  we 
may  sacrifice  to  the  Lord  our  God.  And  I  know  that  the  king  of 
Egypt  will  not  give  you  leave  to  go,  no,  not  by  a  mighty  hand.  And 
I  will  put  forth  my  hand,  and  smite  Egypt  with  all  my  wonders  which 
I  will  do  in  the  midst  thereof:  and  after  that  he  will  let  you  go. 
And  I  will  give  this  people  flwour  in  the  sight  of  the  Egyptians :  and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  that,  when  ye  go,  ye  shall  not  go  empty :  but 
every  woman  shall  ask  of  her  neighbour,  and  of  her  that  sojourneth 
in  her  house,  jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment :  and 
ye  shall  put  them  upon  your  sons,  and  ujxju  your  daugliters;  and  ye 
shall  spoil  the  Egyptians.  And  Moses  answered  and  said.  But,  behold, 
they  will  not  believe  me,  nor  liearken  unto  my  voice :  for  they  will 
say.  The  Lord  hath  not  appeared  unto  thee.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  What  is  that  in  thine  hand?  And  he  said,  A  rod.  And  he 
said.  Cast  it  on  the  ground.  And  he  cast  it  on  the  ground,  and  it  be- 
came a  serpent ;  and  Moses  fled  from  before  it.  And  the  Lord  said 
unto  Moses,  Put  forth  tliine  hand,  and  take  it  ))y  the  tail :  (and  he 
put  forth  his  hand,  and  laid  hold  of  it,  and  it  became  a  rod  in  his 
hand:)  that  they  may  believe  that  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers, 


PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS.  483 

the  God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob,  hath 
appeared  unto  thee.  And  the  Lord  said  furthermore  unto  him,  Put 
now  thine  hand  into  thy  bosom.  And  he  put  his  hand  into  his 
bosom:  and  when  he  took  it  out,  behold,  his  hand  was  leprous,  as 
white  as  snow.  And  he  said,  Put  thine  hand  into  thy  bosom  again. 
(And  he  put  his  hand  into  his  bosom  again ;  and  when  he  took  it 
out  of  his  bosom,  behold,  it  was  turned  again  as  his  other  flesh.)  And 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will  not  believe  thee,  neither  hearken 
to  the  voice  of  the  first  sign,  that  they  will  believe  the  voice  of  the 
latter  sign.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will  not  believe  even 
these  two  signs,  neither  hearken  unto  thy  voice,  that  thou  shalt  take  of 
the  water  of  the  river,  and  pour  it  upon  the  dry  land :  and  the  water 
which  thou  takest  out  of  the  river  shall  become  blood  upon  the  dry 
land.  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  Oh  Lord,  I  am  not  eloquent, 
neither  heretofore,  nor  since  thou  hast  spoken  unto  thy  servant:  for  I 
am  slow  of  speech,  and  of  a  slow  tongue.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him.  Who  hath  made  man's  mouth?  or  who  maketh  a  man  dumb,  or 
deaf,  or  seeing,  or  blind?  is  it  not  I  the  Lord?  Now  therefore  go, 
and  I  will  be  with  thy  mouth,  and  teach  thee  what  thou  shalt  speak. 
And  he  said.  Oh  Lord,  send,  I  pray  thee,  by  the  hand  of  him  whom 
thou  wilt  send.  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against 
Moses,  and  he  said.  Is  there  not  Aaron  thy  brother  the  Levite  ?  I 
know  that  he  can  sjieak  well.  And  also,  behold,  he  cometh  forth  to 
meet  thee:  and  when  he  seeth  thee,  he  will  be  glad  in  his  heart.  And 
thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  and  put  the  words  in  his  mouth :  and  I 
will  be  with  thy  mouth,  and  with  his  mouth,  and  will  teach  you  what 
ye  shall  do.  And  he  shall  be  thy  spokesman  unto  the  people :  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  he  shall  be  to  thee  a  mouth,  and  thou  shalt 
be  to  him  as  God.  And  thou  shalt  take  in  thine  hand  this  rod, 
wherewith  thou  shalt  do  the  signs. 

And  Moses  went  and  returned  to  Jethro  his  father  in  law,  and  said 
unto  him.  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  return  unto  my  brethren  which 
are  in  Egypt,  and  see  whether  they  be  yet  alive.  And  Jethro  said  to 
Moses,  Go  in  peace.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  in  Midian,  Go, 
return  into  Egypt:  for  all  the  men  are  dead  which  sought  thy  life. 
And  Moses  took  his  wife  and  his  sons,  and  set  them  upon  an  ass,  and 
he  returned  to  the  land  of  Egypt :  and  Moses  took  the  rod  of  God 
in  his  hand. 

And  the  Lord  said  to  Aaron,  Go  into  the  wilderness  to  meet  Moses. 
And  he  went,  and  met  him  in  the  mountain  of  God,  and  kissed  him. 
And  Moses  told  Aaron  all  the  words  of  the  Lord  wherewith  he  had 
sent  him,  and   all   the  signs   wherewith   he   had   charged   him.    And 


484  PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS. 

Moses  and  Aaron  went  and  gathered  together  all  the  elders  of  the 
children  of  Israel:  and  Aaron  spake  all  the  words  which  the  Lord 
had  spoken  unto  Moses,  and  did  the  signs  in  the  sight  of  the  people. 
And  the  people  believed:  and  when  they  heard  that  the  Lord  had 
visited  the  children  of  Israel,  and  that  he  had'  seen  their  affliction, 
then  they  bowed  their  heads  and  worshipped.  And  afterward  Moses 
and  Aaron  came,  and  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  hold  a  feast  unto  me  in 
the  wilderness.  And  Pharaoh  said,  AYho  is  the  Lord,  that  I  should 
hearken  unto  his  vf)ice  to  let  Israel  go?  I  know  not  the  Lord,  and 
moreover  I  will  not  let  Israel  go.  And  they  said,  The  (lod  of  the  He- 
brews hath  met  with  us:  let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  three  daj's'  journey 
into  the  wilderness,  and  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  our  God  ;  lest  he  fall 
upon  us  with  pestilence,  or  with  the  sword.  And  the  king  of  Egypt 
said  unto  them,  "Wherefore  do  ye,  Moses  and  Aaron,  loose  the  people 
from  their  works?  get  you  unto  your  burdens.  And  the  same  day 
Pharaoh  commanded  the  taskmasters  of  the  people,  and  their  officers, 
saying,  Ye  shall  no  more  give  the  people  straw  to  make  brick,  as  here- 
tofore :  let  them  go  and  gather  straw  for  themselves.  And  the  tale  of 
the  bricks,  which  they  did  make  heretofore,  ye  shall  lay  upon  them ; 
ye  shall  not  diminish  aught  thereof:  for  they  be  idle  ;  therefore  they 
cry,  saying.  Let  us  go  and  sacrifice  to  our  God.  So  the  people  were 
scattered  abroad  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt  to  gather  stubble 
for  straw.  And  the  taskmasters  were  urgent,  saying.  Fulfil  your  works, 
your  daily  tasks,  as  when  there  was  straw.  And  the  officers  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  Pharaoh's  taskmasters  ihad  set  over  them, 
were  beaten,  and  demanded.  Wherefore  have  ye  not  fulfilled  your 
task  both  yesterday  and  to-day,  in  making  brick  as  heretofore?  Then 
the  officers  of  the  children  of  Israel  came  and  cried  unto  Pharaoh, 
saying,  Wherefore  dealest  thou  thus  with  thy  servants?  There  is  no 
straw  given  unto  thy  servants,  and  they  say  to  us,  Make  brick :  and, 
behold,  thy  servants  are  beaten ;  but  the  fault  is  in  thine  own  people. 
P>ut  he  said.  Ye  are  idle,  ye  are  idle :  therefore  ye  say.  Let  us  go  and 
sacrifice  to  the  Lord.  Go  therefore  now,  and  work ;  for  there  shall  no 
straw  be  given  you,  yet  shall  ye  deliver  the  tale  of  bricks.  And  the 
officers  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  see  that  they  were  in  evil  case, 
when  it  was  said,  Ye  shall  not  minish  aught  from  your  bricks,  your 
daily  tasks.  And  they  met  Moses  and  Aaron,  who  stood  in  the  way, 
as  they  came  forth  from  Pharaoh :  and  they  said  unto  them.  The  Lord 
look  upon  you,  and  judge ;  because  ye  have  made  our  savour  to  be 
abhorred  in  the  eyes  of  Phara  •»h,  and  in  the  eyes  of  liis  servants,  to 
put  a  sword  in  their  hand   to  slay  us.     And  IMoees  returned  unto  the 


PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS.  485 

Lord,  and  said,  Lord,  wherefore  hast  thou  evil  entreated  this  people? 
why  is  it  that  thou  hast  sent  me?  For  since  I  came  to  Pharaoh  to 
speak  in  thy  name,  he  hath  evil  entreated  this  people ;  neither  hast 
thou  delivered  thy  people  at  all.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Now 
shalt  thou  see  what  I  will  do  to  Pharaoh :  for  by  a  strong  hand  shall 
he  let  them  go,  and  by  a  strong  hand  shall  he  drive  them  out  of  his 
land. 

And  God  spake  unto  Moses,  and  said  unto  him,  I  am  jehovah  : 
and  I  appeared  unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob,  as  God 
Almighty,  but  by  my  name  jehovah  I  was  not  known  to  them.  And 
I  have  also  established  my  covenant  with  them,  to  give  them  the  land 
of  Canaan,  the  land  of  their  sojournings,  wherein  they  sojourned.  And 
moreover  I  have  heard  the  groaning  of  the  children  of  Israel,  whom 
the  Egyptians  keep  in  bondage;  and  I  have  remembered  my  covenant. 
Wherefore  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  I  am  Jehovah,  and  I  will 
bring  you  out  from  under  the  burdens  of  the  Egyptians,  and  I  will 
rid  you  out  of  their  bondage,  and  I  will  redeem  you  with  a  stretched 
out  arm,  and  with  great  judgements :  and  I  will  take  you  to  me  for  a 
people,  and  I  will  be  to  you  a  God :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
Jehovah  your  God,  which  bringeth  you  out  from  under  the  burdens  of 
the  Egyptians.  And  I  will  bring  you  in  unto  the  land,  concerning 
which  I  lifted  ujo  my  hand  to  give  it  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to 
Jacob ;  and  I  will  give  it  you  for  an  heritage :  I  am  Jehovah.  And 
Moses  spake  so  unto  the  children  of  Israel :  but  they  hearkened  not 
unto  Moses  for  ^anguish  of  spirit,  and  for  cruel  bondage. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Go  in,  speak  unto  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  that  he  let  the  children  of  Israel  go  out  of  his  land. 
And  Moses  spake  before  the  Lord,  saying.  Behold,  the  children  of 
Israel  have  not  hearkened  unto  me ;  how  then  shall  Pharaoh  hear  me, 
who  am  of  uncircumcised  lips?  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  and  gave  them  a  charge  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  to  bring  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt.  And  Moses  said  before  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  am  of  un- 
circumcised lips,  and  how  shall  Pharaoh  hearken  unto  me?  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Moses,  See,  I  have  made  thee  a  god  to  Pharaoh:  and 
Aaron  thy  brother  shall  be  thy  prophet.  Thou  shalt  speak  all  that  I 
command  thee :  and  Aaron  thy  brother  shall  speak  unto  Pharaoh. 
And  j\Ioses  was  fourscore  years  old,  and  Aaron  fourscore  and  three 
years  old,  when  they  si")ake  unto  Pharaoh. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying,  "When 
Pharaoh  shall  speak  unto  you,  saying,  Shew  a  wonder  for  you:  then 

1  Or,  impatience.    Heb.  shortness  of  spirit. 


48G  PASSAGES    FROM    EXODUS. 

thou  shalt  say  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and  cast  it  down  hefore 
Pharaoh,  that  it  become  a  ^Serpent.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  in 
unto  Pharaoh,  and  they  did  so,  as  the  Lord  had  commanded :  and 
Aaron  cast  down  his  rod  before  Pharaoh  and  before  his  servants,  and 
it  became  a  serpent.  Then  Pharaoh  also  called  for  the  wise  men  and 
the  sorcerers :  and  they  also,  the  magicians  of  Egypt,  did  in  like 
manner  with  their  enchantments.  For  they  cast  down  every  man  his 
rod,  and  they  became  serpents :  but  Aaron's  rod  swallowed  up  their 
rods. .  And  Pharaoh's  heart  was  hardened,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto 
them ;  as  the  Lord  had  spoken. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Pharaoh's  heart  is  stubborn,  he  re- 
fuseth  to  let  the  people  go.  Get  thee  unto  Pharaoh  in  the  morning; 
lo,  he  goeth  out  unto  the  water ;  and  thou  shalt  stand  by  the  river's 
brink  to  meet  him ;  and  the  rod  which  was  turned  to  a  serpent  shalt 
thou  take  in  thine  hand.  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  him,  The  Lord, 
the  God  of  the  Hebrews,  hath  sent  me  unto  thee,  saying.  Let  my 
people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me  in  the  wilderness :  and  behold, 
hitherto  thou  hast  not  hearkened.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  this  thou 
•shalt  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  :  behold,  I  will  smite  with  the  rod 
that  is  in  mine  hand  upon  the  waters  which  are  in  the  river,  and  they 
shall  be  turned  to  blood.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  so,  as  the  Lord 
commanded ;  and  all  the  waters  that  were  in  the  river  were  turned  to 
lilood.  And  the  fish  that  was  in  the  river  died  ;  and  the  river  stank, 
and  the  Egyptians  could  not  drink  water  from  the  river ;  and  the 
blood  was  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  the  magicians  of 
Egjqjt  did  in  like  manner  with  their  enchantments :  and  Pharaoh's 
heart  was  hardened,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them ;  as  the  Lord 
liad  spoken.  And  seven  days  were  fulfilled,  after  that  the  LoitD  had 
smitten  the  river. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Go  in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto 
him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 
And  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  go,  behold,  I  will  smite  all  thy  borders 
with  frogs :  and  the  river  shall  swarm  with  frogs,  which  shall  go  u}) 
and  come  into  thine  house,  and  into  thy  bedchamber,  and  uj)on  thy 
bed,  and  into  the  house  of  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people,  and 
into  thine  ovens,  and  into  thy  kneadingtroughs :  and  the  frugs  shall 
come  up  both  upon  thee,  and  upon  tliy  people,  and  upon  all  thy 
servants.  And  Aaron  stretche<l  out  his  hand  over  the  waters  of  Egypt; 
and  the  frogs  came  up,  and  covei-ed  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  the 
magicians  did  in  like  manner  with  their  enchantments,  and  brought 
up  frogs  ui)on  the  land  of  Egypt.    Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and 

1  Ileb.  tannin,  any  large  reptile. 


PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS.  487 

Aaron,  and  said,  Intreat  the  Lord,  that  he  take  away  the  frogs  from 
me,  and  from  my  people:  and  I  will  let  the  people  go,  that  they  may 
sacrifice  unto  the  Lord.  And  Moses  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Be  it  accord- 
ing to  thy  word:  that  thou  mayest  know  that  there  is  none  like  unto 
the  Lord  our  God.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  out  from  Pharaoh: 
and  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord  concerning  the  frogs  which  he  had 
brought  upon  Pharaoh.  And  the  Lord  did  according  to  the  word  of 
Moses ;  and  the  frogs  died  out  of  the  houses,  out  of  the  courts,  and 
out  of  the  fields.  But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  there  was  respite,  he 
hardened  his  heart,  and  hearkened  not  unto  them ;  as  the  Lord  had 
spoken. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Say  unto  Aaron,  Stretch  out  thy 
rod,  and  smite  the  dust  of  the  earth,  that  it  may  become  lice  through- 
out all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  they  did  so ;  and  Aaron  stretched  out 
his  hand  with  his  rod,  and  smote  the  dust  of  the  earth,  and  there 
were  lice  upon  man,  and  upon  beast ;  all  the  dust  of  the  earth  became 
lice  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  the  magicians  did  so  with 
their  enchantments  to  bring  forth  lice,  but  they  could  not.  Then  the 
magicians  said  unto  Pharaoh,  This  is  the  finger  of  God :  and  Pharaf)li's 
heart  was  hardened,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them ;  as  the  Lord 
had  spoken. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
stand  before  Pharaoh  ;  lo,  he  cometh  forth  to  tlie  water ;  and  say  unto 
him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 
Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my  people  go,  behold,  I  will  send  swarms  of 
flies  upon  thee,  and  upon  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  into 
thy  houses :  and  the  houses  of  the  Egyptians  shall  be  full  of  swarms 
of  flies,  and  also  the  ground  whereon  they  are.  And  I  will'  sever  in 
that  day  the  land  of  Goshen,  in  which  my  people  dwell,  that  no  swarms 
of  flies  shall  be  there ;  to  the  end  thou  mayest  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  earth.  And  I  will  put  a  division  beween  my 
people  and  thy  people :  by  to-morrow  shall  this  sign  be.  And  the  Lord 
(lid  so.  And  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and  for  Aaron,  and  said,  Go 
ye,  sacrifice  to  your  God  in  the  land.  And  Moses  said,  It  is  not  meet 
so  to  do;  for  we  shall  sacrifice  the  abomination  of  the  Egyptians  to 
the  Lord  our  God :  lo,  shall  we  sacrifice  the  abomination  of  the  Egyp- 
tians before  their  eyes,  and  will  they  not  stone  us  ?  We  will  go  three 
days'  journey  into  the  wilderness,  and  sacrifice  to  the  Lord  our  God, 
as  he  shall  command  us.  And  Pharaoh  said,  I  will  let  you  go,  that  ye 
may  sacrifice  to  the  Lord  your  God  in  the  wilderness ;  only  ye  shall 
not  go  very  far  away  :  intreat  for  me.  And  Moses  said.  Behold,  I  go  out 
from  thee,  and  I  will  intreat  the  Lord.    And  the  Lord  did  according 


4<S8  PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS. 

to  the  word  of  Moses ;  and  he  removed  the  swarms  of  flies  from  Pha- 
raoh, from  his  servants,  and  from  his  people ;  there  remained  not  one. 
And  Pharaoh  hardened  his  heart  this  time  also,  and  he  did  not  let 
the  people  go. 

Then  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  tell  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  the  Hebrews,  Let  my  people  go,  that 
they  may  serve  me.  For  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  go,  and  wilt  hold 
them  still,  behold,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  upon  thy  cattle  which  is 
in  the  field,  upon  the  horses,  upon  the  asses,  upon  the  camels,  upon 
the  herds,  and  upon  the  flocks :  tlwre  shall  be  a  very  grievous  murrain. 
And  the  Lord  shall  sever  between  the  cattle  of  Israel  and  the  cattle 
of  Egypt :  and  there  shall  nothing  die  of  all  that  belongeth  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel.  And  the  Lord  did  that  thing  on  the  morrow,  and  all 
the  cattle  of  Egypt  died.  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and,  behold,  there  was 
not  so  much  as  one  of  the  cattle  of  the  Israelites  dead.  But  the  heart 
of  Pharaoh  was  stubborn,  and  he  did  not  let  the  people  go. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  Take  to  you  hand- 
fuls  of  ashes  of  the  furnace,  and  let  Moses  sprinkle  it  toward  the 
heaven  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh.  And  it  shall  become  small  dust  over 
all  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall  be  a  boil  breaking  forth  with  blains 
upon  man  and  upon  beast,  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And 
the  magicians  could  not  stand  before  INIoses  because  of  the  boils ;  fi  n- 
the  boils  were  upon  the  magicians,  and  uiwn  all  the  Egyptians.  Aiiil 
Pharaoh  hearkened  not  unto  them;  as  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto 
Moses. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
stand  before  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  the  Hebrews,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me.  For  I  will 
this  time  send  all  my  plagues  upon  thine  heart,  and  upon  thy  serv- 
ants, and  upon  thy  people ;  that  thou  mayest  know  that  there  is  none 
like  me  in  all  the  earth.  For  now  I  had  put  forth  my  hand,  and 
smitten  thee  and  thy  people  with  pestilence,  and  thou  hadst  been  cut 
ofi"  from  the  earth :  but  in  very  deed  for  this  cause  have  I  made  thee 
to  stand,  for  to  shew  thee  my  power,  and  that  my  name  may  be  de- 
clared throughout  all  the  earth.  As  yet  exaltest  thou  thyself  against 
my  people,  that  thou  wilt  not  let  them  go  ?  Behold,  to-morrow  about 
this  time  I  will  cause  it  to  rain  a  very  grievous  hail,  such  as  hath  not 
been  in  Egypt  since  the  day  it  was  founded  even  until  now.  Now 
therefore  send,  hasten  in  thy  cattle  and  all  that  thou  hast  in  the  field ; 
for  every  man  and  beast  which  shall  be  found  in  the  field,  and  shall 
not  be  brought  home,  the  hail  shall  come  down  upon  llicni,  and  tlu-y 
shall  die.     IIi'  that  feared  the  word  of  the  Lord  among  the  servants 


PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS.  489 

of  Pharaoh  made  his  servants  and  his  cattle  flee  into  the  houses :  and 
he  that  regarded  not  the  word  of  the  Lord  left  his  servants  and  his 
cattle  in  the  field. 

And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod  toward  heaven  :  and  the  Lord 
sent  thunder  and  hail,  and  fire  ran  down  unto  the  earth;  and  the 
Lord  rained  hail  upon  the  land  of  Egypt.  So  there  was  hail,  and  fire 
flashing  continually  amidst  the  hail,  very  grievous,  such  as  had  not 
been  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt  ^ince  it  became  a  nation.  Only  in  the 
land  of  Goshen,  where  the  children  of  Israel  were,  was  there  no  hail. 
And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said  unto 
them,  I  have  sinned  this  time :  the  Lord  is  righteous,  and  I  and  my 
people  are  wicked.  Intreat  the  Lord  ;  for  there  hath  been  enough  of 
these  mighty  thunderings  and  hail ;  and  I  will  let  you  go,  and  ye  shall 
stay  no  longer.  And  Moses  went  out  of  the  city  from  Pharaoh,  and 
spread  abroad  his  hands  unto  the  Lord  :  and  the  thunders  and  hail 
ceased,  and  the  rain  was  not  poured  upon  the  earth.  And  when  Pha- 
raoh saw  that  the  rain  and  the  hail  and  the  thunders  were  ceased,  he 
sinned  yet  more,  and  hardened  his  heart,  he  and  his  servants. 

And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  said  unto  him, 
Thus  saitli  the  Lord,  the  God  of  the  Hebrews,  How  long  wilt  thou  re- 
fuse to  humble  thyself  before  me?  let  my  people  go,  that  they  may 
serve  me.  Else,  if  thou  refuse  to  let  my  people  go,  behold,  to-morrow 
will  I  bring  locusts  into  thy  border  :  and  they  shall  cover  the  face  of  the 
earth,  that  one  shall  not  be  able  to  see  the  earth:  and  they  shall  eat 
the  residue  of  that  which  is  escaped,  which  remaineth  unto  you  from 
the  hail,  and  shall  eat  every  tree  which  groAveth  for  you  out  of  the 
field :  and  thy  houses  shall  be  filled,  and  the  houses  of  all  thy  sei'vants, 
and  the  houses  of  all  the  Egyptians ;  as  neither  thy  fathers  nor  thy 
fathers'  fathers  have  seen,  since  the  day  that  they  were  upon  the  earth 
unto  this  day.  And  he  turned,  and  went  out  from  Pharaoh.  And 
Pharaoh's  servants  said  unto  him,  How  long  shall  this  man  be  a  snare 
unto  us  ?  let  the  men  go,  that  they  may  serve  the  Lord  their  God : 
knowest  thou  not  yet  that  Egypt  is  destroyed  ?  And  Moses  and  Aaron 
were  brought  again  unto  Pharaoh :  and  he  said  unto  them.  Go,  serve 
the  Lord  your  God :  but  who  are  they  that  shall  go  ?  And  Moses  said. 
We  will  go  with  our  young  and  with  our  old,  with  our  sons  and  with 
our  daughters,  with  our  fiocks  and  with  our  herds  will  we  go ;  for  we 
must  hold  a  feast  unto  the  Lord.  And  he  said  unto  them.  So  be  the 
Lord  with  you,  as  I  will  let  you  go,  and  your  little  ones :  look  to  it ; 
for  evil  is  what  ye  purpose.  Not  so :  go  now  ye  that  are  men,  and 
serve  the  Lord  ;  for  that  is  what  ye  desire.  And  they  were  driven  out 
from  Pharaoh's  presence. 


490  PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS. 

And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod  over  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  t?ie 
Lord  brought  an  east  wind  upon  the  land  all  that  day,  and  all  the 
night ;  and  when  it  was  morning,  the  east  wind  brought  the  locusts. 
And  the  locusts  went  up  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt ;  before  them 
there  were  no  such  locusts  as  they,  neither  after  them  shall  be  such. 
For  they  covered  the  face  of  the  whole  earth,  so  that  the  land  was 
darkened ;  and  they  did  eat  every  herb  of  the  land,  and  all  the  fruit  of 
the  trees  which  the  hail  had  left:  and -there  remained  not  any  green 
thing,  either  tree  or  herb  of  the  field,  through  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 
Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron  in  haste  ;  and  he  said,  I  have 
sinned  against  the  Lord  your  God,  and  against  you.  Now  therefore  for- 
give, I  pray  thee,  my  sin  only  this  once,  and  intreat  the  Lord  your  God, 
that  he  may  take  away  from  me  this  death  only.  And  he  went  out 
from  Pharaoh,  and  intreated  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  turned  an  ex- 
ceeding strong  west  wind,  which  took  up  the  locusts,  and  drove  them 
into  the  Eed  Sea.     But  Pharaoh  did  not  let  the  children  of  Israel  go. 

And  the  Loud  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  out  thine  hand  toward 
heaven,  that  there  may  be  darkness  over  the  land  of  Egypt,  even 
darkness  which  may  be  felt.  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand  to- 
ward heaven;  and  there  was  a  thick  darkness  in  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  three  days ;  they  saw  not  one  another,  neither  rose  any  from 
his  place  for  three  days:  but  all  the  children  of  Israel  had  light  in 
their  dwellings.  And  Pharaoh  called  unto  Moses,  and  said.  Go  ye, 
serve  the  Lord  ;  only  let  your  flocks  and  your  herds  be  stayed :  let 
your  little  ones  also  go  with  you.  And  Moses  said,  Thou  must  also 
give  into  our  hand  sacrifices  and  burnt  offerings,  that  we  may  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord  our  God.  Our  cattle  also  shall  go  with  us;  there  shall 
not  an  hoof  be  left  behind ;  for  thereof  must  -sve  take  to  serve  the 
Lord  our  God ;  and  we  know  not  with  what  we  must  serve  the  Lor]), 
until  we  come  thither.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  him.  Get  thee  from 
me,  take  heed  to  thyself,  see  my  face  no  more;  for  in  the  day  thou 
seest  my  face  thou  shalt  die.  And  Moses  said,  Thou  hast  spoken 
well ;  I  will  see  thy  face  again  no  more. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Yet  one  i)lague  more  will  I  bring 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  ui)on  Egypt;  afterwards  he  will  let  you  go  hence: 
when  he  shall  let  you  go,  he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out  hence  alto- 
gether. Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  and  let  them  ask  every 
man  of  his  neighbour,  and  every  woman  of  her  neighbour,  jewels  of 
silver,  and  jewels  of  gold.  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people  favour  in 
the  sight  of  the  Egyptians.  Moreover  the  man  Moses  was  very  great 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh's  servants,  and  in  the 
sight  of  the  people. 


PASSAGES    FROM    EXODUS.  491 

And  Moses  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  About  midnight  will  I  go 
out  into  the  midst  of  Egypt:  and  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  shall  die,  from  the  firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that  sitteth  upon  his 
throne,  even  unto  the  firstborn  of  the  maidservant  that  is  behind  the 
mill;  and  all  the  firstborn  of  cattle.  And  thei"e  shall  be  a  great  cry- 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  such  as  there  hath  been  none  like 
it,  nor  shall  be  like  it  any  more.  But  against  any  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  not  a  dog  move  his  tongue,  against  man  or  beast:  that  ye 
may  know  how  that  the  Lord  doth  put  a  difierence  between  the 
Egyptians  and  Israel.  And  all  these  thy  servants  shall  come  down 
unto  me,  and  bow  down  themselves  unto  me,  saying.  Get  thee  out, 
and  all  the  people  that  follow  thee:  and  after  that  I  will  go  out. 
And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh  in  hot  anger.     , 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron  in  the  land  of  Egyj^jt, 
saying.  This  month  shall  be  unto  you  the  beginning  of  months:  it 
shall  be  the  first  month  of  the  year  to  you.  Speak  ye  unto  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  saying,  In  the  tenth  day  of  this  month  they 
shall  take  to  them  every  man  a  lamb,  according  to  their  fathers' 
houses,  a  lamb  for  an  household :  and  if  the  household  be  too  little 
for  a  lamb,  then  shall  he  and  his  neighbour  next  unto  his  house  take 
one  according  to  the  number  of  the  souls.  Your  lamb  shall  be  with- 
out blemish,  a  male  of  the  first  year:  ye  shall  take  it  from  the  sheep, 
or  from  the  goats:  and  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until  the  fourteenth  day 
of  the  same  month:  and  the  whole  assembly  of  the  congregation  of 
Israel  shall  kill  it  at  even.  And  they  shall  take  of  the  blood,  and  put 
it  on  the  two  side  posts  and  on  the  lintel,  upon  the  houses  wherein 
they  shall  eat  it.  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in  that  night,  roast 
with  fire,  and  unleavened  bread;  with  bitter  herbs  they  shall  eat  it. 
That  which  remaineth  of  it  until  the  morning  ye  shall  burn  with  fire. 
And  thus  shall  ye  oat  it;  with  your  loins  girded,  your  shoes  on  your 
feet,  and  your  staff  in  your  hand:  and  ye  shall  eat  it  in  haste:  it  is 
the  Lord's  passover.  For  I  will  go  through  the  land  of  Egypt  in  that 
night,  and  will  smite  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  man 
and  beast;  and  against  all  the  gods  of  Egypt  I  will  execute  judge- 
ments :  I  am  the  Lord.  And  the  blood  shall  be  to  you  for  a  token 
upon  the  houses  where  ye  are :  and  when  I  see  the  blood,  I  will  pass 
over  you,  and  there  shall  no  plague  be  upon  you  to  destroy  you,  when 
I  smite  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  this  day  shall  be  unto  you  for  a 
memorial,  and  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  to  the  Lord  :  throughout  your 
generations  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  by  an  ordinance  for  ever.  Seven 
days  shall  ye  eat  unleavened  bread ;  even  the  first  day  ye  shall  put 
away  leaven  out  of  your  houses :   for  whosoever  eateth  leavened  bread 


492  PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS. 

from  the  first  day  until  the  seventh  day,  that  soul  shall  he  cut  off 
from  Israel.  And  in  the  first  day  there  shall  be  to  you  an  holy  con- 
vocation, and  in  the  seventh  day  an  holy  convocation ;  no  manner  of 
work  shall  be  done  in  them,  save  that  which  every  man  must  eat, 
that  only  may  be  done  of  you.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  your 
children  shall  say  unto  you.  What  mean  ye  by  this  service  ?  that  ye 
shall  say.  It  is  the  sacrifice  of  the  Lord's  passover,  who  passed  over  the 
houses  of  the  children  of  Israel  in  Egypt,  when  he  smote  the  Egyj)- 
tians,  and  delivered  our  houses.  And  the  people  bowed  the  head  and 
worshipped.  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  and  did  so ;  as  the  Lord 
had  commanded  Moses  and  Aaron,  so  did  tliey. 

And  it  came  to  pass  at  midnight,  that  the  Lord  smote  all  the  first- 
born in  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the  firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that  sat  on 
his  throne  unto  the  firstborn  of  the  captive  that  was  in  the  dungeon ; 
and  all  the  firstborn  of  cattle.  And  Pharaoh  rose  up  in  the  night,  he, 
and  all  his  servants,  and  all  the  Egyptians ;  and  there  was  a  great  cry 
in  Egypt ;  for  there  was  not  a  house  where  there  was  not  one  dead. 
And  he  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron  by  night,  and  said.  Rise  up,  get 
you  forth  from  among  my  people,  both  ye  and  the  children  of  Israel ; 
and  go,  serve  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  said.  Take  both  your  flocks  and 
your  herds,  as  ye  have  said,  and  be  gone  ;  and  bless  me  also.  And 
the  Egyptians  were  urgent  upon  the  people,  to  send  them  out  of  the 
land  in  haste ;  for  they  said,  AVe  be  all  dead  men.  And  the  people 
took  their  dough  before  it  was  leavened,  their  kneadingtroughs  being 
bound  up  in  their  clothes  upon  their  shoulders. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed  from  Eameses  to  Succoth, 
about  six  hundred  thousand  on  foot  that  were  men,  beside  children. 
And  a  mixed  multitude  went  up  also  with  them  ;  and  flocks,  and  herds, 
even  very  much  cattle.  And  they  baked  unleavened  cakes  of  tlie 
dough  which  they  brought  forth  out  of  Egypt,  for  it  was  not  leavened ; 
because  they  were  thrust  out  of  Egypt,  and  could  not  tarry,  neither 
had  they  prepared  for  themselves  any  victual.  Now  the  sojourning 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  tiiey  sojourned  in  Egypt,  was  four 
hundred  and  thirty  years.'  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  four 
hundred  and  thirty  years,  even  the  selfsame  day  it  came  to  pass,  that 
all  the  hosts  of  the  Lord  went  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt :  this  same 
night  is  a  night  of  watching  unto  the  Lord  for  all  the  children  of 
Israel  throughout  their  generations. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Sanctify  imtr)  me  all  the 
firstborn  among  the  children  of  Israel,  both  of  man  and  of  beast :  it  is 
mine.  And  it  shall  be  when  the  Loud  shall  bring  thee  into  the  land 
of  the  Canaanite,  as  he  sware  unto  thee  and  to  thy  fathers,  and  shall 


PASSAGES    FROM    EXODUS.  493 

give  it  thee,  that  thou  shalt  set  apart  unto  the  Lord  every  firstUng 
which  thou  hast  that  cometh  of  a  beast ;  the  males  shall  be  the 
Lord's.  And  all  the  firstborn  of  man  among  thy  sons  shalt  thou  re- 
deem. And  it  shall  be  when  thy  son  asketh  thee  in  time  to  come, 
saying,  What  is  this?  that  thou  shalt  say  unto  him,  By  strength  of 
hand  the  Lord  brought  us  out  from  EgN'pt,  from  the  house  of  bond- 
age :  and  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  hardened  himself  against 
letting  us  go,  that  the  Lord  slew  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  both  the  firstborn  of  man,  and  the  fii'stborn  of  beast.  And  it 
shall  be  for  a  sign  upon  thine  hand,  and  for  frontlets  between  thine 
eyes. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  had  let  the  people  go,  that 
God  led  them  not  by  the  way  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  although 
that  was  near  ;  for  God  said,  Lest  peradventure  the  people  repent  when 
they  see  war,  and  they  return  to  Egyjit :  but  God  led  the  people  about, 
by  the  way  of  the  wilderness  by  the  Red  Sea:  and  the  children  of 
Israel  went  up  armed  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Moses  took  the 
bones  of  Joseph  with  him :  for  he  had  straitly  sworn  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  God  will  surely  visit  you;  and  ye  shall  carry  up  my 
bones  away  hence  with  you.  And  they  took  their  journey  from  Suc- 
coth,  and  encamped  in  Etham,  in  the  edge  of  the  wilderness.  And  the 
Lord  went  before  them  by  day  in  a  pillar  of  cloud,  to  lead  them  the 
way  ;  and  by  night  in  a  pillar  of  fire,  to  give  them  light ;  that  they 
might  go  by  day  and  by  night. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  that  they  turn  back  and  encamp  between  Migdol  and  the 
sea.  And  Pharaoh  will  say  of  the  children  of  Israel,  They  are  en- 
tangled in  the  land,  the  wilderness  hath  shut  them  in  :  and  he  shall 
follow  after  them;  and  I  will  get  me  honour  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon 
all  his  host ;  and  the  Egyptians  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord.  And 
they  did  so.  And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Egypt  that  the  people  were 
fled:  and  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  and  of  his  servants  was  changed  to- 
wards the  people,  and  they  said,  What  is  this  we  have  done,  that  we 
have  let  Israel  go  from  serving  us?  And  he  made  ready  his  chariot, 
and  took  his  people  with  him :  and  he  took  six  hundred  chosen  char- 
iots, and  all  the  chariots  of  Egypt,  and  captains  over  all  of  them; 
and  he  pursued  after  the  children  of  Israel,  and  overtook  them  en- 
camping by  the  sea.  And  when  Pharaoh  drew  nigh,  the  children  of 
Israel  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and,  behold,  the  Egyptians  marched  after 
them ;  and  they  were  sore  afraid :  and  the  children  of  Israel  cried  out 
unto  the  Lord.  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Because  there  were  no 
graves  in  Egypt,  hast  thou  taken  us  away  to  die  in  the  wilderness? 


494  PASSAGES    FROM    EXODUS. 

wherefore  hast  thou  dealt  thus  with  us,  to  bring  us  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 
Is  not  this  the  word  that  we  spake  unto  thee  in  Egypt,  saying,  Let  us 
alone,  that  we  may  serve  the  Egyptians  ?  For  it  were  better  for  us  to 
serve  the  Egyptians,  than  that  we  should  die  in  the  wilderness.  And 
Moses  said  unto  the  people,  Fear  ye  not,  stand  still,  and  see  the  sal- 
vation of  the  Lord,  which  he  will  work  for  you  to-day :  for  the  Egyp- 
tians whom  ye  have  seen  to-day,  ye  shall  see  them  again  no  more  for 
ever.     The  Lord  shall  fight  for  you,  and  ye  shall  hold  your  peace. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Wherefore  criest  thou  unto  me  ? 
speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  go  forward.  And  lift  thou 
up  thy  rod,  and  stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the  sea,  and  divide  it : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  shall  go  into  the  midst  of  the  sea  on  dry 
ground :  and  I  will  get  me  honour  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 
host,  upon  his  chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen.  And  the  Egyptians 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord.  And  the  angel  of  God,  which  went 
before  the  camp  of  Israel,  removed  and  went  behind  them ;  and  the 
pillar  of  cloud  removed  from  before  them,  and  stood  behind  them : 
and  it  came  between  the  camp  of  Egypt  and  the  camp  of  Israel ;  and 
there  was  the  cloud  and  the  darkness,  yet  gave  it  light  by  night :  and 
the  one  came  not  near  the  other  all  the  night.  And  INIoses  stretched 
out  his  hand  over  the  sea,  and  the  Lord  caused  the  sea  to  go  back  by 
a  strong  east  wind  all  the  night,  and  made  the  sea  dry  land,  and  the 
waters  were  divided.  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  into  the  midst 
of  the  sea  upon  the  dry  ground :  and  the  watei'S  were  a  wall  unto 
them  on  their  right  hand,  and  on  their  left.  And  the  Egyptians  pur- 
sued, and  went  in  after  them  into  the  midst  of  the  sea,  all  Pharaoh's 
horses,  his  chariots,  and  his  horsemen.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning  watch,  that  the  Lord  looked  forth  upon  the  host  of  the  Egyp- 
tians through  the  pillar  of  fire  and  of  cloud,  and  discomfited  the  host 
of  the  Egyptians.  And  he  took  off"  their  chariot  wheels,  that  they 
drave  them  heavily:  so  that  the  Egyptians  said,  Let  us  flee  from 
the  face  of  Israel ;  for  the  Lord  fighteth  for  them  against  the  Egyp- 
tians. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  out  thino  hand  over  the 
sea,  that  the  waters  may  come  again  upon  the  Egyptians,  ujion  their 
chariots,  and  upon  their  liorsemen.  And  INIoses  stretched  forth  his 
hand  over  the  sea,  and  the  sea  returned  to  its  strength  when  the 
morning  appeared;  and  the  Egyptians  fled  against  it;  and  tlie  Lord 
overthrew  the  Egyptians  in  the  midst  of  the  sea.  And  the  waters  re- 
turned, and  covered  the  chariots,  and  the  horsemen,  even  all  the  host 
of  Pharaoh  that  went  in  after  them  into  the  sea ;  there  remained  not 
so  much  as  one  of  them.     And  Israel  saw  the  great  work  which  the 


PASSAGES,  FROM    EXODUS.  49o 

Lord  did  upon  the  Egyptians,  and  the  people  feared  tlie  Lord  :  and 
they  believed  in  the  Lord,  and  in  his  servant  Moses. 

Then  sang  INIoses  and  the   children  of  Israel  this  song    unto  the 
Lord,  and  spake,  saying, 

I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  for  he  hath  triumphed  gloriously : 

The  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the  sea. 

The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song, 

And  he  is  become  my  salvation : 

This  is  my  God,  and  I  will  praise  him; 

My  father's  God,  and  I  will  exalt  him. 

The  enemy  said, 

I  will  pursue,  I  will  overtake,  I  will  divide  the  spoil : 

My  lust  shall  t)e  satisfied  upon  them  ; 

I  will  draw  my  sword,  my  hand  shall  destroy  them. 

Thou  didst  blow  with  thy  wind,  the  sea  covered  them : 

They  sank  as  lead  in  the  mighty  waters. 

Who  is  like  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  gods? 

Who  is  like  thee,  glorious  in  holiness, 

Fearful  in  praises,  doing  wonders  ? 

Thou  stretchedst  out  thy  right  hand, 

The  earth  swallowed  them. 

Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  led  the  people  which  thou  hast 
redeemed : 

Thou  hast  guided  them   in  thy  strength  to  thy  holy 
habitation. 
And  Miriam  the  prophetess,  the  sister  of  Aaron,  took  a  timbrel  in 
her  hand ;   and  all  the  women  went  out  after  her  with  timbrels  and 
with  dances.     And  Miriam  answered  them. 

Sing  ye  to  the  Lord,  for  he  hath  triumphed  gloriously ; 

The  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the  sea. 
And  Moses  led  Israel  onward  from  the  Red  Sea,  and  they  went  out 
into  the  wilderness  of  Shur ;  and  they  went  three  days  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  found  no  water.  And  when  they  came  to  Marah,  they  could 
not  drink  of  the  waters  of  Marah,  for  they  were  bitter.  And  the  peo- 
ple murmured  against  Moses,  saying,  What  shall  we  drink?  And  he 
cried  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the  Lord  shewed  him  a  tree,  and  he  cast  it 
into  the  waters,  and  the  waters  were  made  sweet.  There  he  made  for 
them  a  statute  and  an  ordinance,  and  there  he  proved  them ;  and  he 
said.  If  thou  wilt  diligently  hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  wilt  do  that  which  is  right  in  his  eyes,  and  wilt  give  ear  to  his 
commandments,  and  keep  all  his  statutes,  I  will  put  none  of  the  dis- 
eases upon  thee,  which  I  have  put  upon  the  Egyptians :  for  I  am  the 
Lord  that  healeth  thee. 


496  PASSAGES    FRO>I    EXODUS. 

And  they  came  to  Elim,  where  were  twelve  springs  of  water,  and 
tlireescore  and  ten  pahn  trees:  and  they  encamped  there  hy  the  waters. 
And  they  took  their  journej'  from  Ehm,  and  came  unto  the  wilder- 
ness of  Sin,  which  is  between  Elim  and  Sinai.  And  the  whole  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel  murmured  against  INIoses  and  against 
Aaron  in  the  wilderness ;  and  said  unto  them,  Would  that  we  had 
died  by  the  hand  of  the  Lokd  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  when  we  sat  by 
the  flesh  pots,  when  we  did  eat  bread  to  the  full ;  for  ye  have  brought 
us  forth  into  this  wilderness,  to  kill  this  whole  assembly  with  hunger. 
Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Moses,  Behold,  I  will  rain  bread  from  heaven 
for  you ;  and  the  i:ieople  shall  go  out  and  gather  a  day's  portion  eveiy 
day,  that  I  may  prove  them,  whether  they  wiU  walk  in  my  law,  or 
no.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  c>n  the  sixth  day,  that  they  shall  pre- 
pare that  which  they  bring  in,  and  it  shall  be  twice  as  much  as  they 
gather  daily.  And  Moses  and  Aai'on  said  unto  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  At  even,  then  ye  shall  know  that  the  Lord  hath  brought  you 
out  from  the  land  of  Egypt :  and  in  the  morning,  then  ye  shall  see 
tlie  glory  of  the  Lord,  when  the  Lord  shall  give  you  in  the  evening 
flesh  to  eat,  and  in  the  morning  bread  to  the  full ;  for  that  the  Lord 
heareth  your  murmurings  which  ye  murmur  against  him  :  and  what 
are  we?  your  murmurings  are  not  against  us,  but  against  the  Lord. 
And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Say  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  Come  near  before  the  Ix)rd  :  for  he  hath  heard  your 
murmurings.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Aaron  spake,  that  tliey  looked 
toward  the  wilderness,  and,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  in 
the  cloud.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  even,  that  the  quails  came  up,  and 
covered  the  camp :  and  in  the  morning  the  dew  lay  round  about  the 
camp.  And  when  the  dew  that  lay  was  gone  up,  behold,  upon  the 
face  of  the  wilderness  a  small  round  thing,  small  as  the  hoar  frost  on 
the  ground.  And  when  the  children  of  Israel  saw  it,  they  said  one  to 
another.  What  is  it?  for  they  wist  not  what  it  was.  And  INIoses  said 
unto  them.  It  is  the  bread  which  the  Lord  hath  given  you  to  eat. 
This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded.  Gather  ye  of  it 
every  man  according  to  his  eating ;  an  omer  a  head,  according  to  the 
number  of  your  persons,  shall  ye  take  it,  every  man  for  theni  which 
are  in  his  tent.  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so,  and  gathered  some 
more,  some  less.  And  when  they  did  mete  it  with  an  omer,  he  that 
gathered  much  had  nothing  over,  and  he  that  gathered  little  had  no 
lack;  they  gathered  every  man  according  to  his  eating.  And  IMoses 
.said  unto  them.  Let  no  man  leave  of  it  till  the  morning.  Notwith- 
standing they  hearkened  not  unto  Moses ;  but  some  of  them  left  of  it 
until  the  morning,   and  it  bred   worms,  and  stank  :    and    Moses   was 


PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS.  497 

wroth  with  them.  And  they  gathered  it  morning  by  morning,  every 
man  according  to  liis  eating :  and  wlaen  the  sun  waxed  hot,  it  melted. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the  sixth  day  they  gathered  twice  as 
much  bread,  two  omers  for  eacli  one  :  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  con- 
gregation came  and  told  Moses.  And  he  said  unto  them.  That  is  tliat 
which  the  Loed  hath  spoken,  To-morrow  is  a  solemn  rest,  a  holy  sab- 
bath unto  the  Lord  :  bake  that  which  ye  will  bake,  and  seethe  that 
which  ye  wiU  seethe ;  and  all  that  remaineth  over  lay  up  for  you  to 
be  kept  until  the  morning.  And  they  laid  it  up  till  the  morning,  as 
Moses  bade :  and  it  did  not  stink,  neither  was  there  any  worm  therein. 
And  Moses  said,  Eat  that  to-day ;  for  to-day  is  a  sabbath  unto  the 
Lord  :  to-day  ye  shall  not  find  it  in  the  field.  Six  days  ye  shall 
gather  it ;  but  on  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath,  in  it  there  shall  be 
none.  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  there  went  out 
some  of  the  people  for  to  gather,  and  they  found  none.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  Moses,  How  long  refuse  ye  to  keep  my  commandments  and 
my  laws?  See,  for  that  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  sabbath,  there- 
fore he  giveth  you  on  the  sixth  day  the  bread  of  two  days;  abide  ye 
every  man  in  his  place,  let  no  man  go  out  of  his  place  on  the  seventh 
day.  So  the  people  rested  on  the  seventh  day.  And  the  house  of 
Israel  called  the  name  thereof  ^  Manna :  and  it  was  like  coriander  seed, 
white ;  and  the  taste  of  it  was  like  wafers  made  -with  honey.  And 
Moses  said,  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded,  Let 
an  omerful  of  it  be  kept  for  your  generations ;  that  they  may  see  the 
bread  wherewith  I  fed  you  in  the  wilderness,  when  I  brought  you 
forth  from  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Take  a 
pot,  and  put  an  omerful  of  manna  therein,  and  lay  it  up  before  the 
Lord.  So  Aaron  laid  it  up  before  the  Testimony,  to  be  kept.  And  the 
children  of  Israel  did  eat  the  manna  forty  years,  until  they  came  to  a 
land  inhabited,  unto  the  borders  of  the  land  of  Canaan. 

And  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed  from 
the  wilderness  of  Sin,  by  their  journeys,  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord,  and  pitched  in  Rephidim  :  and  there  was  no  water 
for  the  people  to  drink.  Wherefore  the  people  strove  with  Moses,  and 
said.  Give  us  water  that  we  may  drink.  And  Moses  said  unto  them. 
Why  strive  ye  with  me  ?  wherefore  do  ye  tempt  the  Lord  ?  And  the 
people  thirsted  there  for  water ;  and  the  people  murmured  against 
Moses,  and  said.  Wherefore  hast  thou  brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt,  to 
kill  us  and  our  children  and  our  cattle  with  thirst?  And  Moses  cried 
unto  the  Lord,  saying,  What  shall  I  do  unto  this  people?  they  be 
almost  ready  to  stone  me.    And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Pass  on 

1  Heb.  Man. 


498  PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS. 

before  the  people,  and  take  with  thee  of  the  elders  of  Israel ;  and  thy 
rod,  wherewith  thou  smotest  the  river,  take  in  thine  hand,  and  go.  Be- 
hold, I  will  stand  before  thee  there  upon  the  rock  in  Horeb ;  and  thou 
shalt  smite  the  rock,  and  there  shall  come  water  out  of  it,  that  the 
people  may  drink.  And  Moses  did  so  in  the  sight  of  the  elders  of 
Israel.  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place  ^Massah,  and  ^Meribah, 
because  of  the  striving  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  because  they 
tempted  the  Lord,  saying,  Is  the  Lord  among  us,  or  not,? 

Then  came  Amalek,  and  fought  with  Israel  in  Eephidim.  And 
Moses  said  unto  Joshua,  Choose  us  out  men,  and  go  out,  fight  with 
Amalek:  to-morrow  I  will  stand  on  the  top  of  the  hill  with  the  rod 
of  God  in  mine  hand.  So  Joshua  did  as  IMoses  had  said  to  him,  and 
fought  with  Amalek:  and  Moses,  Aaron,  and  Hur  went  up  to  the  top 
of  the  hill.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  held  up  his  hand,  that 
Israel  prevailed:  and  when  he  let  down  his  hand,  Amalek  prevailed. 
But  Moses'  hands  were  heavy ;  and  they  took  a  stone,  and  put  it  under 
him,  and  he  sat  thereon  ;  and  Aaron  and  Hur  stayed  up  his  hands, 
the  one  on  the  one  side,  and  the  other  on  the  other  side ;  and  his 
hands  were  steady  until  the  going  down  of  the  sun.  And  Joshua  dis- 
comfited Amalek  and  his  jieople  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

Now  Jethro,  the  priest  of  Midian,  Moses'  father  in  law,  heard  of  all 
that  God  had  done  for  IVIoses,  and  for  Israel  his  jieople,  how  that 
the  Lord  had  brought  Israel  out  of  Egypt.  And  Jethro  took  Zippo- 
rah,  Moses'  wife,  and  her  two  sons,  and  came  unto  Moses  into  the 
wilderness  where  he  was  encamped,  at  the  mount  of  God :  and  he  said 
unto  Moses,  I  thy  father  in  law.  Jethro  am  come  unto  thee,  and  thy 
wife,  and  her  two  sons  with  her.  And  Moses  went  out  to  meet  his 
father  in  law,  and  did  obeisance,  and  kissed  him  ;  and  they  asked  each 
other  of  their  welfare;  and  they  came  into  the  tent.  And  IMoses  told 
his  father  in  law  all  that  the  Lord  had  done  unto  Pharaoh  and  to  the 
Egyptians  for  Israel's  sake,  all  the  travail  that  had  come  upon  them 
by  the  way,  and  how  the  Lord  delivered  them.  And  Jethro  rejoiced 
for  all  the  goodness  which  the  Lord  had  done  to  Israel.  And  Jethro 
said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  Pharaoh.  Now  I  know  that  the 
Lord  is  greater  than  all  gods.  And  Jethro  took  a  burnt  offering  and 
sacrifices  for  God:  and  Aaron  came,  and  all  the  ciders  of  Israel,  to  eat 
bread  with  Moses'  father  in  law  before  God.  And  it  came  to  pass  on 
the  morrow,  that  Moses  sat  to  judge  the  people:  and  the  people  stood 
about  Moses  from  the  morning  unto  the  evening.  And  when  Moses' 
father  in  law  saw  all  that  he  did  to  the  people,  he  said.  What  is  this 

iThat  is,  Tempting,  or,  Proving.  =That  is,  Chiding,  or,  Strife. 


PASSAGES   FROM   EXODUS.  499 

thing  that  thou  doest  to  the  people?  why  sittest  thou  thyself  alone, 
and  all  the  people  stand  about  thee  from  morning  unto  even  ?  And 
Moses  said,  Because  the  people  come  unto  me  to  inquire  of  God :  when 
they  have  a  matter,  they  come  unto  me ;  and  I  judge  between  a  man 
and  his  neighbour,  and  I  make  them  know  the  statutes  of  God,  and 
his  laws.  And  Moses'  father  in  law  said  unto  him.  The  thing  that  thou 
doest  is  not  good.  Thou  wilt  surely  wear  away,  both  thou,  and  this 
people  that  is  with  thee:  for  the  thing  is  too  heavy  for  thee;  thou 
art  not  able  to  perform  it  thyself  alone.  Hearken  now  unto  my  voice, 
I  will  give  thee  counsel,  and  God  be  with  thee :  be  thou  for  the  peoiDle 
to  God- ward,  and  bring  thou  the  causes  unto  God :  and  thou  shalt  teach 
them  the  statutes  and  the  laws,  and  shalt  shew  them  the  way  wherein 
they  must  Avalk,  and  the  work  that  they  must  do.  Moreover  thou  shalt 
provide  out  of  all  the  people  able  men,  such  as  fear  God,  men  of  truth, 
hating  unjust  gain ;  and  place  such  over  them,  to  be  rulers  of  thou- 
sands, rulers  of  hundreds,  rulers  of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens :  and  let 
them  judge  the  peojile  at  all  seasons:  and  it  shall  be,  that  every  great 
matter  they  shall  bring  unto  thee,  but  every  small  matter  they  shall 
judge  themselves :  so  shall  it  be  easier  for  thyself,  and  they  shall  bear 
tlie  burden  with  thee.  If  thou  shalt  do  this  thing,  and  God  command 
thee  so,  then  thou  shalt  be  able  to  endure,  and  all  this  people  also 
shall  go  to  their  place  in  peace.  So  IMoses  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
his  father  in  law,  and  did  all  that  he  had  said.  And  Moses  let  his 
father  in  law  depart;   and  he  went  his  way  into  his  own  land. 

In  the  third  month  after  the  children  of  Israel  were  come  to  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai,  there  Israel  camped  before  the  mount.  And  Moses 
went  up  unto  God,  and  the  Lord  called  unto  him  out  of  the  mountain, 
saying.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  to  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  tell  the  children 
of  Israel ;  Ye  have  seen  what  1  did  unto  the  Egyptians,  and  how  I 
bare  you  on  eagles'  wings,  and  brought  you  unto  myself  Now  there- 
fore, if  ye  will  obey  my  voice  indeed,  and  keep  my  covenant,  then  ye 
shall  l)e  a  peculiar  treasure  unto  me  from  among  all  peoples:  for  all 
the  earth  is  mine :  and  ye  shall  be  unto  me  a  kingdom  of  priests,  and 
an  holy  nation.  And  Moses  came  and  called  for  the  elders  of  the 
people,  and  set  before  them  all  these  words  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded him.  And  all  the  people  answered  together,  and  said,  All  that 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  we  will  do.  And  Moses  reported  the  words  of 
the  people  unto  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Lo,  I 
come  unto  thee  in  a  thick  cloud,  that  the  people  may  hear  when  I 
sjieak  with  thee,  and  may  also  believe  thee  for  ever.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  Moses,  Go  unto  the  people,  and  sanctify  them  to-day  and 
to-morrow,  and  let  them  wash  their  garments,  and  be  ready  against 


500  PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS 

the  third  day :  for  the  third  day  the  Lord  will  come  down  in  the  sight 
of  all  the  people  upon  mount  Sinai.  And  thou  shalt  set  bounds  unto 
the  people  round  about,  saying,  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  that  ye  go  not 
up  into  the  mount,  or  touch  the  border  of  it;  whosoever  toucheth  the 
mount  shall  be  surely  put  to  death :  no  hand  shall  touch  it,  but  he 
shall  surely  be  stoned,  or  shot  through ;  whether  it  be  beast  or  man,  it 
shall  not  live:  when  the  trumpet  soundeth  long,  they  shall  come  up 
to  the  mount.  And  Moses  went  down  from  the  mount  nnto  the 
people,  and  sanctified  the  people ;  and  they  Avashed  their  garments. 
And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  when  it  was  morning,  that 
there  were  thunders  and  lightnings,  and  a  thick  cloud  upon  the  mount, 
and  the  voice  of  a  trumpet  exceeding  loud ;  and  all  the  people  that 
were  in  the  camp  trembled.  And  Moses  brought  forth  the  people  out 
of  the  camp  to  meet  God ,  and  they  stood  at  the  nether  part  of  the 
mount.  And  mount  Sinai  Avas  altogether  on  smoke,  because  the  Lord 
descended  upon  it  m  fire :  and  the  smoke  thereof  ascended  as  the 
smoke  of  a  furnace,  and  the  whole  mount  quaked  greatly.  And  when 
the  voice  of  the  trumpet  waxed  louder  and  louder,  Moses  spake,  and 
God  answered  him  by  a  voice.  And  the  Lord  came  down  ui:)on  mount 
Sinai,  to  the  top  of  the  mount ;  and  the  Lord  called  Moses  to  the  top 
of  the  mount ;  and  Moses  went  up.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Closes,  Go 
down,  charge  the  people,  lest  they  break  through  unto  the  Lord  to  gaze, 
and  many  of  them  perish.  And  let  the  priests  also,  which  come  near 
to  the  Lord,  sanctify  themselves,  lest  the  Lord  break  forth  upon  them. 
And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  The  people  cannot  come  up  to  mount 
Sinai,  for  thou  didst  charge  us,  saying.  Set  bounds  about  the  mount,  and 
sanctify  it.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go,  get  thee  doAvn ;  and  thou 
shalt  come  up,  thou,  and  Aaron  with  thee :  but  let  not  the  priests  and 
the  people  break  through  to  come  up  unto  the  Lord,  lest  he  break  forth 
upon  them.    So  Moses  went  clown  unto  the  people,  and  told  them. 

And  God  spake  all  these  words,  saying, 

L  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

Thou  shalt  have  none  other  gods  beside  me. 

Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  a  graven  image,  nor  the  likeness  of 
any  form  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or 
that  is  in  the  water  under  the  earth ;  thou  shalt  not  bow  down  tliy- 
self  unto  them,  nor  serve  them :  for  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jealous 
God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  tlie  fathers  upon  the  children,  upon  the 
third  and  upon  the  fourth  generation  of  them  that  hate  me ,  and  shew- 
ing mercy  unto  a  thousand  generations,  of  them  that  love  me  and  keep 
my  commandments. 


PASSAGES   FROM   EXODUS.  501 

Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  Hn  vain  ;  for 
the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his  name  ^m  vain. 

Remember  the  sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy.  Six  days  shalt  thou 
labour,  and  do  all  thy  work :  but  the  seventh  day  is  a  sabbath  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God :  in  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy 
son,  nor  thy  daughter,  thy  manservant,  nor  thy  maidservant,  nor  thy 
cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates:  for  in  six  days  the 
Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is,  and 
rested  the  seventh  day :  wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  sabbath  day, 
and  hallowed  it. 

Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother:  that  thy  days  may  be  long 
upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

Thou  shalt  do  no  murder. 

Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy  neighbour. 

Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbom-'s  house,  thou  shalt  not  covet 
thy  neighbour's  wife,  nor  his  manservant,  nor  his  maidservant,  nor  his 
ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

And  all.  the  people  saw  the  thunderings,  and  the  lightnings,  and 
the  voice  of  the  trumpet,  and  the  mountain  smoking ;  and  when  the 
people  saw  it,  they  trembled,  and  stood  afar  off.  And  they  said  unto 
Moses,  Speak  thou  with  us,  and  we  will  hear :  but  let  not  God  speak 
with  us,  lest  we  die.  And  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  Fear  not :  for 
God  is  come  to  prove  you,  and  that  his  fear  may  be  before  you,  that 
ye  sin  not.  And  the  people  stood  afar  oflF,  and  Moses  drew  near  unto 
the  thick  darkness  where  God  was. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Thus  thou  shalt  say  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  Ye  yourselves  have  seen  that  I  have  talked  with  you 
from  heaven.  •  Ye  shall  not  make  other  gods  with  me ;  gods  of  silver, 
or  gods  of  gold,  ye  shall  not  make  unto  you.  An  altar  of  earth  thou 
shalt  make  unto  me,  and  shalt  sacrifice  thereon  thy  burnt  offerings, 
and  thy  peace  offerings,  thy  sheep,  and  thine  oxen :  in  every  place 
where  I  record  my  name  I  will  come  unto  thee  and  I  will  bless  thee.^ 

Six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  land,  and  shalt  gather  in  the  increase 
thereof :  but  the  seventh  year  thou  shalt  let  it  rest  and  lie  fallow ;  that 
the  poor  of  thy  people  may  eat :  and  what  they  leave  the  beast  of  the 
field  shall  eat.  Six  days  thou  shalt  do  thy  work,  and  on  the  seventh 
day  thou  shalt  rest:  that  thine  ox  and  thine  ass  may  have  rest,  and 
the  son  of  thy  handmaid,  and  the  stranger,  may  be  refreshed. 

1  Or,  for  vanity  or  falsehood. 

"  Then  follow  laws  respecting  injuries,  wrongs,  &c.,  and  servants.  i 


502  PASSAGES    FROM    EXODUS. 

Three  times  thou  shalt  keep  a  feast  unto  me  in  the  year.  The  feast 
of  unleavened  bread  shalt  thou  keep :  seven  days  thou  shalt  eat  un- 
leavened bread,  as  I  commanded  thee,  at  the  time  appointed  in  the 
month  Abib  (for  in  it  thou  earnest  out  from  Egypt)  ;  and  none  shall 
appear  before  me  empty :  and  the  feast  of  harvest,  the  firstfruits  of  thy 
labours,  which  thou  sowest  in  the  field :  and  the  feast  of  ingathering, 
at  the  end  of  the  year,  when  thou  gatherest  in  thy  labours  out  of  the 
field.  Three  times  in  the  year  all  thy  males  shall  appear  before  the 
Lord  God. 

Behold,  I  send  an  angel  before  thee,  to  keep  thee  by  the  way,  and 
to  bring  thee  into  the  place  which  I  have  prepared.  Take  ye  heed  of 
him,  and  hearken  unto  his  voice ;  provoke  him  not :  for  he  will  not 
pardon  your  transgression ;  for  my  name  is  in  him.  But  if  thou  shalt 
indeed  hearken  unto  his  voice,  and  do  all  that  I  speak ;  then  I  will  be 
an  enemy  unto  thine  enemies,  and  an  adversary  unto  thine  adver- 
saries. For  mine  angel  shall  go  before  thee,  and  bring  thee  in  unto 
the  Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Canaanite,  the 
Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite :  and  I  will  cat  them  off.  Thou  slialt  not  bow 
down  to  their  gods,  nor  serve  them,  nor  do  after  their  works:  but  thou 
shalt  utterly  overthrow  them,  and  break  in  pieces  their  pillars.  And 
ye  shall  serve  the  Lord  your  God,  and  he  shall  bless  thy  bread,  and 
thy  water ;  and  I  will  take  sickness  away  from  the  midst  of  thee.  And 
I  will  set  thy  border  from  the  Red  Sea  even  unto  the  sea  of  the 
Philistines,  and  from  the  wilderness  unto  Hhe  River:  for  I  will 
deliver  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  into  your  hand.  They  shall  not 
dwell  in  thy  land,  lest  they  make  thee  sin  against  me :  for  if  thou 
serve  their  gods,  it  will  surely  be  a  snare  unto  thee. 

And  he  said  unto  Moses,  Come  up  unto  the  Lord,  thou,  and  Aaron, 
Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and  seventy  of  the  elders  of  Israel ;  and  worship 
ye  afar  off:  and  Moses  alone  shall  come  near  unto  the  Lord  ;  but  they 
shall  not  come  near ;  neither  shall  the  people  go  up  with  him.  And 
Moses  came  and  told  the  people  all  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  all 
the  judgements :  and  all  the  people  answered  with  one  voice,  and  said, 
All  the  words  which  the  Lord  hath  sp<jkon  will  we  do.  And  Moses 
wrote  all  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  rose  up  early  in  the  morning, 
and  builded  an  altar  under  the  mount,  and  twelve  pillars,  according  to 
the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel.  And  he  sent  young  men  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  offered  burnt  offerings,  and  sacrificed  peace  olTerings  of 
oxen  unto  the  Lord.  And  Moses  took  half  of  the  blood,  and  put  it 
in  basons;  and  half  of  the  blood  he  .sprinkled  on  the  altar.  And 
he  took   the  book  of  the  covenant,  and  read  in  the  audience  of  the 

1  That  is,   the  Euphrates. 


PASSAGES    FROM    EXODUS.  503 

people :  and  they  said,  All  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken  will  we  do,  and 
be  obedient.  And  jNIoses  took  the  blood,  and  sprinkled  it  on  the 
people,  and  said,  Behold  the  blood  of  the  covenant,  which  the  Lord 
hath  made  with  you  concerning  all  these  words.  Then  went  up  Moses, 
and  Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and  seventy  of  the  elders  of  Israel: 
and  they  saw  the  God  of  Israel ;  and  there  was  under  his  feet  as  it 
were  work  of  bright  sapphire,  and  as  it  were  the  very  heaven  for 
clearness. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Come  up  to  me  into  the  mount, 
and  be  there:  and  I  will  give  thee  the  tables  of  stone,  and  the  law 
and  the  commandment,  which  I  have  written,  that  thou  mayest  teach 
them.  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  Joshua  his  minister:  and  Moses  went 
up  into  the  mount  of  God.  And  he  said  unto  the  elders,  Tarry  ye 
here  for  us,  until  we  come  again  unto  you:  and,  behold,  Aaron  and 
Hur  are  with  you :  whosoever  hath  a  cause,  let  him  come  near  unto 
them.  And  Moses  went  up  into  the  mount,  and  the  cloud  covered 
the  mount.  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  abode  upon  mount  Sinai,  and 
the  cloud  covered  it  six  days :  and  the  seventh  day  he  called  unto 
Moses  out  of  the  midst  of  the  cloud.  And  the  appearance  of  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  was  like  devouring  fire  on  the  top  of  the  mount  in  the 
eyes  of  the  children  of  Israel.  And  Moses  entered  into  the  midst  of 
the  cloud,  and  went  up  into  the  mount :  and  Moses  w'as  in  the  mount 
forty  days  and  forty  nights. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  that  they  take  for  me  an  offering :  of  every  man  whose  heart 
maketh  him  willing  ye  shall  take  my  offering.  And  this  is  the  offer- 
ing which  ye  shall  take  of  them ;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass ;  and 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair;  and  rams' 
skins  dyed  red,  and  sealskins,  and  acacia  wood ;  oil  for  the  light,  spices 
for  the  anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense ;  onyx  stones,  and 
stones  to  be  set,  for  tlie  ephod,  and  for  the  breastplate.  And  let  them 
make  me  a  sanctuary  ;  that  I  may  dwell  among  them.  According  to 
all  that  I  shew  thee,  the  pattern  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  pattern  of 
all  the  furniture  thereof,  even  so  shall  ye  make  it. 

And  they  shall  make  an  ark  of  acacia  wood.  And  thou  shalt  put 
into  the  ark  the  testimony  which  I  shall  give  thee.  And  thou  shalt 
make  a  mercy-seat  of  pure  gold.  And  thou  shalt  make  two  cherubim 
of  gold.  And  the  cheiiibim  shall  spread  out  their  wings  on  high, 
covering  the  mercy-seat  with  their  wings,  with  their  faces  one  to  an- 
other ;  toward  the  mercy-seat  shall  the  faces  of  the  cherubim  be.  And 
thou  shalt  put  the  mercy-seat  above  upon  the  ark ;  and  in  the  ark 
thou  shalt  put  the  testimony  that  I  shall  give  thee.    And  there  I  will 


504  PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS. 

meet  with  thee,  and  I  will  commune  with  thee  from  above  the  mercy- 
seat,  from  between  the  two  cherubim  which  are  upon  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  of  all  things  which  I  will  give  thee  in  commandment  unto 
the  children  of  Israel. 

And  thou  slialt  make  a  table  of  acacia  wood.  And  thou  sliall  set 
upon  the  table  'shewbread  before  me  alway. 

And  thou  shalt  make  a  candlestick  of  pure  gold  :  of  beaten  work 
shall  the  candlestick  be  made,  even  its  base,  and  its  shaft ;  its  cups,  its 
knops,  and  its  flowers,  shall  be  of  one  piece  with  it :  and  there  shall  be 
six  branches  going  out  of  the  sides  thereof  And  see  that  thou  make 
them  after  their  pattern,  which  hath  been  shewed  thee  in  the  mount. 

Moreover  thou  shalt  make  the  taljernacle  with  ten  curtains ;  of  fine 
twined  linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  with  cherubim  the 
work  of  the  cunning  workman  shalt  thou  make  them.  And  thou  shalt 
rear  up  the  tabernacle  according  to  the  fashion  thereof  which  hath 
been  shewed  thee  in  the  mount. 

And  thou  shalt  make  a  veil  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  twined  linen :  with  cherubim  the  work  of  the  cunning  workman 
shall  it  be  made:  and  thou  shalt  hang  it  upon  four  pillars  of  acacia 
overlaid  with  gold,  their  hooks  shall  be  of  gold,  upon  four  sockets  of 
silver.  And  thou  shalt  hang  up  the  veil  under  the  clasps,  and  shalt 
bring  in  thither  within  the  veil  the  ark  of  the  testimony  :  and  the  veil 
shall  divide  unto  you  between  the  holy  place  and  the  most  holy.  And 
thou  shalt  put  the  mercy-seat  upon  the  ark  of  the  testimony  in  the 
most  holy  place. 

And  thou  shalt  make  the  altar  of  acacia  wood,  five  cubits  long,  and 
five  cubits  broad ;  the  altar  shall  be  foursquare :  and  the  height  thereof 
shall  be  three  cubits.  And  thou  shalt  make  the  horns  of  it  upon  the 
four  corners  thereof 

And  thou  shalt  make  the  court  of  the  tabernacle.  The  length  of 
the  court  shall  be  an  hundred  cubits,  and  the  breadth  fifty  every 
where,  and  the  height  five  cubits,  of  fine  twined  linen,  and  their  sock- 
ets of  brass.  All  the  instruments  of  the  tabernacle  in  all  the  service 
thereof,  and  all  the  pins  thereof,  and  all  the  pins  of  the  court,  shall  be 
of  brass. 

And  thou  shalt  command  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  bring 
unto  thee  pure  olive  oil  beaten  for  the  light,  to  cause  a  hunp  to  burn 
continually.  In  the  tent  of  meeting,  without  the  veil  which  is  before 
the  testimony,  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  order  it  from  evening  to  morn- 
ing before  the  Lord:  it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  throughout  their 
generations  on  the  behalf  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

J  Or,  Presence-bread. 


PASSAGES   FROM   EXODUS.  505 

And  bring  thou  near  unto  thee  Aaron  thy  brother,  and  his  sons 
with  him,  from  among  the  children  of  Israel,  that  he  may  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priest's  office,  even  Aaron,  Nadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar 
and  Ithamar,  Aaron's  sons.  And  thou  shalt  make  holy  garments  for 
Aaron  thy  brother,  for  glory  and  for  beauty.  And  thou  shalt  speak 
unto  all  that  are  wise  hearted,  whom  I  have  filled  with  the  spirit  of 
wisdom,  that  they  make  Aaron's  garments  to  sanctify  him,  that  he  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office.  And  these  are  the  garments  • 
which  they  shall  make;  a  breastplate,  and  an  ephod,  and  a  robe,  and 
a  coat  of  chequer  work,  a  mitre,  and  a  girdle:  and  they  shall  make 
holy  garments  for  Aaron  thy  brother,  and  his  sons,  that  he  may  min- 
ister unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

And  they  shall  make  the  ephod  of  gold,  of  blue,  and  purple,  scarlet, 
and  fine  twined  linen,  the  work  of  the  cunning  workman.  And  thou 
shalt  take  two  onyx  stones,  and  grave  on  them  the  names  of  the 
children  of  Israel.  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  stones  upon  the  shoulder- 
pieces  of  the  ephod,  to  be  stones  of  memorial  for  the  children  of 
Israel:  and  Aaron  shall  bear  their  names  before  the  Lord  upon  his 
two  shoulders  for  a  memorial. 

And  thou  shalt  make  a  breastplate  of  judgement,  the  work  of  the 
cunning  workman.  And  thou  shalt  set  in  it  settings  of  stones,  four 
rows  of  stones:  a  row  of  sardius,  topaz,  and  carbuncle  shall  be  the 
first  row ;  and  the  second  row  an  emerald,  a  sapphire,  and  a  diamond ; 
and  the  third  row  a  jacinth,  an  agate,  and  an  amethyst ;  and  the  fourth 
row  a  beryl,  and  an  onyx,  and  a  jasper:  they  shall  be  inclosed  in 
gold  in  their  settings.  And  the  stones  shall  be  according  to  the  names 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  twelve,  according  to  their  names ;  like  the 
engravings  of  a  signet,  every  one  according  to  his  name,  they  shall  be 
for  the  twelve  tribes.  And  Aaron  shall  bear  the  names  of  the  children 
of  Israel  in  the  breastplate  of  judgement  upon  his  heart,  when  he 
goeth  in  unto  the  holy  place,  for  a  memorial  before  the  Lord  contin- 
ually. And  thou  shalt  put  in  the  breastplate  of  judgement  ^the  Urim 
and  the  Thummim;  and  they  shall  be  upon  Aaron's  heart,  when  he 
goeth  in  before  the  Lord  :  and  Aaron  shall  bear  the  judgement  of  the 
children  of  Israel  upon  his  heart  before  the  Lord  continually. 

And  thou  shalt  make  the  robe  of  the  ephod  all  of  blue.  And  upon 
the  skirts  of  it  thou  shalt  make  pomegranates  of  blue,  and  of  purple, 
and  of  scarlet,  and  bells  of  gold  between  them  round  about.  And  it 
shall  be  upon  Aaron  to  minister :  and  the  sound  thereof  shall  be  heard 
when  he  goeth  in  unto  the  holy  jilace  before  the  Lord,  and  when  he 
cometh  out,  that  he  die  not. 

1  That  is,  the  Lights  and  the  Perfections. 


506  PASSAGES   FROM   EXODUS. 

And  thou  shalt  make  a  plate  of  pure  gold,  and  grave  upon  it,  like 
the  engravings  of  a  signet,  holy  to  the  lord.  And  it  shall  be  upon 
Aaron's  forehead,  and  Aaron  shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  holy  things, 
which  the  children  of  Israel  shall  hallow  in  all  their  holy  gifts;  and 
it  shall  be  always  upon  his  forehead,  that  they  may  be  accepted  be- 
fore the  Lord.  And  for  Aaron's  sons  thou  shalt  make  coats,  and  thou 
shalt  make  for  them  girdles,  and  headtires  shalt  thou  make  for  them, 
for  glory  and  for  beauty.  And  thou  shalt  jiut  them  upon  Aaron  thy 
brother,  and  upon  his  sons  with  him;  and  shalt  anoint  them,  and 
consecrate  them,  and  sanctify  them,  that  they  may  minister  unto  me 
in  the  priest's  office.  And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with  girdles,  Aaron 
and  his  sons,  and  bind  headtires  on  them:  and  they  shall  have  the 
priesthood  by  a  perj^etual  statute. 

And  thou  shalt  make  an  altar  to  burn  incense  upon:  of  acacia  wood 
shalt  thou  make  it.  And  thou  shalt  put  it  before  the  veil  that  is  by  the 
ark  of  the  testimony,  before  the  mercy-seat  that  is  over  the  testimony, 
where  I  will  meet  with  thee.  And  Aaron  shall  burn  thereon  incense 
of  sweet  spices :  every  morning,  when  he  dresseth  the  lamps,  he  shall 
burn  it.  And  when  Aaron  lighteth  the  lamps  at  even,  he  shall  burn 
it,  a  perpetual  incense  before  the  Lord  throughout  your  generations. 
And  Aaron  shall  make  atonement  upon  the  horns  of  it  once  in  the 
year :  with  the  blood  of  the  sin  offering  of  atonement  once  in  the  year 
shall  he  make  atonement  for  it  throughout  your  generations :  it  is  most 
holy  unto  the  Lord. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  When  thou  takest  the  sum 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  according  to  tliose  that  are  numbered  of  them, 
then  shall  they  give  every  man  a  ransom  for  his  soul  unto  the  Lord, 
when  thou  numberest  them ;  half  a  shekel  for  an  otTei'ing  to  the  Lord. 
Every  one  that  passeth  over  unto  them  that  are  numbered,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  shall  give  the  oilering  of  the  Lord.  The  rich 
shall  not  give  more,  and  the  jjoor  shall  not  give  less,  than  the  half 
shekel,  when  they  give  the  offering  of  the  Lord,  to  make  atonement 
for  your  souls. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Thou  shalt  also  make  a 
laver  of  brass.  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  wash  their  hands  and 
their  feet  thereat ;  that  they  die  not :  and  it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
to  them. 

Moreover  the  Loud  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Take  thou  also  unto 
thee  the  chief  spices,  flowing  myrrh,  sweet  cinnamon,  sweet  calamus, 
and  cassia,  and  olive  oil:  and  thou  shalt  make  it  an  holy  anointing 
oil,  a  perfume  comjiounded  after  the  art  of  the  perfumer.  And  thou 
shalt  anoint  therewith  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  the  ark  of  the  tea- 


PASSAGES    FROM   EXODUS.  507 

timony,  and  the  table  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  the  candle- 
stick and  the  vessels  thereof,  and  the  altar  of  incense,  and  the  altar  of 
burnt  offering  with  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  the  laver  and  the  base 
thereof.  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  them,  that  they  may  be  most  holy . 
whatsoever  toucheth  them  shall  be  holy.  And  thou  shalt  anoint 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  sanctify  them,  that  they  may  minister  unto 
me  in  the  i^riest's  office.  Whosoever  compoundeth  any  like  it,  or  who- 
soever putteth  any  of  it  upon  a  stranger,  he  shall  be  cut  off  from  his 
peoj^le. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Take  unto  thee  sweet  spices,  stacte, 
and  onycha,  and  galbanum ;  sweet  spices  with  pm-e  frankincense:  of 
each  shall  there  be  a  light  weight ;  and  thou  shalt  make  of  it  incense, 
a  perfume  after  the  art  of  the  perfumer,  seasoned  with  salt,  pure  and 
holy :  and  thou  shalt  beat  some  of  it  very  small,  and  put  of  it  before 
the  testimony  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  where  I  will  meet  v^ith  thee :  it 
shall  be  unto  you  most  holy.  Whosoever  shall  make  like  unto  that,  to 
smell  thereto,  he  shall  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  See,  I  have  called  by  name 
Bezalel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah :  and  I 
have  filled  him  with  the  spirit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  and  in  understand- 
ing, and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all  manner  of  workmanship,  to  devise 
cunning  works,  to  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass,  and  in  cut- 
ting of  stones  for  setting,  and  in  carving  of  wood,  to  work  in  all  man- 
ner of  workmanship.  And  I,  behold,  I  have  appointed  with  him  Oho- 
liab,  the  son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan ;  and  in  the  hearts  of 
all  that  are  wise  hearted  I  have  put  wisdom,  that  they  may  make  all 
that  I  have  commanded  thee. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  INIoses,  saying,  Speak  thou  also  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  Verily  ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths :  for  it  is  a 
sign  between  me  and  you  throughout  your  generations ;  that  ye  may 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  which  sanctify  you.  Ye  shall  keep  the  sab- 
bath therefore ;  for  it  is  holy  unto  you :  every  one  that  profaneth  it 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death:  for  whosoever  doeth  any  work  therein, 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his  people.  Six  days  shall  work 
be  done ;  but  on  the  seventh  day  is  a  sabbath  of  solemn  rest,  holy  to 
the  Lord:  whosoever  doeth  any  work  in  the  sabbath  day,  he  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death.  It  is  a  sign  between  me  and  the  children  of 
Israel  for  ever :  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  and 
on  the  seventh  day  he  rested,  and  was  refreshed. 

And  he  gave  unto  Moses,  when  he  had  made  an  end  of  communing 
with  him  upon  mount  Sinai,  the  two  tables  of  the  testimony,  tables  of 
stone,  written  with  the  finger  of  God. 


508  PASSAGES   FROM   EXODUS, 

And  when  the  people  saw  that  Moses  delayed  to  come  down  from 
the  mount,  the  people  gathered  themselves  together  unto  Aaron,  and 
said  unto  him,  Up,  make  us  gods,  which  shall  go  before  us ;  for  as  for 
this  Moses,  the  man  that  brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we 
know  not  what  is  become  of  him.  And  Aaron  said  unto  them.  Break 
off  the  golden  rings,  which  are  in  the  ears  of  your  wives,  of  your  sons, 
and  of  your  daughters,  and  bring  them  unto  me.  And  all  the  people 
brake  off  the  golden  rings  which  were  in  their  ears,  and  brought  them 
unto  Aaron.  And  he  received  it  at  their  hand,  and  fashioned  it  M'ith 
a  graving  tool,  and  made  it  a  molten  calf:  and  they  said,  These  be  thy 
gods,  O  Israel,  which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  ot  Egypt.  And 
when  Aaron  saw  this,  he  built  an  altar  before  it;  and  Aaron  made 
proclamation,  and  said,  To-morrow  shall  be  a  feast  to  the  Lord.  And 
they  rose  up  early  on  the  morrow,  and  offered  burnt  offerings,  and 
brought  peace  offerings;  and  the  people  sat  down  to  eat  and  to  di-ink, 
and  rose  up  to  play. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  IMoses,  Go,  get  thee  down  ;•  for  thy  people, 
which  thou  broughtest  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  have  corrupted 
themselves:  they  have  turned  aside  quickly  out  of  the  way  which  I 
commanded  them:  they  have  made  them  a  molten  calf,  and  have 
worshipped  it,  and  have  sacrificed  unto  it,  and  said.  These  be  thy  gods, 
O  Israel,  which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I  have  seen  this  people,  and,  behold,  it  is  a 
stiffnecked  people;  now  therefore  let  me  alone,  that  my  wrath  may 
wax  hot  against  them,  and  that  I  may  consume  them:  and  I  will 
make  of  thee  a  great  nation.  And  Moses  besought  the  Lord  his  God, 
and  said.  Lord,  why  doth  thy  wrath  wax  hot  against  thy  people,  which 
thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  great  power 
and  with  a  mighty  hand?  Wherefore  should  the  Egyptians  speak, 
saying.  For  evil  did  he  bring  them  forth,  to  slay  them  in  the  moun- 
tains, and  to  consume  them  from  the  face  of  the  earth?  Turn  from 
thy  fierce  wrath,  and  repent  of  this  evil  against  thy  people.  Remem- 
ber Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Israel,  thy  servants,  to  whom  thou  swarest  by 
thine  own  self,  and  saidst  unto  them,  I  will  multiply  your  seed  us  the 
stars  of  heaven,  and  all  this  land  that  I  have  spoken  of  Mill  I  give 
unto  your  seed,  and  they  shall  inherit  it  for  ever.  And  the  Lord  re- 
pented of  the  evil  which  he  said  he  would  do  unto  his  people. 

And  Moses  turned,  and  went  down  from  the  mount,  with  the  two 
tables  of  the  testimony  in  his  hand ;  tallies  that  were  written  on  both 
their  sides ;  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  were  they  written.  And 
the  tables  were  the  work  of  God,  and  the  writing  was  the  writing  of 
God,  graven  upon  the  tables.    And  when  Joshua  heard  the  noise  of 


PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS.  509 

the  people  as  they  shouted,  he  paid  unto  Moses,  There  is  a  noise  of 
war  in  the  camp.  And  he  said,  It  is  not  the  voice  of  them  that  shout 
for  mastery,  neither  is  it  the  voice  of  them  that  cry  for  being  over- 
come :  but  the  noise  of  them  that  sing  do  I  hear.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  as  soon  as  he  came  nigh  unto  the  camp,  that  he  saw  the  calf 
and  the  dancing :  and  Moses'  anger  waxed  hot,  and  he  cast  the  tables 
out  of  his  hands,  and  brake  them  beneath  the  mount.  And  he  took 
the  calf  which  they  had  made,  and  bui'ut  it  with  fire,  and  ground  it 
to  i^owder,  and  strewed  it  upon  the  water,  and  made  the  children  of 
Israel  drink  of  it.  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  What  did  this  people 
unto  thee,  that  thou  hast  brought  a  great  sin  upon  them  ?  And  Aaron 
said.  Let  not  the  anger  of  my  lord  wax  hot :  thou  knowest  the  people, 
that  they  are  set  on  evil.  For  they  said  unto  me,  Make  us  gods,  which 
shall  go  before  us:  for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  that  brought  us  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we  know  not  wiiat  is  become  of  him.  And 
I  eaid  unto  them,  Whosoever  hath  any  gold,  let  them  break  it  off;  so 
they  gave  it  to  me:  and  I  cast  it  into  the  fire,  and  there  came  out 
this  calf.  And  when  Moses  saw  that  the  people  were  broken  loose ; 
for  Aaron  had  let  them  loose  for  a  derision  among  their  enemies:  then 
Moses  stood  in  the  gate  of  the  camp,  and  said.  Whoso  is  on  the  Lord's 
side,  let  hhn  come  unto  me.  And  all  the  sons  of  Levi  gathered  them- 
selves together  unto  him.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  Put  ye  every  man  his  sword  upon  his  thigh, 
and  go  to  and  fro  from  gate  to  gate  throughout  the  camp,  and  slay 
every  man  his  brother,  and  every  man  his  companion,  and  every  man 
his  neighbour.  And  the  sons  of  Levi  did  according  to  the  word  of 
Moses:  and  there  fell  of  the  people  that  day  about  three  thousand 
men.  And  Moses  said.  Consecrate  yourselves  to-day  to  the  Lord,  for 
every  man  hath  been  against  his  son  and  against  his  brother;  that  he 
may  bestow  upon  you  a  blessing"  this  day.  And  it  came  to  pass  on 
the  morrow,  that  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  Ye  have  sinned  a  great 
sin :  and  now  I  will  go  up  unto  the  Lord  ;  peradventure  I  shall  make 
atonement  for  your  sin.  And  IMoses  returned  unto  the  Lord,  and  said. 
Oh,  this  people  have  sinned  a  great  sin,  and  have  made  them  gods  of 
gold.  Yet  now,  if  thou  wilt  forgive  their  sin — ;  and  if  not,  blot  me, 
I  pray  thee,  out  of  thy  book  which  thou  hast  written.  And  the  Lord 
said  iinto  IVIoses,  Whosoever  hath  sinned  against  me,  him  will  I  blot 
out  of  my  book.  And  the  Lord  smote  the  people,  because  they  made 
the  calf,  which  Aaron  made. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye 
are  a  stiffnecked  people:  therefore  now  put  off  thy  ornaments  from 
thee,  that  I  may  know  what  to  do  unto  thee.    And  the  children  of 


510  PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS. 

Israel  stripped  themselves  of  their  ornaments  from  mount  Horeb  on- 
ward. 

Now  Moses  used  to  take  the  tent  and  to  pitch  it  without  the  camp, 
afar  off  from  the  camp ;  and  he  called  it,  The  tent  of  meeting.  Jind 
it  came  to  pass,  that  every  one  which  sought  the  Lord  went  out  unto 
the  tent  of  meeting,  which  was  without  the  camp.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  Moses  went  out  unto  the  Tent,  that  all  the  people  rose  up, 
and  stood,  every  man  at  his  tent  door,  and  looked  after  Moses,  until 
he  was  gone  into  the  Tent.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  IVIoses  entered 
into  the  Tent,  the  pillar  of  cloud  descended,  and  stood  at  the  door  of 
the  tent:  and  the  Lord  spake  with  Moses.  And  all  the  people  saw  the 
pillar  of  cloud  stand  at  the  door  of  the  Tent :  and  all  the  people  rose 
up  and  worshipped,  every  man  at  his  tent  door.  And  the  Loud  spake 
unto  Moses  face  to  face,  as  a  man  speaketh  unto  his  friend.  And  he 
turned  again  into  the  camp :  but  his  minister  Joshua,  the  son  of  Nun, 
a  young  man,  departed  not  out  of  the  Tent. 

And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  See,  thou  sayest  unto  me.  Bring  up 
this  people :  and  thou  hast  not  let  me  know  whom  thou  wilt  send  with 
me.  Yet  thou  hast  said,  I  know  thee  by  name,  and  thou  hast  also 
found  grace  in  my  sight.  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  if  I  have  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  shew  me  now  thy  ways,  that  I  may  know  thee,  to 
the  end  that  I  may  find  grace  in  thy  sight:  and  consider  that  this 
nation  is  thy  people.  And  he  said.  My  presence  shall  go  iviih  thee,  and 
I  will  give  thee  rest.  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  thy  presence  go  not 
with  me,  carry  us  not  up  hence.  For  wherein  now  shall  it  be  known 
that  I  have  found  grace  in  thj'-  sight,  I  and  thy  people?  is  it  not  in 
that  thou  goest  with  us,  so  that  we  be  separated,  I  and  thy  people, 
from  all  the  people  that  are  upon  the  face  of  the  earth  ? 

And  tlie  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I  will  do  this  thing  also  that  tliou 
hast  spoken :  for  thou  hast  found  grace  in  my  sight,  and  I  know  thee 
by  name.  And  he  said,  Shew  me,  I  pray  thee,  thy  glory.  And  he 
said,  I  will  make  all  my  goodness  pass  before  thee,  and  will  i>roclaini 
the  name  of  the  Lord  before  thee ;  and  I  will  be  gracious  to  whom  I 
will  be  gracious,  and  will  shew  mercy  on  whom  I  will  shew  mercy. 
And  he  said.  Thou  canst  not  see  my  face :  for  man  shall  not  see  me 
and  live.  And  the  Lord  said.  Behold,  there  is  a  place  by  me,  and  thou 
shalt  stand  upon  the  rock :  and  it  sliall  come  to  pass,  while  my  glory 
passeth  by,  that  I  will  put  thee  in  a  cleft  of  the  rock,  and  will  cover 
thee  with  my  hand  until  I  have  passed  by  :  and  I  will  take  away 
mine  hand,  and  thou  shalt  see  my  back :  but  my  face  shall  not  be  seen. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Hew  thee  two  tables  of  stone  like 
unto  the  first :  and  I  will  write  upon  the  tables  the  words  that  were 


PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS.  511 

on  the  first  tables,  which  thou  brakest.  And  be  ready  by  the  morn- 
ing, and  come  up  in  the  morning  unto  mount  Sinai,  and  present  tliy- 
self  there  to  me  on  the  top  of  the  mount.  And  no  man  shall  come  up 
with  thee,  neither  let  any  man  be  seen  throughout  all  the  mount ; 
neither  let  the  flocks  nor  herds  feed  before  that  mount.  And  he 
hewed  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the  first ;  and  Moses  rose  up  early 
in  the  morning,  and  went  up  unto  mount  Sinai,  as  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded him,  and  took  in  his  hand  two  tables  of  stone.  And  the  Lord 
descended  in  the  cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there,  and  proclaimed  the 
name  of  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  passed  by  before  him,  and  pro- 
claimed. The  Lord,  the  Lord,  a  God  full  of  compassion  and  gracious, 
slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth;  keeping  mercy  for 
thousands,  forgiving  ini(juity  and  transgression  and  sin:  and  that  will 
by  no  means  clear  the  guilty  ;  visiting  the  iniquity  of  tlie  fathers  upon 
the  children,  and  upon  the  children's  children,  upon  the  third  and 
upon  the  fourth  generation.  And  IMoses  made  haste,  and  bowed  his 
head  toward  the  earth,  and  worshipped.  And  he  said.  If  now  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord,  let  the  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  go  in  the 
midst  of  us ;  for  it  is  a  stifi"necked  people  ;  and  pardon  our  iniquity 
and  our  sin,  and  take  us  for  thine  inheritance.  And  he  said,  Behold, 
I  make  a  covenant:  before  all  thy  people  I  will  do  marvels,  such  as 
have  not  been  wrought  in  all  the  earth,  nor  in  any  nation :  and  all 
the  people  among  which  thou  art  shall  see  the  work  of  the  Lord,  for 
it  is  a  terri1)le  thing  that  I  do  with  thee.  Observe  thou  that  which  I 
command  thee  this  day :  behold,  I  drive  out  before  thee  the  Amorite, 
and  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Hivite, 
and  the  Jebusite.  Take  heed  to  thyself,  lest  thou  make  a  covenant  with 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land  whither  thou  goest,  lest  it  be  for  a  snare 
in  the  midst  of  thee:  but  ye  shall  break  down  their  altars,  and  dash 
in  pieces  their  pillars,  and  ye  shall  cut  down  their  Asherim :  for  thou 
shalt  worship  no  other  god :  for  the  Lord,  whose  name  is  Jealous,  is  a 
jealous  God.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Write  thou  these  words : 
for  after  the  tenor  of  these  words  I  have  made  a  covenant  with  thee 
and  with  Israel.  And  he  wrote  ujion  the  tables  the  words  of  the  cov- 
enant, the  ten  commandments. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  came  down  from  mount  Sinai 
with  the  two  tables  of  the  testimony  in  Moses'  hand,  when  he  came 
down  from  the  mount,  that  Moses  wist  not  that  the  skin  of  his  face 
shone  by  reason  of  his  speaking  with  him.  And  when  Aaron  and  all 
the  children  of  Israel  saw  Moses,  behold,  the  skin  of  his  face  shone: 
and  they  were  afraid  to  come  nigh  him.  And  Moses  called  unto  them ; 
and  Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  congregation  returned  unto  him : 


512  PASSAGES    FROM   EXODUS. 

and  Moses  spake  to  them.  And  afterward  all  the  children  of  Israel 
came  nigh:  and  he  gave  them  in  commandment  all  that  the  Lord  had 
spoken  with  him  in  mount  Sinai.  And  when  Moses  had  done  speak- 
ing with  them,  he  put  a  veil  on  his  face. 

And  Moses  spake  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  commanded,  saying,  Take  ye 
from  among  you  an  offering  unto  the  Lord:  whosoever  is  of  a  willing 
heart,  let  him  bring  it,  the  Lord's  offering;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass; 
and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hnir;  and 
rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  sealskins,  and  acacia  wood ;  and  oil  for  the 
light,  and  spices  for  the  anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense ;  and 
onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be  set,  for  the  ei^hod,  and  for  the  breast- 
plate. And  let  every  wise  hearted  man  among  you  come,  and  make 
all  that  the  Lord  hath  commanded ;  the  tabernacle,  its  tent,  and  its 
covering,  its  clasps,  and  its  boards,  its  bars,  its  pillars,  and  its  sockets ; 
the  ark,  and  the  staves  thereof,  the  mercy-seat,  and  the  veil  of  the 
screen;  the  table,  and  its  staves,  and  all  its  vessels,  and  the  ^shew- 
bread ;  the  candlestick  also  for  the  light,  and  its  vessels,  and  its  lamps, 
and  the  oil  for  the  light ;  and  the  altar  of  incense,  and  its  staves,  and 
the  anointing  oil,  and  the  sweet  incense,  and  the  screen  for  the  door,  at 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle ;  the  altar  of  burnt  offering,  with  its  grating 
of  brass,  its  staves,  and  all  its  vessels,  the  laver  and  its  base ;  the  hang- 
ings of  the  court,  the  pillars  thereof,  and  their  sockets,  and  the  screen 
for  the  gate  of  the  court;  the  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  pins  of 
the  court,  and  their  cords;  the  finely  wrought  garments,  for  ministering 
in  the  holy  place,  the  holy  garments  for  Aaron  tlie  priest,  and  the  gar- 
ments of  his  sons,  to  minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

And  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  departed  from 
the  presence  of  Moses.  And  tliey  came,  every  one  whose  heart  stirred 
him  up,  and  every  one  whom  his  spirit  made  willing,  and  brought  the 
Lord's  offering,  for  the  work  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  for  all  the 
service  thereof,  and  for  the  holy  garments.  And  they  came,  both  men 
and  women,  as  many  as  were  willing  hearted,  and  brouglit  brooches, 
and  earrings,  and  signet-rings,  and  armlets,  all  jewels  of  gold ;  even 
every  man  that  offered  an  offering  of  gold  unto  the  Lord.  And  every 
man,  with  whom  was  found  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
linen,  and  goats'  hair,  and  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  sealskins,  brouglit 
them.  Every  one  that  did  offer  an  ofteiing  of  silver  and  brass  brought 
the  Lord's  offering:  and  every  man,  with  whom  was  found  acacia 
wood  for  any  work  of  the  service,  brouglit  it.  And  all  the  women 
that  were  wise  hearted  did  spin  with  their  hands,  and   brought  that 

'Or,  Presence-bread. 


PASSAGES   FROM    EXODUS.  513 

which  they  had  spun,  the  bkie,  and  the  purple,  the  scarlet,  and  the 
fine  linen.  And  all  the  women  wiiose  heart  stirred  them  up  in  wis- 
dom spun  the  goats'  hair.  And  the  rulers  brought  the  onyx  stones, 
and  the  stones  to  be  set,  for  the  ephod,  and  for  the  breaniplate ;  and 
the  spice,  and  the  oil ;  for  the  light,  and  for  the  anointing  oil,  and  for 
the  sweet  incense.  The  children  of  Israel  brought  a  freewill  offering 
unto  the  Lord  ;  every  man  and  woman,  whose  heart  made  them  will- 
ing to  bring  for  all  the  work,  which  the  Lord  had  commanded  to  be 
made  by  the  hand  of  Moses.  According  to  all  that  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses,  so  the  children  of  Israel  did  all  the  work.  And  Moses 
saw  all  the  work,  and,  behold,  they  had  done  it;  as  the  Lord  had 
commanded,  even  so  had  they  done  it :  and  Moses  blessed  them. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  On  the  first  day  of  the 
first  month  shalt  thou  rear  up  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 
And  thou  shalt  put  therein  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  thou  shalt 
screen  the  ark  with  the  veil.  And  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  table,  and 
set  in  order  the  things  that  are  upon  it ;  and  thou  shalt  bring  in 
the  candlestick,  and  light  the  lamps  thereof.  And  thou  shalt  set  the 
golden  altar  for  incense  before  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  put  the 
screen  of  the  door  to  the  tabernacle.  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of 
burnt  offering  before  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
ing. And  thou  shalt  set  the  laver  between  the  tent  of  meeting  and 
the  altar,  and  shalt  put  water  therein.  And  thou  shalt  set  up  the 
court  round  about,  and  hang  up  the  screen  of  the  gate  of  the  court. 
And  thou  shalt  take  the  anointing  oil,  and  anoint  the  tabernacle,  and 
all  that  is  therein,  and  shalt  hallow  it,  and  all  the  furniture  thereof: 
and  it  shall  be  holy.  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  altar  of  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  all  its  vessels,  and  sanctify  the  altar:  and  the  altar  shall  be 
most  holy.  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  laver  and  its  base,  and  sanctify 
it.  And  thou  shalt  bring  Aaron  and  his  sons  unto  the  door  of  the 
tent  of  meeting,  and  shalt  wash  them  with  water.  And  thou  shalt 
put  upon  Aaron  the  holy  garments;  and  thou  shalt  anoint  him,  and 
sanctify  him,  that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office.  And 
thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and  put  coats  upon  them:  and  thou  shalt 
anoint  them,  as  thou  didst  anoint  their  father,  that  they  may  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priest's  office:  and  their  anointing  shall  be  to  them 
for  an  Everlasting  priesthood  throughout  their  generations.  Thus  did 
Moses:  according  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  him,  so  did  he.  And 
he  reared  up  the  court  round  about  the  tabernacle  and  the  altar,  and 
set  up  the  screen  of  the  gate  of  the  court.    So  Moses  finished  the  work. 

Then  the  cloud  covered  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  tabernacle.    And  Moses  was  not  able  to  enter  into  the 


514  PASSAGES   FROM   LEVITICUS. 

tent  of  meeting,  because  the  cloud  abode  thereon,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  tabernacle.  And  when  the  cloud  was  taken  up  from 
over  the  tabernacle,  the  children  of  Israel  went  onward,  throughout 
all  their  journeys :  but  if  the  cloud  were  not  taken  up,  then  they  jour- 
neyed not  till  the  day  that  it  was  taken  up.  For  the  cloud  of  the 
Lord  was  upon  the  tabernacle  by  day,  and  there  was  fire  therein  by 
night,  in  the  sight  of  all  the  house  of  Israel,  throughout  all  their 
journeys. 


PASSAGES   FEOM 
THE   THIED   BOOK   OF   MOSES, 


COMMONLY    CALLED 


LEVITICUS. 


And  the  Lord  called  unto  INIoses,  and  spake  unto  him  out  of  the 
tent  of  meeting,  saying,  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them.  When  any  man  of  you  ofFereth  an  oblation  unto  the  Lord, 
ye  shall  offer  your  oblation  of  the  cattle,  even  of  the  herd  and  of  the 
flock.  1 

And  every  oblation  of  thy  meal  offering  shalt  thou  season  with  salt ; 
neither  shalt  thou  suflfer  the  salt  of  the  covenant  of  thy  God  to  be 
lacking  from  thy  meal  offering:  with  all  thine  oblations  thou  shalt  offer 
salt. 

And  if  thou  offer  a  meal  offering  of  firstfruits  unto  the  Lord,  thou 
shalt  offer  for  the  meal  offering  of  thy  firstfruits  corn  in  the  ear  parched 
with  fire,  bruised  corn  of  the  fresh  ear.^ 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  If  any  one  shall  sin  unwittingly,  in  any  of  tlie  things 
which  the  Lord  hath  commanded  not  to  be  done,  and  shall  do  any  one 
of  them :  if  the  anointed  priest  shall  sin  so  as  to  bring  guilt  on  the 
I^eoplc ;  then  let  him  offer  for  his  sin,  which  he  hath  sinned,  a  young 
bullock  without  blemish  unto  the  Lord  for  a  sin  offering.^ 

'Then  follow  minute  directions  for  the  offering  of  the  herd;  of  the  flock;  of 
fowls ;  of  a  meal  offering  ;  of  a  meal  offering  baken. 

2  Then  follow  minute  directions  for  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings— if  of  the  herd  : 
of  a  lamb  ;  of  a  goat. 

3 Then  follow  minute  directions  for  the  offerings  in  various  cases  of  sinning 
unwittingly. 


PASSAGES   FROM    LEVITICUS.  515 

If  any  one  sin,  and  commit  a  trespass  against  the  Lord,  and  deal 
falsely  with  his  neighbour  in  a  matter  of  deposit,  or  of  bargain,  or  of 
robber}',  or  have  oppressed  his  neighbour ;  or  have  found  that  which 
was  lost,  and  deal  falsely  therein,  and  swear  to  a  lie  ;  in  any  of  all 
these  that  a  man  doeth,  sinning  therein :  then  it  shall  be,  if  he  hath 
sinned,  and  is  guilty,  that  he  shall  restore  that  which  he  took  by  rob- 
bery, or  the  thing  which  he  hath  gotten  by  oppression,  or  the  cleposit 
which  was  committed  to  him,  or  the  lost  thing  which  he  found,  or  any 
thing  about  which  he  hath  sworn  falsely ;  he  shall  even  restore  it  in 
full,  and  shall  add  the  fifth  part  more  thereto.  And  he  shall  bring  his 
guilt  offering  unto  the  Lord,  and  the  priest  shall  make  atonement  for 
him  before  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  be  forgiven. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  ]\Ioses,  saying.  Command  Aaron  and  his 
sons,  saying.  The  burnt  offering  shall  be  on  the  hearth  upon  the  altar 
all  night  unto  the  morning.  Fire  shall  he  kept  burning  upon  the  altar 
continually  ;  it  shall  not  go  out.^ 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Take  Aaron  and  his  sons 
with  him,  and  the  garments,  and  the  anointing  oil,  and  the  bullock  of 
the  sin  offering,  and  the  two  rams,  and  the  basket  of  unleavened  bread ; 
and  assemble  thou  all  the  congregation  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
ing. And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  him ;  and  the  congrega- 
tion was  assembled  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  INIoses 
said  unto  the  congregation,  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded to  be  done.  And  Moses  brought  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and 
washed  them  with  water.  And  he  put  upon  him  the  coat,  and  girded 
him  with  the  girdle,  and  clothed  him  with  the  robe,  and  put  the  ephod 
upon  him,  and  he  girded  him  with  the  cunningly  woven  band  of  the 
ephod,  and  bound  it  unto  him  therewith.  And  he  placed  the  breast- 
plate upon  him :  and  in  the  breastplate  he  put  ^the  Urim  and  the 
Thummim.  And  he  set  the  mitre  upon  his  head ;  and  upon  the  mitre, 
in  front,  did  he  set  the  golden  plate,  the  holy  crown ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded IMoses.  And  he  poured  of  the  anointing  oil  uj^on  Aaron's 
head,  and  anointed  him,  to  sanctify  him.  And  Moses  brought  Aaron's 
sons,  and  clothed  them  with  coats,  and  girded  them  with  girdles,  and 
bound  headtires  upon  them ;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses.  And 
Moses  took  of  the  anointing  oil,  and  of  the  blood  which  was  upon  the 
altar,  and  sprinkled  it  upon  Aaron,  upon  his  garments,  and  upon  his 
sons,  and  upon  his  sons'  garments  with  him  ;  and  sanctified  Aaron,  his 
garments,  and  his  sons,  and  his  sons'  garments  with  him. 

1  Then  follow  the  law  of  the  meal  oflFering  ;  the  oblation  of  Aaron  and  his 
sons  when  he  is  anointed  ;  the  law  of  the  guilt  offering  ;  and  the  law  of  peace 
offerings. 

2  That  is,  the  JAghts  and  the  Perfections. 


516  PASSAGES   FROM    LEVITICUS. 

And  Nadab  and  Abilm,  the  sons  of  Aaron,  took  each  of  them  his 
censer,  and  put  tire  tlierein,  and  laid  incense  thereon,  and  offered 
strange  fire  before  the  Lord,  wliich  he  had  not  commanded  tliem. 
And  tliere  came  fortli  fire  from  before  the  Lord,  and  devoured  tliem, 
and  tliey  died  before  the  Lord.  Tlien  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  This  is 
it  that  the  Lord  spalie,  saying,  I  will  be  sanctified  in  them  that  come 
nigh  me,  and  before  all  the  people  I  will  be  glorified.  And  Aaron 
held  his  peace. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  to  Aaron,  saying  unto  them, 
Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  These  are  the  living  things 
which  ye  shall  eat  among  all  the  beasts  that  are  on  the  earth.' 

Ye  shall  not  make  yourselves  abominable  with  any  creeping  thing 
that  creepeth,  neither  shalf  ye  make  yourselves  unclean  with  them, 
that  ye  should  be  defiled  thereby.  For  I  am  the  Lord  your  God: 
sanctify  yourselves  therefore,  and  be  ye  holy  ;  for  I  am  holy  :  neither 
shall  ye  defile  yourselves  with  any  manner  of  creeping  thing  that 
moveth  upon  the  earth.  • 

This  is  the  law  of  the  beast,  and  of  the  fowl,  and  of  every  living 
creature  that  moveth  in  the  waters,  and  of  every  creature  that  creep- 
eth upon  the  earth :  to  make  a  difference  between  the  unclean  and 
the  clean,  and  between  the  living  thing  that  may  be  eaten  and  the 
living  thing  that  may  not  be  eaten. ^ 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  after  the  death  of  the  two  sons 
of  Aaron,  when  they  drew  near  before  the  Lord,  and  died ;  and  the 
Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak  unto  Aaron  thy  brother,  that  he  come 
not  at  all  times  into  the  holy  place  within  the  veil,  before  the  mercy- 
seat  which  is  upon  the  ark  ;  that  he  die  not :  for  I  will  appear  in  the 
cloud  upon  the  mercy-seat.  Herewith  shall  Aaron  come  into  the  holy 
place :  with  a  young  bullock  for  a  sin  ofl'ering,  and  a  ram  for  a  burnt 
offering.  He  shall  put  on  the  holy  linen  coat,  and  he  shall  have  the 
linen  breeches  upon  his  flesh,  and  shall  be  girded  with  the  linen  girdle, 
and  with  the  linen  mitre  shall  he  be  attired :  they  are  the  holy  gar- 
naents ;  and  he  shall  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  put  them  on.  And 
he  shall  take  of  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  two  he-goats 
for  a  sin  ottering,  and  one  ram  for  a  burnt  offering.  And  Aaron  shall 
])resent  the  bullock  of  the  sin  offering,  which  is  for  himself,  and  make 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his  house.  And  he  shall  take  the  two 
goats,  and  set  them  before  the  Lord  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
ing.   And  Aaron  shall  cast  lots  upon  the  two  goats;  one  lot  for  the 

iThen  follows  the  list  of  clean  and  unclean  animals. 

2 Then  follows  the  minute  details  of  the  law  in  case  of  child  bearing  ;  leprosy; 
and  issues  in  the  flesh. 


PASSAGES   FROM   LEVITICUS.  517 

Lord,  and  the  other  lot  for  ^Azazel.  And  Aaron  shall  present  the  goat 
upon  which  the  lot  fell  for  the  Lord,  and  offer  him  for  a  sin  offering. 
But  the  goat,  on  which  the  lot  fell  for  Azazel,  shall  be  set  alive  before 
the  Lord,  to  make  atonement  ^for  him,  to  send  him  away  for  Azazel 
into  the  wilderness.  And  Aaron  shall  present  the  bullock  of  the  sin 
offering,  which  is  for  himself,  and  shall  make  atonement  for  himself, 
and  for  his  house,  and  shall  kill  the  bullock  of  the  sin  offering  which 
is  for  himself:  and  he  shall  take  a  censer  full  of  coals  of  fire  from  off' 
the  altar  before  the  Lord,  and  his  hands  full  of  sweet  incense  beaten 
small,  and  bring  it  within  the  veil :  and  he  shall  put  the  incense  upon 
the  fire  before  the  Lord,  that  the  cloud  of  the  incense  may  cover  the 
niercy-seat  that  is  upon  the  testimony,  that  he  die  not :  and  he  shall 
take  of  the  blood  of  the  bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  with  his  finger  upon 
the  mercy-seat  on  the  east ;  and  before  the  mercy-seat  shall  he  sprinkle 
of  the  blood  with  his  finger  seven  times.  Then  shall  he  kill  the  goat 
of  the  sin  offering,  that  is  for  the  people,  and  bring  his  blood  within 
the  veil,  and  do  with  his  blood  as  he  did  with  the  blood  of  the  bul- 
lock, and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  mercy -seat,  and  before  the  mercy-seat: 
and  he  shall  make  atonement  for  the  holy  place,  because  of  the  un- 
cleannesses  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  because  of  their  transgressions, 
even  all  their  sins:  and  so  shall  he  do  for  the  tent  of  meeting,  that 
dwelleth  with  them  in  the  midst  of  their  uncleannesses.  And  there 
shall  be  no  man  in  the  tent  of  meeting  when  he  goeth  in  to  make 
atonement  in  the  holy  place,  until  he  come  out,  and  have  made  atone- 
ment for  himself,  and  for  his  household,  and  for  all  the  assembly  of 
Israel.  And  he  shall  go  out  unto  the  altar  that  is  before  the  Lord, 
and  make  atonement  for  it ;  and  shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the  bul- 
lock, and  of  the  blood  of  the  goat,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  round  about.  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood  upon  it  with 
liis  finger  seven  times,  and  cleanse  it,  and  hallow  it  from  the  unclean- 
nesses of  the  children  of  Israel.  And  when  he  hath  made  an  end  of 
atoning  for  the  holy  place,  and  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  the  altar,  he 
shall  present  the  live  goat:  and  Aaron  shall  lay  both  his  hands  upon 
the  head  of  the  live  goat,  and  confess  over  him  all  the  iniquities  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  all  their  transgressions,  even  all  their  sins ; 
and  he  shall  put  them  upon  the  head  of  the  goat,  and  shall  send  him 
away  by  the  hand  of  a  man  ^that  is  in  readiness  into  the  wilderness : 
and  the  goat  shall  bear  upon  him  all  their  iniquities  unto  a  solitary 
land:  and  he  shall  let  go  the  goat  in  the  wilderness. 

Whatsoever  man  there  be  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers 
that  sojourn  among  them,  that  eateth  any  manner  of  blood ;  I  will  set 

^  Or,  dismissal.  2  Or,  over.  3  Or,  appointed. 


518  PASSAGES   FROM   LEVITICUS. 

my  face  against  that  soul  that  eateth  blood,  and  will  cut  him  off  from 
among  his  people.  For  the  Uife  of  the  flesh  is  in  the  blood  :  and  I 
have  given  it  to  you  upon  the  altar  to  make  atonement  for  your 
souls:  for  it  is  the  blood  that  maketh  atonement  by  reason  of  the  'life. 

And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  that  sojourn  among  them,  which  taketh  in  hunting  any  beast 
or  fowl  that  may  be  eaten ;  he  shall  pour  out  the  blood  thereof,  and 
cover  it  with  dust.  For  as  to  the  life  of  all  flesh,  the  blood  thereof  is 
all  one  with  the  life  thereof:  therefore  I  said  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  Ye  shall  eat  the  blood  of  no  manner  of  flesh :  for  the  life  of  all 
flesh  is  the  blood  thereof. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  I  am  the  Lord  your  God.  After  the 
doings  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  wherein  ye  dwelt,  shall  ye  not  do :  and 
after  the  doings  of  the  land  of  Canaan,  whither  I  bring  you,  shall  ye 
not  do :  neither  shall  ye  walk  in  their  statutes.  My  judgements  shall 
ye  do,  and  my  statutes  shall  ye  keep,  to  walk  therein :  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God.  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  statutes,  and  my  judgements: 
which  if  a  man  do,  he  shall  live  -in  them:  I  am  the  Lord.  The  na- 
tions are  defiled  which  I  cast  out  from  before  you :  and  the  land  i.s 
defiled.  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  my  charge,  that  ye  do  not  any  of 
these  abominable  customs,  which  were  done  before  you,  and  that  ye 
defile  not  yourselves  therein :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

Ye  shall  be  holy:  for  I  the  Lord  your  God  am  holy.  Ye  shall  fear 
every  man  his  mother,  and  his  father,  and  ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths: 
I  am  the  Lord  your  God.  Turn  ye  not  unto  idols,  nor  make  to  your- 
selves molten  gods :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

And  when  ye  reaj)  the  harvest  of  your  land,  thou  shalt  not  whollj' 
reap  the  corners  of  thy  field,  neither  shalt  thou  gather  the  gleaning  of 
thy  harvest.  And  thou  shalt  not  glean  thy  vineyard,  neither  shalt 
thou  gather  the  fallen  fruit  of  thy  vineyard ;  thou  shalt  leave  them 
for  the  poor  and  for  the  stranger:  I  am  the  Lord  your  God.  Ye  shall 
not  steal ;  neither  shall  ye  deal  falsely,  nor  lie  one  to  another.  And 
ye  shall  not  swear  by  my  name  falsely,  so  that  thou  profane  the  name 
of  thy  God  :  I  am  the  Lord.  Thou  shalt  not  oppress  thy  neighbour, 
nor  rob  him:  the  wages  of  a  hired  servant  shall  not  abide  with  thee 
all  night  until  the  morning.  Thou  shalt  not  curse  the  deaf,  nor  j)ut  a 
stumblingblock  before  the  blind,  but  thou  shalt  fear  thy  God:  I  am 
the  Lord.  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in  judgement:  thou  shalt 
not  respect  the  ])erson  of  the  poor,  nor  honour  the  ])orson  of  the 
mighty :   but  in   righteousness  shalt  thou  judge  thy  neighbour.    Thou 

iHeb.  scml.  2  Or,  by. 


PASSAGES   FROM   LEVITICUS.  519 

shalt  not  go  up  and  down  as  a  talebearer  among  thy  people :  neither 
shalt  thou  stand  against  the  blood  of  thy  neighbour :  I  am  the  Lord. 
Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy  brother  in  thine  heart:  thou  shalt  surely  re- 
buke thy  neighbour,  and  not  bear  sin  because  of  him.  Thou  shalt  not 
take  vengeance,  nor  bear  any  grudge  against  the  children  of  thy 
people,  but  thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself:  I  am  the  Lord. 
Ye  shall  keep  my  statutes.  Thou  shalt  not  let  thy  cattle  gender  with 
a  diverse  kind :  thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  field  with  two  kinds  of  seed : 
neither  shall  there  come  upon  thee  a  garment  of  two  kinds  of  stuff 
mingled  together.  Ye  shall  not  round  the  corners  of  your  heads, 
neither  shalt  thou  mar  the  corners  of  thy  beard.  Ye  shall  not  make 
any  cuttings  in  your  flesh  for  the  dead,  nor  print  any  marks  upon 
you :  I  am  the  Lord.  Turn  ye  not  unto  them  that  have  familiar 
spirits,  nor  unto  the  wizards ;  seek  them  not  out,  to  be  defiled  by 
them :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God.  Thou  shalt  rise  up  before  the  hoary 
head,  and  honour  the  face  of  the  old  man,  and  thou  shalt  fear  thy 
God:  I  am  the  Lord.  And  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with  thee  in  your 
land,  ye  shall  not  do  him  wrong.  The  stranger  that  sojourneth  with 
you  shall  be  unto  you  as  the  homeborn  among  you,  and  thou  shalt 
love  him  as  thyself;  for  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt:  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God.  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in  judgement,  in 
meteyard,  in  weight,  or  in  measure.  Just  balances,  just  weights,  a  just 
ephah,  and  a  just  bin,  shall  ye  have :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  Sanctify  yourselves  therefore, 
and  be  ye  holy :  for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God.  And  ye  shall  keep 
my  statutes,  and  do  themv  I  am  the  Lord  which  sanctify  you.  For 
every  one  that  curseth  his  father  or  his  mother  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak  unto  Aaron,  saying. 
Whosoever  he  be  of  thy  seed  throughout  their  generations  that  hath 
a  blemish,  let  him  not  approach  to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God ;  a  blind 
man,  or  a  lame,  or  he  that  hath  a  flat  nose,  or  any  thing  superfluous, 
or  a  man  that  is  brokenfooted,  or  brokenhanded,  or  crookbackt,  or  a 
dwarf,  or  that  hath  a  blemish  in  his  eye,  or  is  scurvj%  or  scabbed.  He 
shall  eat  the  bread  of  his  God,  both  of  the  most  holy,  and  of  the 
holy.  Only  he  shall  not  go  in  unto  the  veil,  nor  come  nigh  unto  the 
altar,  because  he  hath  a  blemish.  What  man  soever  of  the  seed  of 
Aaron  is  a  leper,  or  hath  an  issue;  he  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy 
things,  until  he  be  clean. 

Whosoever  he  be  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  in  Is- 
rael, that  offereth  his  oblation,  whatsoever  hath  a  blemish,  that  shall 
ye  not  offer.    And  whosoever  offereth  a  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  unto 


520  PASSAGES   FKOM   LEVITICUS. 

the  Lord  to  accomplish  a  vow.  or  for  a  free  will  oflfering,  it  shall  be 
perfect  to  be  accepted. 

"When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  which  I  give  unto  you,  and  shall 
reap  the  harvest  thereof,  then  ye  shall  bring  the  sheaf  of  the  firstfruits 
of  your  harvest  unto  the  priest:  and  he  shall  wave  the  sheaf  before 
the  Lord,  to  be  accepted  for  you :  on  the  morrow  after  the  sabbath 
the  priest  shall  wave  it.  And  ye  shall  eat  neither  bread,  nor  parched 
com,  nor  fresh  ears,  until  this  selfsame  day,  until  ye  have  brought  the 
oblation  of  your  God. 

And  ye  shall  count  unto  you  from  the  morrow  after  the  sabbath, 
from  the  day  that  ye  brought  the  sheaf  of  the  wave  offering ;  seven 
sabbaths  shall  there  l>e  complete:  even  unto  the  morrow  after  the 
seventh  sabbath  shall  ye  number  fifty  days;  and  ye  shall  offer  a  new 
meal  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

In  the  seventh  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  shall  be  a 
solemn  rest  unto  you,  a  memorial  of  blowing  of  trumpets,  an  holy 
convocation.  Ye  shall  do  no  servile  work.  Howbeit  on  the  tenth  day 
of  this  seventh  month  is  the  day  of  atonement:  it  shall  be  an  holy 
convocation  iinto  you,  and  ye  shall  afllict  yoiu-  souls.  For  whatsoever 
soul  it  be  that  shall  not  be  afflicted  in  that  same  day,  and  whatsoever 
soul  it  be  that  doeth  any  manner  of  work  in  that  same  day,  that  soul 
will  I  destroy  from  among  his  people. 

On  the  fifteenth  day  of  this  seventh  month  is  the  feast  of  taber- 
nacles for  seven  days  unto  the  Lord.  And  ye  shall  take  you  on  the 
first  day  the  finit  of  goodly  trees,  branches  of  palm  trees,  and  boughs 
of  thick  trees,  and  willows  of  the  brook;  -and  ye  shall  rejoice  before 
the  Lord  your  God  seven  days.  Ye  shall  dwell  in  booths  seven  days; 
all  that  are  homeborn  in  Israel  shall  dwell  in  booths:  that  your  gen- 
erations may  know  that  I  made  the  children  of  Israel  to  dwell  in 
booths,  when  I  brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egj'pt. 

When  ye  come  into  the  land  which  I  give  you,  then  shall  the  land 
keep  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord.  Six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  field, 
and  six  years  thou  shalt  prune  thy  vineyard,  and  gather  in  the  fruits 
thereof;  but  in  the  seventh  year  shall  be  a  sabbath  of  solemn  rest  for 
the  land,  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord  :  thou  shalt  neither  sow  thy  field, 
nor  prune  thy  vineyard.  That  which  groweth  of  itself  of  thy  harvest 
thou  shalt  not  reap,  and  the  grapes  of  thy  undressed  vine  thou  shalt 
not  gather :  it  shall  be  a  year  of  solemn  rest  for  the  land. 

And  thou  shalt  number  seven  sabbaths  of  years  unto  thee,  seven 
times  seven  years ;  and  there  shall  be  unto  thee  the  days  of  seven  sab- 
baths of  years,  even  forty  and  nine  years.  Then  shalt  thou  send  abroad 
the  loud  trumpet  on  the  tenth  day  of  the  seventh  month ;  in  the  day 


PASSAGES   FROM   LEYITICrS,  521 

of  atonement  shall  ye  send  abroad  the  trumpet  throughout  all  your 
land.  And  ye  shall  hallow  the  fiftieth  year,  and  proclaim  liberty 
throughout  the  land  unto  all  the  inhabitants  thereof:  it  shall  be  a 
jubile  unto  you ;  and  ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  possession, 
and  ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  family.  And  if  thou  sell  aught 
unto  thy  neighbour,  or  buy  of  thy  neighbour's  hand,  ye  shall  not  wrong 
one  another :  according  to  the  nimiber  of  years  after  the  jubile  thou 
ghalt  buy  of  thy  neighbour,  and  according  unto  the  number  of  years  of 
the  crops  he  shall  sell  unto  thee.  According  to  the  multitude  of  the 
years  thou  shalt  increase  the  price  thereof,  and  according  to  the  few- 
ness of  the  years  thou  shalt  diminish  the  price  of  it ;  for  the  number 
of  the  crops  doth  he  sell  unto  thee. 

If  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor  with  thee,  and  sell  himself  unto  thee ; 
thou  shalt  not  make  him  to  serve  as  a  bondservant :  as  an  hired  serv- 
ant, and  as  a  sojourner,  he  shall  be  with  thee ;  he  shall  serve  with  thee 
unto  the  year  of  jubile :  then  shall  he  go  out  from  thee,  he  and  his 
children  with  him,  and  shall  return  unto  his  own  family,  and  unto  the 
possession  of  his  father  shall  he  return. 

And  if  a  stranger  or  sojourner  with  thee  be  waxen  rich,  and  thy 
brother  be  waxen  poor  beside  him,  and  sell  himself  unto  the  stranger 
or  sojourner  with  thee,  or  to  the  stock  of  the  stranger's  family:  after 
that  he  is  sold  he  may  be  redeemed ;  any  that  is  nigh  of  kin  unto 
him  of  his  family  may  redeem  him ;  or  if  he  be  waxen  rich,  he  may 
redeem  himself.  And  if  he  be  not  redeemed,  then  he  shall  go  out 
in  the  year  of  jubile,  he,  and  his  children  with  him. 

Ye  shall  make  you  no  idols,  neither  shall  ye  rear  you  up  a  graven 
image,  or  ^a  pillar,  neither  shall  ye  place  any  figured  stone  in  your 
land,  to  bow  down  unto  it:  for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God.  Ye  shall 
keep  my  sabbaths,  and  reverence  my  sanctuary :  I  am  the  Lord. 

If  ye  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep  my  commandments,  and  do 
them ;  then  I  will  give  your  rains  in  their  season,  and  the  land  shall 
yield  her  increase,  and  the  trees  of  the  field  shall  yield  their  frait. 
And  j'our  threshing  shall  reach  unto  the  vintage,  and  the  vintage  shall 
reach  unto  the  sowing  time:  and  ye  shall  eat  your  bread  to  the  fiill. 
and  dwell  in  your  land  safely.  And  I  will  give  peace  in  the  land,  and 
ye  shall  lie  down,  and  none  shall  make  you  afraid.  And  ye  shall 
chase  j'Our  enemies,  and  they  shall  fall  befoi-e  you  by  the  sword.  And 
five  of  you  shall  chase  an  hundred,  and  an  hundred  of  you  shall  chase 
ten  thousand.  And  I  will  walk  among  you,  and  will  be  your  God, 
and  ye  shall  be  my  people. 

But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me,  and  vdW.  not  do  all  these 

1  Or,  an  obelisk. 


022  PASSAGES   FROM    NUMBERS. 

commandments,  ye  shall  sow  your  seed  in  vain,  for  your  enemies  shall 
eat  it.  And  I  will  set  my  face  against  you,  and  ye  shall  be  smitten 
before  your  enemies :  they  that  hate  you  shall  rule  over  you ;  and  ye 
shall  flee  when  none  pursueth  you.  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  these 
things  hearken  unto  me,  then  I  will  chastise  you  seven  times  more 
for  your  sins.  And  I  will  break  the  pride  of  your  jiower ;  and  I  will 
make  your  heaven  as  iron,  and  your  earth  as  brass:  and  your  strength 
shall  be  spent  in  vain:  for  your  land  shall  not  yield  her  increase, 
neither  shall  tlie  trees  of  the  land  yield  their  fruit. 

And  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this  hearken  unto  me,  I  will  bring  the 
land  into  desolation.  And  you  will  I  scatter  among  the  nations.  And 
as  for  them  that  are  left  of  you,  I  will  send  a  faintness  into  their 
heart  in  the  lands  of  their  enemies:  and  the  sound  of  a  driven  leaf 
shall  chase  them.  And  ye  shall  perish  among  the  nations,  and  the 
land  of  your  enemies  shall  eat  you  up.  And  they  that  are  left  of  you 
shall  pine  away  in  their  iniquity  in  your  enemies'  lands.  If  then 
their  uncircumcised  heart  be  humbled,  and  they  then  accept  of  the 
punishment  of  their  iniquity ;  then  will  I  remember  my  covenant 
with  Jacob ;  and  also  my  covenant  with  Isaac,  and  also  mj'  covenant 
with  Abraham  will  I  remember;  and  I  will  remember  the  land. 


PASSAGES   FEOM 
THE   FOURTH  BOOK   OF  MOSES, 


COMMONLY   CALLED 


NUMBERS. 


And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  in  the 
tent  of  meeting,  on  the  first  day  of  the  second  month,  in  tlie  second 
year  after  they  were  come  out  of  the  land  of  Egyi)t,  saying,  Take  ye 
the  sum  of  all  tlie  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  by  their  fam- 
ilies, by  their  fathers'  houses,  according  to  tlie  number  of  the  names, 
every  male,  by  their  polls ;  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that 
are  able  to  go  forth  to  war  in  Israel,  thou  and  Aaron  shall  number 
them  by  their  hosts.  As  the  Loud  commanded  Moses,  so  he  numbered 
them  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai.  So  all  they  that  were  numl)erod  were 
six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thousand  and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 


PASSAGES   FROM   NUMBERS.  523 

But  the  Levites  after  the  tribe  of  their  fathers  were  not  numbered 
among  them.  For  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Only  the  tribe 
of  Levi  thou  shalt  not  number,  neither  shalt  thou  take  the  suin  of 
them  among  the  children  of  Israel :  but  appoint  thou  the  Levites  over 
the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony,  and  over  all  the  furniture  thereof, 
and  over  all  that  belongeth  to  it. 

So  the  Levites  were  not  numbered  among  the  children  of  Israel ;  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses.  ^ 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  When  either  man  or  woman  shall  make  a 
special  vow,.the  vow  of  a  Nazirite,  to  consecrate  himself  unto  the  Lord: 
he  shall  sepai-ate  himself  from  wine  and  strong  drink ;  he  shall  drink 
no  vinegar  of  wine,  or  vinegar  of  strong  drink,  neither  shall  he  drink 
any  liquor  of  grapes,  nor  eat  fresh  grapes  or  dried.  All  the  days  of 
his  =*  separation  shall  he  eat  nothing  that  is  made  of  the  grape-vine, 
from  the  kernels  even  to  the  husk.  All  the  days  of  his  vow  of  separa- 
tion there  shall  no  razor  come  upon  his  head :  until  the  days  be  ful- 
filled, in  the  which  he  separateth  himself  unto  the  Lord,  he  shall  be 
holy,  he  shall  let  the  locks  of  the  hair  of  his  head  grow  long.^ 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak  unto  Aaron  and 
unto  his  sons,  saying,  On  this  wise  ye  shall  bless  the  children  of  Israel ; 
ye  shall  say  unto  them, 

The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  keep  thee : 

The  Lord  make  his  face  to  shine  upon  thee,  and  be  gracious  unto 
thee: 

The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon  thee,  and  give  thee  peace. 

So  shall  they  put  my  name  upon  the  children  of  Israel ;  and  I  will 
bless  them. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  that  Moses  had  made  an  end  of 
setting  up  the  tabernacle,  and  had  anointed  it  and  sanctified  it,  and 
all  the  furniture  thereof,  and  the  altar  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
had  anointed  them  and  sanctified  them ;  that  the  princes  of  Israel,  the 
heads  of  their  fathers'  houses,  offered;  these  were  the  princes  of  the 
tribes,  these  are  they  that  were  over  them  that  were  numbered:  and 
they  brought  their  oblation  before  the  Lord,  six  covered  wagons,  and 
twelve  oxen ;  a  wagon  for  every  two  of  the  princes,  and  for  each  one 
an  ox :  and  they  presented  them  before  the  tabernacle.  And  the  Lord 
spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Take  it  of  them,  that  they  may  be  to  do  the 

1  Then  follow  the  generation  of  Levi ;  the  enumeration  of  the  descendants  of 
Levi,  his  sons,  their  appointment  to  the  priestly  ofiBce,  and  details  of  their  special 
services.    And  also  the  law  of  jealousy :  in  case  of  suspicion  of  infidelity  of  a  wife. 

-  Or,  Consecration.     Or,  Naziriteship. 

3  Then  follow  other  rules  and  directions  for  ofiFerings  by  the  Nazirite. 


524  PASSAGES   FROM    NUMBERS. 

service  of  the  tent  of  meeting;  and  thon  shalt  give  tliem  unto  the 
Levites,  to  every  man  according  to  his  service.  And  Moses  took  the 
wagons  and  the  oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  the  Levites.^ 

This  was  the  dedication  of  the  altar,  in  the  day  when  it  was 
anointed,  by  the  princes  of  Israel.  And  when  Moses  went  into  the 
tent  of  meeting  to  si)eak  with  him,  then  he  heard  the  Voice  speaking 
unto  him  from  above  the  mercy-seat  that  was  upon  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  from  between  the  two  cherubim :  and  he  spake  unto  him. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Take  the  Levites  from 
among  the  children  of  Israel,  and  cleanse  them.'-' 

And  on  the  day  that  the  tabernacle  was  reared  up  the  cloud  cov- 
ered the  tabernacle,  even  the  tent  of  the  testimony :  and  at  even  it 
was  upon  the  tabernacle  as  it  were  the  appearance  of  fire,  until  morn- 
ing. So  it  was  alway :  the  cloud  covered  it,  and  the  appearance  of  fire 
by  night.  And  whenever  the  cloud  was  taken  up  from  over  the  Tent, 
then  after  that  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed :  and  in  the  place 
where  the  cloud  abode,  there  the  children  of  Israel  encamped.  At  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed,  and  at 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  they  encamped:  as  long  as  the  cloud 
abode  upon  the  tabernacle  they  remained  encamped.  Sometimes  the 
cloud  was  from  evening  until  morning ;  and  when  the  cloud  was  taken 
up  in  the  morning,  they  journeyed.  Whether  it  were  two  days,  or  a 
month,  or  a  year,  that  the  cloud  tarried  upon  the  tabernacle,  abiding 
thereon,  the  children  of  Israel  remained  encamped,  and  journeyed  not: 
but  when  it  was  taken  up,  they  journeyed. 

And  it  came  to  jaass  in  the  second  year,  in  the  second  month,  on 
the  twentieth  day  of  the  month,  that  the  cloud  was  taken  up  from 
over  the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony.  And  the  children  of  Israel  set 
forward  according  to  their  journeys  out  of  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 
They  set  forward  from  the  mount  of  the  Loud  three  days'  journey; 
and  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  went  before  them  three  days' 
journey,  to  seek  out  a  resting  place  for  them.  And  the  cloud  of  the 
Lord  was  over  them  by  daj%  when  they  set  forward  from  the  camp. 

And  it  came  to  jiass,  when  the  ark  set  forward,  that  IMoses  said. 
Else  up,  O  Lord,  and  let  thine  enemies  be  scattered ;  and  let  them 
that  hate  thee  flee  before  thee.  And  when  it  rested,  he  said.  Return, 
O  Lord,  unto  the  ten  thousands  of  the  thousands  of  Israel. 

And  the  people  were  as  murmurers,  which  was  evil  in  the  ears  of 
the  Lord:  and  when  the  Lord  heard  it,  his  anger  was  kindled;  and 

1  Then  follow  the  details  of  the  oblations  of  the  twelve  princes  of  Israel  on 
twelve  successive  days. 

-  Then  follow  directions  for  their  cleansings  and  offerings  and  service. 


PASSAGES   FROM   NUMBERS.  525 

the  fire  of  the  Lord  burnt  among  them,  and  devoured  in  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  camp.  And  the  people  cried  unto  Moses;  and  Moses 
prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  the  fire  abated.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Gather  unto  me  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  bring 
them  unto  the  tent  of  meeting,  that  they  may  stand  there  with  thee. 
And  I  will  come  down  and  talk  with  thee  there :  and  I  will  take  of 
the  spirit  which  is  upon  thee,  and  will  put  it  upon  them  ;  and  they 
shall  bear  the  burden  of  the  people  with  thee,  that  thou  bear  it  not 
thyself  alone. 

And  Moses  went  out,  and  told  the  people  the  words  of  the  Lord  : 
and  he  gathered  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  the  people,  and  set  them 
round  about  the  Tent.  And  the  Lord  came  down  in  the  cloud,  and 
spake  unto  him,  and  took  of  the  spirit  that  was  upon  him,  and  put  it 
upon  the  seventy  elders :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  the  spirit 
rested  upon  them,  they  prophesied,  but  they  did  so  no  more.  But 
there  remained  two  men  in  the  camp,  Eldad  and  Medad :  and  the 
spirit  rested  upon  them ;  and  they  prophesied  in  the  camp.  And 
there  ran  a  young  man,  and  told  Moses,  and  said,  Eldad  and  Medad 
do  prophesy  in  the  camp.  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  minister 
of  Moses,  one  of  hia  chosen  men,  answered  and  said,  My  lord  Moses, 
forbid  them.  And  Moses  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  jealous  for  my  sake  ? 
would  God  that  all  the  Lord's  people  were  prophets,  that  the  Lord 
would  put  his  spirit  upon  them! 

And  INIiriam  and  Aaron  spake  against  Moses  because  of  the  Cushite 
woman  whom  he  had  married :  for  he  had  married  a  Cushite  woman. 
And  they  said.  Hath  the  Lord  indeed  spoken  only  with  Moses  ?  hath 
he  not  spoken  also  with  us?  And  the  Lord  heard  it.  Now  the  man 
Moses  was  very  meek,  above  all  the  men  which  were  upon  the  face  of 
the  earth.  And  the  Lord  spake  suddenly  unto  Moses,  and  unto  Aaron, 
and  unto  Miriam,  Come  out  ye  three  unto  the  tent  of  meeting.  And 
they  three  came  out.  And  the  Lord  came  down  in  a  pillar  of  cloud, 
and  stood  at  the  door  of  the  Tent,  and  called  Aaron  and  Miriam :  and 
they  both  came  forth.  And  he  said.  Hear  now  my  words :  if  there  be 
a  prophet  among  you,  I  the  Lord  will  make  myself  known  unto  him 
in  a  vision,  I  will  speak  with  him  in  a  dream.  My  servant  Moses  is 
not  80 ;  he  is  faithful  in  all  mine  house:  with  him  w.ill  I  speak  mouth 
to  mouth,  even  manifestly,  and  not  in  dark  speeches ;  and  the  form  of 
the  Lord  shall  he  behold:  wherefore  then  were  ye  not  afraid  to  speak 
against  my  servant,  against  Moses?  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  them ;  and  he  departed.  And  the  cloud  removed  from 
over  the  Tent ;  and,  behold,  Miriam  was  leprous,  as  white  as  snow :  and 
Aaron  looked  upon  Miriam,  and,  behold,  she  was  leprous.    And  Aaron 


526  PASSAGES   FROM   NUMBERS. 

said  unto  Mosef=,  Oh  my  lord,  lay  not,  I  pray  thee,  sin  upon  us,  for 
that  we  have  done  foolishly,  and  for  that  we  have  sinned.  And  iMoses 
cried  unto  the  Lord,  saying,  Heal  her,  O  God,  I  beseech  thee.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Let  her  be  sliut  up  without  the  camp  seven 
days,  and  after  that  she  shall  be  brought  in  again.  And  INIiriam  was 
shut  up  without  the  camp  seven  days  •  and  the  people  journeyed  not 
till  Miriam  was  brought  in  again.  And  afterward  the  people  journeyed 
from  Hazeroth,  and  pitched  in  tlie  wilderness  of  Paran. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Send  thou  men,  that  they 
may  spy  out  the  land  of  Canaan,  which  I  give  unto  the  children  of 
Israel:  of  every  tribe  of  their  fathers  shall  ye  send  a  man,  every  one 
a  prince  among  them.  And  Moses  sent  them  from  the  wilderness  of 
Paran :  all  of  them  men  who  were  heads  of  the  children  of  Israel. 
And  Moses  sent  them  to  spy  out  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  said  unto 
them,  Get  you  up  this  way  by  the  South,  and  go  up  into  the  moun- 
tains, and  see  tlie  land,  what  it  is;  and  the  people  that  dwelleth 
therein,  whether  they  be  strong  or  weak,  whether  they  be  few  or 
many ;  and  what  the  land  is  that  they  dwell  in,  whether  it  be  good 
or  bad;  and  what  cities  they  be  that  they  dwell  in,  whether  in  camps, 
or  in  strong  holds;  and  what  the  land  is,  whether  it  be  fat  or  lean, 
whether  there  be  wood  therein,  or  not.  And  be  ye  of  good  courage, 
and  bring  of  tlie  fruit  of  the  land.  Now  the  time  was  the  time  of  the 
firstripe  grapes.  So  they  went  up,  and  spied  out  the  land  from  the 
wilderness  of  Zin  unto  Rehob.  And  they  came  unto  the  valley  of 
Eshcol,  and  cut  down  from  thence  a  branch  with  one  cluster  of 
grapes,  and  they  bare  it  upon  a  staff  between  two  ;  they  brought  also 
of  the  pomegranates,  and  of  the  figs.  And  they  returned  from  spying 
out  the  land  at  the  end  of  forty  days.  And  they  went  and  came  to 
Moses,  and  to  Aaron,  and  to  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  unto  the  wilderness  of  Paran,  to  Kadesh  ;  and  brought  back 
word  unto  them,  and  unto  all  the  congregation,  and  shewed  them  the 
fruit  of  the  land.  And  they  told  him,  and  said.  We  came  unto  tlie 
land  whither  thou  sentest  us,  and  surely  it  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey ;  and  this  is  the  fruit  of  it.  Howbeit  the  people  that  dwell  in 
the  land  are  strong,  and  the  cities  are  fenced,  and  very  great.  Amalek 
dwelleth  in  the  land  of  the  South :  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Jebusite, 
and  the  Amorite,  dwell  in  the  mountains:  and  the  Canaanite  dwelleth 
by  the  sea,  ami  along  Ijy  the  side  of  Jordan.  And  Caleb  stilled  the 
peoi)le  before  Moses,  and  said.  Let  us  go  up  at  once,  and  possess  it; 
for  we  are  well  able  to  overcome  it.  But  the  men  that  went  up  with 
him  said,  We  be  not  able  to  go  up  against  the  people ;  for  they  are 
stronger  than  we.    The  land,  through  which  we  have  gone  to  spy  it 


PASSAGES   FROM    NUMBERS.  527 

out,  is  a  land  that  eateth  up  the  inhabitants  thereof;  and  all  the 
people  that  we  saw  in  it  are  men  of  great  stature.  And  there  we  saw 
the  giants,  the  sons  of  Anak,  which  come  of  the  Nephilim:  and  we 
were  in  our  own  sight  as  grasshoppers,  and  so  we  were  in  their  sight. 

And  all  the  congregation  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  cried;  and  the 
people  wept  that  night.  And  all  the  children  of  Israel  murmured 
against  Moses  and  against  Aaron :  and  the  whole  congregation  said 
unto  them.  Would  God  that  we  had  died  in  the  land  of  Egypt!  or 
would  God  we  had  died  in  this  wilderness!  And  wherefore  doth  the 
Lord  bring  us  unto  this  land,  to  fall  by  the  sword?  Our  wives  and 
our  little  ones  shall  be  a  prey :  were  it  not  better  for  us  to  return  into 
Egypt?  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Let  us  make  a  captain,  and 
let  us  return  into  Egypt.  Then  Moses  and  Aaron  fell  on  their  faces 
before  all  the  assembly  of  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel. 
And  Joshua  tlie  son  of  Nun  and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  which 
were  of  them  that  spied  out  the  land,  rent  their  clothes:  and  they 
spake  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  The 
land,  which  we  passed  through  to  spy  it  out,  is  an  exceeding  good 
land.  If  the  Lord  delight  in  us,  then  he  will  bring  us  into  this  land, 
and  give  it  unto  us;  a  land  which  fioweth  with  milk  and  honey. 
Only  rebel  not  against  the  Lord,  neither  fear  ye  the  people  of  the 
land ;  for  they  are  bread  for  us :  their  defence  is  removed  from  over 
them,  and  the  Lord  is  with  us :  fear  them  not.  But  all  the  congrega- 
tion bade  stone  them  with  stones.  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peared in  the  tent  of  meeting  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  How  long  will  this  people  despise 
me?  and  how  long  will  they  not  believe  in  me,  for  all  the  signs  which 
I  have  wrought  among  them  ?  I  will  smite  them  with  the  pestilence, 
and  disinherit  them,  and  will  make  of  thee  a  nation  greater  and 
mightier  than  they.  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  Then  the  Egyp- 
tians shall  hear  it;  for  thou  broughtest  up  this  people  in  thy  might 
from  among  them;  and  they  will  tell  it  to  the  inhabitants  of  this  land: 
they  have  heard  that  thou  Lord  art  in  the  midst  of  this  people ;  for 
thou  Lord  art  seen  face  to  face,  and  thy  cloud  standeth  over  them,  and 
thou  goest  before  them,  in  a  pillar  of  cloud  by  day,  and  in  a  pillar  of 
fire  by  night.  Now  if  thou  shalt  kill  this  people  as  one  man,  then  the 
nations  which  have  heard  the  fame  of  thee  will  speak,  saying,  Because 
the  Lord  was  not  able  to  bring  this  people  into  the  land  which  he 
sware  unto  them,  therefore  he  hath  slain  them  in  the  wilderness.  And 
now,  I  pray  thee,  let  the  power  of  the  Lord  be  great,  according  as  thou 
hast  spoken,  saying,  The  Lord  is  slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy, 
forgiving  iniquity  and  transgression,  and  that  will  by  no  means  clear 


528  PASSAGES   FROM   NUMBERS. 

the  guilty ;  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the  children,  upon 
the  third  and  upon  the  fourth  generation.  Pardon,  I  jjray  thee,  the 
iniquity  of  this  people  according  unto  the  greatness  of  tliy  mercy,  and 
according  as  thou  hast  forgiven  this  people,  from  Egypt  even  until  now. 
And  the  Lord  said,  I  have  pardoned  according  to  tliy  word:  but  in 
very  deed,  as  I  live,  and  as  all  the  earth  shall  he  filled  with  the  glory 
of  the  Lord;  because  all  those  men  which  have  seen  my  glory,  and 
my  signs,  which  I  wrought  in  Egypt  and  in  the  wilderness,  yet  have 
tempted  me  these  ten  times,  and  have  not  hearkened  to  my  voice; 
surely  they  shall  not  see  the  land  which  I  sware  unto  their  fathers, 
neither  shall  any  of  them  that  despised  me  see  it:  but  my  servant 
Calel),  because  he  had  another  spirit  with  him,  and  hath  followed  me 
fully,  him  will  I  bring  into  the  land  wliereinto  he  went ;  and  his  seed 
shall  possess  it.  Now  the  Amalekite  and  the  Canaanite  dwell  in  the 
valley  :  to-morrow  turn  ye,  and  get  you  into  the  wilderness  by  the  way 
to  the  Eed  Sea. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying,  Ho.w  long 
shall  I  bear  with  this  evil  congregation,  which  murmur  against  me  ?  I 
have  heard  the  murmurings  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  they  mur- 
nmr  against  me.  Say  unto  them.  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord,  surely  as 
ye  have  spoken  in  mine  ears,  so  will  I  do  to  you :  your  carcases  shall 
fall  in  this  wilderness ;  and  all  that  were  numbered  of  you,  according 
to  your  whole  number,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  which  have 
murmured  against  me,  surely  ye  shall  not  come  into  the  land,  concern- 
ing which  I  lifted  up  my  hand  that  I  would  make  you  dwell  therein, 
save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun.  But 
your  little  ones,  which  ye  said  should  be  a  prey,  them  will  I  bring  in, 
and  they  shall  know  the  land  which  ye  have  rejected.  But  as  for  you, 
your  carcases  shall  fall  in  this  wilderness.  And  your  children  shall  be 
wanderers  in  the  wilderness  forty  years.  After  the  number  of  the 
days  in  which  ye  spied  out  the  land,  even  forty  days,  for  every  day  a 
year,  shall  ye  bear  your  iniquities,  even  forty  years,  and  ye  shall  know 
my  alienation.  And  Moses  told  these  words  unto  all  the  chiUlren  of 
Israel :  and  the  people  mourned  greatly.  And  they  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  gat  them  up  to  the  top  of  the  mountain,  saying,  Lo,  we 
be  here,  and  will  go  up  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  hath  promised: 
for  we  have  sinned.  And  Moses  said,  Wherefore  now  do  ye  transgress 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  seeing  it  shall  not  prosper?  Go  not 
up,  for  the  Lord  is  not  among  you ;  that  ye  be  not  smitten  down  be- 
fore your  enemies.  But  they  presumed  to  go  up  to  the  top  of  the 
mountain :  nevertheless  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and 
Moses,  departed  not  out  of  the  camp.   Then  the  Amalekite  came  down, 


PASSAGES    FROM    NUMBERS.  529 

and  the  Canaanite  which  dwelt  in  tliat  mountain,  and  smote  them  and 
beat  them  down,  even  unto  Hormah. 

And  while  the  children  of  Israel  were  in  the  wilderness,  they  found 
a  man  gathering  sticks  upon  the  sabbath  day.  And  they  that  found 
him  gathering  sticks  brought  him  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  unto  all 
the  congregation.  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  because  it  had  not  been 
declared  what  sliould  be  done  to  him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
The  man  shall  surely  l)e  put  to  death:  all  the  congregation  shall  stone 
him  with  stones  without  the  camp.  -And  all  the  congregation  brought 
him  without  the  camp,  and  stoned  him  with  stones,  and  he  died ;  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

Now  Korah,  with  Dathan  and  Abiram,  and  two  hundred  and  fifty 
princes  of  the  congregation,  assembled  themselves  together  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  take  too  much  ujxjn  you, 
seeing  all  the  congregation  are  holy,  every  one  of  them,  and  the  Lord 
is  among  them:  wherefore  then  lift  ye  up  yourselves  above  the  assem- 
bly of  the  Lord?  And  when  Moses  heard  it,  he  fell  upon  his  face: 
and  he  s^^ake  unto  Korah  and  unto  all  his  company,  saying.  In  the 
morning  the  Lord  will  shew  who  are  his,  and  who  is  holy,  and  will 
cause  him  to  come  near  unto  him :  even  him  whom  he  shall  choose 
will  he  cause  to  come  near  unto  him.  This  do ;  take  you  censers, 
Korah,  and  all  his  company ;  and  put  fire  therein,  and  put  incense 
upon  them  before  the  Lord  to-morrow :  and  it  shall  be  that  the  man 
whom  the  Lord  doth  choose,  he  shall  be  holy :  ye  take  too  much  upon 
you,  ye  sons  of  Levi.  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah,  Hear  now,  ye  sons 
of  Levi :  seemeth  it  but  a  small  thing  unto  you,  that  the  God  of  Israel 
hath  separated  you  from  the  congregation  of  Israel,  to  bring  you  near 
to  himself;  to  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  ,of  the  Lord,  and  to 
stand  before  the  congregation  to  minister  unto  them ;  and  that  he  hath 
brought  thee  near,  and  all  thy  brethren  the  sons  of  Levi  with  thee  ? 
and  seek  ye  the  priesthood  also?  Therefore  thou  and  all  thy  company 
are  gathered  together  against  the  Lord:  and  Aaron,  what  is  he  that  ye 
murmur  against  him  ?  And  Moses  sent  to  call  Dathan  and  Abiram,  the 
sons  of  Eliab :  and  they  said.  We  will  not  come  up :  is  it  a  small  thing 
that  thou  hast  brought  us  up  out  of  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and 
honey,  to  kill  us  in  the  wilderness,  but  thou  must  needs  make  thyself 
also  a  prince  over  us?  We  will  not  come  up.  And  Moses  was  very 
wroth,  and  said  unto  the  Lord,  Respect  not  thou  their  offering :  I  have 
not  taken  one  ass  from  them,  neither  have  I  hurt  one  of  them.  And 
Moses  said  unto  Korah,  Be  thou  and  all  thy  congregation  before  the 
Lord,  thou,  and  they,  and  Aaron,  to-morrow :  and  take  ye  every  man 
his  censer,  and  put  incense  upon  them,  and  bring  ye  before  the  Lord 


530  PASSAGES   FROM    NUMBERS. 

every  man  his  censer,  two  hundred  and  fifty  censers  ;  tliou  also,  and 
Aaron,  each  his  censer.  And  they  took  every  man  his  censer,  and  put 
fire  in  them,  and  laid  incense  thereon,  and  stood  at  the  door  of  the 
tent  of  meeting  with  Moses  and  Aaron.  And  Korah  assembled  all  the 
congregation  against  them  unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting :  and 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the  congregation. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying,  Separate 
yourselves  from  among  this  congregation,  that  I  may  consume  them  in 
a  moment.  And,  they  fell  upon  their  faces,  and  said,  O  God,  the  God 
of  the  spirits  of  all  flesh,  shall  one  man  sin,  aiid  wilt  thou  be  wroth 
with  all  the  congregation?  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying. 
Speak  unto  the  congregation,  saying,  Get  you  up  from  about  the  tab- 
ernacle of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram.  And  Moses  rose  up  and  went 
unto  Dathan  and  Abiram;  and  the  elders  of  Israel  followed  him.  And 
he  spake  unto  the  congregation,  saying.  Depart,  I  pray  you,  from  the 
tents  of  these  wicked  men,  and  touch  nothing  of  theirs,  lest  ye  be 
consumed  in  all  their  sins.  So  they  gat  them  up  fiom  the  tabernacle  of 
Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram,  on  every  side :  and  Dathan  and  Abiram 
came  out,  and  stood  at  the  door  of  their  tents,  and  their  wives,  and 
their  sons,  and  their  little  ones.  And  Moses  said.  Hereby  ye  shall 
know  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  do  all  these  works ;  f  jr  /  have 
not  done  them  of  mine  own  mind.  If  these  men  die  the  common  death 
of  all  men,  or  if  they  be  visited  after  the  visitation  of  all  men ;  theii 
the  Lord  hath  not  sent  me.  But  if  the  Lord  make  a  new  thing,  and 
the  ground  open  her  mouth,  and  swallow  them  up,  with  all  that  ap- 
pertain unto  them,  and  they  go  down  alive  into  the  pit;  then  ye  shall 
understand  that  these  men  have  desi^ised  the  Lord.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  as  he  made  an, end  of  speaking  all  these  words,  that  the  ground 
clave  asunder  that  was  under  them:  and  the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 
and  swallowed  them  up,  and  their  households,  and  all  the  men  that  ap- 
pertained unto  Korah,  and  all  their  goods.  And  all  Israel  that  were 
round  about  them  fled  at  the  cry  of  them :  for  they  said.  Lest  the 
earth  swallow  us  up.  And  fire  came  forth  from  the  Lord,  and  de- 
voured the  two  hundred  and  fifty  men  that  offered  the  incense. 

But  on  the  morrow  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel 
murmured  against  Moses  and  against  Aaron,  saying.  Ye  have  killed  the 
people  of  the  Lord.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  congregation  was 
assembled  against  Moses  and  against  Aaron,  that  they  looked  toward 
the  tent  of  meeting:  and,  behold,  the  cloud  covered  it,  and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  appeared.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  to  the  front  of  the 
tent  of  meeting.  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  CJet  yon  lip 
from  among  this  congregation,  that  I  may  consume  them  in  a  moment. 


PASSAGES   FROM    NUMBERS.  531 

And  they  fell  upon  their  faces.  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy 
censer,  and  put  fire  therein  from  off  the  altar,  and  lay  incense  thereon, 
and  carry  it  quickly  unto  the  congregation,  and  make  atonement  for 
them :  for  there  is  wrath  gone  out  from  the  Lord  ;  the  plague  is  begun. 
And  Aaron  took  as  Moses  spake,  and  ran  into  the  midst  of  the  as- 
sembly ;  and,  behold,  the  plague  was  begun  among  the  people :  and  he 
put  on  the  incense,  and  made  atonement  for  the  people.  And  he 
stood  between  the  dead  and  the  living ;  and  the  plague  was  stayed. 
Now  they  that  died  by  the  plague  were  fourteen  thousand  and  seven 
hundred,  besides  them  that  died  about  the  matter  of  Korah. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak  imto  tlie  children  of 
Israel,  and  take  of  them  rods,  one  for  each  of  all  their  princes,  twelve 
rods :  write  thou  every  man's  name  upon  his  rod.  And  thou  shalt 
write  Aaron's  name  upon  the  rod  of  Levi.  And  thou  shalt  lay  them  up 
in  the  tent  of  meeting  before  the  testimony,  where  I  meet  with  you. 
And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the  man  whom  I  shall  choose,  his  rod 
shall  bud:  and  I  will  make  to  cease  from  me  the  murmurings  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  Avhich  they  murmur  against  you.  And  Moses  laid 
up  the  rods  before  the  Lord  in  the  tent  of  the  testimony.  And  it 
came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that,  behold,  the  rod  of  Aaron  for  the 
house  of  Levi  was  budded,  and  put  forth  buds,  and  bloomed  blossoms, 
and  bare  ripe  almonds.  And  Moses  brought  out  all  the  rods  from  be- 
fore the  Lord  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel :  and  they  looked,  and 
took  every  man  his  rod.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Put  back  the 
rod  of  Aaron  before  the  testimony,  to  be  kept  for  a  token  against  the 
children  of  rebellion ;  that  thou  mayest  make  an  end  of  their  murmur- 
ings against  me,  that  they  die  not.  Thus  did  Moses :  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded him,  so  did  he. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Behold,  we 
perish,  we  are  undone,  we  are  all  undone.  Every  one  that  cometh  near, 
that  cometh  near  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  dieth :  shall  we' 
perish  all  of  us?^ 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Aaron,  Thou  shalt  have  no  inheritance  in 
the  land,  neither  shalt  tliou  have  any  portion  among  them :  I  am  thy 
portion  and  thine  inheritance  among  the  children  of  Israel.  For  the 
tithe  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  they  offer  as  an  heave  olTering 
unto  the  Lord,  I  have  given  to  the  Levites  for  an  inheritance:  there- 
fore I  have  said  unto  them,  Among  the  children  of  Israel  they  shall 
have  no  inheritance.^ 

1  Then  follow  directions  to  Aaron  as  to  the  service,  and  compensation  in  tithes, 
of  the  Levites. 

2  Then  follow  minute  directions  for  preparation  of  the  water  of  separation  and 
its  use  in  uncleanness  from  a  dead  body. 


532  PASSAGES    FROM   NUMBERS. 

And  Moses  sent  messengers  from  Kadesh  unto  the  king  of  Edom, 
Thus  saith  thy  brother  Israel,  Let  us  pass,  I  pray  thee,  through  thy 
land :  we  will  not  pass  through  field  or  through  vineyard,  neither  will 
we  drink  of  the  water  of  the  wells :  we  will  go  along  the  king's  high 
way,  we  will  not  turn  aside  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left,  until 
we  have  passed  thy  border.  And  Edom  said  unto  him,  Thou  shalt 
not  pass  tlirough  me,  lest  I  come  out  with  the  sword  against  thee. 
Thus  Edom  refused  to  give  Israel  passage  through  his  border :  where- 
fore Israel  turned  away  from  him. 

And  they  journeyed  from  Kadesh,  and  came  unto  mount  Hor.  And 
the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  saying,  Aaron  shall  be  gath- 
ered unto  his  people:  for  he  shall  not  enter  into  the  land  which  I 
have  given  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  because  ye  rebelled  against  my 
word  at  the  waters  of  Meribah.  Take  Aaron  and  Eleazar  his  son,  and 
bring  them  up  unto  mount  Hor :  and  strip  Aaron  of  his  garments,  and 
put  them  upon  Eleazar  his  son :  and  Aaron  shall  be  gathered  unto  his 
peojile,  and  shall  die  there.  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  commanded: 
and  they  went  up  into  mount  Hor  in  the  sight  of  all  tlie  congrega- 
tion. And  Moses  stripped  Aaron  of  his  garments,  and  put  them  upon 
Eleazar  his  son;  and  Aaron  died  there  in  the  top  of  the  mount:  and 
Moses  and  Eleazar  came  down  from  the  mount.  And  wdien  all  the 
congregation  saw  that  Aaron  was  dead,  they  wei)t  for  Aaron  thirty 
days,  even  all  the  house  of  Israel. 

And  they  journeyed  from  mount  Hor  by  the  way  to  the  Red  Sea, 
to  compass  the  land  of  Edom :  and  the  soul  of  the  people  was  much 
discouraged  because  of  the  way.  And  the  people  spake  against  God, 
and  against  IVIoses,  Wherefore  have  ye  brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt  to 
die  in  the  wilderness?  for  there  is  no  bread,  and  there  is  no  water; 
and  our  soul  loatheth  this  light  bread.  And  the  Lord  sent  fiery  ser- 
pents among  the  people,  and  they  bit  the  people ;  and  much  people  of 
Israel  died.  And  the  people  came  to  ]\Ioses,  and  said,  We  have  sinned, 
because  we  have  spoken  against  the  Lord,  and  against  thee ;  pray  unto 
the  Lord,  that  he  take  away  the  serpents  from  us.  And  Moses  prayed 
for  the  people.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Make  thee  a  fiery  ser- 
pent, and  set  it  upon  a  standard :  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
one  that  is  bitten,  when  he  seeth  it,  shall  live.  And  Moses  made  a  ser- 
pent of  brass,  and  set  it  upon  the  standard :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that 
if  a  serpent  had  bitten  any  man,  when  he  looked  unto  the  serpent  of 
brass,  he  lived. 

And  Israel  sent  messengers  unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  saying, 
Let  me  pass  through  thy  land:  we  will  not  turn  aside  into  field,  or 
into  vineyard ;  we  will  not  drink  of  the  water  of  the  wells :  we  will 


PASSAGES    FROM    NUMBERS.  533 

go  by  the  king's  high  way,  until  we  have  passed  thy  border.  And  Si- 
hon  would .  not  suffer  Israel  to  jmss  through  his  border :  but  fought 
against  Israel.  And  Israel  smote  him  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
possessed  his  land.    Thus  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of  the  Amorites. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed,  and  pitched  in  the  plains  of 
Moab.  And  Moab  said  unto  the  elders  of  Midian,  Now  shall  this 
multitude  lick  up  all  that  is  round  about  us,  as  the  ox  licketh  up  the 
grass  of  the  field.  And  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor  was  king  of  Moab  at 
that  time.  And  he  sent  messengers  unto  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor,  to 
Pethor,  which  is  by  the  River,  to  call  him,  saying,  Behold,  there  is  a 
people  come  out  from  Egypt:  behold,  they  cover  the  face  of  the  earth, 
and  they  abide  over  against  me :  come  now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
curse  me  this  people ;  for  they  are  too  mighty  for  me :  peradventure  I 
shall  prevail,  that  we  may  smite  them,  and  that  I  may  drive  them 
out  of  the  land:  for  I  know  that  he  whom  thou  blessest  is  blessed, 
and  he  whom  thou  cm-sest  is  cursed.  And  the  elders  of  Moab  and 
the  elders  of  Midian  departed  with  the  rewards  of  divination  in  their 
hand ;  and  they  came  unto  Balaam,  and  spake  unto  him  the  words  of 
Balak.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Lodge  here  this  night,  and  I  will 
bring  you  word  again,  as  the  Lord  shall  speak  unto  me :  and  the 
princes  of  INIoab  abode  with  Balaam.  And  God  came  unto  Balaam, 
and  said,  "What  men  are  these  with  thee  ?  And  Balaam  said  unto 
God,  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  king  of  Moab,  hath  sent  unto  me,  sai/- 
ing,  Behold,  the  people  that  is  come  out  of  Egypt,  it  covereth  the  face 
of  the  earth :  now,  come  curse  me  them  ;  peradventure  I  shall  be  able 
to  fight  against  them,  and  shall  drive  them  out.  And  God  said  unto 
Balaam,  Thou  shalt  not  go  with  them ;  thou  shalt  not  curse  the 
people :  for  they  are  blessed.  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  said  unto  the  princes  of  Balak,  Get  you  into  your  land :  for  the 
Lord  refuseth  to  give  me  leave  to  go  with  you.  And  the  princes  of 
Moab  rose  up,  and  they  went  unto  Balak,  and  said,  Balaam  refuseth 
to  come  with  us.  And  Balak  sent  yet  again  princes,  more,  and  more 
honourable  than  they.  And  they  came  to  Balaam,  and  said  to  him. 
Thus  saith  Balak,  the  son  of  Zippor,  Let  nothing,  I  pray  thee,  hinder 
thee  from  coming  unto  me:  for  I  will  promote  thee  unto  very  great 
honour,  and  whatsoever  thou  sayest  unto  me  I  will  do:  come  there- 
fore, I  pray  thee,  curse  me  this  people.  And  Balaam  answered  and 
said  unto  the  servants  of  Balak,  If  Balak  would  give  me  his  house  full 
of  silver  and  gold,  I  cannot  go  beyond  the  word  of  the  Lord  my  God, 
to  do  less  or  more.  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you,  tarry  ye  also  here  this 
night,  that  I  may  know  what  the  Lord  will  speak  unto  me  more.  . 
And  God  came  unto  Balaam  at  night,  and  said  unto  him,  If  the  men 


534  PASSAGES    FROM    NUMBERS. 

he  come  to  call  thee,  rise  up,  go  with  them ;  but  only  the  word  which 
I  speak  unto  thee,  that  shalt  thou  do.  And  Balaam  rose,  up  in  the 
morning,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and  went  with  the  princes  of  INIoab. 
And  God's  anger  was  kindled  because  he  went :  and  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  placed  himself  in  the  way  for  an  adversary  against  him.  Now 
he  was  riding  upon  his  ass,  and  his  two  servants  were  with  him.  And 
the  ass  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord  standing  in  the  way,  with  his  sword 
drawn  in  his  hand :  and  the  ass  turned  aside  out  of  the  way,  and  went 
into  the  field:  and  Balaam  smote  the  ass,  to  turn  her  into  the  way. 
Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in  a  hollow  way  between  the  vine- 
yards, a  fence  being  on  this  side,  and  a  fence  on  that  side.  And  the 
ass  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  and  she  thriist  herself  unto  the  wall, 
and  crushed  Balaam's  foot  against  the  wall :  and  he  smote  her  again. 
And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went  further,  and  stood  in  a  narrow  ijlace, 
where  was  no  way  to  tui-n  either  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 
And  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  and  she  lay  down  under 
Balaam :  and  Balaam's  anger  was  kindled,  and  he  smote  the  ass  with 
his  staff.  And  the  Lord  opened  the  mouth  of  the  ass,  and  she  said 
unto  Balaam,  What  have  I  done  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast  smitten  me 
these  three  times?  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  ass,  Because  thou  hast 
mocked  me :  I  would  there  were  a  sword  in  mine  hand,  for  now  I 
had  killed  thee.  And  the  ass  said  unto  Balaam,  Am  not  I  thine  ass, 
upon  which  thou  hast  ridden  all  thy  life  long  unto  this  day  ?  was  I 
ever  wont  to  do  so  unto  thee?  And  he  said.  Nay.  Then  the  Lord 
opened  the  eyes  of  Balaam,  and  he  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stand- 
ing in  the  way,  with  his  sword  drawn  in  his  hand :  and  he  bowed  his 
head,  and  fell  on  his  face.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Wherefore  hast  tliou  smitten  thine  ass  these  three  times?  behold,  I 
am  come  forth  for  an  adversary,  because  thy  way  is  perverse  before 
me :  and  tlie  ass  saw  me,  and  turned  aside  before  me  these  three 
times:  unless  she  had  turned  aside  from  me,  surely  now  I  had  even 
slain  thee,  and  saved  her  alive.  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  I  have  sinned  ;  for  I  knew  not  that  thou  stoodest  in  the 
way  against  me:  now  therefore,  if  it  displease  thee,  I  will  get  me  back 
again.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  Balaam,  Go  with  the 
men :  but  only  the  word  that  I  sliall  speak  unto  thee,  that  th(ju  shalt 
speak.  So  Balaam  went  witli  tlie  i)rinces  of  Balak.  And  when  Balak 
heard  that  Balaam  was  come,  he  went  out  to  meet  him  unto  the  City 
of  Moal),  which  is  on  the  border  of  Arnon,  which  is  in  the  utmost 
part  f)f  the  border.  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Did  I  not  earnestly 
send  unto  thee  to  call  thee?  wherefore  camest  tliou  not  unto  me?  am 
I  not  able  indeed  to  promote  tliee  to  honour?    And  Balaam  said  unto 


PASSAGES   FROM   NUMBERS.  535 

Balak,  Lo,  I  am  come  unto  thee :  have  I  now  any  power  at  all  to 
speak  any  thing?  the  word  that  God  putteth  in  my  mouth,  that  shall 
I  speak.  And  Balaam  went  with  Balak,  and  they  came  unto  Kiriath- 
huzoth.  And  Balak  sacrificed  oxen  and  sheep,  and  sent  to  Balaam, 
and  to  the  princes  that  were  with  him.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  that  Balak  took  Balaam,  and  brought  him  up  into  the  high 
places  of  Baal,  and  he  saw  from  thence  the  utmost  part  of  the  people. 
And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Build  me  here  seven  altars,  and  prepare 
me  here  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams.  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam 
had  spoken  ;  and  Balak  and  Balaam  offered  on  every  altar  a  bullock 
and  a  ram.  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Stand  by  thy  burnt  offering, 
and  I  will  go  ;  peradventure  the  Lord  will  come  to  meet  me :  and 
whatsoever  he  sheweth  me  I  will  tell  thee.  And  he  went  to  a  bare 
height.  And  God  met  Balaam :  and  he  said  unto  him,  I  have  pre- 
pared the  seven  altars,  and  I  have  offered  up  a  bullock  and  a  ram  on 
every  altar.  And  the  Lord  put  a  word  in  Balaam's  mouth,  and  said, 
Return  unto  Balak,  and  thus  thou  shalt  speak.  And  he  returned  unto 
him,  and,  lo,  he  stood  by  his  burnt  offering,  he,  and  all  the  princes  of 
Moab.     And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 

From  Aram  hath  Balak  brought  me, 

The  king  of  Bloab  from  the  mountains  of  the  East : 

Come,  curse  me  Jacob, 

And  come,  defy  Israel. 

How  shall  I  curse,  whom  God  hath  not  cursed? 

And  how  shall  I  defy,  whom  the  Lord  hath  not  defied  ? 

For  from  the  top  of  the  rocks  I  see  him, 

And  from  the  hills  I  behold  him : 

Lo,  it  is  a  people  that  dwell  alone. 

And  shall  not  be  reckoned  among  the  nations. 

Who  can  count  the  dust  of  Jacob, 

Or  number  the  fourth  part  of  Israel? 

Let  me  die  the  death  of  the  righteous. 

And  let  my  last  end  be  like  his ! 
And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  AVhat  hast  thou  done  unto  me  ?  I  took 
thee  to  curse  mine  enemies,  and,  behold,  thou  hast  blessed  them 
altogether.  And  he  answered  and  said,  Must  I  not  take  heed  to  speak 
that  which  the  Lord  putteth  in  my  mouth?  And  Balak  said  unto 
him,  Come,  I  pray  thee,  with  me  unto  another  place,  from  whence 
thou  mayest  see  them ;  thou  shalt  see  but  the  utmost  part  of  them, 
and  shalt  not  see  them  all :  and  curse  me  them  from  thence.  And  he 
took  him  into  the  field  of  Zophim,  to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  and  built 
seven  altars,  and  offered  up  a  bullock  and  a  ram  on  every  altar.    And 


536  PASSAGES   FROM    NUMBERS. 

he  said  unto  Balak,  Stand  here  by  thy  burnt  offering,  while  I  meet 
the  Lord  yonder.  And  the  Lord  met  Balaam,  and  \)\xi  a  word  in  his 
mouth,  and  said,  Return  unto  Balak,  and  thus  shalt  thou  speak.  And 
he  came  to  him,  and,  lo,  he  stood  by  his  burnt  offering,  and  tlie 
princes  of  Moab  with  him.  And  Balak  said  unto  him,  What  hath  the 
Lord  spoken?    And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 

Rise  up,  Balak,  and  hear ; 

Hearken  unto  me,  thou  son  of  Zippor: 

God  is  not  a  man,  that  he  should  lie ; 

Neither  the  son  of  man,  that  he  should  repent: 

Hath  he  said,  and  shall  he  not  do  it? 

Or  hath  he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not  make  it  good? 

Behold,  I  have  received  commandment  to  bless : 

And  he  hath  blessed,  and  I  cannot  reverse  it. 

He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity  in  Jacob, 

Neither  hath  he  seen  perverseness  in  Israel : 

The  Lord  his  God  is  with  him, 

And  the  shout  of  a  king  is  among  them. 

God  bringeth  them  forth  out  of  Egypt ; 

He  hath  as  it  were  the  strength  of  the  wild-ox. 

Surely  there  is  no  enchantment  against  Jacob, 

Neither  is  there  any  divination  against  Israel: 

Now  shall  it  be  said  of  Jacob  and  of  Israel, 

What  hath  God  wrought ! 

Behold,  the  people  riseth  uj)  as  a  lioness, 

And  as  a  lion  doth  he  lift  himself  up : 

He  shall  not  lie  down  until  he  eat  of  the  prey, 

And  drink  the  blood  of  the  slain. 
And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Neither  curse  them  at  all,  nor  bless  them 
at  all.  But  Balaam  answered  and  said  unto  Balak,  Told  not  I  thee, 
saying,  All  that  the  Lord  speaketh,  that  I  must  do  ?  And  Balak  said 
unto  Balaam,  Come  now,  I  will  take  thee  unto  another  place ;  perad- 
venture  it  will  please  God  that  thou  maycst  curse  me  them  from 
thence.  And  Balak  took  Balaam  unto  the  top  of  Peor,  that  looketh 
down  upon  the  desert.  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Build  me  here 
seven  altars,  and  prepare  me  here  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams.  And 
Balak  did  as  Balaam  had  said,  and  offered  ui>  a  bullock  and  a  ram  on 
every  altar.  And  when  Balaam  saw  tliat  it  pleased  tlie  Lord  to  bless 
Israel,  he  went  not,  as  at  the  other  times,  to  meet  with  cnc^liantments, 
but  he  .set  his  face  toward  the  wilderne&s.  And  Balaam  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  and  he  saw  Israel  dwelling  according  to  their  tribes;  and  the 
Bpirit  of  God  came  upon  him.    And  he  took  up  his  jjarable,  and  said. 


PASSAGES   FROM    NUMBERS.  637 

Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  saith, 

And  the  man  whose  eye  was  closed  saith : 

He  saith,  which  heareth  the  words  of  God, 

Which  seeth  the  vision  of  the  Almighty, 

Falling  down,  and  having  his  eyes  open : 

How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O  Jacob, 

Thy  tabernacles,  O  Israel ! 

As  valleys  are  they  spread  forth, 

As  gardens  by  the  river  side. 

As  lign-aloes  which  the  Lord  hath  planted. 

As  cedar  trees  beside  the  waters. 

Water  shall  flow  from  his  buckets. 

And  his  seed  shall  be  in  many  waters. 

And  his  king  shall  be  higher  than  Agag, 

And  his  kingdom  shall  be  exalted. 

God  bringeth  him  forth  out  of  Egypt ; 

He  hath  as  it  were  the  strength  of  the  wild-ox : 

He  shall  eat  up  the  nations  his  adversaries. 

And  shall  break  their  bones  in  pieces. 

And  smite  them  through  with  his  arrows. 

He  couched,  he  lay  down  as  a  lion. 

And  as  a  lioness ;   Mdio  shall  rouse  him  up  ? 

Blessed  be  every  one  that  blesseth  thee, 

And  cursed  be  every  one  that  curseth  thee. 
And  Balak's  anger  was  kindled  against  Balaam,  and  he  smote  his 
hands  together:  and  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  I  called  thee  to  curse 
mine  enemies,  and,  behold,  thou  hast  altogether  blessed  them  these 
three  times.  Therefore  now  flee  thou  to  thy  place:  I  thought  to  pro- 
mote thee  unto  great  honour ;  but,  lo,  the  Lord  hath  kept  thee  back 
from  honour.  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Spake  I  not  also  to  thy 
messengers  which  thou  sentest  unto  me,  saying.  If  Balak  would  give 
me  his  house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  I  cannot  go  beyond  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  to  do  either  good  or  bad  of  mine  own  mind ;  what  the  Lord 
speaketh,  that  will  I  speak?  And  now,  behold,  I  go  unto  my  people: 
come,  and  I  will  advertise  thee  what  this  people  shall  do  to  thy  people 
in  the  latter  days.    And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 

Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  saith. 

And  the  man  whose  eye  was  closed  saith : 

He  saith,  which  heareth  the  words  of  God, 

And  knoweth  the  knowledge  of  the  Most  High, 

Which  seeth  the  vision  of  the  Almighty, 

Falling  down,  and  having  his  eyes  open : 


538  PASSAGES   FROM    NUMBERS. 

I  see  him,  but  not  now : 

I  behold  him,  but  not  nigh  : 

There  shall  come  forth  a  star  out  of  Jacob, 

And  a  sceptre  shall  rise  out  of  Israel, 

And  shall  smite  through  the  corners  of  IMoab, 

And  break  down  all  the  sons  of  tumult. 

And  Edom  shall  lie  a  possession, 

Seir  also  shall  be  a  possession,  wldcli  were  his  enemies ; 

While  Israel  doeth  valiantly. 

And  out  of  Jacob  shall  one  have  dominion, 

And  shall  destroy  the  remnant  from  the  city. 
And  he  looked  on  Amalek,  and  took  up  his  parable,  an<l  said, 

Amalek  was  the  first  of  the  nations  ; 

But  his  latter  end  shall  come  to  destruction. 
And  he  looked  on  the  Kenite,  and  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 

Strong  is  thy  dwelling  place, 

And  thy  nest  is  set  in  the  rock. 

Nevertheless  Kain  shall  be  wasted, 

Until  Asshur  shall  carry  thee  away  captive. 
And  he  took  uji  his  parable,  and  said, 

Alas,  who  shall  live  when  God  doeth  this  ? 

But  ships  shall  come  from  the  coast  of  Kittim, 

And  they  shall  afflict  Asshur,  and  sliall  afflict  Eber, 

And  he  also  shall  come  to  destruction. 
And  Balaam  rose  up,  and  went  and  returned  to  liis  place :   and  Balak 
also  went  his  way. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Get  thee  uj)  into  this  mountain  of 
Abarim,  and  behold  the  land  which  I  have  given  unto  the  children 
of  Israel.  And  when  thou  hast  seen  it,  thou  also  shalt  Ije  gathered 
unto  thy  people,  as  Aaron'  thy  brother  was  gathered :  because  ye  re- 
l)elled  against  my  word  in  the  wilderness  of  Zin,  in  the  strife  of  the 
congregation,  to  sanctify  me  at  the  waters  before  their  eyes.  (These 
are  the  waters  of  Meribah  of  Kadesh  in  the  wilderness  of  Zin.)  And 
Moses  spake  imto  the  Loud,  saying,  Let  the  Lord,  the  God  of  the 
spirits  of  all  flesh,  appoint  a  man  over  the  congregation,  which  may 
go  out  before  them,  and  which  may  come  in  before  them,  and  which 
may  lead  them  out,  and  which  may  bring  tliem  in  ;  that  the  congre- 
gation of  the  Lord  be  not  as  sheep  which  have  no  shepherd.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Take  thee  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  a  man 
in  wliom  is  the  si)irit,  and  lay  thine  hand  upon  him  ;  and  set  him  he- 
fore  Eleazar  the  i)riest,  and  before  all  the  congregation ;  and  give  him 
a  charge  in  their  sight.    And  thou  shalt  put  of  thine  honour  upon  him, 


PASSAGES   FROM    NUMBERS.  539 

that  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  may  obey.  And  he 
shall  stand  before  Eleazar  the  priest,  who  shall  inquire  for  him  by  the 
judgement  of  the  Urim  before  the  Lord  :  at  his  word  shall  they  go 
out,  and  at  his  word  they  shall  come  in,  both  he,  and  all  the  children 
of  Israel  with  him,  even  all  the  congregation.  And  Moses  did  as  the 
Lord  commanded  him :  and  he  took  Joshua,  and  set  him  before  Elea- 
zar the  priest,  and  before  all  the  congregation :  and  he  laid  his  hands 
upon  him,  and  gave  him  a  charge,  as  the  Lord  spake  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Avenge  the  children  of 
Israel  of  the  Midianites:  afterward  shalt  thou  be  gathered  unto  thy 
j)eople.  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  people,  saying.  Arm  ye  men  from 
among  you  for  the  war,  that  they  may  go  against  Midian,  to  execute 
the  Lord's  vengeance  on  Midian.  Of  every  tribe  a  thousand,  through- 
out all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  shall  ye  send  to  the  war.  And  Moses  sent 
them,  a  thousand  of  every  tribe,  to  the  war,  them  and  Phinehas  the 
son  of  Eleazar  the  priest,  to  the  war,  with  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary 
and  the  trumpets  for  the  alarm  in  his  hand.  And  they  warred  against 
Midian,  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses ;  and  they  slew  every  male. 
And  they  slew  the  kings  of  Midian  with  the  rest  of  their  slain  ;  Evi, 
and  Rekem,  and  Zur,  and  Hur,  and  Reba,  the  five  kings  of  Midian: 
Balaam  also  the  son  of  Beor  they  slew  with  the  sword.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  took  captive  the  women  of  IMidian  and  their  little  ones ; 
and  all  their  cattle,  and  all  their  flocks,  and  all  their  goods,  they  took 
for  a  prey.  And  all  their  cities  in  the  places  wherein  they  dwelt,  and 
all  their  encampments,  they  burnt  with  fire. 

And  Moses  was  wroth  with  ,the  officers  of  the  host,  the  captains  of 
thousands  and  the  captains  of  hundreds,  which  came  from  the  service 
of  the  war.  And  Moses  said  unto  them.  Have  ye  saved  all  the  women 
alive  ?  Behold,  these  caused  the  children  of  Israel,  through  the  coun- 
sel of  Balaam,  to  commit  trespass  against  the  Lord  in  the  matter  of 
Peor,  and  so  the  plague  was  among  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  officers  which  were  over  the  thousands  of  the  host,  the  cap- 
tains of  thousands,  and  the  captains  of  hundreds,  came  near  unto 
Moses:  and  they  said  unto  INIoses,  Thy  servants  have  taken  the  sum 
of  the  men  of  war  which  are  under  our  charge,  and  there  lacketh  not 
one  man  of  us.  And  we  have  brought  the  Lord's  oblation,  what 
every  man  hath  gotten,  of  jewels  of  gold,  ankle  chains,  and  bracelets, 
signet-rings,  earrings,  and  armlets,  to  make  atonement  for  our  souls 
before  the  Lord.  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  goriest  took  the  gold  of 
them,  even  all  wrought  jewels.  And  all  the  gold  of  the  heave  offer- 
ing that  they  offered  up  to  the  Lord,  of  the  captains  of  thousands, 


540  PASSAGES   FROM   NUMBERS. 

and  of  the  cai^tains  of  hundreds,  was  sixteen  thousand  seven  hundred 
and  fifty  shekels. 

Now  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of  Gad  had  a  very 
great  multitude  of  cattle :  and  when  they  saw  the  land  of  Jazer,  and 
the  land  of  Gilead,  that,  behold,  the  place  was  a  place  for  cattle ;  the 
children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Reuben  came  and  spake  unto 
Moses,  and  to  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  the  princes  of  the  congre- 
gation, saying,  Let  this  land  be  given  unto  thy  servants  for  a  posses- 
sion ;  bring  us  not  over  Jordan.  And  INIoses  said  unto  the  children  of 
Gad  and  to  the  children  of  Reuben,  Shall  your  brethren  go  to  the  war, 
and  shall  ye  sit  here  ?  Behold,  ye  are  risen  up  in  your  fcithers'  stead, 
an  increase  of  sinful  men,  to  augment  yet  the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord 
toward  Israel.  And  they  came  near  unto  him,  and  said,  AVe  will 
build  sheepfolds  here  for  our  cattle,  and  cities  for  our  little  ones :  but 
we  ourselves  will  be  ready  armed  to  go  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
until  we  have  brought  them  unto  their  place.  And  Moses  said  unto 
them,  If  ye  will  do  this  thing ;  if  ye  will  arm  yourselves  to  go  before 
the  Lord  to  the  war,  and  every  armed  man  of  you  will  pass  over 
Jordan  before  the  Lord,  until  he  hath  driven  out  his  enemies  from 
before  him,  and  the  land  be  subdued  before  the  Lord  :  then  afterward 
ye  shall  return,  and  be  guiltless  towards  the  Lord,  and  towards  Israel ; 
and  this  land  shall  be  unto  you  for  a  possession  before  the  Lord.  And 
the  children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Reuben  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying.  Thy  servants  will  do  as  my  lord  commandeth. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  plains  of  INIoab  by  the 
Jordan  at  Jericho,  saying,  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them.  When  ye  pass  over  Jordan  into  the  land  of  Canaan,  then 
ye  shall  drive  out  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  from  before  you,  and 
destroy  all  their  figured  stones,  and  destroy  all  their  molten  images, 
aTid  demolish  all  their  high  places :  and  ye  shall  take  jiossession  of 
the  land,  and  dwell  therein:  for  unto  you  have  I  given  the  land  to 
possess  it.  And  ye  shall  inherit  the  land  by  lot  according  to  your 
families.  But  if  ye  will  not  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of  the  lan<l 
from  before  you ;  then  shall  those  which  ye  let  remain  of  them  be  as 
pricks  in  your  eyes,  and  as  thorns  in  your  sides,  and  they  shall  vex 
you  in  the  land  wherein  ye  dwell.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as 
I  thought  to  do  unto  them,  so  will  I  do  unto  you. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  the  Jor- 
dan at  Jericho,  saying,  C'omraand  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  give 
unto  the  I^t^vites  of  the  inheritance  of  their  possession  cities  to  dwell 
in  ;  and  sul)urbs  for  the  cities  round  al)out  them  shall  ye  give  unto  the 
Levitcs.    And  the  cities  shall  they  have  to  dwell  in:  and  their  suburbs 


PASSAGES   FROM    DEUTERONOMY.  541 

shall  be  for  their  cattle,  and  for  their  substance,  and  for  all  their  beasts. 
All  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give  to  the  Levites  shall  be  forty  and 
eight  cities :  them  shall  ye  give  with  their  suburbs. 


PASSAGES   FROM 
THE   FIFTH   BOOK   OF   MOSES, 


COMMONLY   CALLED 


DEUTERONOMY. 


These  be  words  which  Moses  spake  unto  all  Israel. 

Hear,  O  Israel :  the  Lord  our  God  is  one  Lord  :  and  thou  shalt  love 
the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thine  heart,  and  witli  all  thy  soul,  and  with 
all  thy  might.  And  these  words,  which  I  command  thee  this  day,  shall 
be  upon  thine  heart:  and  thou  shalt  teach  them  diligently  unto  thy 
children,  and  shalt  talk  of  them  when  thou  sittest  in  thine  house,  and 
when  thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou  liet^t  down,  and  when 
thou  risest  up.  And  thou  shalt  bind  them  for  a  sign  upon  thine  hand, 
and  they  shall  be  for  frontlets  between  thine  eyes.  And  thou  shalt 
write  them  upon  the  door  posts  of  thy  house,  and  upon  thy  gates. 

And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bring  thee  into  the 
land  which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to 
Jacob,  to  give  thee  ;  great  and  goodly  cities,  which  thou  buildedst  not, 
and  houses  full  of  all  good  things,  which  thou  filledst  not,  and  cisterns 
hewn  out,  which  thou  hewedst  not,  vineyards  and  olive  trees,  which 
thou  plantedst  not,  and  thou  shalt  eat  and  be  full ;  then  beware  lest 
thou  forget  the  Lord,  which  brought  thee  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

When  thy  son  asketh  thee  in  time  to  come,  saying.  What  mean  the 
testimonies,  and  the  statutes,  and  the  judgements,  which  the  Lord  our 
God  hath  commanded  you  ?  then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thy  son.  We 
were  Pharaoh's  bondmen  in  Egypt ;  and  the  Lord  brought  us  out  of 
Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand :  and  the  Lord  shewed  signs  and  wonders, 
great  and  sore,  upon  Egypt,  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  house, 
before  our  eyes :  and  he  brought  us  out  from  thence,  that  he  might 
bring  us  in,  to  give  us  the  land  which  he  sware  unto  our  fathers.  And 
the  Lord  commanded  us  to  do  all  these  statutes,  to  fear  the  Lord  our 
Grod,  for  our  good  always,  that  he  might  preserve  us  alive,  as  at  this  day. 


542  PASSAGES   FROM   DEUTERONOMY. 

The  Lord  did  not  set  his  love  upon  you,  nor  choose  you,  because 
ye  were  more  in  number  than  any  people ;  for  ye  were  the  fewest  of 
all  peoples :  but  because  the  Lord  loveth  you,  and  because  Jne  would 
keep  the  oath  which  he  sware  unto  your  fathers. 

And  thou  shalt  remember  all  the  way  which  the  Lord  thy  Go<l 
hath  led  thee  these  forty  years  in  the  wilderness,  that  he  might  humble 
thee,  to  prove  thee,  to  know  what  was  in  thine  heart,  whether  thou 
wouldest  keep  his  commandments,  or  no.  And  he  humbled  thee,  and 
suffered  thee  to  hunger,  and  fed  thee  with  manna,  which  thou  knew- 
est  not,  neither  did  thy  fathers  know ;  that  he  might  make  thee  know 
that  man  doth  not  live  by  bread  only,  but  by  every  thing  that  pro- 
ceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  doth  man  live.  Thy  raiment 
waxed  not  old  upon  thee,  neither  did  thy  foot  swell,  these  forty  years. 
And  thou  shalt  consider  in  thine  heart,  that,  as  a  man  chasteneth  his 
son,  so  the  Lord  thy  God  chasteneth  thee.  And  thou  shalt  keep  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  fear 
him.  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bringeth  thee  into  a  good  land,  a  land  of 
brooks  of  water,  of  fountains  and  depths,  si^ringing  forth  in  valleys  and 
hills ;  a  land  of  wheat  and  barley,  and  vines  and  fig  trees  and  pome- 
granates ;  a  land  of  oil  olives  and  honey  ;  a  land  wherein  thou  shalt 
eat  bread  without  scarceness,  thou  shalt  not  lack  any  thing  in  it;  a 
land  whose  stones  are  iron,  and  out  of  whose  hills  thou  mayest  dig 
brass.  And  thou  shalt  eat  and  be  full,  and  thou  shalt  bless  the  Lord 
thy  God  for  the  good  land  which  he  hath  given  thee.  Beware  lest 
thou  forget  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  thou  say  in  thine  heart,  My  power 
and  the  might  of  mine  hand  hath  gotten  me  this  wealth.  But  thou 
shalt  remember  the  Lord  thy  God,  for  it  is  he  that  giveth  thee  power 
to  get  wealth. 

Hear,  0  Israel :  thou  art  to  pass  over  Jordan  tliis  day,  to  go  in  to 
possess  nations  greater  and  mightier  than  thyself  Speak  not  thou  in 
thine  heart,  after  that  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  thrust  them  out  from 
before  thee,  saying,  For  my  righteousness  the  Lord  hath  brought  me  in 
to  posses.-s  this  land :  v/hereas  for  tlie  wickedness  of  these  nations  the 
Lord  doth  drive  them  out  from  before  thee.  Know  therefore,  that  tlie 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  not  this  good  land  to  possess  it  for  thy 
righteousness ;  for  thou  art  a  stiffnecked  people. 

And  now,  Israel,  what  doth  the  Lord  thy  God  require  of  tlu^e,  but 
to  fear  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  love  him, 
and  to  serve  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart  and  with  all  thy 
soul,  to  keep  the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  and  his  statutes,  which 
I  command  thee  this  day  for  thy  good  ?  Behold,  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  belongeth  the  heaven,  and  the  heaven  of  heavens,  the  earth,  with 


PASSAGES   FROM    DEUTERONOMY.  543 

all  that  therein  is.  Only  the  Lord  had  a  delight  in  thy  fathers  to 
love  them,  and  he  chose  their  seed  after  them,  even  you  out  of  all 
peoples,  as  at  this  day.  Circumcise  therefore  your  heart,  and  be  no 
more  stiffnecked.  For  the  Lord  your  God,  he  is  God  of  gods,  and 
Lord  of  lords,  the  great  God,  the  mighty,  and  the  terrible,  which  re- 
gardeth  not  persons,  nor  taketli  reward.  He  doth  execute  the  judge- 
ment of  the  fatherless  and  widow,  and  loveth  the  stranger,  in  giving 
him  food  and  raiment.  Love  ye  therefore  the  stranger:  for  ye  were 
strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt.  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God ; 
him  shalt  thou  serve  :  and  to  him  shalt  thou  cleave,  and  by  his  name 
shalt  thou  swear.  He  is  thy  praise,  and  he  is  thy  God,  that  hath 
done  for  thee  these  great  and  terrible  things,  which  thine  eyes  have 
seen.  Thy  fathers  went  down  into  Egypt  with  threescore  and  ten  per- 
sons ;  and  now  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  made  thee  as  the  stars  of 
heaven  for  multitude. 

Therefore  shall  ye  lay  up  these  my  words  in  your  heart  and  in 
your  soul ;  and  ye  shall  bind  them  for  a  sign  upon  your  hand,  and 
they  shall  be  for  frontlets  between  your  eyes.  And  ye  shall  teach 
them  your  children,  talking  of  them,  when  thou  sittest  in  thine  house, 
and  when  thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou  liest  down,  and 
when  thou  risest  up.  And  thou  shalt  write  them  upon  the  door  posts 
of  thine  house,  and  upon  thy  gates. 

Behold,  I  set  before  you  this  day  a  blessing  and  a  curse ;  the  bless- 
ing, if  ye  shall  hearken  unto  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  which  I  command  you  this  day  :  and  the  curse,  if  ye  shall  not 
hearken  unto  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  your  God,  but  turn 
aside  out  of  the  way  which  I  command  you  this  day,  to  go  after  other 
gods,  which  ye  have  not  known. 

When  thou  art  come  into  the  land  which  the  Lord  tliy  God  givetb 
thee,  thou  shalt  not  learn  to  do  after  the  abominations  of  those  na- 
tions. There  shall  not  be  found  with  thee  any  one  that  maketh  his 
son  or  his  daughter  to  pass  through  the  fire,  one  that  useth  divination, 
one  that  practiseth  augury,  or  an  enchanter,  or  a  sorcerer,  or  a  charmer, 
or  a  consulter  with  a  familiar  spirit,  or  a  wizard,  or  a  necromancer. 
For  these  nations,  which  thou  shalt  possess,  hearken  unto  them  that 
practise  augury,  and  unto  diviners :  but  as  for  thee,  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  not  suffered  thee  so  to  do.  The  Lord  thy  God  will  raise  up 
unto  thee  a  prophet  from  the  midst  of  thee,  of  thy  brethren,  like  unto 
me ;  unto  him  ye  shall  hearken  ;  according  to  all  that  thou  desiredst 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Horeb  in  the  day  of  the  assembly,  saying, 
Let  me  not  hear  again  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  neither  let  me 
see  this  great  fire  any  more,  that  I  die  not.     And  the  Lord  said  unto 


544  PASSAGES    FROM    DEUTERONOMY. 

me,  They  have  well  said  that  whicli  tliey  have  spoken.  I  will  raise 
them  up  a  prophet  from  among  their  brethren,  like  unto  thee ;  and  I 
will  put  my  words  in  his  month,  and  he  shall  speak  unto  them  all 
that  I  shall  command  him.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  whosoever 
will  not  hearken  unto  my  words  which  he  shall  speak  in  my  name,  I 
will  require  it  of  him.  But  the  prophet,  which  shall  speak  a  word 
presumptuously  in  my  name,  which  I  have  not  commanded  him  to 
speak,  or  that  shall  speak  in  the  name  of  other  gods,  that  same  prophet 
shall  die.  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart,  How  shall  we  know  the  word 
which  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  ?  When  a  prophet  speaketh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  if  the  thing  follow  not,  nor  come  to  pass,  that  is 
the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  :  the  prophet  hath  spoken 
it  presumptuously,  thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  of  him. 

Thou  shalt  not  remove  thy  neighbour's  landmark,  which  they  of 
old  time  have  set,  in  thine  inheritance  which  thou  shalt  inherit,  in  the 
land  that  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

One  witness  shall  not  rise  np  against  a  man  for  any  iniquity,  or  for 
any  sin,  in  any  sin  that  he  sinneth:  at  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or 
at  the  mouth  of  three  witnesses,  shall  a  matter  be  established.  If  an 
mu-ighteous  witness  rise  up  against  any  man  to  testify  against  him  of 
wrong  doing ;  then  both  the  men,  between  whom  the  controversy  is, 
shall  stand  before  the  Lord,  before  the  priests  and  the  judges  which 
shall  be  in  those  days ;  and  the  judges  shall  make  diligent  inquisition : 
and,  behold,  if  the  witness  be  a  fe,lse  witness,  and  hath  testified  falsely 
against  his  brother ;  then  shall  ye  do  unto  him,  as  he  had  thought  to 
do  unto  his  brother.  And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity ;  life  aliall  go  foi- 
life,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for  hand,  foot  for  foot. 

When  thou  drawest  nigh  unto  a  city  to  fight  against  it,  tlien  pro- 
claim peace  unto  it.  And  it  shall  be,  if  it  make  thee  answer  of  peace, 
and  open  unto  thee,  then  it  shall  be,  that  all  the  people  that  is  found 
therein  shall  become  tributaiy  unto  thee,  and  shall  serve  thee.  And 
if  it  will  make  no  peace  with  thee,  but  will  make  war  against  thee, 
then  thou  shalt  besiege  it :  and  when  the  Lord  thy  God  delivereth  it 
into  thine  hand,  thou  slialt  smite  every  niale  thei-eof  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword :  but  the  women,  and  the  little  ones,  and  the  cattle,  and  all 
that  is  in  the  city,  even  all  the  spoil  thereof,  shalt  thou  take  for  a  prey 
unto  thyself;  and  thou  shalt  eat  the  spoil  of  thine  enemies,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee.  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  all  the  cities 
which  are  very  far  off"  from  thee,  which  are  not  of  the  cities  of  these 
nations.  But  of  the  cities  of  these  peoples,  which  tiie  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance,  thou  shalt  save  alive  notliing  that 
breatheth :  but  thou  shalt  utterly  destroy  them ;   the  Hittite,  and  the 


PASSAGES   FROM    DEUTERONOMY.  545 

Amorite,  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite  ; 
as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  commanded  thee :  that  they  teach  you  not 
to  do  after  all  their  abominations,  which  they  have  done  unto  their 
gods;  so  should  ye  sin  against  the  Lord  your  God. 

If  a  man  have  a  stubborn  and  rebellious  son,  which  will  not  obey 
the  voice  of  his  father,  or  the  voice  of  his  mother,  and  though  they 
chasten  him,  will  not  hearken  unto  them :  then  shall  his  father  and 
his  mother  lay  hold  on  him,  and  bring  him  out  unto  the  elders  of  his 
city,  and  unto  the  gate  of  his  place ;  and  they  shall  say  unto  the  elders 
of  his  city.  This  our  son  is  stubborn  and  rebellious,  he  will  not  obey 
our  voice ;  he  is  a  riotous  liver,  and  a  drunkard.  And  all  the  men  of 
his  city  shall  stone  him  with  stones,  that  he  die :  so  shalt  thou  put 
away  the  evil  from  the  midst  of  thee ;  and  all  Israel  shall  hear,  and  fear. 

Thou  shalt  not  lend  upon  usury  to  thy  brother ;  usury  of  money, 
usury  of  victuals,  usury  of  any  thing  that  is  lent  upon  usury  :  unto  a 
foreigner  thou  mayest  lend  upon  usury  ;  but  unto  thy  brother  thou 
shalt  not  lend  upon  usury. 

When  thou  dost  lend  thy  neighbour  any  manner  of  loan,  thou  shalt 
not  go  into  his  house  to  fetch  his  i)ledge.  Thou  shalt  stand  without, 
and  the  man  to  whom  thou  dost  lend  shall  bring  forth  the  i^ledge 
without  unto  thee.  And  if  he  be  a  poor  man,  thou  shalt  surely  re- 
store to  him  the  pledge  when  the  sun  goeth  dowri,,  that  he  may  sleep 
in  his  garment,  and  bless  thee :  and  it  shall  be  righteousness  unto 
thee  before  the  Lord  thy  God. 

Thou  shalt  not  oppress  an  hired  servant  that  is  poor  and  needy, 
whether  he  be  of  thy  brethren,  or  of  tliy  strangers  that  are  in  thy 
land  within  thy  gates :  in  his  day  thou  shalt  give  him  his  hire, 
neither  shall  the  sun  go  down  upon  it ;  for  he  is  poor,  and  setteth  his 
heart  upon  it. 

When  thou  reapest  thine  harvest  in  thy  field,  and  hast  forgot  a 
sheaf  in  the  field,  thou  shalt  not  go  again  to  fetch  it.  When  thou 
beatest  thine  olive  tree,  thou  shalt  not  go  over  the  boughs  again. 
When  thou  gatherest  the  grapes  of  thy  vineyard,  thou  shalt  not  glean 
it  after  thee :  they  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the  fatherless,  and  for 
the  widow.  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou  wast  a  bondman  in 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  when  he  treadeth  out  the  corn. 

And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  art  come  in  unto  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance,  and  possessest  it,  and 
dwellest  therein ;  that  thou  shalt  take  of  the  first  of  all  the  fruit  of 
the  ground,  which  thou  shalt  bring  in  from  thy  land  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee ;  and  thou  shalt  put  it  in  a  basket,  and  shalt  go 


546  PASSAGES   FROM    DEUTERONOMY. 

unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  cause  his 
name  to  dwell  there.  And  thou  shalt  come  unto  the  priest  that  shall 
be  in  those  days,  and  say  unto  him,  I  profess  this  day  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God,  that  I  am  come  unto  the  land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto 
our  fathers  for  to  give  us.  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  basket  out  of 
thine  hand,  and  set  it  down  before  the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 
And  thou  shalt  answer  and  say  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  A  ^Syrian 
^ready  to  perish  was  my  father,  and  he  went  down  into  Egypt,  and 
sojourned  there,  few  in  number;  and  he  became  there  a  nation,  great, 
might}',  and  poi:)ulous  :  and  the  Egyptians  evil  entreated  us,  and  afflicted 
us,  and  laid  upon  us  hard  bondage :  and  we  cried  unto  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  our  fathers,  and  the  Lord  heard  our  voice,  and  saw  our  afflic- 
tion, and  our  toil,  and  our  oppression:  and  the  Lord  brought  us  forth 
out  of  Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand,  and  with  an  outstretched  arm,  and 
with  great  terribleness,  and  with  signs,  and  with  wonders :  and  he  hath 
brought  us  into  this  place,  and  hath  given  us  this  land,  a  land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey.  And  now,  behold,  I  have  brought  the  first  of 
the  fruit  of  the  ground,  which  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  given  me.  And 
thou  shalt  set  it  down  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  worship  before 
the  Lord  thy  God :  and  thou  shalt  rejoice  in  all  the  good  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  given  unto  thee,  and  unto  thine  house,  thou,  and 
the  Levite,  and  the  stranger  that  is  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of  tithing  all  the  tithe  of  thine  in- 
crease in  the  third  year,  which  is  the  year  of  tithing,  then  thou  shalt 
give  it  unto  the  liCvite,  to  the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and  to  the 
widow,  that  they  may  eat  within  thy  gates,  and  be  filled  ;  and  thou 
shalt  say  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  I  have  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  my  God,  I  have  done  according  to  all  that  thou  hast  com- 
manded me.  Look  down  from  thy  holy  habitation,  from  heaven,  and 
bless  thy  people  Israel,  and  the  ground  which  thou  hast  given  us,  as 
thou  swarest  unto  our  fathers,  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 

This  day  the  Lord  thy  God  commandeth  thee  to  do  these  statutes 
and  judgements:  thou  shalt  therefore  keep  and  do  them  with  all  thine 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

This  commandment  which  I  command  thee  is  not  too  hard  for  thee, 
neither  is  it  far  ofi".  It  is  not  in  heaven,  that  thou  shouldcst  say,  Who 
shall  go  up  for  us  to  heaven,  and  bring  it  unto  us,  and  make  us  to 
hear  it,  that  we  may  do  it?  Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea,  that  thou 
shouldest  say.  Who  shall  go  over  the  sea  for  us,  and  bring  it  unto  us, 
and  make  us  to  hear  it,  that  we  may  do  it  ?  But  the  word  is  very  nigh 
unto  thee,  in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart,  that  thou  mayest  do  it. 

i  Heb.  Aramean.       ^Ot,  wandering.    Or,  lost. 


PASSAGES    FROM    DEUTERONOMY.  547 

See,  I  have  set  before  thee  this  day  Ufe  and  good,  and  death  and 
evil.  I  call  heaven  and  earth  to  witness  against  you  this  day,  that  I 
have  set  before  thee  life  and  death,  the  blessing  and  the  curse :  there- 
fore choose  life,  that  thou  mayest  live,  thou  and  thy  seed :  to  love  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  obey  his  voice,  and  to  cleave  unto  him  :  for  he  is 
thy  life,  and  the  length  of  thy  days. 

And  IMoses  went  and  spake  these  words  unto  all  Israel.  And  he 
said  unto  them,  I  ana  an  hundred  and  twenty  years  old  this  day  ;  I 
can  no  more  go  out  and  come  in :  and  the  Lord  hath  said  unto  me, 
Thou  shalt  not  go  over  this  Jordan.  The  Lord  thy  God,  be  will  go 
over  before  thee ;  he  will  destroy  these  nations  from  before  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  possess  them :  and  Joshua,  he  shall  go  over  before  thee,  as 
the  Lord  hath  spoken.  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage,  fear  not,  nor 
be  affrighted  at  them :  for  the  Lord  thy  God,  he  it  is  that  doth  go 
with  thee  ;  he  will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee.  And  Moses  called 
unto  Joshua,  and  said  unto  him  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  Be  strong  and 
of  a  good  courage :  for  thou  shalt  go  with  this  people  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  hath  sworn  unto  their  fathers  to  give  them ;  and  thou 
shalt  cause  them  to  inherit  it.  And  the  Lord,  he  it  is  that  doth  go 
before  thee ;  he  will  be  with  thee,  he  will  not  fail  thee,  neither  for- 
sake thee :  fear  not,  neither  be  dismayed. 

And  Moses  wrote  this  law,  and  delivered  it  unto  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Levi,  which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and 
unto  all  the  elders  of  Israel.  And  Moses  commanded  them,  saying,  At 
the  end  of  every  seven  years,  in  the  set  time  of  the  year  of  release,  in 
the  feast  of  tabernacles,  when  all  Israel  is  come  to  appear  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  which  he  shall  choose,  thou  shalt  read  this 
law  before  all  Israel  in  their  hearing.  Assemble  the  people,  the  men 
and  the  women  and  the  little  ones,  and  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy 
gates,  that  they  may  hear,  and  that  they  may  learn,  and  fear  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  observe  to  do  all  the  words  of  this  law  ;  and  that  their 
children,  which  have  not  known,  may  hear,  and  learn  to  fear  the  Lord 
your  God,  as  long  as  ye  live  in  the  land  whither  ye  go  over  Jordan  to 
possess  it. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Behold,  thy  days  approach  that 
thou  must  die :  call  Joshua,  and  present  yourselves  in  the  tent  of  meet- 
ing, that  I  may  give  him  a  charge.  And  Moses  and  Joshua  went,  and 
presented  themselves  in  tlie  tent  of  meeting.  And  the  Lord  appeared 
in  the  Tent  in  a  pillar  of  cloud :  and  the  pillar  of  cloud  stood  over 
the  door  of  the  Tent.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Behold,  thou 
shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers ;  and  this  people  will  rise  up,  and  go  after 
the  strange  gods  of  the  land,  whither  they  go  to  be  among  them,  and 


548  PASSAGES   FROM    DEUTERONOMY. 

will  forsake  me,  and  ])reak  my  covenant  which  I  have  made  with  them. 
Then  my  anger  shall  be  kindled  against  them  in  that  day,  and  I  will 
forsake  them,  and  I  will  hide  my  face  from  them,  and  they  shall  he 
devoured,  and  many  evils  and  troubles  shall  come  upon  them ;  so  that 
they  will  say  in  that  day.  Are  not  these  evils  come  upon  us  because 
our  God  is  not  among  us?  And  I  will  surely  hide  my  face  in  that 
day  for  all  the  evil  which  they  shall  have  wrought,  in  that  they  are 
turned  unto  other  gods.  Now  therefore  write  ye  this  song  for  you, 
and  teach  thou  it  the  children  of  Israel :  i)ut  it  in  their  mouths,  that 
this  song  may  be  a  witness  for  me  against  the  children  of  Israel. 
For  I  know  their  imagination  which  they  go  about,  even  now,  before 
I  have  bi'ought  them  into  the  land  which  I  sware. 

And  Moses  spake  in  the  ears  of  all  the  assembly  of  Israel  the  words 
of  this  song,  until  they  were  finished. 

Give  ear,  ye  heavens,  and  I  will  speak ; 

And  let  the  earth  hear  the  words  of  my  mouth : 

My  doctrine  shall  drop  as  the  rain, 

My  speech  shall  distil  as  the  dew ; 

As  the  small  rain  upon  the  tender  grass. 

And  as  the  showers  upon  the  herb : 

For  I  will  proclaim  the  name  of  the  Lord: 

Ascribe  ye  greatness  unto  our  God. 

The  Rock,  his  work  is  perfect ; 

For  all  his  ways  are  judgement : 

A  God  of  faithfulness  and  without  iniquity, 

Just  and  right  is  he. 

They  have  dealt  corruptly  with  him,  tJietj  arc  not  his 
children,  it  is  their  blemish  ; 

They  are  a  perverse  and  crooked  generation. 

Do  ye  thus  requite  the  Lord, 

O  foolish  peo2)le  and  unwise  ? 

Is  not  he  thy  father  that  hath  bought  thee? 

He  hath  made  thee,  and  established  thee. 

Remember  the  days  of  old. 

Consider  the  years  of  many  generations: 

Ask  thy  father,  and  he  will  shew  thee ; 

Thine  elders,  and  they  will  tell  thee. 

When  the  Most  High  gave  to  the  nations  their  inheritance. 

When  he  separated  the  children  of  men. 

He  set  the  bounds  of  the  peoples 

According  to  the  number  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

For  the  Lord's  portion  is  his  people; 


PASSAGES   FROM    DEUTERONOMY.  549 

Jacob  is  the  lot  of  his  inheritance. 

He  found  him  in  a  desert  land, 

And  in  the  waste  howling  wilderness ; 

He  compassed  him  about,  he  cared  for  him, 

He  kept  him  as  the  apple  of  his  eye : 

As  an  eagle  that  stirreth  up  her  nest, 

That  fluttereth  over  her  young, 

He  spread  abroad  his  wings,  he  took  them, 

He  bare  them  on  his  pinions : 

The  LoKD  alone  did  lead  him, 

And  there  was  no  strange  god  with  him. 

He  made  him  ride  on  the  high  places  of  the  earth, 

And  he  did  eat  the  increase  of  the  field ; 

And  he  made  him  to  suck  honey  out  of  the  rock. 

And  oil  out  of  the  flinty  rock  ; 

And  of  the  blood  of  the  grape  thou  drankest  wine. 

Then  he  forsook  God  which  made  him, 

And  lightly  esteemed  the  Rock  of  his  salvation. 

They  moved  him  to  jealousy  with  strange  gods, 

With  abominations  provoked  they  him  to  anger. 

Of  the  Rock  that  bare  thee  thou  art  unmindful. 

And  hast  forgotten  God  that  gave  thee  birth. 

I  said,  I  would  scatter  them  afar, 

I  would  make  the  remembrance  of  them  to  cease  from 

among  men: 
Were  it  not  that  I  feared  the  provocation  of  the  enemy, 
Lest  their  adversaries  should  misdeem, 
Lest  they  should  say.  Our  hand  is  exalted. 
And  the  Lord  hath  not  done  all  this. 
For  they  are  a  nation  void  of  counsel. 
And  there  is  no  understanding  in  them. 
Oh  that  they  were  wise,  that  they  understood  this, 
That  they  would  consider  their  latter  end ! 
For  the  day  of  their  calamity  is  at  hand. 
And  the  things  that  are  to  come  upon  them  shall  make  haste. 
For  the  Lord  shall  judge  his  people. 
And  he  shall  say.  Where  are  their  gods. 
The  rock  in  which  they  trusted ; 
Which  did  eat  the  fat  of  their  sacrifices. 
And  drank  the  wine  of  their  drink  oflfering  ? 
Let  them  rise  up  and  help  you, 
Let  them  be  your  protection. 


550  PASSAGES   FROM   DEUTERONOMY. 

See  now  that  I,  even  I,  am  he, 

And  there  is  no  god  with  nie : 

I  kill,  and  I  make  alive ; 

I  have  wounded,  and  I  heal : 

And  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of  my  hand. 
And  this  is  the  blessing,  wherewith  Moses  the  man  of  God  blessed 
the  children  of  Israel  before  his  death. 

Let  Reuben  live,  and  not  die ; 

And  let  not  his  men  be  few. 
And  this  is  the  blesdng  of  Judah :  and  he  said, 

Hear,  Lord,  the  voice  of  Judah, 

And  bring  him  in  unto  his  people : 

With  his  hands  he  contended  for  himself; 

And  thou  slialt  be  an  help  against  his  adversaries. 
And  of  Levi  he  said, 

Thj'  Thummim  and  thy  Urim  are  with  thy  godly  one. 

Whom  thou  didst  prove  at  Massah, 

With  whom  thou  didst  strive  at  the  waters  of  Meribah : 

They  shall  teach  Jacob  thy  judgements. 

And  Israel  thy  law : 

They  shall  put  incense  before  thee. 

And  whole  burnt  offering  upon  thine  altar. 

Bless,  Lord,  his  substance, 

And  accept  the  work  of  his  hands. 
Of  Benjamin  he  said, 

The  beloved  of  the  Lord  shall  dwell  in  safety  by  him ; 

He  covereth  him  all  the  day  long. 

And  he  dwelleth  between  his  shoulders. 
And  of  Joseph  he  said. 

Blessed  of  the  Lord  be  his  land ; 

For  the  precious  things  of  heaven,  for  the  dew, 

And  for  the  deep  that  coucheth  beneath. 

And  for  the  precious  things  of  the  fruits  of  the  sun. 

And  for  the  precious  things  of  the  growth  of  the  moons, 

And  for  the  chief  things  of  the  ancient  mountains. 

And  for  the  precious  things  of  the  everlasting  hills. 

And  for  the  precious  things  of  the  earth  and  the  fulness 
thereof. 

And  the  good  will  of  him  that  dwelt  in  the  bush: 

Let  the  blesshig  come  upon  the  head  of  Joseph, 

And  upon  the  crown  of  the  head  of  him  that. was  separate 
from  his  brethren. 


PASSAGES   FROM   DEUTEEONOMY.  651 

And  of  Zebulun  he  said, 

Rejoice,  Zebulun,  in  thy  going  out; 

And  Issachar,  in  thy  tents. 

They  shall  call  the  peoples  unto  the  mountain; 

There  shall  they  offer  sacrifices  of  righteousness: 

For  they  shall  suck  the  abundance  of  the  seas, 

And  the  hidden  treasures  of  the  sand. 
And  of  Gad  he  said. 

Blessed  be  he  that  enlargeth  Gad : 

He  came  with  the  heads  of  the  people, 

He  executed  the  justice  of  the  Lord, 

And  his  judgements  with  Israel. 
And  of  Dan  he  said, 

Dan  is  a  lion's  whelp, 

That  leapeth  forth  from  Bashan. 
And  of  Naphtali  he  said, 

O  Naphtali,  satisfied  with  favour. 

And  full  with  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  : 

Possess  thou  the  west  and  the  south. 
And  of  Asher  he  said. 

Blessed  be  Asher  with  children ; 

Let  him  be  acceptable  unto  his  brethren, 

And  let  him  dip  his  foot  in  oil. 

Thy  shoes  shall  be  iron  and  brass ; 

And  as  thy  days,  so  shall  thy  strength  be. 

There  is  none  like  unto  God,  O  Jeshurun, 

Who  rideth  upon  the  heaven  for  thy  help. 

And  in  his  excellency  on  the  skies. 

The  eternal  God  is  thy  dwelling  place, 

And  underneath  are  the  everlasting  arms, 

Happy  art  thou,  0  Israel : 

Who  is  like  unto  thee,  a  people  saved  by  the  Lord. 
And  Moses  went  up  from  the  plains  of  Moab  unto  mount  Nebo,  to 
the  top  of  Pisgah,  that  is  over  against  Jericho.  And  the  Lord  shewed 
him  all  the  land  of  Gilead,  unto  Dan ;  and  all  Naphtali,  and  the  land 
of  Ephraim  and  INIanasseh,  and  all  the  land  of  Judah,  unto  the  hinder 
sea ;  and  the  South  and  the  Plain  of  the  valley  of  Jericho  the  city  of 
palm  trees,  unto  Zoar.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  This  is  the 
land  which  I  swear  unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob,  saying, 
I  will  give  it  unto  thy  seed :  I  have  caused  thee  to  see  it  with  thine 
eyes,  but  thou  shalt  not  go  over  thither.  So  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  died  there  in  the  land  of  Moab,  according  to  the  word  of  the 


552  PASSAGES   FROM   DEUTERONOMY. 

Lord.  And  he  was  buried  in  the  valley  in  the  land  of  ]\Ioab  over 
against  Beth-peor:  but  no  man  knoweth  of  his  sepulchre  unto  this 
day.  And  Moses  was  an  hundred  and  twenty  years  old  when  he  died : 
his  eye  was  not  dim,  nor  his  natural  force  abated.  And  the  children 
of  Israel  wept  for  Moses  in  the  plains  of  Moab  thirty  days:  so  the 
days  of  weeping  in  the  mourning  for  Moses  were  ended.  And  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun  was  full  of  the  spirit  of  wisdom;  for  Moses  had  laid 
his  hands  upon  him :  and  the  children  of  Israel  hearkened  unto  him, 
and  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses.  And  there  hath  not  arisen  a 
prophet  since  in  Israel  like  unto  Moses,  whom  the  Lord  knew  face  to 
face ;  in  all  the  signs  and  the  wonders,  which  the  Lord  sent  him  to 
do  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  Pharaoh,  and  to  all  his  servants,  and  to  all 
his  land ;  and  in  all  the  mighty  hand,  and  in  all  the  great  terror, 
which  Moses  wrought  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel. 


PASSAGES   FEOM  THE   BOOK 

OF 

JOSHUA. 


Now  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord,  that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  ]Moses'  min- 
ister, saying,  Moses  my  servant  is  dead ;  now  therefore  arise,  go  over 
this  Jordan,  thou,  and  all  this  people,  unto  the  land  which  I  do  give 
to  them,  even  to  the  children  of  Israel.  Every  place  that  the  sole  of 
your  foot  shall  tread  upon,  to  you  have  I  given  it,  as  I  spake  unto 
Moses.  From  the  wilderness,  and  this  Lebanon,  even  unto  the  great 
river,  the  river  Euphrates,  all  the  land  of  the  Hittites,  and  unto  the 
great  sea  toward  the  going  down  of  the  sun,  shall  be  your  border. 
There  shall  not  any  man  be  able  to  stand  before  thee  all  the  days  of 
thy  life :  as  I  was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be  with  thee :  I  will  not  fail 
thee,  nor  forsake  thee.  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage :  for  thou 
shalt  cause  this  people  to  inherit  the  land  which  I  sware  unto  their 
"fathers  to  give  them.  Only  be  strong  and  very  courageous,  to  observe 
to  do  according  to  all  the  law,  which  Moses  my  servant  commanded 
thee :  turn  not  from  it  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  that  thou 
mayest  have  good  success  whithersoever  thou  goest.  This  book  of  the 
law  shall  not  depart  out  of  thy  mouth,  but  thou  shalt  meditate  therein 
day  and  night,  that  thou  mayest  observe  to  do  according  to  all  that 
is  written  therein :  for  then  thou  shalt  make  thy  way  prosperous,  and 
then  thou  shalt  deal  wisely.    Have  not  I  commanded  thee  ? 

Then  Joshua  commanded  the  officers  of  the  people,  saying.  Pass 
through  the  midst  of  the  camp,  and  command  the  people,  saying,  Pre- 
pare you  victuals ;  for  within  three  days  ye  are  to  pass  over  this 
Jordan,  to  go  in  to  possess  the  land,  which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth 
you  to  possess  it. 

And  to  the  Reubenites,  and  to  the  Gadites,  and  to  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  spake  Joshua,  saying.  Remember  the  word  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  commanded  you,  saying,  The  Lord  your  God 
giveth  you  rest,  and  will  give  you  this  land.  Your  wives,  your  little 
ones,  and  yom-  cattle,  shall  abide  in  the  land  which  Moses  gave  you 

(553) 


554  PASSAGES   FROM   JOSHUA. 

beyond  Jordan ;  but  ye  shall  pass  over  before  your  brethren  armed,  all 
the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and  shall  help  them ;  until  the  Lokd  have 
given  your  brethren  rest,  as  he  liath  given  you,  and  they  also  have  pos- 
sessed the  land  ^^  hich  the  Lord  your  God  giveth  them :  then  ye  shall 
return  unto  the  land  of  your  possession,  and  possess  it,  which  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  you  beyond  Jordan  toward  the  sunrising. 
And  they  answered  Joshua,  saying,  All  that  thou  hast  commanded  us 
we  will  do,  and  whithersoever  thou  sendcst  us  we  will  go.  According 
as  we  hearkened  unto  Moses  in  all  things,  so  will  we  hearken  unto 
thee :  only  the  Lokd  thy  God  be  with  thee,  as  he  was  with  Moses. 

And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  sent  out  of  Sliittim  two  men  as  spies 
secretly,  saying,  Go  view  the  land,  and  Jericho.  And  they  went,  and 
came  into  the  house  of  Rahab,  and  lay  there.  And  it  was  told  the 
king  of  Jericho,  saying.  Behold,  there  came  men  in  hither  to-night  of 
the  children  of  Israel  to  search  out  the  land.  And  the  king  of  Jericho 
sent  unto  Rahab,  saying.  Bring  forth  the  men  that  are  come  to  thee, 
which  are  entered  into  thine  house :  for  they  be  come  to  search  out  all 
the  land.  And  the  woman  took  the  two  men,  and  hid  them ;  and  she 
said.  Yea,  the  men  came  unto  me,  but  I  wist  not  whence  they  were: 
and  it  came  to  i^ass  about  the  time  of  the  shutting  of  the  gate,  when 
it  was  dark,  that  the  men  went  out:  whither  the  men  went  I  wot  not: 
pursue  after  them  quickly ;  for  ye  shall  overtake  them.  But  she  had 
brought  them  up  to  the  roof,  and  hid  them  with  the  stalks  of  flax, 
which  she  had  laid  in  order  upon  the  roof.  And  the  men  pursued  after 
them  tlie  way  to  Jordan  unto  the  fords:  and  as  soon  as  they  which" 
pursued  after  them  were  gone  out,  they  shut  the  gate.  And  before 
they  were  laid  down,  she  came  up  unto  them  upon  the  roof;  and  she 
said  unto  the  men,  1  know  that  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  land, 
and  that  your  terror  is  fallen  upon  us,  and  that  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  paelt  away  before  you.  For  the  Lord  your  God,  he  is  God 
in  heaven  above,  and  on  earth  beneath.  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you, 
swear  unto  me  by  the  Lord,  since  I  have  dealt  kindly  with  you,  that 
ye  also  will  deal  kindly  with  my  father's  house,  and  give  me  a  true 
token :  and  that  ye  will  save  alive  my  father,  and  my  mother,  and  my 
brethren,  and  my  sisters,  and  all  that  they  have,  and  will  deliver  our 
lives  from  death.  And  the  men  said  unto  her.  When  the  Lord  giveth 
us  the  land,  we  will  deal  kindly  and  truly  with  thee.  Then  she  let 
them  down  by  a  cord  through  the  window :  for  her  house  was  upon 
the  town  wall,  and  she  dwelt  upon  the  wall.  And  she  said  unto  them, 
Get  you  to  the  mountain,  lest  the  pursuers  light  upon  you;  and  hide 
yourselves  there  three  days,  until  the  })ursuors  be  returned :  and  after- 
ward may   ye  go   your  way.    And  the  men  said  unto  her,  When  we 


PASSAGES  FROM   JOSHUA.  555 

come  into  the  land,  thou  shalt  bind  this  line  of  scarlet  thread  in  the 
window  which  thou  didst  let  us  down  by :  and  thou  shalt  gather  unto 
thee  into  the  house  thy  father,  and  thy  mother,  and  thy  brethren,  and 
all  thy  father's  household.  And  it  shall  be,  that  whosoever  shall  go 
out  of  the  doors  of  thy  house  into  the  street,  his  blood  shall  be  upon 
his  head,  and  we  will  be  guiltless:  and  whosoever  shall  be  with  thee 
in  the  house,  his  blood  shall  be  on  our  head,  if  any  hand  be  upon 
him.  But  if  thou  utter  this  our  business,  then  we  will  be  guiltless  of 
thine  oath  which  thou  hast  made  us  to  swear.  And  she  said.  Accord- 
ing unto  your  words,  so  be  it.  And  she  sent  them  away,  and  they 
dei>arted :  and  she  bound  the  scarlet  line  in  the  window.  And  they 
went,  and  came  unto  the  mountain,  and  abode  there  three  days,  until 
the  pursuers  were  returned :  and  the  pursuers  sought  them  throughout 
all  the  way,  but  found  them  not.  Then  the  two  men  returned,  and 
descended  from  the  mountain,  and  passed  over,  and  came  to  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun ;  and  they  told  him  all  that  had  befallen  them.  And 
they  said  unto  Joshua,  Truly  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into  our  hands 
all  the  land ;  and  moreover  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  do  melt 
away  before  us. 

And  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  they  removed  from 
Shittim,  and  came  to  Jordan.  And  it  came  to  pass  after  three  days, 
that  the  officers  went  through  the  midst  of  the  camp ;  and  they  com- 
manded the  people,  saying,  AVhen  ye  see  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  the  i3riests  the  Levites  bearing  it,  then  ye 
shall  remove  from  your  place,  and  go  after  it.  And  Joshua  said  unto 
the  people.  Sanctify  yourselves :  for  to-morrow  the  Lord  will  do  won- 
ders among  you.  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  priests,  saying.  Take  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  pass  over  before  the  people.  And  they 
took  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  went  before  the  people.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  This  day  will  I  begin  to  magnify  thee  in 
the  sight  of  all  Israel,  that  they  may  know  that,  as  I  was  with  ^Moses, 
so  I  will  be  with  thee.  And  thou  shalt  command  the  priests  that  bear 
the  ark  of  the  covenant,  saying.  When  ye  are  come  to  the  brink  of 
the  waters  of  Jordan,  ye  shall  stand  still  in  Jordan. 

And  Joshua  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Come  hither,  and  hear 
the  words  of  the  Lord  your  God.  And  Joshua  said.  Hereby  ye  shall 
know  that  the  living  God  is  among  you.  Behold,  the  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth  passeth  over  before  you  into  Jordan. 
Now  therefore  take  you  twelve  men  out  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  for 
every  tribe  a  man.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  soles  of  the 
feet  of  the  priests  that  bear  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  all  the 
earth,  shall  rest  in  the  waters  of  Jordan,  that  the  winters  of  Jordan 


556  PASSAGES   FROM    JOSHUA. 

shall  be  cut  off,  even  the  waters  that  come  down  from  above ;  and 
they  shall  stand  in  one  heap.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  feet  of 
the  priests  that  bare  the  ark  were  dipped  in  the  brink  of  the  water, 
(for  Jordan  overfioweth  all  its  banks  all  the  time  of  harvest,)  that 
the  waters  which  came  down  from  above  stood,  and  those  that  went 
down  toward  the  sea  of  the  Arabah,  even  the  Salt  Sea,  were  wholly 
cut  off:  and  the  people  passed  over  right  against  Jericho.  And  the 
priests  that  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  stood  firm  on 
dry  ground  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  all  Israel  passed  over  on  dry 
ground,  until  all  the  nation  were  passed  clean  over  Jordan. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  saying,  Take  you  twelve  men, 
out  of  every  tribe  a  man,  and  command  ye  them,  saying.  Take  you 
hence  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  out  of  the  place  where  the  priests' 
feet  stood  firm,  twelve  stones ;  and  these  stones  shall  be  for  a  memo- 
rial unto  the  children  of  Israel  for  ever.  The  priests  which  bare  the 
ark  stood  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  until  every  thing  was  finished  that 
the  Lord  commanded.  And  when  all  the  people  were  clean  passed 
over,  the  ark  of  the  Lord  passed  over,  and  the  priests,  in  the  presence 
of  the  people.  And  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  the  children  of  Gad, 
and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  passed  over  armed  before  the  children 
of  Israel,  as  Moses  spake  unto  them. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  were  come  up  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  the 
waters  of  Jordan  returned  unto  their  place,  and  went  over  all  its 
banks,  as  aforetime.  And  those  twelve  stones,  which  they  took  out  of 
Jordan,  did  Joshua  set  up  in  Gilgal.  And  he  spake  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  saying,  When  your  children  shall  ask  their  fathers  in  time 
to  come,  saying.  What  mean  these  stones?  then  ye  shall  let  your  chil- 
dren know,  saying,  Israel  came  over  this  Jordan  on  dry  land.  For  the 
Lord  your  God  dried  up  the  waters  of  Jordan  from  before  you,  until 
ye  were  passed  over,  aa  the  Lokd  your  God  did  to  tlie  Red  Sea,  which 
he  dried  up  from  before  us,  until  we  were  passed  over:  that  all  the 
peoples  of  the  earth  may  know  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  that  it  is  mighty  ; 
that  they  may  fear  the  Lord  your  God  for  ever. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings  of  the  Amorites,  which 
were  beyond  Jordan  westward,  and  all  the  kings  of  the  Canaanites, 
which  were  by  the  sea,  heard  how  that  the  Lord  liad  dried  up  the 
waters  of  Jordan  from  before  the  children  of  Israel,  that  their  heart 
melted,  neither  was  there  spirit  in  them  any  more,  because  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  encamped  in  Gilgal ;  and  they  kept  the 
passover  on  th«  fourteenth  day  of  the  month  at  even  in  the  plains  of 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOSHUA.  557 

Jericho.  And  they  did  eat  of  the  old  corn  of  the  land  on  the  morrow 
after  the  passover,  unleavened  cakes  and  parched  corn,  in  the  selfsame 
day.  And  the  manna  ceased  on  the  morrow,  after  they  had  eaten  of 
the  old  corn  of  the  land ;  neither  had  the  children  of  Israel  manna  any 
more ;   but  they  did  eat  of  the  fruit  of  the  land  of  Canaan  that  year. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua  was  by  Jericho,  that  he  lifted 
up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold,  there  stood  a  man  over  against 
him  with  liis  sword  drawn  in  his  hand  :  and  Joshua  went  unto  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  for  us,  or  for  our  adversaries?  And  he 
said.  Nay ;  but  as  captain  of  the  host  of  the  Lord  am  I  now  come. 
And  Joshua  fell  on  his  face  to  the  earth,  and  did  worship,  and  said 
unto  him,  "What  saith  my  lord  unto  his  servant?  And  the  captain  of 
the  Lord's  host  said  unto  Joshua,  Put  off  thy  shoe  from  off  thy  foot; 
for  the  place  whereon  thou  standest  is  holy.  And  Joshua  did  so.  (Now 
Jericho  was  straitly  shut  up  because  of  the  children  of  Israel:  none 
went  out,  and  none  came  in.)  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  See,  I 
have  given  into  thine  hand  Jericho,  and  the  king  thereof,  and  the 
mighty  men  of  valour.  And  ye  shall  compass  the  city,  all  the  men  of 
war,  going  about  the  city  once.  Thus  shalt  thou  do  six  days.  And 
seven  priests  shall  bear  seven  trumjjets  of  rams'  horns  before  the  ark : 
and  the  seventh  day  ye  shall  compass  the  city  seven  times,  and  the 
priests  shall  blow  with  the  trumpets.  And  it  shall  be,  that  when 
they  make  a  long  blast  with  the  ram's  horn,  and  when  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  all  the  people  shall  shout  with  a  great  shout ; 
and  the  wall  of  the  city  shall  fall  down  flat,  and  the  peoj^le  shall  go 
up  every  man  straight  before  him.  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  called 
the  priests,  and  said  unto  them,  Take  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and 
let  seven  priests  bear  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns  before  the  ark  of 
the  Lord.  And  the  seven  priests  bearing  the  seven  trumpets  of  rams' 
horns  before  the  Lord  passed  on,  and  blew  with  the  trumpets:  and 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  followed  them.  And  the  armed 
men  went  before  the  priests,  and  the  rearward  went  after  the  ark,  tJie 
priests  blowing  with  the  trumpets  as  they  went.  And  Joshua  com- 
manded the  people,  saying.  Ye  shall  not  shout,  nor  let  your  voice  be 
heard,  neither  shall  any  word  proceed  out  of  your  mouth,  until  the 
day  I  bid  you  shout;  then  shall  ye  shout.  So  he  caused  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  to  compass  the  city,  going  about  it  once ;  and  they  came  into 
the  camp,  and  lodged  in  the  camp. 

And  Joshua  rose  early  in  the  morning,  and  the  priests  took  up  the 
ark  of  the  Lord.  And  the  seven  priests  went  on  continually,  and  blew 
with  the  trumpets :  and  the  armed  men  went  before  them ;  and  the 
rearward  came  after  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  priests  blowing  with  the 


558  PASSAGES   FROM   JOSHUA. 

trumpets  as  they  went.  And  the  second  day  they  compassed  the  city 
once,  and  returned  into  the  camp :  so  they  did  six  days.  And  it  came 
to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  they  rose  early  at  the  dawning  of 
the  day,  and  compassed  the  city  after  the  same  manner  seven  times. 
And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh  time,  when  the  priests  blew  with 
the  trumpets,  Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  Shout ;  for  the  Lord  hath 
given  you  the  city.  So  the  people  shouted,  and  the  pj-iVs/.s  blew  with 
the  trumpets:  and  the  people  shouted  with  a  great  shout,  and  the  wall 
fell  down  flat,  so  that  the  people  went  up  into  the  city,  every  man 
straight  before  him,  and  they  took  the  city.  And  they  utterly  de- 
stroyed all  that  was  in  the  city,  both  man  and  woman,  both  young 
and  old,  and  ox,  and  sheep,  and  ass,  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 
And  the  young  men  the  sines  went  in,  and  brought  out  Rahab,  and 
her  father,  and  her  mother,  and  her  brethren,  and  all  that  she  had, 
all  her  kindred  also  they  brought  out ;  and  they  set  them  without 
the  camp  of  Israel.  And  they  burnt  the  city  with  fire,  and  all  that 
was  therein:  only  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels  of  brass 
and  of  iron,  they  put  into  the  treasury  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
Joshua  charged  them  with  an  oath  at  that  time,  saying,  Cursed  be  the 
man  before  the  Lord,  tliat  riseth  up  and  buikleth  this  city  Jericho : 
with  the  loss  of  his  firstborn  shall  he  lay  the  foundation  thereof,  and 
with  the  loss  of  his  youngest  son  shall  he  set  up  the  gates  of  it.  So 
the  Lord  was  with  Joshua ;  and  his  fame  was  in  all  the  land. 

But  the  children  of  Israel  committed  a  tres})ass  in  the  devoted 
thing :  for  Achan,  of  tli«  tribe  of  Judah,  took  of  the  devoted  thing. 

And  Joshua  sent  men  from  Jericho  to  Ai,  and  spied  out  Ai.  And 
they  returned  to  Joshua,  and  said  unto  him,  Let  not  all  the  people 
go  up ;  for  they  are  but  few.  So  there  went  up  thither  of  the  people 
about  three  thousand  men.  And  they  fied  before  the  men  of  Ai ; 
and  the  men  of  Ai  chased  them  from  before  the  gate  even  unto  She- 
barim,  and  smote  them  at  the  going  down  :  and  the  hearts  of  the 
people  melted  and  became  as  water.  And  Joshua  rent  his  clothes,  and 
fell  to  the  earth  upon  his  face  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  until  tlie 
evening,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel ;  and  they  put  dust  upon  their 
heads.  And  Joshua  said,  Alas,  O  Lord  God,  wherefore  hast  thou  at  all 
brought  this  people  over  Jordan,  to  deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the 
Amorites,  to  cause  us  to  perish?  Oh  Lord,  what  shall  I  say,  after  that 
Israel  liath  turned  their  backs  l)ef()re  their  enemies  !  For  the  Canaanites 
and  all  the  inhalntants  of  the  land  shall  hear  of  it,  and  shall  compass 
us  round,  and  cut  oiF  our  name  from  the  earth:  and  what  wilt  tliou 
do  for  thy  great  name?  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Got  thee  up; 
wherefore  art  thou  thus  fallen   ui)on   thy  face?      Israel  Irith  sinned; 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOSHUA.  559 

yea,  they  have  even  transgressed  my  covenant  which  I  commanded 
them :  yea,  they  have  even  taken  of  the  devoted  thing ;  and  they  have 
even  put  it  among  their  own  stuff.  Therefore  the  children  of  Israel 
cannot  stand  before  their  enemies.  I  will  not  be  with  you  any  more, 
except  ye  destroy  the  devoted  thing  from  among  you.  Up,  sanctify 
the  people,  and  say,  Sanctify  yourselves  against  to-morrow:  for  thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  There  is  a  devoted  thing  in  the 
midst  of  thee,  O  Israel:  thou  canst  not  stand  before  thine  enemies, 
until  ye  take  away  the  devoted  thing  from  among  you.  And  it  shall 
be,  that  he  that  is  taken  with  the  devoted  thing  shall  be  burnt  with 
fire,  he  and  all  that  he  hath. 

So  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  brought  Israel  near  by 
their  tribes;  and  the  tribe  of  Judah  was  taken:  and  he  brought  near 
the  family  of  Judah ;  and  he  took  the  family  of  the  Zerahites :  and  he 
brought  near  the  family  of  the  Zerahites  man  by  man ;  and  Zabdi  was 
taken :  and  he  brought  near  his  household  man  by  man ;  and  Achan 
was  taken.  And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan,  My  son,  give,  I  pray  thee, 
glory  to  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  and  make  confession  unto  him ; 
and  tell  me  now  what  thou  hast  done;  hide  it  not  from  me.  And 
Achan  answered  Joshua,  and  said,  Of  a  truth  I  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  and  thus  and  thus  have  1  done:  when  I 
saw  among  the  spoil  a  goodly  Babylonish  mantle,  and  two  hundred 
shekels  of  silver,  and  a  wedge  of  gold  of  fifty  shekels  weight,  then  I 
coveted  them,  and  took  them ;  and,  behold,  they  are  hid  in  the  earth 
in  the  miidst  of  my  tent.  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  took 
Achan  the  son  of  Zerah,  and  the  silver,  and  the  mantle,  and  the  wedge 
of  gold,  and  his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and  his  oxen,  and  his  asses, 
and  his  sheep,  and  his  tent,  and  all  that  he  had:  and  they  brought 
them  up  into  the  valley  of  Achor.  And  Joshua  said.  Why  hast  thou 
troubled  us?  the  Lord  shall  trouble  thee  this  day.  And  all  Israel 
stoned  him  with  stones ;  and  they  burned  them  with  fire,  and  stoned 
them  with  stones. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Fear  not,  neither  be  thou  dis- 
mayed :  take  all  the  people  of  war  with  thee,  and  arise,  go  up  to  Ai. 
So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the  people  of  war,  to  go  up  to  Ai:  and  Joshua 
chose  out  thirty  thousand  men,  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and  sent 
them  forth.  And  all  that  fell  that  day,  both  of  men  and  women,  were 
twelve  thousand,  even  all  the  men  of  Ai.  So  Joshua  burnt  Ai,  and 
made  it  an  heap  for  ever,  even  a  desolation,  unto  this  day. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings  which  were  beyond  Jordan 
heard  thereof;  that  they  gathered  themselves  together,  to  fight  with 
Joshua  and  with  Israel,  with  one  accord. 


560  PASSAGES   FROM   JOSHUA. 

But  when  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  heard  what  Joshua  had  done 
unto  Jericho  and  to  Ai,  they  also  did  work  wiHly,  and  went  and  made 
as  if  they  had  been  ambassadors,  and  took  old  sacks  upon  their  asses, 
and  wine-skins,  old  and  rent  and  bound  up ;  and  old  shoes  and  clouted 
upon  their  feet,  and  old  garments  upon  them  ;  and  all  the  bread  of 
their  provision  was  dry  and  was  become  mouldy.  And  they  went  to 
Joshua  unto  the  camp  at  Gilgal,  and  said  unto  him,  and  to  the  men 
of  Israel,  We  are  come  from  a  far  country :  now  therefore  make  ye  a 
covenant  with  us.  And  Joshua  said  unto  them.  Who  are  j'e  ?  and 
from  whence  come  ye  ?  And  they  said  unto  him.  From  a  very  far 
country  thy  servants  are  come  because  of  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy 
God:  for  we  have  heard  the  fame  of  him.  And  our  elders  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  our  country  spake  to  us,  saying,  Take  provision  in  your 
hand  for  the  journey,  and  go  to  meet  them,  and  say  unto  them,  We 
are  your  servants :  and  now  make  ye  a  covenant  with  us.  This  our 
bread  we  took  hot  for  our  provision  out  of  our  houses  on  the  day  we 
came  forth  to  go  unto  you  ;  but  now,  behold,  it  is  dry,  and  is  become 
mouldy :  and  these  wine-skins,  which  we  filled,  were  new ;  and,  behold, 
they  be  rent :  and  these  our  garments  and  our  shoes  are  become  old 
by  reason  of  the  very  long  journey.  And  the  men  took  of  their  pro- 
vision, and  asked  not  counsel  at  the  mouth  of  the  Lord.  And  Joshua 
made  peace  with  them,  and  made  a  covenant  with  them,  to  let  them 
live :  and  the  princes  of  the  congregation  sware  unto  them.  And  it 
came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  three  days  after  they  had  made  a  covenant 
with  them,  that  they  heard  that  they  were  their  neighbours,  and  that 
they  dwelt  among  them.  And  Joshua  called  for  them,  and  he  spake 
unto  them,  Wherefore  have  ye  beguiled  us,  saying.  We  are  very  far 
from  you ;  when  ye  dwell  among  us  ?  Now  therefore  ye  are  cursed, 
and  there  shall  never  fail  to  be  of  you  bondmen,  both  hewers  of  wood 
and  drawers  of  water  for  the  house  of  my  God.  And  Joshua  made 
them  that  day  hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of  water  for  the  congre- 
gation, and  for  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  unto  this  day,  in  the  place 
which  he  should  choose. 

Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  Adonizedek  king  of  Jerusalem  heard 
how  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  had  made  peace  with  Israel,  the  five 
kings  of  the  Amorites,  the  king  of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of  Hebron, 
the  king  of  Jarmuth,  the  king  of  Lachish,  the  king  of  Eglon,  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  went  up,  they  and  all  their  hosts,  and  en- 
camped against  Gibeon,  and  made  war  against  it.  And  tl)e  men  of 
Gibeon  sent  unto  Joshua  to  the  camp  to  Gilgal,  saying.  Slack  not  thy 
hand  from  thy  servants ;  come  up  to  us  quickly,  and  save  us,  and  help 
us:  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Amorites  that  dwell  in  the  hill  country 


PASSAGES    FROM   JOSHUA.  561 

are  gathered  together  against  ns.  So  Joghua  went  up  from  Gilgal,  he, 
and  all  the  people  of  war  witli  him,  and  all  the  mighty  men  of  valour. 
And  the  Lord  discomfited  them  before  Israel,  and  he  slew  them  with 
a  great  slaughter  at  Gibeon.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  fled  from 
before  Israel,  that  the  Lord  cast  down  great  stones  from  heaven  upon 
them,  and  they  died:  they  were  more  which  died  with  the  hailstones 
than  they  whom  the  children  of  Israel  slew  with  the  sword. 

Then  spake  Joshua  to  the  Lord  in  the  day  when  the  Lord  deliv- 
ered up  the  Amorites  before  the  children  of  Israel ;  and  he  said  in 
the  sight  of  Israel, 

Sun,  stand  thou  still  upon  Gibeon ; 
And  thou,  Moon,  in  the  valley  of  Aijalon. 
And  the  sun  stood  still,  and  the  moon  stayed. 
Until  the  nation  had  avenged  themselves  of  their  enemies. 
Is  not  this  written  in  the  book  of  Jashar  ?    And  the  sun  stayed  in  the 
niidst  o^  heaven,  and  hasted  not  to  go  down  about  a  whole  day.    And 
there  was  no  day  like  that  before  it  or  after  it,  that  the  Lord  heark- 
ened unto  the  voice  of  a  man :   for  the  Lord  fought  for  Israel. 

So  Joshua  took  tlie  hill  country,  and  all  the  South,  and  all  the  land 
of  Goshen,  and  the  lowland,  and  the  Arabah,  and  the  hill  country  of. 
Israel,  and  the  lowland  of  the  same.  There  was  not  a  city  that  made 
peace  with  the  children  of  Israel,  save  the  Hivites  the  inhabitants  of 
Gibeon :  they  took  all  in  battle.  So  Joshua  took  the  whole  land,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses ;  and  Joshua  gave  it 
for  an  inheritance  unto  Israel  according  to  their  divisions  l)y  their 
tribes.    And  the  land  had  rest  from  wai". 

As  for  the  Jebusites,  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  the  children  of 
Judah  could  not  drive  them  out :  but  the  Jebusites  dwelt  with  the 
children  of  Judah  at  Jerusalem,  unto  this  day.  The  children  of  Eph- 
raim  drave  not  out  the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Gezer:  but  the 
Canaanites  dwelt  in  the  mid^t  of  Ephraim,  unto  this  day,  and  became 
servants  to  do  taskwork. 

And  Manasseh  had  in  Issachar  and  in  Asher  Beth-shean  and  her 
towns,  and  Ibleam  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Dor  and  her 
towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  En-dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Taanach  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Megiddo  and 
her  towns,  even  the  three  heights.  Yet  the  children  of  Manasseh 
could  not  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of  those  cities ;  but  the  Canaanites 
would  dwell  in  that  land.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  children  of 
Israel  were  waxen  strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaanites  to  taskwork, 
and  did  not  utterly  drive  them  out. 

And  the  children  of  Joseph  spake  unto  Joshua,  saying,  Why  hast 


562  PASSAGES   FROM   JOSHUA. 

thou  given  me  but  one  lot  and  one  part  for  an  inheritance,  seeing  I 
am  a  great  people,  forasmuch  as  hitherto  the  Lord  hath  blessed  me? 
And  Joshua  said  unto  them,  If  thou  be  a  great  people,  get  thee  up  to 
the  forest,  and  cut  down  for  thyself  there  in  the  land  of  the  Perizzites 
and  of  the  Rephaim ;  since  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim  is  too  narrow 
for  thee.  And  the  children  of  Joseph  said,  The  hill  country  is  not 
enough  for  us:  and  all  the  Canaanites  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the 
valley  have  chariots  of  iron,  both  they  who  are  in  Beth-shean  and  her 
towns,  and  they  who  are  in  the  valley  of  Jezreel.  And  Joshua  spake 
unto  the  house  of  Joseph,  even  to  Ephraim  and  to  INIanasseh,  saying. 
Thou  art  a  great  people,  and  hast  great  power:  thou  shalt  not  have 
one  lot  only :  but  the  hill  country  shall  be  thine  ;  for  though  it  ia  a 
forest,  thou  shalt  cut  it  down,  and  the  goings  out  thereof  shall  be 
thine :  for  thou  shalt  drive  out  the  Canaanites,  though  they  have 
chariots  of  iron,  and  though  they  be  strong. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  saying,  Speak  to  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  Assign  you  the  cities  of  refuge,  whereof  I  sj^ake  unto  you 
by  the  hand  of  Moses :  that  the  manslayer  that  killeth  any  person  un- 
wittingly and  unawares  may  flee  thither:  and  they  shall  be  unto  you 
for  a  refuge  from  the  avejiger  of  blood.  And  he  shall  flee  unto  one  of 
those  cities,  and  shall  stand  at  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and 
declare  his  cause  in  the  ears  of  the  elders  of  that  city  ;  and  they  shall 
take  him  into  the  city  unto  them,  and  give  him  a  place,  that  he  may 
dwell  among  them.  And  if  the  avenger  of  blood  pursue  after  him, 
then  they  shall  not  deliver  up  the  manslayer  into  his  hand ;  because 
he  smote  his  neighbour  unawares,  and  hated  him  not  Ijeforetime.  And 
he  shall  dwell  in  that  city,  until  he  stand  before  the  congregation  for 
judgement,  until  the  death  of  the  high  priest  that  shall  be  in  those 
days :  then  shall  the  manslayer  return,  and  come  unto  his  own  city, 
and  unto  his  own  house,  unto  the  city  from  whence  he  fled.  And  they 
set  apart  Kedesh  in  Galilee  in  the  hill  country  of  Naphtali,  and  Shec- 
hem  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim,  and  Kiriath-arba  (the  same  is 
Hebron)  in  the  hill  country  of  Judah.  And  beyond  the  Jordan  at 
Jericho  eastwanl,  they  assigned  Bezer  in  the  wilderness  in  the  i)lain 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Keuljen,  and  Ramoth  in  Gilead  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Gad,  and  Golan  in  Bashan  out  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh.  These  were 
the  appointed  cities  for  all  the  children  of -Israel,  and  for  the  stranger 
that  sojourneth  among  them,  that  wliosoever  killeth  any  person  unwit- 
tingly might  flee  thither,  and  not  die  by  the  hand  of  the  avenger  of 
blood,  until  he  stood  l)efore  the  congregation. 

Then  Joshua  called  the  Reubenites,  and  the  Gadites,  and  the  lialf 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  have  kept  all  that  Moses 


PASSAGES    FROM    JOSHUA.  563 

the  servant  of  the  Lord  commanded  j'ou,  and  have  hearkened  unto 
my  voice  in  all  that  I  commanded  you:  ye  have  not  left  j'our  brethren 
these  many  days  unto  this  day,  hut  have  kept  the  charge  of  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  your  God.  And  now  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
given  rest  unto  your  brethren,  as  he  spake  unto  them :  therefore  now 
turn  ye,  and  get  you  unto  your  tents,  unto  the  land  of  your  possession, 
which  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  you  beyond  Jordan.  Only 
take  diligent  heed  to  do  the  commandment  and  the  law,  which  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  commanded  you,  to  love  the  Lord  your  God, 
and  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  commandments,  and  to 
cleave  unto  him,  and  to  serve  him  with  all  your  heart  and  with  all 
your  soul.  So  Joshua  blessed  them,  and  sent  them  away :  and  they 
went  unto  their  tents. 

And  the  children  of  Eeulien  and  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh  returned,  and  departed  from  the  children  of  Israel 
out  of  Shiloh,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  go  unto  the  land  of 
Gilead,  to  the  land  of  their  possession,  whereof  they  were  possessed, 
according  to  the  commandment  of  the  'Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 
And  when  they  came  unto  the  region  about  Jordan,  that  is  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  they  built  there  an  altar  by  Jordan,  a  great  altar  to  see  to. 
And  when  the  children  of  Israel  heard  of  it,  the  whole  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel  gathered  themselves  together  at  Shiloh,  to  go 
up  against  them  to  war. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  sent  unto  them  into  the  land  of  Gilead, 
Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest ;  and  with  him  ten  princes,  one 
prince  of  a  fathers'  house  for  each  of  the  tribes  of  Israel ;  and  they 
spake  with  them,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  whole  congregation  of  the 
Lord,  What  trespass  is  this  that  ye  have  committed  against  the  God 
of  Israel,  to  turn  away  this  day  from  following  the  Lord,  in  that  ye 
have  builded  you  an  altar,  to  rebel  this  day  against  the  Lord  ? 

Then  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh  answered,  and  spake  unto  the  heads  of  the  thou- 
sands of  Israel,  The  Lord,  the  God  of  gods,  the  Lord,  the  God  of  gods, 
he  knoweth,  and  Israel  he  shall  know ;  if  it  be  in  rebellion,  or  if  in 
trespass  against  the  Lord,  that  we  have  built  us  an  altar,  let  the  Lord 
himself  require  it ;  and  if  we  have  not  rather  out  of  carefulness  done 
this,  and  of  purpose,  saying,  In  time  to  come  your  children  might 
speak  unto  our  children,  saying,  "What  have  ye  to  do  with  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel  ?  for  the  Lord  hath  made  Jordan  a  border  between 
us  and  you,  ye  children  of  Reuben  and  children  of  Gad ;  ye  have  no 
portion  in  the  Lord  :  so  shall  your  children  make  our  children  cease 
from  fearing  the  Lord.     Therefore   we   said.  Let  us  now  prepare  to 


564  PASSAGES    FROM   JOSHUA. 

build  us  an  altar,  not  for  burnt  offering,  nor  for  sacrifice :  but  it  shall 
be  a  witness  between  us  and  you,  and  between  our  generations  after 
us,  that  your  children  may  not  say  to  our  children  in  time  to  come, 
Ye  have  no  portion  in  the  Lord.  Therefore  said  we,  It  shall  be,  when 
they  so  say  to  us  or  to  our  generations  in  time  to  come,  that  we  shall 
say,  Behold  the  pattern  of  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  which  our  fathers 
made,  not  for  burnt  offering,  nor  for  sacrifice  ;  but  it  is  a  witness  be- 
tween us  and  you.  God  forbid  that  we  should  build  an  altar  for  burnt 
offering,  for  meal  offering,  or  for  sacrifice,  besides  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
our  God  that  is  before  his  tabernacle. 

And  when  Phinehas  the  priest,  and  the  princes  of  the  congregation, 
even  the  heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel  which  were  with  him,  heard 
the  words  that  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of  Gad  and 
the  children  of  Manasseh  spake,  it  pleased  them  well.  And  Phinehas 
the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest  said  unto  them.  This  day  we  know  that 
the  Lord  is  in  the  midst  of  us,  because  ye  have  not  committed  this 
trespass  against  the  Lord  :  now  have  ye  delivered  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  "Lord.  And  the  thing  pleased  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel ;  and  the  children  of  Israel  blessed  God,  and  spake  no 
more  of  going  up  against  tliem  to  war,  to  destroy  the  land  wherein  the 
children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of  Gad  dwelt. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days,  when  the  Lord  had  given 
rest  unto  Israel  from  all  their  enemies  round  about,  and  Joshua  was 
old  and  well  stricken  in  years ;  that  Joshua  called  for  all  Israel,  for 
their  elders  and  for  their  heads,  and  for  their  judges  and  for  their 
officers,  and  said  unto  them,  I  am  old  and  well  stricken  in  years :  and 
ye  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord  your  God  hath  done  unto  all  these 
nations  because  of  you  ;  for  the  Lord  your  God,  he  it  is  that  hath 
fought  for  you.  Beliold,  I  have  allotted  unto  you  these  nations  that 
remain,  to  be  an  inheritance  for  your  tribes,  from  Jordan,  with  all  the 
nations  that  I  have  cut  off,  even  unto  the  great  sea  toward  the  going 
down  of  the  sun.  And  the  Lord  your  God,  he  shall  thrust  them  out 
from  before  you,  and  drive  them  from  out  of  your  sight ;  and  ye  shall 
possess  their  land,  as  the  Lohd  your  God  spake  unto  you.  Therefore 
be  ye  very  courageous  to  keep  and  to  do  all  that  is  written  in  the 
book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  that  ye  turn  not  aside  therefrom  to  the  right 
hand  or  to  the  left ;  that  ye  come  not  among  tlu'se  nations,  these  that 
remain  among  you  ;  neither  make  mention  of  the  name  of  their  gods, 
nor  cause  to  swear  by  them,  neither  serve  them,  nor  bow  down  your- 
selves unto  them :  but  cleave  unto  the  Lord  your  (Jod,  as  ye  have 
done  unto  this  day.  For  the  Lord  hath  driven  out  from  before  you 
great   nations  and  strong :   but  as  for  you,  no  man  hath  stood  before 


PASSAGES   FROM   JOSHUA.  565 

you  unto  this  day.  One  man  of  you  shall  chase  a  thousand  :  for  the 
Lord  your  God,  he  it  is  that  fighteth  for  you,  as  he  spake  unto  you. 
Take  good  heed  therefore  unto  yourselves,  that  ye  love  the  Lord  your 
God.  And,  behold,  this  day  I  am  going  the  way  of  all  the  earth :  and 
ye  know  in  all  your  hearts  and  in  all  your  souls,  that  not  one  thing 
hath  failed  of  all  the  good  things  which  the  Lord  your  God  spake. 

And  Joshua  gathered  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  Shechem.  And 
Joshua  said,  If  it  seem  evil  unto  you  to  serve  the  Lord,  choose  you 
this  day  whom  ye  will  serve :  but  as  for  me  and  my  house,  we  will 
serve  the  Lord.  And  the  people  said,  Nay  ;  but  we  will  serve  the 
Lord.  And  Joshua  took  a  great  stone  and  set  it  up  there  ;  and  said, 
Behold,  this  stone  shall  be  a  witness. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
the  servant  of  the  Lord,  died,  being  an  hundred  and  ten  years  old. 
And  they  buried  him  in  the  border  of  his  inheritance  in  Timnath- 
serah,  which  is  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim,  on  the  north  of  the 
mountain  of  Gaash.  And  Israel  served  the  Lord  all  the  days  of 
Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of  the  elders  that  outlived  Joshua,  and  had 
known  all  the  work  of  the  Lord,  that  he  had  wi'ought  for  Israel.  And 
the  bones  of  Joseph,  which  the  children  of  Israel  brought  up  out  of 
Egypt,  buried  they  in  Shechem,  in  the  parcel  of  ground  which  Jacob 
bought  of  the  sons  of  Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem  for  an  hundred 
pieces  of  money :  and  they  became  the  inheritance  of  the  children  of 
Joseph.  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  died ;  and  they  buried  him  in 
the  hill  of  Phinehas  his  son,  which  was  given  him  in  the  hill  country 
of  Ephraim, 


PASSAGES  FROM  THE  BOOK 

OF 

JUDGES. 


And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Joshua,  that  the  children  of 
Israel  asked  of  the  Lord,  saying,  Who  shall  go  up  for  us  first  against 
the  Canaanites,  to  fight  against  them?  And  the  Lord  said,  Judah 
shall  go  up.  And  Judah  went  up ;  and  the  Lord  delivered  the  Canaan- 
ites and  the  Perizzites  into  their  hand. 

And  the  children  of  Judah  fought  against  Jerusalem,  and  took  it, 
and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  set  the  city  on  fire. 
And  Judah  went  against  the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Hebron:  and 
against  the  inhabitants  of  Kiriath-sepher.  And  Caleb  said,  He  that 
smiteth  Kiriath-sepher,  and  taketh  it,  to  him  will  I  give  Achsah  my 
daughter  to  wife.  And  Othniel,  Caleb's  younger  brother,  took  it:  and 
he  gave  him  Achsah  his  daughter  to  wife.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
she  came  unto  him,  that  she  moved  him  to  ask  of  her  father  a  field: 
and  she  lighted  down  from  off  her  ass ;  and  Caleb  said  unto  her.  What 
wouldest  thou?  And  she  said  unto  him.  Give  me  a  blessing;  for  that 
thou  hast  set  me  in  the  land  of  the  South,  give  me  also  springs  of 
water.     And  Caleb  gave  her  the  upper  springs  and  the  nether  springs. 

And  the  Lord  was  with  Judah ;  and  he  drave  out  the  inhabitants  of 
the  hill  country ;  for  he  could  not  drive  out  the  inhaliitants  of  the  val- 
ley, because  they  had  chariots  of  iron.  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
did  not  drive  out  the  Jebusites  that  inhabited  Jerusalem  :  but  the  Jebu- 
sites  dwelt  with  the  children  of  Benjamin  in  Jerusalem  unto  this  day. 

And  Manasseh  did  not  drive  out  all  the  inhabitants :  but  the  Canaan- 
ites would  dwell  in  that  land.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Israel  was 
waxen  strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaanites  to  taskwork,  and  did  not 
utterly  drive  them  out. 

And  Ephraim  drave  not  out  the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Gezer ; 
but  the  Canaanites  dwelt  in  G^zer  among  tliem. 

Zebulun  drave  not  out  the  inhabitants  of  Kitron,  nor  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Nahalol ;  but  the  Canaanites  dwelt  among  them,  and  became 
tributary. 

(566) 


PASSAGES   FROM   JUDGES.  567 

Asher  drave  not  out  all  the  inhabitants ;  but  the  Asherites  dwelt 
among  the  Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land :  for  they  did  not 
drive  them  out. 

Naphtali  drave  not  out  the  inhabitants  of  Beth-shemesh,  nor  the 
inhabitants  of  Beth-anath ;  but  he  dwelt  among  the  Canaanites,  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land :  nevertheless  the  inhabitants  of  Beth-shemesh 
and  of  Beth-anath  became  tributary  unto  them. 

And  the  Amorites  forced  the  children  of  Dan  into  the  hill  country : 
yet  the  hand  of  the  house  of  Joseph  prevailed,  so  that  they  became 
tributary. 

And  a  messenger  of  the  Lord  came  up  from  Gilgal  to  Bochim. 
And  he  said,  I  made  you  to  go  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  have  brought 
you  unto  the  land  which  I  sware  unto  your  fathers ;  and  I  said,  I  will 
never  break  my  covenant  with  you :  and  ye  shall  make  no  covenant 
with  the  inhabitants  of  this  land ;  ye  shall  break  down  their  altars : 
but  ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  voice :  why  have  ye  done  this  ? 
Wherefore  I  also  said,  I  will  not  drive  them  out  from  before  you ;  but 
they  shall  be  as  thorns  in  your  sides,  and  their  gods  shall  be  a  snare 
unto  you.  And  it  came  to  jmss,  when  the  angel  of  the  Lokd  spake 
these  words  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  that  the  people  lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  wept.  And  they  called  the  name  of  that  place 
^Bochim :  and  they  sacrificed  there  unto  the  Lord. 

Now  when  Joshua  had  sent  the  j^eople  away,  the  children  of  Israel 
went  every  man  unto  his  inheritance  to  possess  the  land.  And  the 
people  served  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of  the 
elders  that  outlived  Joshua,  wdio  had  seen  all  the  great  work  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  had  wrought  for  Israel.  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
the  servant  of  the  Lord,  died,  being  an  hundred  and  ten  years  old. 
And  they  buried  him  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim,  on  the  north  of 
the  mountain  of  Gaash.  And  also  all  that  generation  were  gathered 
unto  their  fathers :  and  there  arose  another  generation  after  them,  which 
knew  not  the  Lord,  nor  yet  the  w^ork  which  he  had  wrought,  for  Israel. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord.  And  they  forsook  the  Lord,  and  served  Baal  and  the  Ash- 
taroth.  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against  Israel,  and 
he  delivered  them  into  the  hands  of  spoilei"S  that  spoiled  them,  and 
he  sold  them  into  the  hands  of  their  enemies  round  about.  And  the 
Lord  raised  up  judges,  which  saved  them  out  of  the  hand  of  those 
that  spoiled  them.  And  when  the  Lord  raised  them  up  judges,  then 
the  Lord  was  with  the  judge,  and  saved  them  out  of  the  hand  of 
their  enemies  all  the  days  of  the  judge.    But  it  came  to  pass,  when 

'  That  is,  Weepers. 


568  PASSAGES   FROM    JUDGES. 

the  judge  was  dead,  that  they  turned  back,  and  dealt  more  corruptly 
than  their  fathers,  in  following  other  gods  to  serve  them,  and  to  bow 
down  unto  them  ;  they  ceased  not  from  their  doings,  nor  from  their 
stubborn  way.  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against  Israel; 
and  he  said.  Because  this  nation  have  transgressed  my  covenant  which 
I  commanded  their  fathers,  and  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  voice ;  I 
also  will  not  henceforth  drive  out  any  from  before  them  of  the  nations 
which  Joshua  left  when  he  died.  So  the  Lord  left  those  nations,  with- 
out driving  them  out  hastily.  And  the  children  of  Israel  dwelt  among 
the  Canaanites ;  the  Hittites  and  the  Amorites  and  the  Perizzites  and 
the  Hivites  and  the  Jebusites:  and  they  took  their  daughters  to  be 
their  wives,  and  gave  their  own  daughters  to  their  sons,  and  forgat  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  served  the  Baalim  and  the  Asheroth.  Therefore 
he  sold  them  into  the  hand  of  Cushan-rishathaim  king  of  jNIesopotamia : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  served  Cushan-rishathaim  eight  years.  And 
when  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord  I'aised  up 
a  saviour,  who  saved  them,  even  Othniel,  Caleb's  younger  brother. 
And  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon  him,  and  he  judged  Israel ;  and 
he  went  out  to  war,  and  the  Lord  delivered  Cushan-rishathaim  king 
of  Mesopotamia  into  his  hand.     And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  :  and  the  Lord  strengthened  Eglon  the  king  of 
Moab  against  Israel.  And  he  gathered  unto  him  the  children  of  Am- 
mon  and  Amalek ;  and  he  went  and  smote  Israel,  and  they  pos- 
sessed the  city  of  palm  trees.  And  the  children  of  Israel  served  Eglon 
the  king  of  Moab  eighteen  years.  But  when  the  children  of  Israel 
cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord  raised  them  up  a  saviour,  Ehud,  the 
Benjamite,  a  man  lefthanded :  and  they  smote  of  Moab  at  that  time 
about  ten  thousand  men,  every  lusty  man,  and  every  man  of  valour ; 
and  there  escaped  not  a  man.  So  Moab  was  subdued  that  day  under 
the  hand  of  Israel.    And  the  land  had  rest  fourscore  years. 

And  after  him  was  Shamgar,  which  smote  of  the  Philistines  six 
hundred  men  with  an  ox  goad:   and  he  also  saved  Israel. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  tli(^  Lord,  when  Ehud  was  dead.  And  the  Lord  sold  them 
into  the  hand  of  Jabin  king  of  Canaan,  that  reigned  in  Hazor ;  the 
captain  of  whose  host  was  Sisera.  And  the  children  of  Israel  cried 
unto  the  Lord:  for  he  had  nine  hundred  chariots  of  iron  ;  and  twenty 
years  he  mightily  oppressed  the  children  of  Israel. 

Now  Deborah,  a  proi)hetess,  judged  Israel  at  that  time.  And  she 
dwelt  under  the  palm  tree  of  Deborah  between  Kamah  and  Beth-el  in 
the  hill  country  of  Kphraim  :  and  the  cliildren  of  Israel  caiiu^  up  to  her 


PASSAGES   FROM   JUDGES.  569 

for  judgement.  And  she  sent  and  called  Barak  out  of  Kedesh-naphtali, 
and  said  unto  him,  Hath  not  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  commanded, 
mying,  Go  and  draw  unto  mount  Tabor,  and  take  with  thee  ten  thou- 
sand men  of  the  children  of  Naphtali  and  of  the  children  of  Zebulun? 
And  I  will  draw  unto  thee  to  the  river  Kishon  Sisera,  the  captain  of 
Jabin's  army,  with  his  chariots  and  his  multitude;  and  I  will  deliver 
him  into  thine  hand.  And  Barak  said  unto  her,  If  thou  wilt  go  with 
me,  then  I  will  go  :  but  if  thou  wilt  not  go  with  me,  I  will  not  go. 
And  she  said,  I  will  surely  go  with  thee :  notwithstanding  the  journey 
that  thou  takest  shall  not  be  for  thine  honour ;  for  the  Lord  shall  sell 
Sisera  into  the  hand  of  a  woman.  And  Deborah  arose,  and  went  with 
Barak  to  Kedesh.  And  Barak  called  Zebulun  and  Naphtali  together 
to  Kedesh ;  and  there  went  up  ten  thousand  men  at  his  feet.  And 
.Sisera  gathered  together  all  his  chariots,  even  nine  hundred  chariots  of 
iron,  and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him,  from  Harosheth  of  the 
(^entiles,  unto  the  river  Kishon.  And  Deborah  said  unto  Barak,  Up ; 
for  this  is  the  day  in  which  the  Lord  hath  delivered  Sisera  into  thine 
hand :  is  not  the  Lord  gone  out  before  thee  ?  And  the  Lord  discom- 
fited Sisera,  and  all  his  chariots,  and  all  his  host,  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword  before  Barak. 

Howbeit  Sisera  fled  away  on  his  feet  to  the  tent  of  Jael  the  wife 
of  Heber  the  Kenite :  for  there  was  peace  between  Jabin  the  king  of 
Hazor  and  the  house  of  Heber  the  Kenite.  And  Jael  went  out  to  meet 
Sisera,  and  said  unto  him.  Turn  in,  my  lord,  turn  in  to  me ;  fear  not. 
And  he  turned  in  unto  her  into  the  tent,  and  she  covered  him  with 
a  rug.  And  he  said  unto  her.  Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water  to 
drink ;  for  I  am  thirsty.  And  she  opened  a  bottle  of  milk,  and  gave 
him  drink,  and  covered  him.  And  he  said  unto  her.  Stand  in  the 
door  of  the  tent,  and  it  shall  be,  when  any  man  doth  come  and  in- 
quire of  thee,  and  say.  Is  there  any  man  here?  that  thou  shalt  say. 
No.  Then  Jael  Heber's  wife  took  a  tent-pin,  and  took  an  hammer  in 
her  hand,  and  went  softly  unto  him,  and  smote  the  pin  into  his 
temples,  and  it  pierced  through  into  the  ground ;  for  he  was  in  a  deep 
sleep ;  so  he  swooned  and  died.  And,  behold,  as  Barak  pursued  Sisera, 
Jael  came  out  to  meet  him,  and  said  unto  him,  Come,  and  I  will  shew 
thee  the  man  whom  thou  seekest.  And  he  came  nnto  her;  and,  be- 
hold, Sisera  lay  dead,  and  the  tent-pin  was  in  his  temples.  So  God 
subdued  on  that  day  Jabin  the  king  of  Canaan  before  the  children  of 
Israel. 

Then  sang  Deborah  and  Barak, 

For  that  the  leaders  took  the  lead  in  Israel, 
For  that  the  peojale  offered  themselves  willingly, 


570  PASSAGES   FROM   JUDGES. 

Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

In  the  days  of  Shamgar  the  son  of  Anath, 

In  the  days  of  Jael,  the  high  ways  were  unoccupied, 

And  the  travellers  walked  through  byways. 

The  rulers  ceased  in  Israel,  they  ceased, 

Until  that  I  Deborah  arose. 

That  I  arose  a  mother  in  Israel. 

Tell  0/  it,  ye  that  ride  on  white  asses. 

Ye  that  sit  on  rich  carpets. 

And  ye  that  walk  by  the  way. 

Far  from  the  noise  of  archers,  in  the  places  of  drawing  water, 

There  shall  they  rehearse  the  righteous  acts  of  the  Lord, 

Ercn  the  righteous  acts  of  his  rule  in  Israel. 

Awake,  awake,  Deborah ; 

Awake,  awake,  utter  a  song : 

The  Lord  came  down  for  me  against  the  mighty. 

Out  of  Ephraim  came  down  they  whose  root  is  in  Amalek ; 

After  thee,  Benjamin,  among  thy  peoples ; 

Out  of  Machir  came  down  governors, 

And  out  of  Zebulun  they  that  handle  the  marshal's  staflf. 

And  the  princes  of  Issachar  were  with  Deborah ; 

As  was  Issachar,  so  was  Barak  ; 

Into  the  valley  they  rushed  forth  at  his  feet. 

By  the  watercourses  of  Reuben 

There  were  great  resolves  of  heart. 

Why  satest  thou  among  the  sheepfolds. 

To  hear  the  pipings  for  the  flocks  ? 

Gilead  abode  beyond  Jordan : 

And  Dan,  why  did  he  remain  in  ships? 

Asher  sat  still  at  the  haven  of  the  sea. 

And  abode  by  his  creeks. 

Zebulun  was  a  people  that  jeoparded  their  lives  unto  the  deatli, 

And  Naphtali,  upon  the  high  places  of  the  field. 

The  stars  in  their  courses  fought  against  Sisera. 

The  river  Kishon  swept  them  away. 

That  ancient  river,  the  river  Kishon. 

Curse  ye  Meroz,  said  the  angel  of  the  Lord, 

Curse  ye  bitterly  the  inhabitants  thereof; 

Because  they  came  not  to  the  help  of  the  Lord, 

To  the  help  of  the  Lord  against  the  mighty. 

Through  the  window  she  looked  foi'th,  and  cried. 

The  mother  of  Sisera  cried  through  the  lattice. 


PASSAGES   FROM   JUDGES.  571 

Wliy  is  his  chariot  so  long  in  coming? 

Why  tarry  the  wheels  of  his  chariots? 

Her  wise  ladies  answered  her, 

Yea,  she  returned  answer  to  herself, 

Have  they  not  found,  have  they  not  divided  the  spoil? 

A  damsel,  two  damsels  to  every  man ; 

To  Sisera  a  spoil  of  divers  colours, 

A  spoil  of  divers  colours  of  embroidery. 

So  let  all  thine  enemies  perish,  O  Lord  : 

But  let  them  that  love  him  be  as  the  sun  when  he  goeth 
forth  in  his  might. 
And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  :  and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  Midian 
seven  years :  and  because  of  Midian  the  children  of  Israel  made  them 
the  dens  which  are  in  the  mountains,  and  the  caves,  and  the  strong 
holds.  And  so  it  was,  when  Israel  had  sown,  that  the  Midianites 
came  ui),  and  left  no  sustenance  in  Israel,  neither  sheep,  nor  ox,  nor 
ass.  For  they  came  up  with  their  cattle  and  their  tents,  they  came  in 
as  locusts  for  multitude ;  both  they  and  their  camels  were  without 
number:  and  they  came  into  the  land  to  destroy  it.  And  Israel  was 
brought  very  low  because  of  jNIidian ;  and  the  children  of  Israel  cried 
unto  the  Lord. 

And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came,  and  sat  under  the  oak  which 
was  in  Ophrah,  that  pertained  unto  Joash  the  Abiezrite:  and  his  son 
Gideon  was  beating  out  wheat  in  the  winepress,  to  hide  it  from  the 
Midianites.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  The  Lord  is  with  thee,  thou  mighty  man  of  valour.  And 
Gideon  said  unto  him,  Oh  my  lord,  if  the  Lord  be  with  us,  why  then 
is  all  this  befallen  us  ?  And  the  Lord  looked  upon  him,  and  said.  Go 
in  this  thy  might,  and  save  Israel  from  the  hand  of  Midian:  have  not 
I  sent  thee?  And  he  said  unto  him.  Oh  Lord,  wherewith  shall  I  save 
Israel?  behold,  my  family  is  the  poorest  in  Manasseh,  and  I  am  the 
least  in  my  father's  house.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Surely  I 
will  be  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  smite  the  Midianites  as  one  man. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  If  now  I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then 
shew  me  a  sign  that  it  is  thou  that  talkest  with  me.  Depart  not 
hence,  I  pray  thee,  until  I  come  unto  thee,  and  bring  forth  my  offer- 
ing, and  lay  it  before  thee.  And  he  said,  I  will  tarry  until  thou  come 
again.  And  Gideon  w'ent  in,  and  made  ready  a  kid,  and  unleavened 
cakes  of  an  ephah  of  meal :  the  flesh  he  put  in  a  basket,  and  he  put 
the  broth  in  a  pot,  and  brought  it  out  unto  him  under  the  oak,  and 


572  PASSAGES    FROM    JUDGES. 

presented  it.  And  the  angel  of  God  said  unto  him,  Take  the  flesh 
and  the  unleavened  cakes,  and  lay  them  upon  this  rock,  and  pour  out 
the  broth.  And  he  did  so.  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  put  forth  the 
end  of  the  staff  that  was  in  his  hand,  and  touched  the  flesh  and  the 
unleavened  cakes ;  and  there  went  up  fire  out  of  the  rock,  and  con- 
sumed the  flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes ;  and  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
dej^arted  out  of  his  sight.  And  Gideon  saw  that  he  was  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  ;  and  Gideon  said,  Alas,  O  Lord  God  !  forasmuch  as  I  have 
seen  the  angel  of  the  Lord  face  to  face.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Peace  be  unto  thee;  fear  not:  thou  shalt  not  die.  Then  Gideon  built 
an  altar  there  unto  the  Lord,  and  called  it  ^  Jehovah-shalom :  unto 
this  day  it  is  yet  in  Ophrah  of  the  Abiezrites. 

And  it  came  to  pass  the  .same  night,  that  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Take  thy  father's  bullock,  even  the  second  bullock  of  seven  years 
old,  and  throw  down  the  altar  of  Baal  that  thy  father  hath,  and  cut 
down  the  Asherah  that  is  by  it :  and  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God  upon  the  top  of  this  strong  hold,  in  the  orderly  manner,  and 
take  the  second  bullcck,  and  offer  a  burnt  offering  with  the  wood  of 
the  Asherah  which  thou  shalt  cut  down.  Then  Gideon  took  ten  men 
of  his  servants,  and  did  as  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  him :  and  it 
came  to  pass,  because  he  feared  his  father's  household  and  the  men  of 
the  city,  so  that  he  could  not  do  it  by  day,  that  he  did  it  by  night. 
And  when  the  men  of  the  city  arose  early  in  the  morning,  behold,  tlie 
altar  of  Baal  was  broken  down,  and  the  Asherah  was  cut  down  that 
was  by  it,  and  the  second  bullock  was  offered  upon  the  altar  that  was 
built.  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Who  hath  done  this  thing? 
And  when  they  inquired  and  asked,  they  said,  Gideon  the  son  of 
.Toash  hath  done  this  thing.  Then  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
Joash,  Bring  out  thy  son,  that  he  may  die :  because  he  hath  broken 
down  the  altar  of  Baal,  and  because  he  hath  cut  down  the  Asherah 
that  was  by  it.  And  Joash  said  unto  all  that  stood  against  him.  Will 
ye  plead  for  Baal?  or  will  ye  save  him?  if  he  be  a  god,  let  him  plead 
for  himself,  because  one  hath  broken  down  his  altar.  Therefore  on 
that  day  he  called  him  ^Jerubbaal,  saying.  Let  Baal  plead  against  him, 
because  he  hath  broken  down  his  altar. 

Then  all  the  IMidianites  and  the  Amalekites  and  the  children  of 
the  east  assembled  themselves  together ;  and  they  passed  over,  and 
pitched  in  the  valley  of  Jezreel.  But  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  Gideon ;  and  he  blew  a  trumpet ;  and  Al^iezer  was  gathered  to- 
gether after  him.  And  he  sent  messengers  throughout  all  Manasseh ; 
and  they  also  were  gathered  together  after  him :  and  he  sent  messen- 

1  That  is,  The  Lord  is  peace.  -  That  is,  Let  Baal  plead. 


PASSAGES   FROM   JUDGES.  573 

gers  unto  Asher,  and  unto  Zebulun,  and  unto  Naphtali ;  and  they 
came  up  to  meet  them.  And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  If  thou  wilt  save 
Israel  by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  spoken,  behold,  I  will  put  a  fleece 
of  wool  on  the  threshing-fioor ;  if  there  be  dew  on  the  fleece  only,  and 
it  be  dry  upon  all  the  ground,  then  shall  I  know  that  thou  wilt  save 
Israel  by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  spoken.  And  it  was  so :  for  he  rose 
up  early  on  the  morrow,  and  pressed  the  fleece  together,  and  wringed 
the  dew  out  of  the  fleece,  a  bowlful  of  water.  And  Gideon  said  unto 
(rod.  Let  not  thine  anger  be  kindled  against  me,  and  I  will  speak  but 
this  once:  let  me  prove,  I  pray  thee,  but  this  once  with  the  fleece; 
let  it  now  be  dry  only  upon  the  fleece,  and  upon  all  the  ground  let 
there  be  dew.  And  God  did  so  that  night :  for  it  was  dry  upon  the 
fleece  only,  and  tliere  was  dew  on  all  the  ground. 

Then  Jerubbaal,  who  is  Gideon,  and  all  the  people  that  were  with 
him,  rose  up  early,  and  pitched  beside  the  spring  of  Harod :  and  the 
camp  of  IMidian  was  on  the  north  side  of  them,  by  the  hill  of  IMoreh, 
in  the  valley. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  The  people  that  are  with  thee  are  ■ 
too  many  for  me  to  give  the  Midianites  into  their  hand,  lest  Israel 
vaunt  themselves  against  me,  saying.  Mine  own  hand  hath  saved  me. 
Now  therefore  go  to,  proclaim  in  the  ears  of  the  jieople,  saying.  Who- 
soever is  fearful  and  trembling,  let  him  return  and  depart  from  mount 
Gilead.  And  there  returned  of  the  people  twenty  and  two  thousand ; 
and  there  remained  ten  thousand. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  The  people  are  yet  too  many; 
bring  them  down  unto  the  water,  and  I  will  try  them  for  thee  there : 
and  it  shall  be,  that  of  whom  I  say  unto  thee.  This  shall  go  with 
thee,  the  same  shall  go  with  thee ;  and  of  whomsoever  I  say  unto 
thee.  This  shall  not  go  with  thee,  the  same  shall  not  go.  So  he 
brought  down  the  people  unto  the  water :  and  the  Lord  said  unto 
Gideon,  Every  one  that  lappeth  of  the  water  with  his  tongue,  as  a 
dog  lappeth,  him  shalt  thou  set  by  himself;  likewise  every  one  that 
boweth  down  upon  his  knees  to  drink.  And  the  number  of  them 
that  lapped,  putting  their  hand  to  their  mouth,  was  three  hundred 
men :  but  all  the  rest  of  the  people  bowed  down  upon  their  knees  to 
drink  water.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  By  the  three  hundred 
men  that  lapped  will  I  save  you,  and  deliver  the  Midianites  into  thine 
hand.  So  the  peoj^le  took  their  trumpets:  and  he  sent  all  the  men  of 
Israel  every  man  unto  his  tent,  but  retained  the  three  hundred  men: 
and  the  camp  of  Midian  was  beneath  him  in  the  valley. 

And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night,  that  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Arise,  get  thee  down  into  the  camp ;   for  I  have  delivered  it  into  thine 


574  PASSAGES   FROM   JUDGES. 

hand.  But  if  thou  fear  to  go  down,  go  thou  with  Purah  thy  servant 
down  to  the  camp :  and  thou  shalt  hear  what  they  say ;  and  after- 
ward shall  thine  hands  be  strengthened  to  go  down  into  the  camp. 
Then  went  he  down  with  Purah  his  servant  unto  the  outermost  part 
of  the  armed  men  that  were  in  the  camp.  And  the  Midianites  and 
the  Amalekites  and  all  the  children  of  the  east  lay  along  in  the  val- 
ley like  locusts  for  multitude;  and  their  camels  were  without  number, 
as  the  sand  which  is  ujjon  the  sea  shore  for  multitude.  And  when 
Gideon  was  come,  behold,  there  was  a  man  that  told  a  dream  unto  his 
fellow,  and  said.  Behold,  I  dreamed  a  dream,  and,  lo,  a  cake  of  barley 
bread  tumbled  into  the  camp  of  Midian,  and  came  unto  the  tent,  and 
smote  it  that  it  fell,  and  turned  it  upside  down,  that  the  tent  lay 
along.  And  his  fellow  answered  and  said.  This  is  nothing  else  save 
the  sword  of  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash,  a  man  of  Israel :  into  his  hand 
God  hath  delivered  Midian,  and  all  the  host. 

And  it  was  so,  when  Gideon  heard  the  telling  of  the  dream,  and 
the  interpretation  thereof,  that  he  worshijjped;  and  he  returned  into 
the  camp  of  Israel,  and  said,  Arise;  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into 
your  hand  the  host  of  Midian.  And  he  divided  the  three  hundred 
men  into  three  companies,  and  he  put  into  the  hands  of  all  of  them 
trumpets,  and  empty  jiitchers,  with  torches  within  the  pitchers.  And 
he  said  unto  them,  AVhen  I  come  to  the  outermost  part  of  the  camp, 
it  shall  be  that,  as  I  do,  so  shall  ye  do.  When  I  blow  the  trumpet,  I 
and  all  that  are  with  me,  then  blow  ye  the  trumpets  also  on  every 
side  of  all  the  camp,  and  say.  For  the  Lord  and  for  Gideon. 

So  Gideon,  and  the  hundred  men  that  were  with  him,  came  unto 
the  outermost  jmrt  of  the  camp  in  the  beginning  of  the  middle  watch, 
when  they  had  but  newly  set  the  watch.  And  the  three  companies 
blew  the  trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitchers,  and  held  the  torches  in 
their  left  hands,  and  the  trumpets  in  their  right  hands  to  blow  withal: 
and  they  cried.  The  sword  of  the  Lord  and  of  Gideon.  And  they 
stood  every  man  in  his  place  round  about  the  camp:  and  all  the  host 
ran;  and  they  shouted,  and  put  them  to  flight.  And  they  blew  the 
three  hundred  trumpets,  and  the  Lord  set  every  man's  sword  against 
his  fellow,  and  against  all  the  host:  and  the  host  lied.  And  Gideon 
came  to  Jordan,  and  passed  over,  he,  and  the  three  hundred  men  that 
were  with  him,  faint,  yet  pursuing. 

Now  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  were  in  Karkor,  and  their  hosts  with 
them,  about  fifteen  thousand  men,  all  that  were  left  of  all  the  host  of 
the  children  of  the  east :  for  there  fell  an  hundred  and  twenty  thou- 
sand men  that  drew  sword.  And  Gideon  went  up,  and  smote  the  host; 
for  the  host  was  secure.     And  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  fled;  and  he  pur- 


PASSAGES   FROM   JUDGES.  575 

sued  after  them  ;  and  he  took  the  two  kmgs  of  Midian,  Zebah  and 
Zalmunna,  and  discomfited  all  the  host. 

Then  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto  Gideon,  Eule  thou  over  us,  both 
thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son  also :  for  thou  hast  saved  us  out 
of  the  hand  of  Midian.  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I  will  not  rule 
over  you,  neither  shall  my  son  rule  over  you :  the  Lord  shall  rule  over 
you.  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I  would  desire  a  request  of  you,  that 
ye  would  give  me  every  man  the  earrings  of  his  spoil.  (For  they  had 
golden  earrings,  because  they  were  Ishmaelites.)  And  they  answered. 
We  will  willingly  give  them.  And  they  spread  a  garment,  and  did 
cast  therein  every  man  the  earrings  of  his  spoil.  And  the  weight  of 
the  golden  earrings  that  he  requested  was  a  thousand  and  seven  hun- 
dred shekels  of  gold ;  beside  the  crescents,  and  the  pendants,  and  the 
purple  raiment  that  was  on  the  kings  of  Midian,  and  beside  the  chains 
that  were  about  their  camels'  necks.  And  Gideon  made  an  ephod 
thereof,  and  put  it  in  his  city,  even  in  Ophrah:  and  all  Israel  went 
after  it  there :  and  it  became  a  snare  unto  Gideon,  and  to  his  house. 
So  Midian  was  subdued  before  the  children  of  Israel,  and  they  lifted 
up  their  heads  no  more.  And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years  in  the 
days  of  Gideon. 

Now  Jephthah  the  Gileadite  was  a  mighty  man  of  valour.  And  it 
came  to  pass  that  the  children  of  Ammon  made  war  against  Israel. 
And  the  elders  of  Gilead  went  to  fetch  Jephthah  out  of  the  land  of 
Tob :  and  they  said  unto  Jephthah,  Come  and  be  our  chief,  that  we 
may  fight  with  the  children  of  Ammon. 

And  Jephthah  vowed  a  vow  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  If  thou  wilt 
indeed  deliver  the  children  of  Ammon  into  mine  hand,  then  it  shall 
be,  that  whatsoever  cometh  forth  of  the  doors  of  my  house  to  meet 
me,  when  I  return  in  peace  from  the  children  of  Ammon,  it  shall  be 
the  Lord's,  and  I  will  ofier  it  up  for  a  burnt  offering.  So  Jephthah 
passed  over  unto  the  children  of  Ammon  to  fight  against  them  ;  and 
the  Lord  delivered  them  into  his  hand. 

And  Jephthah  came  to  Mizpah  unto  his  house,  and,  behold,  his 
daughter  came  out  to  meet  him  with  timbrels  and  with  dances:  and 
she  was  his  only  child ;  beside  her  he  had  neither  son-  nor  daughter. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  saw  her,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and 
said,  Alas,  my  daughter !  thou  hast  brought  me  very  low,  and  thou 
art  one  of  them  that  trouble  me :  for  I  have  opened  my  mouth  unto 
the  Lord,  and  I  cannot  go  back.  And  she  said  unto  him,  My  father, 
thou  hast  opened  thy  mouth  unto  the  Lord  ;  do  unto  me  according  to 
that  which  hath  proceeded  out  of  thy  mouth  ;  forasmuch  as  the  Lord 
hath  taken  vengeance  for  thee  of  thine  enemies,  even  of  the  children 


576  PASSAGES    FROM   JUDGES, 

of  Ammon.  And  she  said  unto  her  father,  Let  this  thing  he  done  for 
me :  let  me  alone  two  months,  that  I  may  depart  and  go  down  upon 
the  mountains,  and  bewail  my  virginity,  I  and  my  companions.  And 
he  said,  Go.  And  he  sent  her  away  for  two  months :  and  she  departed, 
she  and  her  companions,  and  bewailed  her  virginity  upon  the  moun- 
tains. And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two  months,  that  she  re- 
turned unto  her  father,  who  did  with  her  according  to  his  vow  wiiich 
he  had  vowed.  And  it  was  a  custom  in  Israel,  that  the  daughters  of 
Israel  went  yearly  to  lament  the  daughter  of  Jephthah  the  Gileadite 
four  days  in  a  year. 

And  the  men  of  Ephraim  said  unto  Jephthali,  AVherefore  passedst 
thou  over  to  fight  against  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  didst  not  call 
us  to  go  with  thee  ?  we  will  burn  thine  house  upon  thee  with  fire. 
And  Jephthah  said  unto  them,  I  and  my  people  were  at  great  strife 
with  the  children  of  Ammon ;  and  when  I  called  you,  ye  saved  me  not 
out  of  their  hand.  Then  Jephthah  gathered  together  all  the  men  of 
Gilead,  and  fought  with  Ephraim.  And  the  Gileadites  took  the  fords 
of  Jordan  against  the  Ephraimites:  and  it  was  so,  that  when  any  of 
the  fugitives  of  Ephraim  said,  Let  me  go  over,  the  men  of  Gilead  said 
unto  him.  Art  thou  an  Ephraimite?  If  he  said,  Nay;  then  said  they 
unto  him.  Say  now  Shibboleth  ;  and  he  said  Sibboleth  ;  for  he  could 
not  frame  to  pronounce  it  right ;  then  they  laid  hold  on  him,  and  slew 
him  at  the  fords  of  Jordan  :  and  there  fell  at  that  time  of  Ephraim 
forty  and  two  thousand. 

And  Jephthah  judged  Israel  six  years.  Then  died  Jephthah  the 
Gileadite,  and  was  buried  in  one  of  the  cities  of  Gilead. 

And  after  him  Ibzan  of  Beth-lehem  judged  Israel  seven  years. 

And  after  him  Elon  the  Zebulunite  judged  Israel  ten  years. 

And  after  him  Abdon  the  Pirathonite  judged  Israel.  And  he  had 
forty  sons  and  thirty  sons'  sons,  that  rode  on  threescore  and  ten  ass 
colts :  and  he  judged  Israel  eight  years. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  that  whicli  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord;  and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines  forty  years. 

And  there  was  a  certain  man  of  Zorah,  of  the  family  of  the  Danites, 
whose  name  was  Manoah.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
his  wife,  and  said  unto  her,  Behold,  thou  shalt  bear  a  son.  Now  there- 
fore beware,  I  i>n\y  thee,  and  drink  no  wine  nor  strong  drink,  and  eat 
not  any  unclean  thing:  for,  lo,  no  razor  shall  come  upon  his  head: 
for  the  child  shall  be  a  Nazirite  unto  God  ;  and  he  shall  l)egin  to  save 
Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.  Then  the  woman  came  and 
told  her  husband,  saying,  A  man  of  God  came  unto  me,  and  his  coun- 


PASSAGES    FROM   JUDGES.  577 

tenance  was  like  the  countenance  of  the  angel  of  God,  vei'y  terrible ; 
and  I  asked  him  not  whence  he  was,  neither  told  he  ine  his  name : 
but  he  said  unto  me,  Behold,  thou  shalt  bear  a  son  ;  and  now  drink 
no  wine  nor  strong  drink,  and  eat  not  any  unclean  thing:  for  the 
child  shall  be  a  Nazirite  unto  God  to  the  day  of  his  death.  Then 
Manoah  intreated  the  Lord,  and  said,  Oh  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  let  the 
man  of  God  whom  thou  didst  send  come  again  unto  us,  and  teach  us 
what  we  shall  do  unto  the  child  that  shall  be  born.  And  God  heark- 
ened to  the  voice  of  Manoah  ;  and  the  angel  of  God  came  again  unto 
the  woman  as  she  sat  in  the  field  :  but  Manoah  her  husband  was  not 
with  her.  And  the  woman  made  haste,  and  ran,  and  told  her  hus- 
band, and  said  unto  him,  Behold,  the  man  hath  appeared  unto  me, 
that  came  unto  me  the  other  day.  And  Manoah  arose,  and  went  after 
his  wife,  and  came  to  the  man,  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  the  man 
that  spakest  unto  the  woman?  And  he  said,  I  am.  And  iNhmoah  said, 
Now  let  thy  words  come  to  pass :  what  shall  be  the  manner  of  the 
child,  and  what  sliall  he  his  work  ?  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Manoah,  Of  all  that  I  said  unto  the  woman  let  her  beware.  She  may 
not  eat  of  any  thing  that  cometh  of  the  vine,  neither  let  her  drink 
wine  or  strong  drink,  nor  eat  any  unclean  thing ;  all  that  I  commanded 
her  let  her  observe.  And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel  of  the  Lord, 
I  pray  thee,  let  us  detain  thee,  that  we  may  make  ready  a  kid  for 
thee.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  Manoah,  Though  thou  de- 
tain me,  I  will  not  eat  of  thy  bread  :  and  if  thou  wilt  make  ready  a 
burnt  offering,  thou  must  offer  it  unto  tlie  Lord.  For  Manoah  knew 
not  that  he  was  the  angel  of  the  Lord.  And  INIanoah  said  unto  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  What  is  thy  name,  that  when  thy  words  come  to 
pass  we  may  do  thee  honour?  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  Wherefore  askest  thou  after  my  name,  seeing  it  is  wonderful? 
So  Manoah  took  the  kid  with  the  meal  offering,  and  offered  it  upon 
the  rock  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the  angd  did  wondrously,  and  Manoah 
and  his  wife  looked  on.  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  flaihe  went  up 
toward  heaven  from  off  the  altar,  that  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ascended 
in  the  flame  of  the  altar :  and  Manoah  and  his  wife  looked  on ;  and 
they  fell  on  their  faces  to  the  ground.  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  did 
no  more  appear  to  INIanoah  or  to  his  wife.  Then  Manoah  knew  that 
he  was  the  angel  of  the  Lord.  And  Manoah  said  unto  his  wife,  We 
shall  surely  die,  because  we  have  seen  God.  But  his  wife  said  unto 
him.  If  the  Lord  were  pleased  to  kill  us,  he  would  not  have  received 
a  burnt  offering  and  a  meal  offering  at  our  hand,  neither  would  he 
have  shewed  us  all  these  things,  nor  would  at  this  time  have  told  such 
things  as  these.    And   the  woman  bare  a  son,   and  called  his  name 


578  PASSAGES   FROM    JUDGES. 

Samson  :  and  the  child  grew,  and  the  Lord  blessed  him.    And  the  spirit 
of  the  Lord  began  to  move  in  jNIahanehdan,  between  Zorah  and  Eshtaol. 

And  Samson  went  down  to  Timnah,  and  saw  a  woman  in  Timnah 
of  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines.  And  he  came  up,  and  told  his  fa- 
ther and  his  mother,  and  said,  I  have  seen  a  woman  in  Timnah  of  the 
daughters  of  the  Philistines  :  now  therefore  get  her  for  me  to  wife. 
Then  his  father  and  his  mother  said  unto  him,  Is  there  never  a  woman 
among  the  daughters  of  thy  brethren,  or  among  all  my  people,  that 
thou  goest  to  take  a  wife  of  the  uncircumcised  Philistines  ?  And  Sam- 
son said  unto  his  father.  Get  her  for  me;  for  she  pleaseth  me  well. 
But  his  father  and  his  mother  knew  not  that  it  was  of  the  Lord  ;  for 
he  sought  an  occasion  against  the  Philistines.  Now  at  that  time  the 
Phili-stines  had  rule  over  Israel. 

Then  went  Samson  down,  and  his  father  and  his  mother,  to  Tim- 
nah, and  came  to  the  vineyards  of  Timnah  :  and,  behold,  a  young  lion 
roared  against  him.  And  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  came  mightily  upon 
him,  and  he  rent  him  as  he  would  have  rent  a  kid,  and  he  had  noth- 
ing in  his  hand :  but  he  told  not  his  father  or  his  mother  what  he 
had  done.  And  he  went  down,  and  talked  with  the  woman ;  and  she 
pleased  Samson  well.  And  after  a  while  he  returned  to  take  her,  and 
he  turned  aside  to  see  the  carcass  of  the  lion  :  and,  behold,  there  was 
a  swarm  of  bees  in  the  body  of  the  lion,  and  honey.  And  he  took  it 
into  his  hands,  and  went  on,  eating  as  he  went,  and  he  came  to  his 
father  and  mother,  and  gave  unto  them,  and  they  did  eat :  but  he  told 
them  not  that  he  had  taken  the  honey  out  of  the  body  of  the  lion. 
And  his  father  went  down  unto  the  woman :  and  Samson  made  there 
a  feast ;  for  so  used  the  young  inen  to  do.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  saw  him,  that  they  brought  thirty  companions  to  be  with  him. 
And  Samson  said  unto  them.  Let  me  now  put  forth  a  riddle  unto  you : 
if  ye  can  declare  it  me  within  the  seven  days  of  the  feast,  and  find  it 
out,  then  I  will  give  you  thirty  linen  garments  and  thirty  changes  of 
raiment:  but  if  ye  cannot  declare  it  me,  then  shall  ye  give  me  thirty 
linen  garments  and  thirty  changes  of  raiment.  And  they  said  unto 
him,  Put  forth  thy  riddle,  that  we  may  hear  it.  And  he  said  unto 
them. 

Out  of  the  eater  came  forth  meat, 
And  out  of  the  strong  came  forth  sweetness. 
And  they  could  not  in  three  days  declare  the  riddle.  And  it  came  to 
pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  they  said  unto  Samson's  wife,  Entice  thy 
husband,  that  he  may  declare  unto  us  the  riddle,  lest  we  burn  thee 
and  thy  father's  house  with  fire:  have  ye  called  us  to  impoverish  us? 
is  it  not  so  ?    And  Samson's  wife  wept  before  him,  and  said.  Thou  dost 


PASSAGES    FROM   JUDGES.  579 

but  hate  me,  and  lovest  me  not :  thou  hast  put  forth  a  riddle  unto  the 
children  of  my  people,  and  hast  not  told  it  me.    And  he  said  unto  her, 
Behold,  I  have  not  told  it  my  father  nor  my  mother,  and  shall  I  tell 
thee?    And  she  wept  before   him  the   seven    days,  while  their  feast 
lasted:   and   it   came   to   pass   on  the   seventh   day,  that  he   told  her, 
because  she  pressed  him  sore :  and  she  told  the  riddle  to  the  children 
of  her  people.     And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  him  on  the  seventh 
day  before  the  sun  went  down,  AVhat  is  sweeter  than  honey  ?  and  what 
is  stronger  than  a  lion?    And  he  said  unto  them, 
If  ye  had  not  plowed  with  my  heifer, 
Ye  had  not  found  out  my  riddle. 
And   the  spirit  of  the  Lord  came   mightily  upon   him,  and   he  went 
down  to  Ashkelon,  and  smote  thirty  men  of  them,  and  took  their  spoil, 
and  gave  the  changes  of  raiment  unto  them  that  declared  the  riddle. 
And  his  anger  was  kindled,  and  he  went  up  to  his  father's  house. 

But  it  came  to  pass  after  a  while,  in  the  time  of  wheat  harvest, 
that  Samson  visited  his  wife  with  a  kid.  And  her  father  said,  I  verily 
thought  that  thou  hadst  utterly  hated  her ;  therefore  I  gave  her  to  thy 
companion :  is  not  her  younger  sister  fairer  than  she  ?  take  her,  I  pray 
thee,  instead  of  her.  And  Samson  said  unto  them.  This  time  shall  I 
be  blameless  in  regard  of  the  Philistines,  when  I  do  them  a  mischief. 
And  Samson  went  and  caught  three  hundred  foxes,  and  took  fire- 
brands, and  turned  tail  to  tail,  and  put  a  firebrand  in  the  midst 
between  every  two  tails.  And  when  he  had  set  the  brands  on  fire,  he 
let  them  go  into  the  standing  corn  of  the  Philistines,  and  burnt  up  both 
the  shocks  and  the  standing  corn,  and  also  the  oliveyards.  Then  the 
Philistines  said,  AVho  hath  done  this  ?  And  they  said,  Samson,  the  son 
in  law  of  the  Timnite,  because  he  hath  taken  his  wife,  and  given  her 
to  his  comimnion.  And  the  Philistines  came  up,  and  burnt  her  and 
her  father  with  fire.  And  Samson  said  unto  them,  If  ye  do  after  this 
manner,  surely  I  will  be  avenged  of  you,  and  after  that  I  will  cease. 
And  he  smote  them  hip  and  thigh  with  a  great  slaughter :  and  he 
went  down  and  dwelt  in  the  cleft  of  the  rock  of  Etam. 

Then  the  Philistines  went  up,  and  jiitched  in  Judah,  and  spread 
themselves  in  Lehi.  And  the  men  of  Judah  said.  Why  are  ye  come 
up  against  us  ?  And  they  said.  To  bind  Samson  are  we  come  up,  to  do 
to  him  as  he  hath  done  to  us.  Then  three  thousand  men  of  Judah 
went  down  to  the  cleft  of  the  rock  of  Etam,  and  said  to  Samson, 
Knowest  thou  not  that  the  Philistines  are  rulers  over  us?  what  then 
is  this  that  thou  hast  done  unto  us  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  As  they 
did  unto  me,  so  have  I  done  unto  them.  And  they  said  unto  him. 
We  are   come  down  to  bind  thee,  that  we  may  deliver  thee  into  the 


580  PASSAGES    FROM    JUDGES. 

hand  of  the  Philistines.  And  Samson  said  unto  them,  Swear  unto  me, 
that  ye  will  not  fall  upon  me  yourselves.  And  they  spake  unto  him, 
saying,  No ;  but  we  will  bind  thee  fast,  and  deliver  thee  into  their 
hand  :  but  surely  we  will  not  kill  thee.  And  they  bound  him  with 
two  new  ropes,  and  brought  him  up  from  the  rock.  When  he  came 
unto  Lehi,  the  Philistines  shouted  as  they  met  him :  and  the  spirit  of 
the  Lord  came  mightily  upon  him,  and  the  ropes  that  were  upon  his 
arms  became  as  flax  that  was  burnt  with  fire,  and  his  bands  dropped 
from  off  his  hands.  And  he  found  a  new  jawbone  of  an  ass,  and  put 
forth  his  hand,  and  took  it,  and  smote  a  thousand  men  therewith. 
And  Samson  said, 

With  the  jawbone  of  an  ass,  heaps  upon  lieaps. 
With  the  jawbone  of  an  ass  have  I  smitten  a  thousand  men. 
And  it  came  to  jmss,  when  he  had  made  an  end  of  speaking,  that  he 
cast  away  the  jawbone  out  of  his  hand ;  and  that  place  was  called 
Ramath-lehi.  And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and  called  on  the  Lord,  and 
said.  Thou  hast  given  this  great  deliverance  by  the  hand  of  thy  serv- 
ant :  and  now  shall  I  die  for  thirst,  and  fall  into  the  hand  of  the  un- 
circumcised.  But  God  clave  the  hollow  place  that  is  in  Lehi,  and 
there  ca,me  water  thereout ;  and  when  he  had  drunk,  his  si:)irit  came 
again,  and  he  revived. 

And  Samson  went  to  Gaza.  And  it  was  tol/l  the  Gazites,  saying, 
Samson  is  come  hither.  And  they  compassed  him  in,  and  laid  wait  for 
him  all  night  in  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  were  quiet  all  the  night, 
saying.  Let  be  till  morning  light,  then  we  will  kill  him.  And  Samson 
lay  till  midnight,  and  arose  at  midnight,  and  laid  hold  of  the  doors  of 
the  gate  of  the  city,  and  the  two  posts,  and  plucked  them  up,  bar  and 
all,  and  put  them  upon  his  shoulders,  and  carried  tliem  up  to  the  top- 
of  the  mountain  that  is  before  Hebron. 

And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that  he  loved  a  woman  in  the  val- 
ley of  Sorek,  whose  name  was  Delilah.  And  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines came  up  unto  her,  and  said  wnto  her.  Entice  him,  and  see  wherein 
his  great  strength  lieth,  and  by  what  means  we  may  prevail  against 
him,  that  we  may  bind  him  to  afflict  him :  and  we  will  give  thee 
every  one  of  us  eleven  hundred  pieces  of  silver.  And  Delilah  said  to 
Samson,  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  wherein  thy  great  strength  lieth,  and 
wherewith  thou  mightest  be  bound  to^  afflict  thee.  And  Samson  said 
unto  her.  If  they  bind  me  with  seven  gi-een  withes  that  were  never 
dried,  then  shall  I  become  weak,  and  be  as  another  man.  Then  the 
lords  of  the  Philistines  brought  up  to  her  seven  green  withes  Avhich 
had  not  been  dried,  and  she  bound  him  with  them.  Now  she  had 
liers  in  wait  abiding  in  the  inner  chamber.    And  she  said  unto  him, 


PASSAGES   FROM   JUDGES.  581 

The  Philistines  be  upon  thee,  Samson.  And  he  brake  tlie  withes, 
as  a  string  of  tow  is  broken  when  it  toucheth  the  fire.  So  his 
strength  was  not  known.  And  Delilali  said  unto  Samson,  Beliold,  tliou 
hast  mocked  me,  and  told  me  lies :  now  tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where- 
with thou  mightest  be  bound.  And  he  said  unto  her,  If  they  only 
bind  me  with  new  ropes  wherewith  no  work  hath  been  done,  then 
shall  I  become  weak,  and  be  as  another  man.  So  Delilah  took  new 
ropes,  and  bound  him  therewith,  and  said  unto  him.  The  Philistines 
be  upon  thee,  Samson.  And  the  liers  in  wait  were  abiding  in  the 
inner  chamber.  And  he  brake  them  from  off  his  arms  like  a  tliread. 
And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  Hitherto  thou  hast  mocked  me,  and 
told  me  lies :  tell  me  wherewith  thou  mightest  be  bound.  And  he 
said  unto  her,  If  thou  weavest  the  seven  locks  of  my  head  with  the 
web.  And  she  fastened  it  with  the  pin,  and  said  unto  him,  The 
Philistines  be  upon  thee,  Samson.  And  he  awaked  out  of  his  sleep, 
and  plucked  away  the  pin  of  the  beam,  and  the  web.  And  she  said 
unto  him.  How  canst  thou  say,  I  love  thee,  when  thine  heart  is  not 
with  me?  thou  hast  mocked  me  these  three  times,  and  hast  not  told 
me  wherein  thy  great  strength  lieth.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
pressed  him  daily  with  her  words,  and  urged  him,  that  his  soul  was 
vexed  unto  death.  And  he  told  her  all  his  heart,  and  said  unto  her. 
There  hath  not  come  a  razor  upon  mine  head ;  for  I  have  been  a 
Nazirite  imto  God :  if  I  be  shaven,  then  my  strength  will  go  from  me, 
and  I  shall  become  weak,  and  be  like  any  other  man.  And  when 
Delilah  saw  that  he  had  told  her  all  his  heart,  she  sent  and  called  for 
the  lords  of  the  Philistines,  saying,  Come  up  this  once,  for  he  hath 
told  me  all  his  heart.  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  came  up  unto 
her,  and  brought  the  money  in  their  hand.  And  she  made  him  sleep 
upon  her  knees ;  and  she  called  for  a  man,  and  shaved  off  the  seven 
locks  of  his  head ;  and  she  began  to  afflict  him,  and  his  strength  went 
from  him.  And  she  said.  The  Philistines  be  upon  thee,  Samson.  And 
he  awoke  out  of  his  .sleep,  and  said,  I  will  go  out  as  at  other  times, 
and  shake  myself  But  he  wist  not  that  the  Lord  was  departed  from 
him.  And  the  Philistines  laid  hold  on  him,  and  put  out  his  eyes ;  and 
they  brought  him  down  to  Gaza,  and  bound  him  with  fetters  of  brass ; 
and  he  did  grind  in  the  prison  house.  Howbeit  the  hair  of  his  head 
began  to  grow  again  after  he  was  shaven. 

And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  gathered  them  together  for  to  offer 
a  great  sacrifice  unto  Dagon  theu*  god,  and  to  rejoice  :  for  they  said, 
Our  god  hath  delivered  Samson  our  enemy  into  our  hand.  And  when 
the  i^eople  saw  him,  they  praised  their  god:  for  they  said.  Our  god 
hath   delivered  into  our  hand  our  enemy,  and   the  destroyer  of  our 


582  PASSAGES   FROM   JUDGES. 

country,  which  hath  slain  many  of  us.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  their 
hearts  were  merry,  that  they  said,  Call  for  Samson,  that  he  may  make 
us  sport.  And  they  called  for  Samson  out  of  the  prison  house ;  and  he 
made  sport  before  them:  and  they  set  him  between  the  pillars.  And 
Samson  said  unto  the  lad  that  held  him  by  the  hand,  Suffer  me  that 
I  may  feel  the  pillars  whereupon  the  house  resteth,  that  I  may  lean 
upon  them.  Now  the  house  was  full  of  men  and  women ;  and  all  the 
lords  of  the  Philistines  were  there ;  and  there  were  upon  the  roof 
about  three  thousand  men  and  women,  that  beheld  while  Samson 
made  sport.  And  Samson  called  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  God, 
remember  me,  I  pray  thee,  and  strengthen  me,  I  pray  thee,  only  this 
once,  0  God,  that  I  may  be  at  once  avenged  of  the  Philistines  for  my 
two  eyes.  And  Samson  took  hold  of  the  two  middle  pillars  upon 
which  the  house  rested,  and  leaned  upon  them,  the  one  Avitli  his  right 
hand,  and  the  other  with  his  left.  And  Samson  said.  Let  me  die  with 
the  Philistines.  And  he  bowed  himself  with  all  his  might;  and  the 
house  fell  upon  the  lords,  and  upon  all  the  people  that  were  therein. 
So  the  dead  which  he  slew  at  his  death  were  more  than  they  which 
he  slew  in  his  life.  Then  his  brethren  and  all  the  house  of  his  father 
came  down,  and  took  him,  and  brought  him  up,  and  buried  him  be- 
tween Zorah  and  Eshtaol  in  the  buryingplace  of  IManoah  his  father. 
And  he  judged  Israel  twenty  years. 

In  those  days  there  was  no   king  in   Israel :   every   man  did   that 
which  was  right  in  his  own  eyes. 


PASSAGES   FROM  THE  BOOK 

OF 

RUTH. 


And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  when  the  judges  judged,  that  there 
was  a  famine  in  tlie  land.  And  a  certain  man  of  Betli-leliem-judah 
went  to  sojourn  in  the  country  of  Moab,  he,  and  his  wife,  and  his  two 
sons.  And  the  name  of  the  man  was  Elimelech,"  and  the  name  of  his 
wife  Naomi,  and  the  name  of  his  two  sons  Mahlon  and  Chilion,  Ephra- 
tliites  of  Beth-lehem-judah.  And  tliey  came  into  tlie  country  of  Moab, 
and  continued  tliere.  And  EUmelech  Naomi's  liusband  died ;  and  she 
was  left,  and  her  two  sons.  And  they  took  them  wives  of  the  women 
of  Moab ;  the  name  of  the  one  was  Orpah,  and  the  name  of  the  other 
Ruth :  and  they  dwelled  there  about  ten  yejirs.  And  Mahlon  and 
Chilion  died  both  of  them ;  and  the  woman  was  left  of  her  two  chil- 
dren and  of  her  husband.  Then  she  arose  with  her  daughters  in  law, 
that  she  might  return  from  the  country  of  Moab :  for  she  had  heard 
in  the  country  of  Moab  how  that  the  Lord  had  visited  his  people  in 
giving  them  bread.  And  she  went  forth  out  of  the  place  where  she 
was,  and  her  two  daughters  in  law  with  her;  and  they  went  on  the 
way  to  return  unto  the  land  of  Judah.  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  two 
daughters  in  law.  Go,  return  each  of  you  to  her  mother's  house :  the 
Lord  deal  kindly  with  you,  as  ye  have  dealt  with  the  dead,  and  with 
me.  The  Lord  grant  you  that  ye  may  find  rest,  each  of  you  in  the 
house  of  her  husband.  Then  she  kissed  them  ;  and  they  lifted  up  their 
voice,  and  wept.  And  they  said  unto  her,  Nay,  but  we  will  return  with 
thee  unto  thy  people.  And  Naomi  said,  Turn  again,  my  daughters: 
why  will  ye  go  with  me?  have  I  yet  sons,  that  they  may  be  your 
husbands  ?  Turn  again,  my  daughters,  go  your  way ;  for  I  am  too  old 
to  have  an  husband.  If  I  should  have  an  husband,  and  should  also 
bear  sons ;  would  ye  therefore  tarry  till  they  were  grown  ?  would  ye 
therefore  stay  from  having  husbands?  nay,  my  daughters;  for  it  grieveth 
me  much  for  your  sakes,  for  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  gone  forth  against 
me.    And  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept  again :  and  Orpah  kissed 

(583) 


584  PASSAGES   FROM   RUTH. 

her  mother  in  law;  but  Ruth  clave  unto  her.  And  she  said,  Behold, 
thy  sister  in  law  is  gone  back  unto  her  people,  and  unto  hef  god: 
return  thou  after  thy  sister  in  law.  And  Euth  said,  Intreat  me  not  to 
leave  thee,  and  to  return  from  following  after  thee :  for  whither  thou 
goest,  I  will  go ;  and  where  thou  lodgest,  I  will  lodge :  thy  people  shall 
be  my  peojile,  and  thy  God  my  God :  where  thou  diest,  will  I  die,  and 
there  will  I  be  buried  :  the  Lord  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  aught 
but  death  part  thee  and  me.  And  when  she  saw  that  she  was  sted- 
fastly  minded  to  go  with  her,  she  left  speaking  unto  her.  So  they  two 
went  until  they  came  to  Beth-lehem.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
were  come  to  Beth-lehem,  that  all  the  city  was  moved  about  them, 
and  the  rvomen  said.  Is  this  Naomi  ?  And  she  said  unto  them.  Call  me 
not  ^Naomi,  call  me  ^Mara:  for  the  Almighty  hath  dealt  very  bitterly 
with  me.  I  went  out  full,  and  tlie  Lord  hath  brought  me  home  again 
empty :  why  call  ye  me  Naomi,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  testified  against 
me,  and  the  Almighty  hath  afflicted  me  ?  So  Naomi  returned,  and  Ruth 
the  Moabitess,  her  daughter  in  law,  with  her,  which  returned  out  of  the 
country  of  Moab:  and  they  came  to  Beth-lehem  in  the  beginning  of 
barley  harvest. 

And  Naomi  had  a  kinsman  of  her  husband's,  a  mighty  man  of 
wealth,  of  the  family  of  Elimelech;  and  his  name  was  Boaz.  And 
Ruth  the  Moabitess  said  unto  Naomi,  Let  me  now  go  to  the  field,  and 
glean  among  the  ears  of  corn  after  him  in  whose  sight  I  shall  find 
grace.  And  she  said  unto  her.  Go,  my  daughter.  And  she  went,  and 
came  and  gleaned  in  the  field  after  the  reajjers:  and  her  hap  was  to 
light  on  the  portion  of  the  field  belonging  unto  Boaz,  who  was  of  the 
family  of  Elimelech.  And,  behold,  Boaz  came  from  Beth-lehem,  and 
said  unto  the  reapers.  The  Lord  be  with  you.  And  they  answered 
him,  The  Lord  bless  thee.  Then  said  Boaz  unto  his  servant  that  was 
set  over  the  reapers.  Whose  damsel  is  this?  And  the  servant  that  was 
set  over  the  reapers  answered  and  said.  It  is  the  Moabitish  damsel  that 
came  back  with  Naomi  out  of  the  country  of  Moab:  and  she  said.  Let 
me  glean,  I  pray  you,  and  gather  after  the  reapers  among  the  sheaves: 
so  she  came,  and  hath  continued  even  from,  the  morning  until  now, 
save  that  she  tarried  a  little  in  the  house.  Then  said  Boaz  unto  Ruth, 
Hearest  thou  not,  my  daughter?  Go  not  to  glean  in  another  field, 
neither  pass  from  hence,  but  abide  here  fast  by  my  maidens.  Let 
thine  eyes  be  on  the  field  that  they  do  reap,  and  go  thou  after  them: 
have  I  not  charged  the  young  men  that  they  shall  not  touch  thee? 
and  when  thou  art  athirst,  go  unto  the  vessels,  and  drink  of  that 
which  the  young  men  have  drawn.     Then  she  fell  on  her  face,  and 

1  That  is,  Pleasant.        2  xhat  is,  Bitter. 


PASSAGES   FROM    RUTH.  585 

bowed  herself  to  the  ground,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  have  I  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  tliat  thou  sliouldest  take  knowledge  of  me,  seeing  I 
am  a  stranger?  And  Boaz  answered  and  said  unto  her.  It  hath  fully 
been  shewed  me,  all  that  thou  hast  done  unto  thy  mother  in  law  since 
the  death  of  thine  husband:  and  how  thou  hast  left  thy  father  and 
thy  mother,  and  the  land  of  thy  nativity,  and  art  come  unto  a  people 
which  thou  knewest  not  heretofore.  The  Lord  recompense  thy  work, 
and  a  full  reward  be  given  thee  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  under 
whose  wings  thou  art  come  to  take  refuge.  Then  she  said,  Let  me  find 
grace  in  thy  sight,  my  lord;  for  that  thou  hast  comforted  me,  and  for 
that  thou  hast  spoken  kindly  unto  thine  handmaid,  though  I  be  not 
as  one  of  thine  handmaidens.  And  at  meal-time  Boaz  said  unto  her, 
Come  hither,  and  eat  of  the  bread,  and  dip  thy  morsel-  in  the  vinegar. 
And  she  sat  beside  the  reapers :  and  they  reached  her  parched  corn, 
and  she  did  eat,  and  was  sufficed,  and  left  thereof.  And  when  she 
was  risen  up  to  glean,  Boaz  commanded  his  young  men,  saying,  Let 
her  glean  even  among  the  sheaves,  and  reproach  her  not.  And  also 
pull  out  some  for  her  from  the  bundles,  and  leave  it,  and  let  her  glean, 
and  rebuke  her  not.  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  until  even ;  and  she 
beat  out  that  she  had  gleaned,  and  it  was  about  an  ephah  of  barley. 
And  she  took  it  up,  and  went  into  the  city :  and  her  mother  in  law 
saw  what  she  had  gleaned :  and  she  brought  forth  and  gave  to  her 
that  she  had  left  after  she  was  sufficed.  And  her  mother  in  law  said 
unto  her.  Where  hast  thou  gleaned  to-day  ?  and  where  wroughtest 
thou  ?  blessed  be  he  that  did  take  knowledge  of  thee.  And  she  shewed 
her  mother  in  law  with  whom  she  had  wrought,  and  said.  The  man's 
name  with  whom  I  wrought  to-day  is  Boaz.  And  Naomi  said  unto  her 
daughter  in  law,  Blessed  be  he  of  the  Lord,  who  hath  not  left  off  his 
kindness  to  the  living  and  to  the  dead.  And  Naomi  said  unto  her. 
The  man  is  nigh  of  kin  unto  us,  one  of  our  near  kinsmen.  And  Ruth 
the  Moabitess  said,  Yea,  he  said  unto  me.  Thou  shalt  keep  fast  by  my 
young  men,  until  they  have  ended  all  my  harvest.  And  Naomi  said 
unto  Ruth  her  daughter  in  law,  It  is  good,  my  daughter,  that  thou  go 
out  with  his  iBaidens,  and  that  they  meet  thee  not  in  any  other  field. 
So  she  kept  fast  by  the  maidens  of  Boaz  to  glean  unto  the  end  of 
barley  harvest  and  of  wheat  harvest;  and  she  dwelt  with  her  mother 
in  law. 

And  Naomi  her  mother  in  law  said  unto  her.  My  daughter,  shall  I 
not  seek  rest  for  thee,  that  it  may  be  well  with  thee?  And  now  is 
there  not  Boaz  our  kinsman,  with  whose  maidens  thou  wast?  Behold, 
he  winnoweth  barley  to-night  in  the  threshing-floor.  Wash  thyself 
therefore,  and  anoint  thee,  and  put  thy   raiment  upon  thee,  and  get 


586  PASSAGES   FROM   RUTH. 

thee  down  to  the  threshing-floor:  but  make  not  thyself  known  unto 
the  man,  until  he  shall  have  done  eating  and  drinking.  And  she  went 
down  unto  the  threshing-floor,  and  did  according  to  all  that  her  mother 
in  law  bade  her.  And  when  Boaz  had  eaten  and  drunk,  and  his  heart 
was  merry,  he  went  to  lie  down  at  the  end  of  the  heap  of  corn.  And 
it  came  to  pass  at  midnight,  that  the  man  was  startled,  and  turned 
himself:  and,  behold,  a  woman  lay  at  his  feet.  And  he  said.  Who  art 
thou?  And  she  answered,  I  am  Ruth  thine  handmaid:  thou  art  a  near 
kinsman.  And  he  said.  Blessed  be  thou  of  the  Lord,  my  daughter: 
thou  hast  shewed  more  kindness  in  the  latter  end  than  at  the  begin- 
ning, inasmuch  as  thou  followedst  not  young  men,  whether  poor  or 
rich.  And  now,  my  daughter,  fear  not ;  I  will  do  to  thee  all  that  thou 
sayest:  for  all  the  city  of  my  people  doth  know  that  thou  art  a  vir- 
tuous woman.  And  now  it  is  true  that  I  am  a  near  kinsman :  howbeit 
there  is  a  kinsman  nearer  than  I.  Tarry  this  night,  and  it  shall  be  in 
the  morning,  that  if  he  will  perform  unto  thee  the  part  of  a  kinsman, 
well ;  let  him  do  the  kinsman's  part :  but  if  he  will  not  do  the  part  of 
a  kinsman  to  thee,  then  will  I  do  the  part  of  a  kinsman  to  thee,  as 
the  Lord  liveth:  lie  down  until  the  morning.  And  she  lay  at  his  feet 
until  the  morning:  and  she  rose  up  before  one  could  discern  another. 
And  he  said.  Bring  the  mantle  that  is  upon  thee,  and  hold  it ;  and 
she  held  it:  and  he  measured  six  measures  of  barley,  and  laid  it  on 
her:  and  he  went  into  the  city.  And  when  she  came  to  her  mother 
in  law,  she  said,  How  hast  thou  fared,  my  daughter  ?  And  she  told  her 
all.  And  she  said,  These  six  measures  of  barley  gave  he  me ;  for  he 
said,  Go  not  empty  unto  thy  mother  in  law.  Then  said  she,  Sit  still, 
my  daughter,  until  thou  know  how  tlie  mater  will  fall :  for  the  man 
will  not  rest,  until  he  have  finished  the  thing  this  day. 

Now  Boaz  went  up  to  the  gate,  and  sat  him  down  there:  and,  be- 
hold, the  near  kinsman  of  whom  Boaz  spake  came  by ;  unto  whom  he 
said.  Ho,  such  a  one !  turn  aside,  sit  down  here.  And  he  turned  aside, 
and  sat  down.  And  he  took  ten  men  of  the  elders  of  the  city,  and  said. 
Sit  ye  down  here.  And  they  sat  down.  And  he  said  unto  the  near 
kinsman,  Naomi,  that  is  come  again  out  of  the  country  of  Moab,  selleth 
the  parcel  of  land,  which  was  our  brother  Elimelech's:  and  I  thought 
to  disclose  it  unto  thee,  saying.  Buy  it  before  them  that  sit  here,  and 
before  the  elders  of  my  people.  If  thou  wilt  redeem  it,  redeem  it:  but 
if  thou  wilt  not  redeem  it,  then  tell  me,  that  I  may  know :  for  there 
is  none  to  redeem  it  beside  thee;  and  I  am  after  thee.  And  he  said, 
I  will  redeem  it.  Then  said  Boaz,  What  day  thou  buy  est  the  field  of 
the  hand  of  Naomi,  thou  must  buy  it  also  of  Ruth  the  Moal)itcss,  the 
wife  of  the  dead,  to  raise  up  the  name  of  the  dead  upon  his  inheritance. 


PASSAGES   FROM    RUTH.  587 

And  the  near  kinsman  said,  I  cannot  redeem  it  for  myself,  lest  I  mar 
mine  own  inheritance :  take  thou  my  right  of  redemption  on  thee ;  for 
I  cannot  redeem  it.  Now  this  was  the  custom  in  former  time  in  Israel 
concerning  redeeming  and  concerning  exchanging,  for  to  confirm  all 
things ;  a  man  drew  off  his  shoe,  and  gave  it  to  his  neighbour  :  and  this 
was  the  manner  of  attestation  in  Israel.  So  the  near  kinsman  said  unto 
Boaz,  Buy  it  for  thyself.  And  he  drew  off  his  shoe.  And  Boaz  said 
unto  the  elders,  and  unto  all  the  people.  Ye  are  witnesses  this  day, 
that  I  have  bought  all  that  was  Elimelech's,  and  all  that  was  Chilion's 
and  Mahlon's,  of  the  hand  of  Naomi.  IMoreover  Ruth  the  Moabitess, 
the  wife  of  Mahlon,  have  I  purchased  to  be  my  wife,  to  raise  up  the 
name  of  the  dead  upon  his  inheritance,  that  the  name  of  the  dead  be 
not  cut  off  from  among  his  brethren,  and  from  the  gate  of  his  place: 
ye  are  witnesses  this  day.  And  all  the  people  that  were  in  the  gate, 
and  the  elders,  said,  We  are  witnesses.  So  Boaz  took  Ruth,  and  she  be- 
came his  wife;  and  she  bare  a  son.  And  the  women  said  unto  Naomi, 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,  which  hath  not  left  thee  this  day  without  a  near 
kinsman,  and  let  his  name  be  famous  in  Israel.  And  he  shall  be  unto 
tliee  a  restorer  of  life,  and  a  nourisher  of  thine  old  age:  for  thy 
daughter  in  law,  which  loveth  thee,  which  is  better  to  thee  than 
seven  sons,  hath  borne  him.  And  Naomi  took  the  child  and  laid  it 
in  her  bosom,  and  became  nurse  unto  it.  And  the  women  her  neigh- 
bours gave  it  a  name,  saying.  There  is  a  son  born  to  Naomi ;  and  they 
called  his  name  Obed :  he  is  the  father  of  Jesse,  the  father  of  David. 


PASSAGES   FROM  THE  FIEST  BOOK 

OF 

SAMUEL 


Now  there  was  a  certain  man  of  Ramathaim-zophim,  of  the  hill 
country  of  Ephraim,  and  his  name  was  Elkanah :  and  he  had  two 
wives;  the  name  of  the  one  was  Hannah,  and  the  name  of  the  other 
Peninnah :  and  Peninnah  had  children,  but  Hannah  had  no  children. 
And  this  man  went  up  out  of  his  city  from  year  to  year  to  worship 
and  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  in  Shiloh.  And  the  two  sons 
of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  priests  unto  the  Lord,  were  there.  And 
when  the  day  came  that  Elkanah  sacrificed,  he  gave  to  Peninnah  his 
wife,  and  to  all  her  sons  and  her  daughters,  portions :  but  unto  Hannah 
he  gave  a  double  portion ;  for  he  loved  Hannah.  But  the  Lord  had 
given  her  no  son ;  and  her  rival  provoked  her  sore,  for  to  make  her 
fret.  And  when  she  went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  so  she  pro- 
voked her ;  therefore  she  wept,  and  did  not  eat.  And  Elkanah  her 
husband  said  unto  her,  Hannah,  why  weepest  thou?  and  why  eatest 
thou  not  ?  and  why  is  thy  heart  grieved  ?  am  not  I  better  to  thee 
than  ten  sons?  So  Hannah  rose  up  after  they  had  eaten  in  Shiloh, 
and  after  they  had  drunk.  Now  Eli  the  priest  sat  uijon  his  seat  by 
the  door  post  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord.  And  she  was  in  bitterness 
of  soul,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  wept  sore.  And  she  vowed 
a  vow,  and  said,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  if  thou  wilt  indeed  look  on  the 
affliction  of  thine  handmaid,  and  rememljer  me,  and  not  forget  thine 
handmaid,  but  wilt  give  unto  tliine  handmaid  a  man  child,  then  I  will 
give  him  unto  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  his  life,  and  there  shall  no 
razor  come  upon  his  head.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  continued 
praying  before  the  Lord,  that  Eli  marked  her  mouth.  Now  Hannah, 
she  spake  in  lier  heart ;  only  her  lips  moved,  but  her  voice  was  not 
heard :  therefore  Eli  thought  she  hud  been  drunken.  And  Eli  said 
unto  her,  How  long  wilt  thou  be  drunken  ?  put  away  thy  wine  from 
thee.  And  Hannah  answered  and  said,  No,  my  lord,  I  am  a  woman 
of  a  sorrowful  spirit :  I  have  drunk  neither  wine  nor  strong  drink,  but 

(588) 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  589 

I  poured  out  my  soul  before  the  Lord.  Count  not  thine  handmaid 
for  a  daughter  of  Belial:  for  out  of  the  abundance  of  my  complaint 
and  my  provocation  have  I  spoken  hitherto.  Then  Eli  answered  and 
said,  Go  in  peace :  and  the  God  of  Israel  grant  thy  petition  that  thou 
hast  asked  of  him.  And  she  said,  Let  thy  servant  find  grace  in  thy 
sight.  So  the  woman  went  her  way,  and  did  eat,  and  her  countenance 
was  no  more  sad.  And  they  rose  up  in  the  morning  early,  and  wor- 
shipped before  the  Lord,  and  returned,  and  came  to  their  house  to 
Ramah.  And  it  came  to  pass  that  Hannah  bare  a  son ;  and  she  called 
his  name  Samuel,  sailing,  Because  I  have  asked  him  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  man  Elkanah,  and,  all  his  house,  went  up  to  offer  unto  the 
Lord  the  yearly  sacrifice,  and  his  vow.  But  Hannah  went  not  up; 
for  she  said  unto  her  husband,  I  ivill  not  go  up  until  the  child  be 
weaned,  and  then  I  will  bring  him,  that  he  may  appear  before  the 
Lord,  and  there  abide  for  ever.  And  Elkanah  her  husband  said  unto 
her,  Do  what  seemeth  thee  good ;  tarry  until  thou  have  weaned  him ; 
only  the  Lord  establish  his  word.  And  when  she  had  weaned  him, 
she  took  him  up  with  her,  with  three  bullocks,  and  one  ephah  of  meal, 
and  a  bottle  of  wine,  and  brought  him  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord 
in  Shiloh :  and  the  child  was  young.  And  they  slew  the  bullock,  and 
brought  the  child  to  Eli.  And  she  said.  Oh  my  lord,  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  my  lord,  I  am  the  woman  that  stood  by  thee  here,  praying 
unto  the  Lord.  For  this  child  I  prayed  ;  and  the  Lord  hath  given 
me  my  petition  which  I  asked  of  him:  therefore  I  also  have  granted 
him  to  the  Lord  ;  as  long  as  he  liveth  he  is  granted  to  the  Lord. 
And  Hannah  prayed,  and  said  : 

There  is  none  holy  as  the  Lord  ; 

For  there  is  none  beside  thee  : 

Neither  is  there  any  rock  like  our  God. 

For  the  Lord  is  a  God  of  knowledge. 

And  by  him  actions  are  weighed. 

The  bows  of  the  mighty  men  are  broken. 

And  they  that  stumbled  are  girded  with  strength. 

They  that  were  full  have  hired   out  themselves  for  bread; 

And  they  that  were  hungry  have  rest : 

Yea,  the  barren  hath  borne  seven ; 

And  she  that  hath  many  children  languisheth. 

The  Lord  killeth,  and  maketh  alive: 

He  bringeth  down  to  the  grave,  and  bringeth  up. 

The  Lord  maketh  poor,  and  maketh  rich : 

He  bringeth  low,  he  also  lifteth  up. 

He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust. 


•^90  PASSAGES    FROM   I.  SAMUEL. 

He  lifteth  up  the  needy  from  the  dunghill, 
To  make  them  sit  with  princes, 
And  inherit  the  throne  of  glory. 

And  Elkanah  went  to  Ramah  to  his  house.  And  the  child  did 
minister  unto  the  Lord  before  Eli  the  priest. 

Now  the  sons  of  Eli  were  sons  of  Belial ;  they  knew  not  the  Lord. 
And  the  sin  of  the  young  men  was  very  great  before  the  Lord  :  for 
men  abhorred  the  offering  of  the  Lord. 

But  Samuel  ministered  before  the  Lord,  being  a  child,  girded  with 
a  linen  ei^hod.  Moreover  his  mother  made  him  a  little  robe,  and 
brought  it  to  him  from  year  to  year,  when  she  came  up  with  her 
husband  to  offer  the  yearly  sacrifice.  And  Eli  blessed  Elkanah  and 
his  wife,  and  said,  The  Lord  give  thee  seed  of  this  woman  for  the 
loan  which  was  lent  to  the  Lord.  And  they  went  unto  their  own 
home.  And  the  Lord  visited  Hannah,  and  she  bare  three  sons  and 
two  daughters.     And  the  child  Samuel  grew  before  the  Lord. 

Now  Eli  was  very  old ;  and  he  heard  all  that  his  sons  did  unto  all 
Israel.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why  do  ye  such  things?  for  I  hear 
of  your  evil  dealings  from  all  this  j)eople.  Nay,  my  sons ;  for  it  is  no 
good  report  that  I  hear:  ye  make  the  Lord's  peoj^le  to  transgress.  If 
one  man  sin  against  another,  God  shall  judge  him  :  but  if  a  man  sin 
against  the  Lord,  who  shall  intreat  for  him?  Notwithstanding  they 
hearkened  not  unto  the  voice  of  their  father,  because  the  Lord  would 
slay  them.  And  the  child  Samuel  grew  on,  and  was  in  favour  both 
with  the  Lord,  and  also  with  men. 

And  there  came  a  man  of  God  unto  Eli,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Wherefore  kick  ye  at  my  sacrifice  and  at  mine  offer- 
ing, which  I  have  commanded  in  my  habitation ;  and  honourest  thy 
sons  above  me,  to  make  yourselves  fat  with  the  chiefest  of  all  the 
offerings  of  Israel  my  people?  Therefore  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
saith,  I  said  indeed  that  thy  house,  and  the  house  of  thy  father,  should 
walk  before  me  for  ever:  but  now  the  Lord  saith,  Be  it  far  from  me; 
for  them  that  honour  me  I  will  honour,  and  they  that  despise  me  shall 
be  lightly  esteemed.  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  I  will  cut  off  thine 
arm,  and  the  arm  of  thy  father's  house,  that  there  shall  not  be  an 
old  man  in  thine  house  for  ever:  and  all  the  increase  of  thine  house 
shall  die  in  the  flower  of  their  age.  And  this  shall  be  the  sign  unto 
thee,  that  shall  come  upon  thy  two  sons,  on  Hophni  and  Phinehas; 
in  one  day  they  shall  die  both  of  them.  And  I  will  raise  me  up  a 
faithful  priest,  that  shall  do  according  to  that  which  is  in  mine  heart 
and  in  my  mind :  and  I  will  build  him  a  sure  house ;  and  he  shall 
walk  before  mine  anointed  for  ever.    And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  591 

every  one  that  is  left  in  thine  house  shall  come  and  bow  down  to 
him  for  a  piece  of  silver  and  a  loaf  of  bread,  and  shall  say,  Put  me, 
I  pray  thee,  into  one  of  the  priests'  offices,  that  I  may  eat  a  morsel 
of  bread. 

And  the  child  Samuel  ministered  unto  the  Lord  before  Eli.  And 
the  word  of  the  Lord  was  precious  in  those  days ;  there  was  no  open 
vision.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  when  Eli  was  laid  down  in 
his  place,  (now  his  eyes  had  begun  to  wax  dim,  that  he  could  not 
see,)  and  the  lamp  of  God  was  not  yet  gone  out,  and  Samuel  was  laid 
down  to  sleep,  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  where  the  ark  of  God  was ; 
that  the  Lord  called  Samuel :  and  he  said.  Here  am  I.  And  he  ran 
unto  Eli,  and  said.  Here  am  I;  for  thou  calledst  me.  And  he  said,  I 
called  not ;  lie  down  again.  And  he  went  and  lay  down.  And  the 
Lord  called  yet  again,  Samuel.  And  Samuel  arose  and  went  to  Eli, 
and  said,  Here  am  I ;  for  thou  calledst  me.  And  he  answered,  I  called 
not,  my  son ;  lie  down  again.  Now  Samuel  did  not  yet  know  the 
Lord,  neither  was  the  word  of  the  Lord  yet  revealed  unto  him.  And 
the  Lord  called  Sanmel  again  the  third  time.  And  he  arose  and  went 
to  Eli,  and  said,  Here  am  I ;  for  thou  calledst  me.  And  Eli  perceived 
that  the  Lord  had  called  the  child.  Therefore  Eli  said  unto  Samuel, 
Go,  lie  down:  and  it  shall  be,  if  he  call  thee,  that  thou  shalt  say, 
Speak,  Lord  ;  for  thy  servant  heareth.  So  Samuel  went  and  lay  down 
in  his  place.  And  the  Lord  came,  and  stood,  and  called  as  at  other 
times,  Samuel,  Samuel.  Then  Samuel  said.  Speak ;  for  thy  servant 
heareth.  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel,  Behold,  I  will  do  a  thing 
in  Israel,  at  which  both  the  ears  of  every  one  that  heareth  it  shall 
tingle.  In  that  day  I  will  perform  against  Eli  all  that  I  have  spoken 
concerning  his  house,  from  the  beginning  even  unto  the  end.  For  I 
have  told  him  that  I  will  judge  his  house  for  ever,  for  the  iniquity 
which  he  knew,  because  his  sons  did  bring  a  curse  upon  themselves, 
and  he  restrained  them  not.  And  therefore  I  have  sworn  unto  the 
house  of  Eli,  that  the  iniquity  of  Eli's  house  shall  not  be  purged  with 
sacrifice  nor  offering  for  ever.  And  Samuel  lay  until  the  morning,  and 
opened  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  Samuel  feared  to 
shew  Eli  the  vision.  Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and  said,  Samuel,  my 
son.  And  he  said,  Here  am  I.  And  he  said.  What  is  the  thing  that 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  unto  thee  ?  I  pray  thee  hide  it  not  from  me : 
'  God  do  so  to  thee,  and  more  also,  if  thou  hide  any  thing  from  me  of 
all  the  things  that  he  spake  unto  thee.  And  Samuel  told  him  every 
whit,  and  hid  nothing  from  him.  And  he  said,  It  is  the  Lord:  let 
him  do  what  seemeth  him  good.  And  Samuel  grew,  and  the  Lord 
was  with  him,  and  did  let  none  of  his  words  fall  to  the  ground.    And 


592  PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL. 

all  Israel  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba  knew  that  Samuel  was  estab- 
lished to  be  a  prophet  of  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  appeared  again  in 
Shiloh :  for  the  Lord  revealed  himself  to  Samuel  in  Sliiloh  by  the 
word  of  the  Lord.     And  the  word  of  Samuel  came  to  all  Israel. 

Now  Israel  went  out  against  the  Philistines  to  battle,  and  ])itched 
beside  Eben-ezer:  and  the  Philistines  pitched  in  Aphek.  And  the 
Philistines  put  themselves  in  array  against  Israel:  and  when  they 
joined  battle,  Israel  was  smitten  before  the  Philistines:  and  they  slew 
of  the  army  in  the  field  about  four  thousand  men.  And  when  the 
people  were  come  into  the  camp,  the  elders  of  Israel  said,  "Wherefore 
hath  the  Lord  smitten  us  to-day  before  the  Philistines?  Let  us  fetch 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  Shiloh  unto  us,  that  it 
may  come  among  us,  and  save  us  out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies.  So 
the  people  sent  to  Shiloh,  and  they  brought  from  thence  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  sitteth  upon  the  cherubim : 
and  the  two  sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  were  there  with  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  God.  And  when  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  came  into  the  camp,  all  Israel  shouted  with  a  great  shout, 
so  that  the  earth  rang  again.  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  the 
noise  of  the  shout,  they  said,  What  meaneth  the  noise  of  this  great 
shout  in  the  camp  of  the  Hebrews?  And  they  understood  that  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  was  come  into  the  camp.  And  the  Philistines  were 
afraid,  for  they  said,  God  is  come  into  the  camp.  And  they  said.  Woe 
unto  us !  for  there  hath  not  been  such  a  thing  heretofore.  Woe  unto 
us !  who  shall  deliver  us  out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty  gods  ?  these 
are  the  gods  that  smote  the  Egyptians  with  all  manner  of  plagues  in 
the  wilderness.  Be  strong,  and  quit  yourselves  like  men,  O  ye  Philis- 
tines, that  ye  be  not  servants  unto  the  Hebrews,  as  they  liave  been  to 
you:  quit  yourselves  like  men,  and  fight.  And  the  Philistines  fought, 
and  Israel  was  smitten,  and  they  fled  every  man  to  his  tent:  and 
there  was  a  very  great  slaughter;  for  there  fell  of  Israel  thirty  thou- 
sand footmen.  And  the  ark  of  God  was  taken;  and  the  two  sons  of 
Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  were  slain.  And  there  ran  a  man  of  Ben- 
jamin out  of  the  army,  and  came  to  Shiloh  the  same  day  with  his 
clothes  rent,  and  with  earth  upon  his  head.  And  when  he  came,  lo, 
Eli  sat  upon  liis  seat  by  the  way  side  watching:  for  his  heart  trembled 
for  the  ark  of  God.  And  when  the  man  came  into  the  city,  and  told 
it,  all  the  city  cried  out.  And  when  Eli  heard  the  noise  of  the  crying, 
he  said,  What  meaneth  the  noise  of  this  tumult?  And  the  man  hasted, 
and  came  and  told  Eli.  Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  eight  years  old;  and 
his  eyes  were  set,  that  he  could  not  see.  And  the  man  said  unto  Eli, 
I  am  he  that  came  out  of  the  army,  and  I  fled  to-day  out  of  the  army. 


PASSAGES    FROM   I.   SAMUEL.  593 

And  he  said,  How  went  the  matter,  my  son?  And  he  that  brought 
the  tidings  answered  and  said,  Israel  is  tied  before  the  Philistines,  and 
there  hath  been  also  a  great  slaughter  among  the  people,  and  thy  two 
sons  also,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  are  dead,  and  the  ark  of  God  is  taken. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  made  mention  of  the  ark  of  God,  that 
he  fell  from  off  his  seat  backward  by  the  side  of  the  gate,  and  his 
neck  brake,  and  he  died:  for  he  was  an  old  man,  and  heavy. 

Now  the  Philistines  had  taken  the  ark  of  God,  and  they  brought  it 
from  Eben-ezer  unto  Ashdod,  and  brought  it  into  the  house  of  Dagon, 
and  set  it  by  Dagon.  And  when  they  of  Ashdod  arose  early  on  the 
morrow,  behold,  Dagon  was  fallen  upon  his  face  to  tlie  ground  Ijefore 
the  ark  of  the  Lord.  And  they  took  Dagon,  and  set  him  in  his 
place  again.  And  when  they  arose  early  on  the  morrow  morning,  be- 
hold, Dagon  was  fallen  upon  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  ;  and  the  head  of  Dagon  and  both  the  palms  of  his  hands 
lay  cut  off  upon  the  threshold;  only  the  stump  of  Dagon  was  left  to 
him.  Therefore  neither  the  priests  of  Dagon,  nor  any  that  come  into 
Dagon's  house,  tread  on  the  threshold  of  Dagon  in  Ashdod,  unto  this 
day.  But  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  heavy  upon  them  of  Ashdod, 
and  he  destroyed  them,  and  smote  them  with  tumours. 

And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  in  the  country  of  the  Philistines 
seven  months.  And  the  Philistines  called  for  the  priests  and  the  di- 
viners, saying.  What  shall  we  do  with  the  ark  of  the  Lord?  shew  us 
wherewith  we  shall  send  it  to  its  place.  And  they  said,  If  ye  send 
away  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  send  it  not  emjity;  but  in  any 
wise  return  him  a  guilt  offering:  Five  golden  tumours,  and  live  golden 
mice,  according  to  the  number  of  the  lords  of  the  Philistines :  for  one 
plague  was  on  you  all,  and  on  your  lords.  Now  therefore  take  and 
prepare  you  a  new  cart,  and  two  milch  kine,  on  which  there  hath 
come  no  yoke,  and  tie  the  kine  to  the  cart,  and  bring  their  calves 
home  from  them  :  and  take  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  lay  it  upon  the 
cart ;  and  put  the  jewels  of  gold,  which  ye  return  him  for  a  guilt  of- 
fering, in  a  coffer  by  the  side  thereof;  and  send  it  away,  that  it  may 
go.  And  see,  if  it  goeth  up  by  the  way  of  its  own  border  to  Beth- 
shemesh,  then  he  hath  done  us  this  great  evil:  but  if  not,  then  we 
shall  know  that  it  is  not  his  hand  that  smote  us ;  it  was  a  chance  that 
hai^pened  to  us.  And  the  men  did  so ;  and  took  two  milch  kine,  and 
tied  them  to  the  cart,  and  shut  up  their  calves  at  home :  and  they  put 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  upon  the  cart,  and  the  coffer  with  the  mice  of 
gold  and  the  images  of  their  tumours.  And  the  kine  took  the  straight 
way  by  the  way  to  Beth-shemesh  ;  they  Avent  along  the  high  way, 
lowing  as  they  went,  and  turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the 


594  PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL. 

left ;  and  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  went  after  them  unto  the  border 
of  Beth-shemesh.  And  they  of  Beth-sheinesh  were  reaping  their  wheat 
harvest  in  the  valley :  and  they  lifted  up  their  eyes,  arid  saw  the  ark, 
and  rejoiced  to  see  it.  And  the  cart  came  into  the  field  of  Joshua  the 
Beth-shemite,  and  stood  there,  Avhere  there  was  a  great  stone  :  and  they 
clave  the  wood  of  the  cart,  and  offered  up  the  kine  for  a  burnt  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord.  And  the  Levites  took  down  the-  ark  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  coffer  that  was  with  it,  wherein  the  jewels  of  gold  were,  and 
put  them  on  the  great  stone:  and  the  men  of  Beth-shemesh  offered 
burnt  offerings  and  sacrificed  sacrifices  the  same  day  unto  the  Lord. 

And  Samuel  judged  Israel  all  the  days  of  his  life.  And  his  sons 
walked  not  in  his  ways,  but  turned  aside  after  lucre,  and  took  bribes, 
and  pen'erted  judgement. 

Then  all  the  elders  of  Israel  gathered  themselves  together,  and  came 
to  Samuel  unto  Ramah :  and  they  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thou  art  old, 
and  thy  sons  walk  not  in  thy  ways :  now  make  us  a  king  to  judge  us 
like  all  the  nations.  But  the  thing  displeased  Samuel,  when  they  said. 
Give  us  a  king  to  judge  us.  And  Samuel  prayed  unto  the  Lord.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  people  in 
all  that  they  say  unto  thee ;  for  they  have  not  rejected  thee,  but  they 
have  rejected  me,  that  I  should  not  be  king  over  them :  howbeit  thou 
shalt  protest  solemnly  unto  them,  and  shalt  shew  them  the  manner  of 
the  king  that  shall  reign  over  them. 

And  Samuel  told  all  the  words  of  the  Lord  unto  the  people  that 
asked  of  him  a  king.  And  he  said,  This  will  be  the  manner  of  the 
king  that  shall  reign  over  you:  he  will  take  your  sons,  and  aj^point 
them  unto  him,  for  his  chariots,  and  to  be  his  honsemen  ;  and  they 
shall  run  before  his  chariots:  and  he  will  appoint  them  unto  him  for 
captains  of  thousands,  and  captains  of  fifties ;  and  he  will  set  some  to 
plow  his  ground,  and  to  reap  his  harvest,  and  to  make  his  instruments 
of  war,  and  tlie  instruments  of  his  chariots.  And  he  will  take  your 
daughters  to  be  confectionaries,  and  to  be  cooks,  and  to  be  bakers. 
And  he  will  take  your  fields,  and  your  vineyards,  and  your  oliveyards, 
even  the  best  of  them,  and  give  them  to  his  servants.  And  he  will 
take  the  tenth  of  your  seed,  and  of  your  vineyards,  and  give  to  his 
officers,  and  to  his  servants.  And  he  will  take  your  menservants,  and 
your  maidservants,  and  your  goodliest  young  men,  and  your  asses,  and 
put  them  to  his  work.  He  will  take  the  tenth  of  your  flocks:  and  ye 
shall  be  his  servants.  And  ye  shall  cry  out  in  that  day  because  of 
your  king  which  ye  shall  have  chosen  you;  and  the  Lord  will  not 
answer  you  in  that  day.  But  the  people  refused  to  hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  Samuel ;  and  they  said,  Nay ;  but  we  will  have  a  king  over 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  595 

US ;  that  we  also  may  be  like  all  the  nations  ;  and  that  our  king  may 
judge  us,  and  go  out  before  us,  and  fight  our  battles.  And  the  Lord 
said  to  Samuel,  Hearken  unto  their  voice,  and  make  them  a  king. 

Xow  there  was  a  man  of  Benjamin,  whose  name  was  Kish,  and  he 
had  a  son,  whose  name  was  Saul,  a  young  man  and  a  goodly :  and 
there  was  not  among  the  children  of  Israel  a  goodlier  person  than  he : 
fi'om  his  shoulders  and  upward  he  was  higher  than  any  of  the  peoj^le. 
And  the  asses  of  Kish  Saul's  father  were  lost.  And  Kish  said  to  Saul 
his  son.  Take  now  one  of  the  servants  with  thee,  and  arise,  go  seek 
the  asses:  and  he  passed  through  the  land  of  the  Benjamites,  but 
they  found  them  not.  When  they  were  come  to  the  land  of  Zuph, 
Saul  said  to  his  servant  that  was  with  him.  Come  and  let  us  return; 
lest  my  father  leave  caring  for  the  asses,  and  take  thought  for  us.  And 
he  said  unto  him.  Behold  now,  there  is  in  this  city  a  man  of  God,  and 
he  is  a  man  that  is  held  in  honour ;  all  that  he  saith  cometh  surely 
to  pass :  now  let  us  go  thither ;  peradventure  he  can  tell  us  concerning 
our  journey  whereon  we  go.  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant,  Well  said; 
come,  let  us  go.  So  they  went  unto  the  city  where  the  man  of  God 
was.  As  they  went  up  the  ascent  to  the  city,  they  found  young  maid- 
ens going  out  to  draw  water,  and  said  unto  them,  Is  the  seer  here? 
And  they  answered  them,  and  said,  He  is;  behold,  he  is  before  thee: 
make  haste  now,  for  he  is  come  to-day  into  the  city ;  for  the  people 
have  a  sacrifice  to-day  in  the  high  place.  And  they  went  up  to  the 
city  ;  and  as  they  came  within  the  city,  behold,  Samuel  came  out  against 
them,  for  to  go  uj)  to  the  high  place. 

Now  the  Lord  had  revealed  unto  Samuel  a  day  before  Saul  came, 
saying,  To-morrow  about  this  time  I  will  send  thee  a  man  out  of  the 
land  of  Benjamin,  and  thou  shalt  anoint  him  to  be  prince  over  my 
people  Israel,  and  he  shall  save  my  people  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines :  for  I  have  looked  upon  my  people,  because  their  cry  is 
come  unto  me.  And  when  Samuel  saw  Saul,  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Behold  the  man  of  whom  I  spake  to  thee  !  this  same  shall  have  au- 
thority over  my  people.  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Samuel  in  the  gate, 
and  said.  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where  the  seer's  house  is.  And  Sam- 
uel answered  Saul,  and  said,  I  am  the  seer ;  go  up  before  me  unto  the 
high  place,  for  ye  shall  eat  with  me  to-day :  and  in  the  morning  I  will 
let  thee  go,  and  will  tell  thee  all  that  is  in  thine  heart.  And  as  for 
thine  asses  that  were  lost  three  days  ago,  set  not  thy  mind  on  them ; 
for  they  are  found.  And  for  whom  is  all  that  is  desirable  in  Israel? 
Is  it  not  for  thee,  and  for  all  thy  father's  house  ?  And  Saul  answered 
and  said.  Am  not  I  a  Benjamite,  of  the  smallest  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  ? 
and  my  family  the  least  of  all  the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  ? 


596  PASSAGES    FROM   I.   SAMUEL. 

wherefore  then  speakest  thou  to  me  after  this  manner?  And  Samuel 
took  Saul  and  his  servant,  and  brought  them  into  the  guest-chamber, 
and  made  them  sit  in  the  chiefest  place  among  them  that  were  bid- 
den, which  were  a])Out  thirty  persons.  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  cook. 
Bring  the  portion  which  I  gave  thee,  of  which  I  said  unto  thee,  Set  it 
by  thee.  And  the  cook  took  up  the  thigh,  and  that  which  was  upon 
it,  and  set  it.  l)efore  Saul.  And  jSamuel  said,  Behold  that  which  hath 
been  reserved !  set  it  before  thee  and  eat ;  because  unto  the  appointed 
time  hath  it  been  kept  for  thee,  for  I  said,  I  have  invited  the  people. 
So  Saul  did  eat  with  Samuel  that  day.  And  when  they  were  come 
down  from  the  high  place  into  the  city,  he  communed  with  Saul  upon 
the  housetop.  And  they  arose  early :  and  it  came  to  pass  about  the 
spring  of  the  day,  that  Samuel  called  to  Saul  on  the  housetop,  saying. 
Up,  that  I  may  send  thee  away.  And  Saul  ai-ose,  and  they  went  out 
both  of  them,  he  and  Samuel,  abroad.  As  they  were  going  down  at  the 
end  of  the  city,  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Bid  the  servant  pass  on  before 
us,  (and  he  passed  on,)  but  stand  thou  still  at  this  time,  that  I  may 
cause  thee  to  hear  the  word  of  God.  Then  Samuel  took  the  vial  of  oil, 
and  poured  it  upon  his  head,  and  kissed  him,  and  said,  Is  it  not  that 
the  Lord  hath  anointed  thee  to  be  prince  over  his  inheritance?  When 
thou  art  departed  from  me  to-day,  then  tliou  shalt  find  two  men  by 
Rachel's  sepulchi'e,  in  the  border  of  Benjamin  at  Zelzah ;  and  they 
will  say  unto  thee,  The  asses  which  thou  wentest  to  seek  are  found: 
and,  lo,  thy  father  hath  left  the  care  of  the  asses,  and  taketh  thouglit 
for  you,  saying.  What  shall  1  do  for  my  son  ?  Then  shalt  thou  go  on 
forward  from  thence,  and  thou  shalt  come  to  the  oak  of  Taboi-,  and 
there  shall  meet  thee  there  three  men  going  up  to  God  to  Beth-el,  one 
carrying  three  kids,  and  another  carrying  three  loaves  of  bread,  and 
another  carrying  a  skin  of  wine :  and  they  will  salute  thee,  and  give 
thee  two  loaves  of  bread ;  which  thou  shalt  receive  of  their  hand. 
After  that  thou  shalt  come  to  the  hill  of  God,  where  is  the  gai-rison 
of  the  Philistines:  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou  art  come 
thither  to  the  city,  that  thou  shalt  meet  a  band  of  prophets  coming 
down  from  the  high  place  with  a  psalter}^,  and  a  timbrel,  and  a  pipe, 
and  a  harp,  before  them ;  and  they  shall  be  prophesying :  and  the  spirit 
of  the  Lord  will  come  mightily  upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  prophesy 
with  them,  and  shalt  be  turned  into  another  man.  And  let  it  be,  when 
these  signs  are  come  unto  thee,  that  thou  do  as  occasion  serve  thee; 
for  God  is  with  thee.  And  thou  shalt  go  down  before  me  to  Gilgal; 
and,  behold,  I  will  come  down  unto  thee,  to  offer  burnt  offerings,  and 
to  sacrifice  sac^rifices  of  peace  offerings:  seven  days  shalt  thou  tarry, 
till  I  come  unto  thee,  and  shew  thee  what  thou  shalt  do.    And  it  was 


PASSAGES   FROM    I.  SAMUEL.  597 

SO,  that  when  he  had  turned  his  back  to  go  from  Samuel,  God  gave 
him  another  heart :  and  all  those  signs  came  to  pass  that  day. 

And  when  they  came  thither  to  the  hill,  behold,  a  band  of  prophets 
met  him ;  and  the  spirit  of  God  came  mightily  upon  him,  and  he 
proj^hesied  among  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  that  knew 
him  beforetime  saw  that,  behold,  he  prophesied  with  the  prophets,  then 
the  people  said  one  to  another.  What  is  this  that  is  come  unto  the  son 
of  Kish?  Is  Saul  also  among  the  prophets?  Therefore  it  became  a 
proverb,  Is  Saul  also  among  the  pro])hets? 

And  Samuel  called  the  people  together  unto  the  Lord  to  Mizpah; 
and  he  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  I  brought  up  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and  I  delivered  you  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  the  kingdoms 
that  oppressed  you :  but  ye  have  this  day  rejected  your  God,  who  him- 
self saveth  you  out  of  all  your  calamities  and  your  distresses ;  and  ye 
have  said  unto  him,  Nay,  but  set  a  king  over  us.  Now  therefore  pre- 
sent yourselves  before  the  Lord  by  your  tribes,  and  by  your  thousands. 
So  Samuel  brought  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  near,  and  the  tribe  of  Ben- 
jamin was  taken.  And  he  brought  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  near  by  their 
families,  and  the  family  of  the  Matrites  was  taken :  and  Saul  the  son 
of  Kish  was  taken ;  but  when  they  sought  him,  he  could  not  be  found. 
Therefore  they  asked  of  the  Lord  further.  Is  there  yet  a  man  to  come 
hither?  And  the  Lord  answered.  Behold,  he  hath  hid  himself  among 
the  stuff.  And  they  ran  and  fetched  him  thence ;  and  when  he  stood 
among  the  people,  he  was  higher  than  any  of  the  people  from  his 
shoulders  and  upward.  And  Samuel  said  to  all  the  people.  See  ye 
him  whom  the  Lord  hath  chosen,  that  there  is  none  like  him  among 
all  the  people?  And  all  the  people  shouted,  and  said,  God  save  the 
king. 

Then  Samuel  told  the  people  the  manner  of  the  kingdom,  and  wrote 
it  in  a  book,  and  laid  it  up  before  the  Lord.  And  Samuel  sent  all  the 
people  away,  every  man  to  his  house.  And  Saul  also  went  to  his  house 
to  Gibeah ;  and  there  went  witli  him  the  host,  whose  hearts  God  had 
touched.  But  certain  sons  of  Belial  said.  How  shall  this  man  save  us  ? 
And  they  despised  him,  and  brought  him  no  present,  But  he  held 
his  peace. 

Then  Nahash  the  Ammonite  came  up,  and  encamped  against  Jabesh- 
gilead :  and  all  the  men  of  Jabesh  said  unto  Nahash,  Make  a  covenant 
with  us,  and  we  will  serve  thee.  And  Nahash  the  Ammonite  said 
unto  them,  On  this  condition  will  I  make  it  with  you,  that  all  your 
right  eyes  be  put  out.  And  the  elders  of  Jabesh  said  unto  him.  Give  us 
seven  days'  respite,  that  we  may  send  messengers  unto  all  the  borders 


598  PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL. 

of  Israel :  and  then,  if  there  be  none  to  save  us,  we  will  come  out  to 
thee.  Then  came  the  messengers  to  Gibeah  of  Saul,  and  spake  these 
•words  in  the  ears  of  the  people  :  and  all  the  people  lifted  up  their  voice, 
and  wept.  And,  behold,  Saul  came  following  the  oxen  out  of  the  field ; 
and  Saul  said.  What  aileth  the  people  that  they  weep  ?  And  they  told 
him  the  words  of  the  men  of  Jabesh.  And  the  spirit  of  God  came 
mightily  upon  Saul  when  he  heard  those  words,  and  his  anger  was  kin- 
dled greatly.  And  he  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  cut  them  in  pieces,  and 
sent  them  throughout  all  the  borders  of  Israel  by  the  hand  of  messen- 
gers, saying.  Whosoever  cometh  not  forth  after  Saul  and  after  Samuel, 
so  shall  it  be  done  unto  his  oxen.  And  the  dread  of  the  Lord  fell  on 
the  peoi)le,  and  they  came  out  as  one  man.  And  he  numbered  them 
in  Bezek ;  and  the  cliildren  of  Israel  were  three  hundred  thousand, 
and  the  men  of  Judah  thirty  thousand.  And  Saul  put  the  people  in 
three  companies ;  and  they  came  into  the  midst  of  the  camj)  in  the 
morning  watch,  and  smote  the  Ammonites  until  the  heat  of  the  day. 
And  the  people  said  unto  Samuel,  Who  is  he  that  said,  Shall  Saul  reign 
over  us?  bring  the  men,  that  we  may  put  them  to  death.  And  Saul 
said,  There  shall  not  a  man  be  put  to  death  this  day :  for  to-day  the 
Lord  hath  wrought  deliverance  in  Israel. 

Then  said  Samuel  to  the  people,  Come  and  let  us  go  to  Gilgal,  and 
renew  the  kingdom  there.  And  all  the  people  went  to  Gilgal ;  and 
there  they  made  Saul  king  before  the  Lord  in  Gilgal ;  and  there  they 
sacrificed  sacrifices  of  peace  offerings  before  the  Lord  ;  and  there  Saul 
and  all  the  men  of  Israel  rejoiced  greatly. 

And  Samuel  said  unto  all  Israel,  Behold,  I  have  hearkened  unto 
your  voice  in  all  that  ye  said  unto  me,  and  have  made  a  king  over 
you.  And  now,  behold,  the  king  walketh  before  you :  and  I  am  old 
and  grayheaded ;  and  I  have  walked  before  you  from  my  youth  unto 
this  day.  Here  I  am :  witness  against  me  before  the  Lord,  and  before 
his  anointed:  whose  ox  have  I  taken?  or  whose  ass  have  I  taken?  or 
whom  have  I  defrauded?  whom  have  I  oppressed?  or  of  whose  hand 
have  I  taken  a  ransom  to  blind  mine  eyes  therewitli?  and  I  will  re- 
store it  you.  And  they  said.  Thou  hast  not  defrauded  us,  nor  oppressed 
us,  neither  hast  thou  taken  aught  of  any  man's  hand.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  The  Lord  is  witness  against  you,  and  his  anointed  is  wit- 
ness this  day,  that  ye  have  not  found  aught  in  my  hand.  And  they 
said.  He  is  witness.  Now  therefore  stand  still  and  see  this  great  thing, 
which  the  Lord  will  do  Ijefore  your  eyes.  Is  it  not  wheat  harvest  to- 
day ?  I  will  call  unto  the  Lord,  that  he  may  send  thunder  and  rain; 
and  ye  shall  know  and  see  that  your  wickedness  is  great,  which  ye 
have  done  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in  asking  you  a  king.    So  Samuel 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  599 

called  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the  Lord  sent  thunder  and  rain  that  day  .• 
and  all  the  people  greatly  feared  the  Lord  and  Samuel.  And  all  the 
people  said  unto  Samuel,  Pray  for  thy  servants  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  that  we  die  not:  for  we  have  added  unto  all  our  sins  this  evil,  to 
ask  us  a  king.  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  people,  Fear  not :  ye  have 
indeed  done  all  this  evil :  yet  turn  not  aside  from  following  the  Lord, 
but  serve  the  Lord  with  all  your  heart.  For  the  Lord  will  not  forsake 
his  people  for  his  great  name's  sake :  because  it  hath  pleased  the  Lord 
to  make  you  a  people  unto  himself.  Moreover  as  for  me,  God  forbid 
that  1  should  sin  against  the  Lord  in  ceasing  to  pray  for  you :  but  I 
will  instruct  you  in  the  good  and  the  right  way. 

And  the  Philistines  assembled  themselves  together  to  fight  with 
Israel,  thirty  thousand  chariots,  and  six  thousand  horsemen,  and  people 
as  the  sand  which  is  on  the  sea  shore  in  multitude :  and  they  came  up, 
and  pitched  in  Michmash,  eastward  of  Beth-aven.  When  the  men  of 
Israel  saw  that  they  were  in  a  strait,  (for  the  people  were  distressed,) 
then  the  people  did  hide  themselves  in  caves,  and  in  thickets,  and  in 
rocks,  and  in  holds,  and  in  pits.  Now  some  of  the  Hebrews  had  gone 
over  Jordan  to  the  land  of  Gad  and  Gilead ;  but  as  for  Saul,  he  was 
yet  in  Gilgal,  and  all  the  people  followed  him  trembling. 

And  he  tarried  seven  days,  according  to  the  set  time  that  Samuel 
had  appointed :  but  Samuel  came  not  to  Gilgal ;  and  the  people  were 
scattered  from  him.  And  Saul  said.  Bring  hither  the  burnt  offering  to 
me,  antl  the  peace  offerings.  And  he  offered  the  burnt  offering.  And 
it  came  to  pass  that,  as  soon  as  he  had  made  an  end  of  offering  the 
burnt  offering,  behold,  Samuel  came ;  and  Saul  went  out  to  meet  him, 
that  he  might  salute  him.  And  Samuel  said,  What  hast  thou  done? 
And  Saul  said.  Because  I  saw  that  the  people  were  scattered  from  me, 
and  that  thou  earnest  not  within  the  days  appointed,  and  that  the 
Philistines  assemljled  themselves  together  at  Michmash ;  therefore  said 
I,  Now  will  the  Philistines  come  down  upon  me  to  Gilgal,  and  I  have 
not  intreated  the  fiivour  of  the  Lord  :  I  forced  myself  therefore,  and 
offered  the  burnt  offering.  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Thou  hast  done 
foolishly :  thou  hast  not  kept  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  he  commanded  thee :  for  now  would  the  Lord  have  established 
thy  kingdom  upon  Israel  for  ever.  But  now  thy  kingdom  shall  not 
continue:  the  Lord  hath  sought  him  a  man  after  his  own  heart,  and 
the  Lord  hath  appointed  him  to  be  prince  over  his  people,  because 
thou  hast  not  kept  that  which  the  Lord  commanded  thee. 

And  Samuel  arose,  and  gat  him  up  from  Gilgal  unto  Gibeah  of 
Benjamin.  And  Saul  numbered  the  people  that  were  present  with 
him,  about  six  hundred  men.    And  Saul,  and  Jonathan  his  son,  and 


600  PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL. 

the  people  that  were  present  with  them,  abode  in  Geba  of  Benjamin: 
but  the  PhiUstines  encamped  in  Michmash. 

Now  it  fell  upon  a  day,  that  Jonathan  the  son  of  Saul  said  unto 
the  young  man  that  bare  his  armour,  Come  and  let  us  go  over  to  the 
Philistines'  garrison,  that  is  on  yonder  side.  But  he  told  not  his 
father.  And  the  people  knew  not  that  Jonathan  was  gone.  And  be- 
tween the  passes,  by  which  Jonathan  sought  to  go  over  unto  the 
Philistines'  garrison,  there  was  a  rocky  crag  on  the  one  side,  and  a 
rocky  crag  on  the  other  side.  And  Jonathan  said  to  the  young  man 
that  bare  his  armour.  Come  and  let  us  go  over  unto  the  garrison  of 
these  uncircumcised :  it  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  work  for  us :  for 
there  is  no  restraint  to  the  Lord  to  save  by  many  or  by  few.  And 
his  armourbearer  said  unto  him.  Do  all  that  is  in  thine  heart :  turn 
thee,  behold  I  am  with  thee  according  to  thy  heart.  Tlien  said  Jona- 
than, Behold,  we  will  i^ass  over  unto  the  men,  and  we  will  discover 
ourselves  unto  them.  If  they  say  thus  unto  us,  Tarry  until  we  come 
to  you ;  then  we  will  stand  still  in  our  place,  and  will  not  go  up 
unto  them.  But  if  they  say  thus.  Come  up  unto  us;  then  we  will  go 
up :  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  them  into  our  hand :  and  this  shall  be 
the  sign  unto  us.  And  both  of  them  discovered  themselves  unto  the 
garrison  of  the  Philistines:  and  the  Philistines  said.  Behold,  the  He- 
brews come  forth  out  of  the  holes  where  they  had  hid  themselves. 
And  the  men  of  the  garrison  answered  Jonathan  and  his  armourbearer, 
and  said.  Come  up  to  us,  and  we  will  shew  you  a  thing.  And  Jona- 
than said  unto  his  armourbearer,  Come  up  after  me :  for  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  Israel.  And  Jonathan  climbed  up 
upon  his  hands  and  upon  his  feet,  and  his  armourbearer  after  him: 
and  they  fell  before  Jonathan ;  and  his  armoui-bearer  slew  them  after 
him.  And  that  first  slaughter,  which  Jonathan  and  his  armourbearer 
made,  was  about  twenty  men,  within  as  it  were  half  a  furrow's  length 
in  an  acre  of  land.  And  there  was  a  trembling  in  the  camp,  in  the 
field,  and  among  all  the  people ;  the  garrison,  and  the  spoilers,  they 
also  trembled:  and  the  earth  quaked;  so  there  was  an  exceeding  great 
trembling.  And  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in  Gibeah  of  Benjamin  looked; 
and,  behold,  the  multitude  melted  away,  and  they  went  Jiiihcr  and 
thither. 

Then  said  Saul  unto  tlie  peo])le  that  were  with  him,  Xumlier  now, 
and  see  who  is  gone  from  us.  And  when  they  had  numl)ered,  be- 
hold, Jonathan  and  his  armourbearer  were  not  there.  And  Saul  said 
unto  Ahijah,  Bring  hither  the  ark  of  God.  For  the  ark  of  God  was 
there  at  that  time  with  the  children  of  Israel.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
while  Saul  talked  unto  the  priest,  that  the   tumult  that   was  in   the 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  601 

camp  of  the  Philistines  went  on  and  increased :  and  Saul  said  unto 
the  priest,  Withdraw  thine  hand.  And  Saul  and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him  were  gathered  together,  and  came  to  the  battle :  and, 
behold,  every  man's  sword  was  against  his  fellow,  and  there  vxis  a  very 
great  discomfiture.  Now  the  Hebrews  that  were  with  the  Philistines 
as  beforetime,  which  went  up  with  them  into  the  camp  from  the  country 
round  about ;  even  they  also  turned  to  be  with  the  Israelites  that 
were  with  Saul  and  Jonathan.  Likewise  all  the  men  of  Israel  which 
had  hid  themselves  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim,  when  they  heard 
that  the  Philistines  fled,  even  they  also  followed  hard  after  them  in 
the  battle.  So  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day :  and  the  l^attle  passed 
over  by  Beth-aven.  And  the  men  of  Israel  were  distressed  that  day : 
l)ut  Saul  adjured  the  people,  saying,  Cursed  be  the  man  that  eateth 
any  food  until  it  be  evening,  and  I  be  avenged  on  mine  enemies.  So 
none  of  the  people  tasted  food.  And  all  the  people  came  into  the  for- 
est; and  there  was  honey  i;pon  the  ground.  And  when  the  people 
were  come  unto  the  forest,  behold,  the  honey  dropped :  but  no  man 
put  liis  liand  to  his  mouth  ;  for  the  people  feared  the  oath.  But  Jona- 
than heard  not  when  his  father  charged  the  people  with  the  oath : 
wherefore  he  put  forth  the  end  of  the  rod  that  was  in  his  hand,  and 
dii:>ped  it  in  the  honeycomb,  and  put  his  hand  to  his  mouth ;  and  his 
eyes  were  enlightened.  Then  answered  one  of  the  people,  and  said. 
Thy  father  straitly  charged  the  people  with  an  oath,  saying,  Cursed  be 
the  man  that  eateth  food  this  day.  And  the  people  were  faint.  Then 
said  Jonathan,  My  father  hath  troubled  the  land :  see,  I  pray  you,  how 
mine  eyes  have  been  enlightened,  because  I  tasted  a  little  of  this 
honey.  How  much  inore,  if  haply  the  people  had  eaten  freely  to-day 
of  the  spoil  of  their  enemies  which  they  found?  for  now  hath  there 
been  no  great  slaughter  among  the  Philistines.  And  they  smote  of  the 
Philistines  that  day  from  Michmash  to  Aijalon :  and  the  people  were 
very  faint.  And  the  people  flew  upon  the  spoil,  and  took  sheep,  and 
oxen,  and  calves,  and  slew  them  on  the  ground :  and  the  people  did 
eat  them  with  the  blood.  And  Saul  said,  Bring  me  hither  every  man 
his  ox,  and  every  man  his  sheep,  and  slay  them  here,  and  eat ;  and 
sin  not  against  the  Lord  in  eating  with  the  blood. 

And  Saul  said,  Let  us  go  down  after  the  Philistines  by  night,  and 
spoil  them  until  the  morning  light,  and  let  us  not  leave  a  man  of 
them.  And  they  said.  Do  whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto  thee.  Then 
said  the  priest.  Let  us  draw  near  hither  unto  God.  And  Saul  asked 
counsel  of  God,  Shall  I  go  down  after  the  Philistines?  wilt  thou  de- 
liver them  into  the  hand  of  Israel  ?  But  he  answered  him  not  that 
day.    And  Saul  said.  Draw  nigh  hither,  all   ye   chiefs   of  the  people: 


602  PASSAGES  FROM   I.  SAMUEL. 

and  know  and  see  wherein  this  sin  hath  been  this  day.  For,  as  the 
Lord  Uvetli,  which  saveth  Israel,  though  it  be  in  Jonathan  my  son,  he 
shall  surely  die.  But  there  was  not  a  man  among  all  the  people  that 
answered  him.  Then  said  he  unto  all  Israel,  Be  ye  on  one  side,  and  I 
and  Jonathan  my  son  will  be  on  the  other  side.  And  the  people  said 
unto  Saul,  Do  what  seemeth  good  unto  thee.  Therefore  Saul  said  unto 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  Shew  the  right.  And  Jonathan  and  Saul 
were  taken  hij  lot:  but  the  people  escaped.  And  Saul  said.  Cast  lots 
between  me  and  Jonathan  my  son.  And  Jonathan  w'as  taken.  Then 
Saul  said  to  Jonathan,  Tell  me  what  thou  hast  done.  And  Jonathan 
told  him,  and  said,  I  did  certainly  taste  a  little  honey  with  the  end  of 
the  rod  that  was  in  mine  hand;  and,  lo,  I  must  die.  And  Saul  said, 
God  do  so  and  more  also :  for  thou  shalt  surely  die,  Jonathan.  And 
the  people  said  unto  Saul,  Shall  Jonathan  die,  who  hath  wrought  this 
great  salvation  in  Israel  ?  God  forbid :  as  the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall 
not  one  hair  of  his  head  fall  to  the  ground  ;  for  he  hath  wrought  with 
God  this  day.  So  the  people  rescued  Jonathan,  that  he  died  not. 
Then  Saul  went  up  from  following  the  Philistines ;  and  the  Philistines 
went  to  their  own  place. 

And  there  was  sore  war  against  the  Philistines  all  the  days  of  Saul: 
and  when  Saul  saw  any  mighty  man,  or  any  valiant  man,  he  took  him 
unto  him. 

And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  The  Lord  sent  me  to  anoint  thee  to 
be  king  over  his  people,  over  Israel :  now  therefore  hearken  thou  unto 
the  voice  of  the  words  of  the  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I 
have  marked  that  which  Amalek  did  to  Israel,  how  he  set  himself 
against  him  in  the  way,  when  he  came  up  out  of  Egyjit.  Now  go  and 
smite  Amalek,  and  utterly  destroy  all  that  they  have,  and  spare  them 
not ;  but  slay  both  man  and  woman,  infant  and  suckling,  ox  and  sheep, 
camel  and  ass. 

And  Saul  smote  the  Amalekites,  from  Havilah  as  thou  goest  to  Shur, 
that  is  before  Egypt.  And  he  took  Agag  the  king  of  the  Amalekites 
alive,  and  utterly  destroyed  all  the  i)eople  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 
But  Saul  and  the  jjeople  spared  Agag,  and  the  best  of  the  sheep,  and 
of  the  oxen,  and  of  the  fatlings,  and  the  lam])s,  and  all  that  was  good, 
and  would  not  utterly  destroy  them :  but  every  thing  tliat  was  vile 
and  refuse,  that  they  destroyed  utterly. 

And  Samuel  rose  early  to  meet  Saul  in  the  morning.  And  Samuel 
came  to  Saul :  and  Saul  said  unto  him,  Blessed  be  thou  of  the  Lord  : 
I  have  performed  the  commandment  of  the  Lord.  And  Samuel  said. 
What  meaneth  tlien  this  bleating  of  the  sheep  in  mine  ears,  and  the 
lowing  of  the  oxen  which  I  hear  ?    And  Saul  said,  They  have  brought 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  603 

them  from  the  Amalekites :  for  the  people  spared  the  best  of  the 
sheep  and  of  the  oxen,  to  sacrifice  unto  tlie  Lord  tliy  God ;  and  the 
rest  we  have  utterly  destroyed.  Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  Stay,  and 
I  will  tell  thee  what  the  Lord  hath  said  to  me  this  night.  And  he 
said  unto  him,  Say  on.  And  Samuel  said.  Though  thou  wast  little  in 
thine  own  sight,  wast  thou  not  made  the  head  of  the  tribes  of  Israel? 
And  the  Lord  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel ;  and  the  Lord  sent  thee 
on  a  journey,  and  said,  Go  and  utterly  destroy  the  sinners  the  Amale- 
kites, and  fight  against  them  until  they  be  consumed.  Wherefore  then 
didst  thou  not  ol)ey  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  but  didst  fly  upon  the 
spoil,  and  didst  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord?  And 
Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  Yea,  I  have  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 
and  have  gone  the  way  which  the  Lord  sent  me,  and  have  brought 
Agag  the  king  of  Amalek,  and  have  utterly  destroyed  the  Amalekites. 
But  the  people  took  of  the  spoil,  sheep  and  oxen,  the  chief  of  the 
devoted  things,  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Gilgal.  And 
Samuel  said,  Hath  the  Lord  as  great  delight  in  burnt  ofierings  and 
sacrifices,  as  in  obeying  the  voice  of  the  Lord?  Behold,  to  obey  is 
better  than  sacrifice,  and  to  hearken  than  the  fat  of  rams.  For  rebel- 
lion is  as  the  sin  of  witchcraft,  and  stubbornness  is  as  idolatry  and 
teraphim.  Because  thou  hast  rejected  the  word  of  the  Lord,  he  hath 
also  rejected  thee  from  being  king.  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  I 
have  sinned :  for  I  have  transgressed  the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
and  thy  words :  because  I  feared  the  people,  and  obeyed  their  voice. 
Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  pardon  my  sin,  and  turn  again  with  me, 
that  I  may  worship  the  Lord.  And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  I  will  not 
return  with  thee :  for  thou  hast  rejected  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
Lord  hath  rejected  thee  from  being  king  over  Israel.  And  as  Samuel 
turned  about  to  go  away,  he  laid  hold  upon  the  skirt  of  his  robe,  and 
it  rent.  And  Samuel  said  unto  him.  The  Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom 
of  Israel  from  thee  this  day,  and  hath  given  it  to  a  neighbour  of  thine, 
that  is  better  than  thou.  And  also  the  Strength  of  Israel  will  not  lie 
nor  repent :  for  he  is  not  a  man,  that  he  should  repent.  Then  he  said, 
I  have  sinned:  yet  honour  me  now,  I  pray  thee,  before  the  elders  of 
my  people,  and  before  Israel,  and  turn  again  with  me,  that  I  may  wor- 
ship the  Lord  thy  God.  So  Samuel  turned  again  after  Saul ;  and  Saul 
worshipped  the  Lord. 

Then  said  Samuel,  Bring  ye  hither  to  me  Agag  the  king  of  the  Am- 
alekites. And  Agag  came  unto  him  delicately.  And  Agag  said.  Surely 
the  bitterness  of  death  is  past.  And  Samuel  said,  As  thy  sword  hath 
made  women  childless,  so  shall  thy  mother  be  childless  among  women. 
And  Samuel  hewed  Agag  in  pieces  before  the  Lord  in  Gilgal. 


604  PASSAGES    FROM    I.  SAMUEL. 

Then  Samuel  went  to  Ramah  ;  and  Saul  went  up  to  his  house  to 
Gibeah  of  Saul.  And  Samuel  came  no  more  to  see  Saul  until  the  day 
of  his  death ;  for  Samuel  mourned  for  Saul :  and  the  Lord  repented 
tliat  he  had  made  Saul  king  over  Israel. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  How  long  wilt  thou  mourn  for 
Saul,  seeing  I  have  rejected  him  from  being  king  over  Israel  ?  fill  thine 
horn  with  oil,  and  go,  I  will  send  thee  to  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite :  for 
I  have  provided  me  a  king  among  his  sons.  And  Samuel  said,  How 
can  I  go?  if  Saul  hear  it,  he  will  kill  me.  And  the  Lord  said,  Take 
an  heifer  with  thee,  and  say,  I  am  come  to  sacrifice  to  the  Lord.  And 
call  Jesse  to  the  sacrifice,  and  I  will  shew  thee  what  thou  shalt  do : 
and  thou  shalt  anoint  unto  me  him  whom  I  name  unto  thee.  And 
Samuel  did  that  which  the  Lord  spake,  and  came  to  Beth-lehem.  And 
the  elders  of  the  city  came  to  meet  him  trembling,  and  said,  Comest 
thou  peaceably  ?  And  he  said.  Peaceably  :  I  am  come  to  sacrifice  unto 
the  Lord  :  sanctify  yourselves,  and  come  with  me  to  the  sacrifice.  And 
he  sanctified  Jesse  and  his  sons,  and  called  them  to  the  sacrifice.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  come,  that  he  looked  on  Eliab,  and 
said.  Surely  the  Lord's  anointed  is  before  him.  But  the  Lord  said 
unto  Samuel,  Look  not  on  his  countenance,  or  on  the  height  of  his  stat- 
ure ;  because  I  have  rejected  him :  for  the  Lord  seeth  not  as  man  seeth ; 
for  man  looketh  on  the  outward  appearance,  but  the  Lord  looketh  on 
the  heart.  Then  Jesse  called  Abinadab,  and  made  him  pass  before 
Samuel.  And  he  said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord  chosen  this.  Then  Jesse 
made  Shammah  to  pass  by.  And  he  said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord 
chosen  this.  And  Jesse  made  seven  of  his  sons  to  pass  before  Samuel. 
And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  Tlie  Lord  hath  not  chosen  these.  Ai-e 
here  all  thy  children?  And  he  said.  There  remaineth  yet  the  young- 
est, and,  behold,  he  keepeth  the  sheep.  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse, 
Send  and  fetch  him :  for  we  will  not  sit  down  till  he  come  hither. 
And  he  sent,  and  brought  him  in.  Now  he  was  ruddy,  and  withal  of 
a  beautiful  countenance,  and  goodly  to  look  upon.  And  the  Lord  said, 
Arise,  anoint  him :  for  this  is  he.  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn  of  oil, 
and  anointed  him  in  the  midst  of  his  brethren :  and  the  spirit  of  the 
Lord  came  mightily  upon  David  from  that  day  foi'ward.  So  Samuel 
rose  up,  and  went  to  Ramah. 

Now  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  had  departed  from  Saul,  and  an  evil 
spirit  from  the  Lord  trou1)Ied  him.  And  Saul's  servants  said  unto  him, 
Behold  now,  an  evil  spirit  from  God  troubleth  thee.  Let  our  lord  now 
command  thy  servants,  which  are  l)efore  thee,  to  seek  out  a  man  who 
is  a  cunning  player  on  the  harp :  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the 
evil  spirit  from  God  is  upon  thee,  that  he  shall  i)lay  with  his  hand, 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  605 

and  thou  shalt  be  well.  And  Saul  said  unto  his  servants,  Provide  me 
now  a  man  that  can  can  play  well,  and  bring  him  to  me.  Then  an- 
swered one  of  the  young  men,  and  said,  Behold,  I  have  seen  a  son  of 
Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite,  that  is  cunning  in  playing,  and  a  mighty  man 
of  valour,  and  a  man  of  war,  and  prudent  in  speech,  and  a  comely  per- 
son, and  the  Lord  is  with  him.  Wherefore  Saul  sent  messengers  unto 
Jesse,  and  said,  Send  me  David  thy  son,  which  is  with  the  sheep.  And 
Jesse  took  an  ass  laden  with  bread,  and  a  skin  of  wine,  and  a  kid,  and 
sent  them  by  David  his  son  unto  Saul.  And  David  came  to  Saul,  and 
stood  before  him :  and  he  loved  him  greatl}' ;  and  he  became  his  ar- 
mourbearer.  And  Saul  sent  to  Jesse,  saying,  Let  David,  I  pray  thee, 
stand  before  me;  for  he  hath  found  favour  in  my  sight.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  the  evil  spirit  from  God  was  upon  Saul,  that  David  took 
the  harp,  and  played  with  his  hand :  so  Saul  was  refreshed,  and  was 
well,  and  the  evil  spirit  departed  from  him. 

Now  the  Philistines  gathered  together  their  armies  to  battle  at 
Socoh,  which  belongeth  to  Judah.  And  Saul  and  the  men  of  Israel 
were  gathered  together,  and  pitched  in  the  vale  of  Elah,  and  set  the 
battle  in  array  against  the  Philistines.  And  the  Philistines  stood  on 
the  mountain  on  the  one  side,  and  Israel  stood  on  the  mountain  on  the 
other  side :  and  there  was  a  valley  between  them.  And  there  went 
out  a  champion  out  of  the  camp  of  the  Philistines,  named  Goliath, 
of  Gath,  whose  height  was  six  cubits  and  a  span.  And  he  had  an 
helmet  of  brass  upon  his  head,  and  he  was  clad  with  a  coat  of  mail ; 
and  the  weight  of  the  coat  was  five  thousand  shekels  of  brass.  And 
he  had  greaves  of  brass  upon  his  legs,  and  a  javelin  of  brass  be- 
tween his  shoulders.  And  the  statf  of  his  spear  was  like  a  weaver's 
beam ;  and  his  spear's  head  weiglwd  six  hundred  shekels  of  iron :  and 
his  shieldbearer  went  before  him.  And  he  stood  and  cried  unto  the 
armies  of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them.  Why  are  ye  come  out  to  set  your 
battle  in  array  ?  am  not  I  a  Philistine,  and  ye  servants  to  Saul  ?  choose 
you  a  man  for  you,  and  let  him  come  down  to  me.  If  he  be  able  to 
fight  with  me,  and  kill  me,  then  will  we  be  your  servants :  but  if  I 
prevail  against  him,  and  kill  him,  then  shall  ye  be  our  servants,  and 
serve  us.  And  the  Philistine  said,  I  defy  the  armies  of  Israel  this 
day ;  give  me  a  man,  that  we  may  fight  together.  And  when  Saul  and 
all  Israel  heard  those  words  of  the  Philistine,  they  were  dismayed,  and 
greatly  afraid. 

And  David  said  to  Saul,  Let  no  man's  heart  fail  because  of  him ; 
thy  servant  will  go  and  fight  with  this  Philistine.  And  Saul  said  to 
David,  Thou  art  not  able  to  go  against  this  Philistine  to  fight  with 
him :  for  thou  art  but  a  youth,  and  he  a  man  of  war  from  his  youth. 


606  PASSAGES   FROM    I.  SAMUEL. 

And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Thy  servant  kept  his  father's  sheep ;  and 
when  there  came  a  lion,  or  a  bear,  and  took  a  lamb  out  of  the  flock, 
I  went  out  after  him,  and  smote  him,  and  delivered  it  out  of  his 
mouth:  and  when  he  arose  against  me,  I  caught  him  by  his  beard, 
and  smote  him,  and  slew  him.  Thy  servant  smote  both  the  lion  and 
the  bear:  and  this  uncircumcised  Philistine  shall  be  as  one  of  them, 
seeing  he  hath  defied  the  armies  of  the  living  God.  And  David  said, 
The  Lord  that  delivered  me  out  of  the  paw  of  the  lion,  and  out  of  the 
paw  of  the  bear,  he  will  deliver  me  out  of  the  hand  of  this  Philistine. 
And  Saul  said  unto  David,  Go,  and  the  Lord  shall  be  with  thee.  And 
Saul  clad  David  with  his  apparel,  and  he  j^ut  an  helmet  of  brass  upon 
his  head,  and  he  clad  him  with  a  coat  of  mail.  And  David  girded  his 
sword  upon  his  ap]:)arel,  and  he  assayed  to  go ;  for  he  had  not  proved 
it.  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  I  cannot  go  with  these ;  for  I  have  not 
proved  them.  And  David  put  them  off  him.  And  he  took  his  staff  in 
his  hand,  and  chose  him  five  smooth  stones  out  of  the  brook,  and  put 
them  in  the  shepherd's  bag  which  he  had,  even  in  his  scrip ;  and  his 
sling  was  in  his  hand:  and  he  drew  near  to  the  Philistine.  And  the 
Philistine  came  on  and  drew  near  unto  David  ;  and  the  man  that  bare 
the  shield  went  before  him.  And  when  the  Philistine  looked  about, 
and  saw  David,  he  disdained  him :  for  he  was  but  a  youth,  and  ruddy, 
and  withal  of  a  fair  countenance.  And  the  Philistine  said  unto  David, 
Am  I  a  dog,  that  thou  comest  to  me  with  staves?  And  the  Philistine 
cursed  David  by  his  gods.  And  the  Philistine  said  to  David,  Come  to 
me,  and  I  will  give  thy  flesh  unto  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the 
beasts  of  the  field.  Then  said  David  to  the  Philistine,  Thou  comest  to 
me  with  a  sword,  and  with  a  spear,  and  with  a  javelin:  but  I  come 
to  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  the  armies  of 
Israel,  which  thou  hast  defied.  This  day  will  the  Lord  deliver  thee 
into  mine  hand ;  and  I  will  smite  thee,  and  take  thine  head  from  oflT 
thee;  and  I  will  give  the  carcasses  of  the  host  of  the  Philistines  this 
day  unto  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the  wild  beasts  of  the  earth; 
that  all  the  earth  may  know  that  there  is  a  God  in  Israel :  and  that 
all  this  assembly  may  know  that  the  Lord  saveth  not  with  sword  and 
spear:  for  the  battle  is  the  Lord's,  and  he  will  give  you  into  our 
hand.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Philistine  arose,  and  came  and 
drew  nigh  to  meet  David,  that  David  hastened,  and  ran  toward  the 
army  to  meet  the  Philistine.  And  David  put  his  hand  in  his  bag,  and 
took  thence  a  stone,  and  slang  it,  and  smote  the  Philistine  in  his  fore- 
head ;  and  the  stone  sank  into  his  forehead,  and  he  fell  upon  his  face 
to  the  earth.  So  David  prevailed  over  the  Philistine  witli  a  sling  and 
with  a  stone,  and  smote  the  Philistine,  and  slew  him ;  but  there  was 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  607 

no  sword  in  the  hand  of  David.  Then  David  ran,  and  stood  over  the 
PhiHstine,  and  took  his  sword,  and  drew  it  out  of  the  sheath  thereof, 
and  slew  him,  and  cut  off  liis  head  therewith.  And  when  the  PhiUs- 
tines  saw  that  their  champion  was  dead,  they  fled.  And  tlie  men  of 
Israel  and  of  Judah  arose,  and  shouted,  and  pursued  the  Philistines. 
And  the  wounded  of  the  Philistines  fell  down  by  the  way,  even  unto 
Gath,  and  unto  Ekron. 

And  as  David  returned  from  the  slaughter  of  the  Philistine,  Abner 
took  him,  and  brought  him  before  Saul  with  the  head  of  the  Philis- 
tine in  his  hand.  And  Saul  said  to  him,  Whose  son  art  thou,  thou 
young  man  ?  And  David  answered,  I  am  the  son  of  thy  servant  Jesse 
the  Beth-lehemite.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had  made  an  end 
of  speaking  unto  Saul,  that  the  soul  of  Jonathan  was  knit  with  the 
soul  of  David,  and  Jonathan  loved  him  as  his  own  soul.  And  Saul 
took  him  that  day,  and  would  let  him  go  no  more  home  to  his 
father's  house.  Then  Jonathan  and  David  made  a  covenant,  because 
he  loved  him  as  his  own  soul.  And  Jonathan  stripped  himself  of  the 
robe  that  was  upon  him,  and  gave  it  to  David,  and  his  apparel,  even 
to  his  sword,  and  to  his  bow,  and  to  his  girdle. 

And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  came,  when  David  returned  from  the 
slaughter  of  the  Philistine,  that  the  women  came  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Israel,  singing  and  dancing,  to  meet  king  Saul,  with  timbrels,  with 
joy,  and  with  instruments  of  music.  And  the  women  sang  one  to 
another  in  their  play,  and  said, 

Saul  hath  slain  his  thousands, 
And  David  his  ten  thousands. 
And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  and  this   saying  displeased   him ;   and  he 
said.  They  have  ascribed  unto  David  ten  thousands,  and  to  me  they 
have  ascribed  but  thousands:  and  what   can   he  have  more  but  the 
kingdom  ?    And  Saul  eyed  David  from  that  day  and  forward. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  an  evil  spirit  from  God 
came  mightily  upon  Saul,  and  he  raved  in  the  midst  of  the  house: 
and  David  played  with  his  hand,  as  he  did  day  by  day:  and  Saul 
had  his  spear  in  his  hand.  And  Saul  cast  the  spear;  for  he  said,  I 
will  smite  David  even  to  the  wall.  And  David  avoided  out  of  his 
presence  twice.  And  Saul  was  afraid  of  David,  because  the  Lord  was 
with  him,  and  was  departed  from  Saul.  Therefore  Saul  removed  him 
from  him,  and  made  him  his  captain  over  a  thousand ;  and  he  went  out 
and  came  in  before  the  people.  And  David  behaved  himself  wisely  in 
all  his  ways ;  and  the  Lord  was  with  him.  And  when  Saul  saw  that  he 
behaved  himself  very  wisely,  he  stood  in  awe  of  him.  But  all  Israel 
and  Judah  loved  David ;  for  he  went  out  and  came  in  before  them. 


608  PASSAGES    FEOM    I.  SAMUEL. 

And  Michal  Saul's  daughter  loved  David ;  and  they  told  Saul,  and 
the  thing  pleased  him.  And  Saul  said,  I  will  give  him  her,  that  she 
may  be  a  snare  to  him,  and  that  the  liand  of  the  Philistines  may  be 
against  him.  Wherefore  Saul  said  to  David,  Thou  shalt  this  day  be 
my  son  in  law  a  second  time.  And  Saul  commanded  his  servants,  say- 
ing, Commune  with  David  secretly,  and  say.  Behold,  the  king  hath 
delight  in  thee,  and  all  his  servants  love  thee :  now  therefore  be  the 
king's  son  in  law.  And  David  said,  Seemeth  it  to  you  a  light  thing 
to  be  the  king's  son  in  law,  seeing  that  I  am  a  poor  man,  and  lightly 
esteemed?    And  Saul  gave  him  Michal  his  daughter  to  wife. 

And  Saul  sijake  to  Jonathan  his  son,  and  to  all  his  servants,  that 
they  should  slay  David.  But  Jonathan  Saul's  son  delighted  much  in 
David.  And  Jonathan  told  David,  saying,  Saul  my  father  seeketh  to 
slay  thee :  now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  take  heed  to  thyself  in  the 
morning,  and  abide  in  a  secret  place,  and  hide  thyself:  and  I  will  go 
out  and  stand  beside  my  father  in  the  field  where  thou  art,  and  I  will 
commune  with  my  father  of  thee ;  and  if  I  see  aught,  I  will  tell  thee. 
And  Jonathan  spake  good  of  David  unto  Saul  his  father,  and  said  unto 
him.  Let  not  the  king  sin  against  his  servant,  against  David  ;  because 
he  hath  not  sinned  against  thee,  and  because  his  works  have  been  to 
thee-ward  very  good :  for  he  put  his  life  in  his  hand,  and  smote  the 
Philistine,  and  the  Lord  wrought  a  great  A'ictory  for  all  Israel:  thou 
sawest  it,  and  didst  rejoice:  wherefore  then  wilt  thou  sin  against  in- 
nocent blood,  to  slay  David  without  a  cause?  x\nd  Saul  hearkened 
unto  the  voice  of  Jonathan:  and  Saul  sware,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  he 
shall  not  be  put  to  death.  And  Jonathan  called  David,  and  Jonathan 
shewed  him  all  those  things.  And  Jonathan  brought  David  to  Saul, 
and  he  was  in  his  presence,  as  beforetime. 

And  as  he  sat  in  his  house  with  his  spear  in  his  hand,  and  David 
played  with  his  hand,  Saul  sought  to  smite  David  even  to  the  wall 
with  his  spear;  but  he  slipped  away  out  of  Saul's  presence,  and  he 
smote  the  spear  into  the  wall:  and  David  fled,  and  escaped,  and  came 
to  Samuel  to  Ramah,  and  told  him  all  that  Saul  had  done  to  him. 
And  he  and  Samuel  went  and  dwelt  in  Naioth.  And  Saul  sent  mes- 
sengers to  take  David :  and  when  they  saw  the  company  of  the  prophets 
prophesying,  and  Sanmel  standing  as  head  over  them,  the  spirit  of  God 
came  upon  the  messengers  of  Saul,  and  they  also  prophesied.  And 
when  it  was  told  Saul,  he  sent  other  messengers,  and  they  also  prophe- 
sied. And  Saul  sent  messengers  again  the  third  time,  and  they  also 
prophesied.  Then  went  he  also  to  Naioth  in  Ramah :  and  the  spirit  of ' 
God  came  upon  him  also,  and  he  went  on,  and  prophesied,  until  he 
came  to  Naioth.   Wherefore  they  say,  Is  Saul  also  among  the  prophets? 


PASSAGES   FROM    I.  SAMUEL.  609 

And  David  fled  from  Naioth  in  Ramah,  and  came  and  said  before 
Jonathan,  "What  have  I  done?  what  is  mine  iniquity?  and  what  is  my 
sin  before  thy  father,  that  he  seeketli  my  hfe  ?  And  he  said  unto  him, 
God  forbid ;  thou  shalt  not  die :  beliold,  my  father  doeth  nothing  either 
great  or  small,  but  that  he  discloseth  it  unto  me :  and  why  should  my 
father  hide  this  thing  from  me?  it  is  not  so.  And  David  sware  more- 
over, and  said.  Thy  father  knoweth  well  that  I  have  found  grace  in 
thine  eyes;  and  he  saith.  Let  not  Jonathan  know  this,  lest  he  be 
grieved:  but  truly  as  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  there  is 
but  a  step  between  me  and  death.  Then  said  Jonathan  unto  David, 
Whatsoever  thy  soul  desireth,  I  will  even  do  it  for  thee.  And  David 
said  unto  Jonathan,  Behold,  to-morrow  is  the  new  moon,  and  I  should 
not  fail  to  sit  with  the  king  at  meat :  but  let  me  go,  that  I  may  hide 
mj^self  in  the  field  unto  the  third  day  at  even.  If  thy  father  miss  me 
at  all,  then  say, -David  earnestly  asked  leave  of  me  that  he  might  run 
to  Beth-lehem  his  city  :  for  it  is  the  yearly  sacrifice  there  for  all  the 
family.  If  he  say  thus,  It  is  well ;  thy  servant  shall  have  peace :  but 
if  he  be  wroth,  then  know  that  evil  is  determined  by  him. 

And  Jonathan  said  unto  David,  The  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  be 
uitness ;  when  I  have  •sounded  my  father  about  this  time  to-morrow,  or 
the  third  day,  behold,  if  there  be  good  toward  David,  shall  I  not  then 
send  unto  thee,  and  disclose  it  unto  thee?  The  Lokd  do  so  to  Jona- 
than, and  more  also,  should  it  please  my  father  to  do  thee  evil,  if  I 
disclose  it  not  unto  thee,  and  send  thee  away,  that  thou  mayest  go  in 
peace:  and  the  Lord  be  with  thee,  as  he  hath  been  with  my  father. 
And  thou  shalt  not  only  while  yet  I  live  shew  me  the  kindness  of 
the  Lord,  that  I  die  not :  but  also  thou  shalt  not  cut  off  thy  kindness 
from  my  house  for  ever.  So  Jonathan  made  a  covenant  with  the 
house  of  David.  And  Jonathan  caused  David  to  swear  again,  for  the 
love  that  he  had  to  him :  for  he  loved  him  as  he  loved  his  own  soul. 
Then  Jonathan  said  unto  him.  To-morrow  is  the  new  moon:  and  thou 
shalt  be  missed,  because  thy  seat  will  be  empty.  And  when  thou 
hast  stayed  three  days,  thou  shalt  come  to  the  place  where  thou  didst 
hide  thyself  when  the  business  was  in  hand,  and  shalt  remain  by  the 
stone  Ezel.  And  I  will  shoot  three  arrows  on  the  side  thereof,  as 
though  I  shot  at  a  mark.  And,  behold,  I  will  send  the  lad,  saying, 
Go,  find  the  arrows.  If  I  say  unto  the  lad.  Behold,  the  arrows  are  on 
this  side  of  thee :  take  them  and  come ;  for  there  is  peace  to  thee  and 
no  hurt,  as  the  Lord  liveth.  But  if  I  say  thus  unto  the  boy.  Be- 
hold, the  arrows  are  beyond  thee ;  go  thy  way ;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent 
thee  away. 

So  David  hid  himself  in  the  field:  and  when  the  new  moon  was 


610  PASSAGES   FROM    I.  SAMUEL. 

come,  the  king  sat  Him  down  to  eat  meat.  And  the  king  sat  upon  his 
seat,  as  at  other  times,  e.veu  upon  the  seat  by  the  wall ;  and  Jonathan 
stood  up,  and  Abner  sat  by  Saul's  side:  but  David's  place  was  empty. 
Nevertheless  Saul  spake  not  anything  that  day ;  for  he  thought,  Some- 
thing hatb  befallen  him,  he  is  not  clean ;  surely  he  is  not  clean.  And 
it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow  after  the  new  moon,  which  ivas  the  sec- 
ond day,  that  David's  place  was  empty  :  and  Saul  said  unto  Jonathan 
his  son,  Wherefore  cometh  not  the  son  of  Jesse  to  meat,  neither  yes- 
terday, nor  to-day?  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul,  David  earnestly 
asked  leave  of  me  to  go  to  Beth-lehem:  and  he  said.  Let  me  go,  I 
pray  thee;  for  our  family  hath  a  sacrifice  in  the  city;  and  my  brother, 
he  hath  commanded  me  to  be  there:  and  now,  if  I  have  found  favour 
in  thine  eyes,  let  me  get  away,  I  pray  thee,  and  see  my  brethren. 
Therefore  he  is  not  come  unto  the  king's  table.  Then  Saul's  anger 
was  kindled  against  Jonathan,  and  he  said  unto  him,'  Thou  son  of  a 
perverse  rebellious  woman,  do  not  I  know  that  thou  hast  cliosen  the 
son  of  Jesse  to  thine  own  shame?  For  as  long  as  the  son  of  Jesse 
liveth  ui^on  the  ground,  thou  shalt  not  be  stablished,  nor  thy  king- 
dom. Wherefore  now  send  and  fetch  him  unto  me,  for  he  shall  surely 
die.  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul  his  father,  and  said  unto  him. 
Wherefore  should  he  be  put  to  death?  what  hath  he  done?  And 
Saul  cast  his  spear  at  him  to  smite  him:  whereby  Jonathan  knew  that 
it  was  determined  of  his  father  to  put  David  to  death.  So  Jonathan 
arose  from  the  table  in  fierce  anger,  and  did  eat  no  meat  the  second 
day  of  the  month :  for  he  was  grieved  for  David,  because  his  father 
had  done  him  shame. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  that  Jonathan  went  out  into 
the  field  at  the  time  ai)pointed  with  David,  and  a  little  lad  with  him. 
And  he  said  unto  his  lad,  Hun,  find  now  the  arrows  which  I  shoot. 
And  as  the  lad  ran,  he  shot  an  arrow  beyond  him.  And  when  the  lad 
was  come  to  the  place  of  the  arrow  which  Jonathan  had  shot,  Jona- 
than cried  after  the  lad,  and  said.  Is  not  the  arrow  beyond  thee?  And 
Jonathan  cried  after  the  lad.  Make  speed,  haste,  stay  not.  And  Jona- 
than's lad  gathered  up  the  arrows  and  came  to  his  master.  But  the 
lad  knew  not  any  thing:  only  Jonathan  and  David  knew  the  matter. 
And  Jonathan  gave  his  weapons  unto  his  lad,  and  said  unto  him,  Go, 
carry  them  to  the  city.  And  as  soon  as  the  lad  was  gone,  David  arose 
out  of  a  place  toward  the  South,  and  fell  on  his  face  to  the  ground, 
and  bowed  himself  three  times:  and  they  kissed  one  another,  and 
wept  one  with  another,  until  David  exceeded.  And  Jonathan  said  to 
David,  Go  in  peace,  forasmuch  as  we  have  sworn  both  of  us  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  saying.  The  Lord  shall  be  between  me  and  thee, 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  611 

and  between  my  seed  and  thy  seed,  for  ever.     And  he  arose  and  de- 
parted :  and  Jonathan  went  into  the  city. 

Then  came  David  to  Nob  to  Ahimelech  the  priest:  and  Ahimelech 
came  to  meet  David  trembling,  and  said  unto  him,  Wliy  art  tliou  alone, 
and  no  man  with  thee?  And  David  said  unto  Ahimelech  the  priest, 
The  king  hath  commanded  me  a  business,  and  hath  said  unto  me,  Let 
no  man  know  any  thing  of  the  business  whereabout  I  send  thee,  and 
what  I  have  commanded  thee:  and  I  have  appointed  the  young  men 
to  such  and  such  a  place.  Now  therefore  what  is  under  thine  hand? 
give  me  five  loaves  of  bread  in  mine  hand,  or  whatsoever  there  is 
present.  And  the  priest  answered  David,  and  said.  There  is  no  com- 
mon bread  under  mine  hand,  but  there  is  holy  bread.  So  the  priest 
gave  him  holy  bread:  for  there  was  no  bread  there  but  the  shew- 
bread,  that  was  taken  from  before  the  Lord,  to  put  hot  bread  in  the 
day  when  it  was  taken  away.  Now  a  certain  man  of  the  servants  of 
Saul  was  there  that  day,  detained  before  the  Lokd  ,  and  his  name  was 
Doeg  the  Edomite,  the  chiefest  of  the  herdmen  that  belonged  to  Saul. 
And  David  said  unto  Ahimelech,  And  is  there  not  here  under  thine 
hand  spear  or  sword  ?  for  I  have  neither  brought  my  sword  nor  my 
weapons  with  me,  because  the  king's  business  rec[uired  haste.  And  the 
priest  said.  The  sword  of  Goliath  the  Philistine,  whom  thou  slewest  in 
the  vale  of  Elah,  behold,  it  is  here  wrapped  in  a  cloth  behind  the 
ephod  :  if  thou  wilt  take  that,  take  it :  for  there  is  no  other  save  that 
here.     And  David  said.  There  is  none  like  that;  give  it  me. 

And  David  arose,  and  fled  that  day  for  fear  of  Saul,  and  went  to 
Achish  the  king  of  Gath.  And  the  sei'vants  of  Achish  said  unto  him, 
Is  not  this  David  the  king  of  the  land  ?  did  they  not  sing  one  to 
another  of  him  in  dances,  saying, 

Saul  hath  slain  his  thousands. 
And  David  his  ten  thousands? 
And  David  laid  up  these  words  in  his  heart,  and  was  sore  afraid  of 
Achish  the  king  of  Gath.  And  he  changed  his  behaviour  before  them, 
and  feigned  himself  mad  in  their  hands,  and  scrabbled  on  the  doors 
of  the  gate,  and  let  his  spittle  fall  down  upon  his  beard.  Then  said 
Achish  unto  his  servants,  Lo,  ye  see  the  man  is  mad :  wherefore  then 
have  ye  brought  him  to  me?  Do  I  lack  mad  men,  that  ye  have 
brought  this  fellow  to  play  the  mad  man  in  my  presence  ?  shall  this 
fellow  come  into  my  house  ? 

David  therefore  departed  thence,  and  escaped  to  the  cave  of  Adul- 
1am:  and  when  his  brethren  and  all  his  father's  house  heard  it,  they 
went  down  thither  to  him.  And  every  one  that  was  in  distress,  and 
every  one   that  was  in   debt,   and   every  one   that  was  discontented. 


612  PASSAGES   FROM   I.   SAMUEL. 

gathered  themselves  unto  him :   and   he   became   captain   over  tliem : 
and  there  were  with  him  about  four  hundred  men. 

And  Saul  heard  that  David  was  discovered,  and  the  men  that  were 
with  him :  now  Saul  was  sitting  in  Gibeah,  under  the  tamarisk  tree 
iu  Ramah,  with  his  spear  in  his  hand,  and  all  his  servants  were  stand- 
ing about  him.  And  Saul  said  unto  his  servants  that  stood  about  him. 
Hear  now,  ye  Benjamites ;  will  the  son  of  Jesse  give  every  one  of 
you  fields  and  vineyards,  will  he  make  you  all  captains  of  thousands 
and  captains  of  hundreds ;  that  all  of  you  have  conspired  against  me, 
and  there  was  none  that  disclosed  it  to  me  when  my  son  made  a 
league  with  the  son  of  Jesse,  and  there  is  none  of  you  that  is  sorry 
for  me,  or  discloseth  unto  me  that  my  son  hath  stirred  up  my  serv- 
ant against  me,  to  lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  day  ?  Then  answered  Doeg 
the  Edomite,  which  stood  by  the  servants  of  Saul,  and  said,  I  saw  the 
son  of  Jesse  coming  to  Nob,  to  Ahimelech  the  son  of  Ahitub.  And  he 
inquired  of  the  Loud  for  him,  and  gave  him  victuals,  and  gave  him  the 
sword  of  Goliath  the  Philistine.  Then  the  king  sent  to  call  Ahimelech 
the  priest,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and  all  his  father's  house,  the  priests  that 
were  in  Nob :  and  they  came  all  of  them  to  the  king.  And  Saul  said. 
Hear  now,  thou  son  of  Ahitub.  And  he  answered.  Here  I  am,  my  lord. 
And  Saul  said  unto  him.  Why  have  ye  conspired  against  me,  thou  and 
the  son  of  Jesse,  in  that  thou  hast  given  him  bread,  and  a  sword,  and 
hast  inquired  of  God  for  him,  that  he  should  rise  against  me,  to  lie  in 
wait,  as  at  this  day  ?  Then  Ahimelech  answered  the  king,  and  said. 
And  who  among  all  thy  servants  is  so  faithful  as  David,  which  is  the 
king's  son  in  law,  and  is  taken  into  thy  council,  and  is  honourable  in 
thine  house  ?  Have  I  to-day  begun  to  inquire  of  God  for  him  ?  be  it 
far  from  me :  let  not  the  king  impute  any  thing  unto  his  servant,  nor 
to  all  the  house  of  my  father:  for  thy  servant  knoweth  nothing  of  all 
this,  less  or  more.  And  the  king  said.  Thou  shalt  surely  die,  Ahime- 
lech, thou,  and  all  thy  father's  house.  And  the  king  said  unto  the 
guard  that  stood  about  him.  Turn,  and  slay  the  priests  of  the  Lord; 
because  their  hand  also  is  with  David,  and  because  they  knew  that  he 
fled,  and  did  not  disclose  it  to  me.  But  the  servants  of  the  king  would 
not  put  forth  their  hand  to  fall  upon  the  priests  of  the  Lord.  And 
the  king  said  to  Doeg,  Turn  thou,  and  fall  upon  the  priests.  And  Doeg 
the  Edomite  turned,  and  he  fell  upon  the  priests,  and  he  slew  on  that 
day  fourscore  and  five  persons  that  did  wear  a  linen  ephod.  And  Nob, 
the  city  of  the  priests,  smote  he  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  both  men 
and  women,  children  and  sucklings,  and  oxen  and  asses  and  sheep, 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword.  And  one  of  the  sons  of  Ahimelech  the 
son  of  Ahitub,  named  Abiathar,  escaped,  and   fled  after  David.    And 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  613 

Abiathar  told  David  that  Saul  had  slain  the  Lord's  priests.  And  David 
said  unto  Abiathar,  I  knew  on  that  day,  when  Doeg  the  Edomite  was 
there,  that  he  would  surely  tell  Saul :  I  have  occasioned  the  death  of  all 
the  persons  of  thy  father's  house.  Abide  thou  with  nie,  fear  not ;  for 
he  that  seeketh  my  life  seeketh  thy  life :  for  with  me  thou  shalt  be 
in  safeguard. 

And  they  told  David,  saying,  Behold,  the  Philistines  are  fighting 
against  Iveilah,  and  they  rob  the  threshing-floors.  Therefore  David  in- 
quired of  the  Lord,  saying.  Shall  I  go  and  smite  these  Philistines? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  David,  Go,  and  smite  the  Philistines,  and  save 
Keilah.  And  David's  men  said  unto  him.  Behold,  we  be  afraid  here 
in  Judah :  how  much  more  then  if  we  go  to  Keilah  against  the  armies 
of  the  Philistines?  Then  David  inquired  of  the  Lord  yet  again.  And 
the  Lord  answered  him  and  said.  Arise,  go  down  to  Keilah  ;  for  I  will 
deliver  the  Philistines  into  thine  hand.  And  David  and  his  men  went 
to  Keilah,  and  fought  with  the  Philistines,  and  brought  away  their 
cattle,  and  slew  them  with  a  great  slaughter.  So  David  saved  the  in- 
habitants of  Keilah. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Abiathar  the  son  of  Ahimelech  fled  to 
David  to  Keilah,  that  he  came  down  with  an  ephod  in  his  hand. 
And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was  come  to  Keilah.  And  Saul  said, 
God  hath  delivered  him  into  mine  hand ;  for  he  is  shut  in,  by  enter- 
ing into  a  town  that  hath  gates  and  bars.  And  Saul  summoned  all 
the  people  to  war,  to  go  down  to  Keilah,  to  besiege  David  and  his 
men.  And  David  knew  that  Saul  devised  mischief  against  him  ;  and 
he  said  to  Abiathar  the  priest.  Bring  hither  the  ephod.  Then  said 
David,  O  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  thy  servant  hath  surely  heard  that 
Saul  seeketh  to  come  to  Keilah,  to  destroy  the  city  for  my  sake.  Will 
the  men  of  Keilah  deliver  me  up  into  his  hand?  will  Saul  come  down 
as  thy  servant  hath  heard  ?  O  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  I  beseech  thee, 
tell  thy  servant.  And  the  Lord  said.  He  will  come  down.  Then  said 
David,  "Will  the  men  of  Keilah  deliver  up  me  and  my  men  into  the 
hand  of  Saul  ?  And  the  Lord  said,  They  will  deliver  thee  up.  Then 
David  and  his  men,  which  were  about  six  hundred,  arose  and  departed 
out  of  Keilah,  and  went  whithersoever  they  could  go.  And  it  was 
told  Saul  that  David  was  escaped  from  Keilah ;  and  he  forbare  to  go 
forth. 

And  David  al^ode  in  the  wilderness  in  the  strong  holds,  and  re- 
mained in  the  hill  country  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph.  And  Saul  sought 
him  every  day,  but  God  delivered  him  not  into  his  hand.  And  David 
saw  that  Saul  was  come  out  to  seek  his  life :  and  David  was  in  the 
wilderness  of  Ziph  in  the  wood.     And  Jonathan  Saul's  son  arose,  and 


614  PASSAGES   FROM    I.   SAMUEL. 

went  to  Dcxvid  into  the  wood,  and  strengthened  his  hand  in  God.  And 
lie  said  unto  him,  Fear  not :  for  the  hand  of  Saul  my  father  shall  not 
find  thee ;  and  thou  shalt  be  king  over  Israel,  and  I  shall  be  next 
unto  thee ;  and  that  also  Saul  my  father  knoweth.  And  they  two 
made  a  covenant  before  the  Lord  :  and  David  abode  in  the  wood,  and 
Jonathan  went  to  his  house.  Then  came  up  the  Ziphites  to  Saul  to 
Gibeah,  saying,  Doth  not  David  hide  himself  with  us  in  the  strong 
holds  in  the  wood,  in  the  hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is  on  the  south  of 
the  desert?  Now  therefore,  O  king,  come  down,  according  to  all  the 
desire  of  thy  soul  to  come  down  ;  and  our  part  shall  be  to  deliver  him 
up  into  the  king's  hand.  And  Saul  said,  Blessed  be  ye  of  the  Lokd  ;  for 
ye  have  had  compassion  on  me.  Go,  I  pray  you,  make  yet  more  sure, 
and  know  and  see  his  place  where  his  haunt  is,  and  who  hath  seen 
him  there :  for  it  is  told  me  that  he  dealeth  very  subtilly.  See  there- 
fore, and  take  knowledge  of  all  the  lurking  places  where  he  hideth 
himself,  and  come  ye  again  to  me  of  a  certainty,  and  I  will  go  with 
you :  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  he  be  in  the  land,  that  I  will  search 
him  out  among  all  the  thousands  of  Judah.  And  they  arose,  and  went 
to  Ziph  before  Saul :  but  David  and  his  men  were  in  the  wilderness 
of  Maon,  in  the  Arabah  on  the  south  of  the  desert.  And  Saul  and  his 
men  went  to  seek  him.  And  they  told  David :  wherefore  he  came 
down  to  the  rock,  and  abode  in  the  wilderness  of  Maon.  And  when 
Saul  heard  that,  he  pursued  after  David  in  the  wilderness  of  Maon. 
And  Saul  went  on  this  side  of  the  mountain,  and  David  and  his  men 
on  that  side  of  the  mountain :  and  David  made  haste  to  get  away  fur 
fear  of  Saul :  for  Saul  and  his  men  compassed  David  and  his  men 
round  about  to  take  them.  But  there  came  a  messenger  unto  Saul, 
saying.  Haste  thee,  and  come ;  for  the  Philistines  have  made  a  raid 
upon  the  land.  So  Saul  returned  from  pursuing  after  David,  and  went 
against  the  Philistines. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Saul  was  returned  from  following  the 
Philistines,  that  it  was  told  him,  saying,  Behold,  David  is  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Engedi.  Then  Saul  took  three  thousand  chosen  men  out  of  all 
Israel,  and  went  to  seek  David  and  his  men  upon  the  rocks  of  the  wild 
goats.  And  he  came  to  the  sheepcotes  by  the  way,  where  was  a  cave; 
and  Saul  went  in  to  cover  his  feet.  Now  David  and  his  men  were 
abiding  in  the  innermost  parts  of  the  cave.  And  the  men  of  David 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  the  day  of  which  the  Lord  said  unto  thee,  Be- 
hold, I  will  deliver  thine  enemy  into  thine  hand,  and  thou  shalt  do 
to  him  as  it  shall  seem  good  unto  thee.  Then  David  arose,  and  cut  off 
the  skirt  of  Saul's  robe  privily.  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that 
David's  heart  smote  him,  because  he  had  cut  off  Saul's  skirt.     And  he 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  615 

said  unto  his  men,  The  Lorb  forhid  tliat  I  should  do  tliis  thing  unto 
my  lord,  the  Lord's  anointed,  to  put  forth  mine  hand  against  him, 
seeing  he  is  the  Lord's  anointed.  So  David  checked  his  men  with 
these  words,  and  suffered  them  not  to  rise  against  Saul.  And  Saul  rose 
up  out  of  the  cave,  and  went  on  his  way.  David  also  arose  afterward, 
and  went  out  of  the  cave,  and  cried  after  Saul,  saying.  My  lord  the 
king.  And  when  Saul  looked  behind  him,  David  bowed  with  his  face 
to  the  earth,  and  did  obeisance.  And  David  said  to  Saul,  Wherefore 
hearken  est  thou  to  men's  words,  saying,  Behold,  David  seeketh  thy 
hurt?  Behold,  this  day  thine  eyes  have  seen  how  that  the  Lord  had 
delivered  thee  to-day  into  mine  hand  in  the  cave:  and  some  bade  me 
kill  thee :  but  vime  eye  spared  thee ;  and  I  said,  I  will  not  put  forth 
mine  hand  against  my  lord ;  for  he  is  the  Lord's  anointed.  Moreover, 
my  father,  see,  yea,  see  the  skirt  of  thy  robe  in  my  hand :  for  in  that 
I  cut  off  the  skirt  of  thy  robe,  and  killed  thee  not,  know  thou  and 
see  that  there  is  neither  evil  nor  transgression  in  mine  hand,  and  I 
have  not  sinned  against  thee,  though  thou  huntest  after  my  soul  to 
take  it.  The  Lord  judge  between  me  and  thee,  and  the  Lord  avenge 
me  of  thee :  but  mine  hand  shall  not  be  upon  thee.  As  saith  the 
proverb  of  the  ancients,  Out  of  the  wicked  cometh  forth  wickedness: 
but  mine  hand  shall  not  be  upon  thee.  After  whom  is  the  king  of 
Israel  come  out  ?  after  whom  dost  thou  pursue  ?  after  a  dead  dog,  after 
a  flea.  The  Lord  therefore  be  judge,  and  give  sentence  between  me 
and  thee,  and  see,  and  plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me  out  of  thine 
hand.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  had  made  an  end  of  speaking 
these  words  unto  Saul,  that  Saul  said,  Is  this  thy  voice,  my  son  David? 
And  Saul  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept.  And  he  said  to  David,  Thou 
art  more  righteous  than  I :  for  thou  hast  rendered  unto  me  good, 
whereas  I  have  rendered  unto  thee  evil.  And  thou  hast  declared  this 
day  how  that  thou  hast  dealt  well  with  me  :  forasmuch  as  when  the 
Lord  had  delivered  me  up  into  thine  hand,  thou  killedst  me  not.  For 
if  a  man  find  his  enemy,  will  he  let  him  go  well  away  ?  wherefore  the 
Lord  reward  thee  good  for  that  thou  hast  done  unto  me  this  day. 
And  now,  behold,  I  know  that  thou  shalt  surely  be  king,  and  that  the 
kingdom  of  Israel  shall  be  established  in  thine  hand.  Swear  now 
therefore  unto  me  by  the  Lord,  that  thou  wilt  not  cut  off  my  seed 
after  me,  and  that  thou  wilt  not  destroy  my  name  out  of  my  father's 
house.  And  David  sware  unto  Saul.  And  Saul  went  home  ;  but  David 
and  his  men  gat  them  up  unto  the  hold. 

And  Samuel  died  ;  and  all  Israel  gathered  themselves  together,  and 
lamented  him,  and  buried  him  in  his  house  at  Ramah.  And  David 
arose,  and  went  down  to  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 


616  PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL. 

And  there  M^as  a  man  whose  possessions  were  in  Carmel ;  and  the 
man  was  very  great,  and  he  had  three  thousand  sheep,  and  a  thousand 
goats:  and  he  was  shearing  his  sheep  in  Carmeh  Now  the  name  of 
the  man  was  Nabal ;  and  the  name  of  his  wife  Abigail :  and  the  woman 
was  of  good  understanding,  and  of  a  beautiful  countenance :  but  the 
man  was  churlish  and  evil  in  his  doings.  And  David  heard  in  the 
wilderness  that  Nabal  did  shear  his  sheep.  And  David  sent  ten  young 
men,  and  David  said  unto  the  j'^oung  men,  Get  you  up  to  Carmel,  and 
go  to  Nabal,  and  greet  him  in  my  name:  and  thus  shall  ye  say  to 
him  that  liveth  in  jyrosperitij,  Peace  be  both  unto  thee,  and  peace  be 
to  thine  house,  and  jjeace  be  unto  all  that  thou  hast.  And  now  I  have 
heard  that  thou  hast  shearers:  thy  shepherds  have  now  been  with  us, 
and  we  did  them  no  hurt,  neither  was  there  aught  missing  unto  them, 
all  the  while  they  were  in  Carmel.  Ask  thy  young  men,  and  they 
will  tell  thee:  wherefore  let  the  young  men  find  favour  in  thine  eyes; 
for  we  come  in  a  good  day  :  give,  I  pray  thee,  whatsoever  cometh  to 
thine  hand,  unto  thy  servants,  and  to  thy  son  David.  And  Nabal 
answered  David's  servants,  and  said.  Who  is  David  ?  and  who  is  the 
son  of  Jesse?  there  be  many  servants  now  a  days  that  break  away 
every  man  from  his  master.  Shall  I  then  take  my  bread,  and  my 
water,  and  my  flesh  that  I  have  killed  for  my  shearers,  and  give  it  unto 
men  of  whom  I  know  not  whence  they  be  ?  So  David's  young  men 
turned  on  their  way,  and  werit  back,  and  came  and  told  him  according 
to  all  these  words.  And  David  said  unto  his  men,  Gird  ye  on  every 
man  his  sword.  And  they  girded  on  every  man  his  sword ;  and  David 
also  girded  on  his  sword :  and  there  went  \ip  after  David  about  four 
hundred  men ;  and  two  hundred  abode  by  the  stuff.  But  OTie  of 
Nabal's  young  men  told  Abigail,  Nabal's  wife,  saying,  Behold,  David 
sent  messengers  out  of  the  wilderness  to  salute  our  master;  and  he 
flew  upon  them.  But  the  men  were  very  good  unto  us,  and  we  were 
not  hurt,  neither  missed  we  any  thing,  as  long  as  we  were  conversant 
with  them,  when  we  were  in  the  fields :  they  were  a  wall  unto  us  both 
by  night  and  by  day,  all  the  while  we  were  wit  them  keeping  the 
sheep.  Now  therefore  know  and  consider  what  thou  wilt  do ;  for  evil 
is  determined  against  our  master,  and  against  all  his, house:  for  he  is 
such  a  son  of  Belial,  that  one  cannot  speak  to  him.  Then  Abigail 
made  haste,  and  took  two  hundred  loaves,  and  two  bottles  of  wine, 
and  five  sheep  ready  dressed,  and  five  measures  of  parched  corn,  and 
an  hundred  clusters  of  raisins,  and  two  hundred  cakes  of  figs,  and  laid 
them  on  asses.  And  she  said  unto  her  young  men.  Go  on  before  me; 
behold,  I  come  after  you.  But  she  told  not  her  husband  Nabal.  And 
it  was  so,  as  she  rode  on  her  ass,  and  came  down  by  the  covert  of  the 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  617 

mountain,  that,  behold,  David  and  his  men  came  down  against  her; 
and  she  met  them.  Now  David  had  said,  Surely  in  vain  have  I  kept 
all  that  this  fellow  hath  in  the  wilderness,  so  that  nothing  was  missed 
of  all  that  pertained  unto  him :  and  he  hath  returned  me  evil  for 
good.  God  do  so  unto  the  enemies  of  David,  and  more  also,  if  I 
leave  of  all  that  pertain  to  him  by  the  morning  light  so  much  as  one 
man  child.  And  when  Abigail  saw  David,  she  hasted,  and  lighted  off 
her  ass,  and  fell  before  David  on  her  face,  and  bowed  herself  to  the 
ground.  And  she  fell  at  his  feet,  and  said,  Upon  me,  my  lord,  upon 
me  be  the  iniquity :  and  let  thine  handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak  in 
thine  ears,  and  hear  thou  the  words  of  thine  handmaid.  Let  not  my 
lord,  I  pray  thee,  regard  this  man  of  Belial,  even  Nabal :  for  as  his 
name  is,  so  is  he ;  ^ Nabal  is  his  name,  and  folly  is  with  him :  but  I 
thine  handmaid  saw  not  the  young  men  of  my  lord,  whom  thou  didst 
send.  Now  therefore,  my  lord,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  witliholden  thee  from  bloodguiltiness,  and 
from  avenging  thyself  with  thine  own  hand,  now  therefore  let  thine 
enemies,  and  them  that  seek  evil  to  my  lord,  be  as  Nabal.  And  now 
this  present  which  thy  servant  hath  brought  unto  my  lord,  let  it  be 
given  unto  the  young  men  that  follow  my  lord.  Forgive,  I  pray  thee, 
the  trespass  of  thine  handmaid :  for  the  Lord  will  certainly  make  my 
lord  a  sure  house,  because  my  lord  fighteth  the  battles  of  thg  Lord  ; 
and  evil  shall  not  be  found  in  thee  all  thy  days.  And  though  man  be 
risen  up  to  pursue  thee,  and  to  seek  thy  soul,  yet  the  soul  of  my  lord 
shall  be  bound  in  the  bundle  of  life  with  the  Lord  thy  God;  and  the 
souls  of  thine  enemies,  them  shall  he  sling  out,  as  from  the  hollow  of 
a  sling.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  Lord  shall  have  done  to 
my  lord  according  to  all  the  good  that  he  hath  spoken  concerning 
thee,  and  shall  have  appointed  thee  prince  over  Israel ;  that  tliis  shall 
be  no  grief  unto  thee,  nor  offence  of  heart  unto  my  lord,  either  that 
thou  hast  shed  blood  causeless,  or  that  my  lord  hath  avenged  him- 
self: and  when  the  Lord  shall  have  dealt  well  with  my  lord,  then 
remember  thine  handmaid.  And  David  said  to  Abigail,  Blessed  be 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  which  sent  thee  this  day  to  meet  me: 
and  blessed  be  thy  wisdom,  and  blessed  be  thou,  which  hast  kept  me 
this  day  from  bloodguiltiness,  and  from  avenging  myself  with  mine 
own  hand.  For  in  very  deed,  as  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  liveth, 
which  hath  withholden  me  from  hurting  thee,  except  thou  hadst  hasted 
and  come  to  meet  me,  surely  there  had  not  been  left  unto  Nabal  by 
the  morning  light  so  inuch  as  one  man  child.  So  David  received  of 
her  hand  that  which  she  had  brought  him :  and  he  said  unto  her.  Go 

1  That  is,  Fool. 


618  PASSAGES   FROM    I.   SAMUEL. 

up  in  peace  to  thine  house  ;  see,  I  have  hearkened  to  thy  voice,  and 
have  accepted  thy  jjerson.  And  Abigail  came  to  Nabal ;  and,  behold, 
he  held  a  feast  in  his  house,  like  the  feast  of  a  king ;  and  Nabal's 
heart  was  merry  within  him,  for  he  was  very  drunken :  wherefore  she 
told  him  nothing,  less  or  more,  until  the  morning  light.  And  it  came 
to  pass  in  the  morning,  when  the  wine  was  gone  out  of  Nabal,  that 
his  wife  told  him  these  things,  and  his  heart  died  within  him,  and  he 
became  as  a  stone.  And  it  came  to  pass  about  ten  days  after,  that 
the  Lord  smote  Nabal,  that  he  died.  And  when  David  heard  that 
Nabal  was  dead,  he  said.  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  that  hath  pleaded  the 
cause  of  my  reproach  from  the  hand  of  Nabal,  and  hath  kept  back 
his  servant  from  evil :  and  the  evil-doing  of  Nabal  hath  the  Lord  re- 
turned upon  his  own  head.  And  David  sent  and  spake  concerning 
Abigail,  to  take  her  to  him  to  wife.  And  when  the  servants  of  David 
were  come  to  Abigail  to  Carmel,  they  spake  unto  her,  saying,  David 
hath  sent  us  unto  thee,  to  take  thee  to  him  to  wife.  And  she  arose, 
and  bowed  herself  with  her  face  to  the  earth,  and  said.  Behold,  thine 
handmaid  is  a  servant  to  wash  the  feet  of  the  servants  of  my  lord. 
And  Abigail  hasted,  and  arose,  and  rode  uijon  an  ass,  with  five  damsels 
of  hers  that  followed  her ;  and  she  went  after  the  messengers  of  David, 
and  became  his  wife.  David  also  took  Ahinoam  of  Jezreel ;  and  they 
became _  both  of  them  his  wives.  Now  Saul  had  given  Michal  his 
daughter,  David's  wife,  to  Palti  the  son  of  Laish,  which  was  of  Gallim. 
And  Saul  arose,  and  went  down  to  the  wilderness  of  Ziph,  having 
three  thousand  chosen  men  of  Israel  with  him,  to  seek  David.  And 
David  arose,  and  came  to  the  place  where  Saul  had  pitched :  and  Da- 
vid beheld  the  place  where  Saul  lay,  and  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  the 
captain  of  his  host :  and  Saul  lay  within  the  place  of  the  wagons,  and 
the  people  pitched  round  al^out  him.  Then  answered  David  and  said 
to  Ahimelech,  and  to  Abishai,  brother  to  Joab,  saying.  Who  will  go 
down  with  me  to  Saul  to  the  camp?  And  Abishai  said,  I  will  go  down 
with  thee.  So  David  and  Abishai  came  to  the  people  by  night:  and, 
behold,  Saul  lay  sleeping  within  the  place  of  the  wagons,  with  his 
spear  stuck  in  the  ground  at  his  head :  and  Abner  and  the  people  lay 
round  about  him.  Then  said  Abishai  to  David,  God  hath  delivered  up 
thine  enemy  into  thine  hand  this  day :  now  therefore  let  mo  smite 
him,  I  pray  thee,  with  the  spear  to  the  earth  at  one  stroke,  and  I  will 
not  smite  him  the  second  time.  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  Destroy 
him  not :  for  who  can  put  forth  his  hand  against  the  Lord's  anointed, 
and  be  guiltless?  And  David  said,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  the  Lord  shall 
smite  him  ;  or  his  day  shall  come  to  die ;  or  he  shall  go  down  into 
battle,  and  perish.     The   Lord   forbid  that  I   should   put  forth   mine 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  SAMUEL.  619 

hand  against  the  Lord's  anointed :  but  now  talve,  I  pray  thee,  the 
spear  that  is  at  his  head,  and  the  cruse  of  water,  and  let  us  go.  So 
David  took  the  spear  and  the  cruse  of  water  from  Saul's  head ;  and 
they  gat  them  away,  and  no  man  saw  it,  nor  knew  it,  neither  did  any 
awake :  for  they  were  all  asleep ;  because  a  deep  sleep  from  the  Lord 
was  fallen  upon  them.  Then  David  went  over  to  the  other  side,  and 
stood  on  the  top  of  the  mountain  afar  off;  a  great  space  being  between 
them :  and  David  cried  to  the  people,  and  to  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
saying,  Answerest  thou  not,  Abner?  Then  Abner  answered  and  said, 
Who  art  thou  that  criest  to  the  king  ?  And  David  said  to  Abner,  Art 
not  thou  a  valiant  man?  and  who  is  like  to  thee  in  Israel?  wherefore 
then  hast  thou  not  kept  watch  over  thy  lord  the  king?  for  there  came 
one  of  the  people  in  to  destroy  the  king  thy  lord.  This  thing  is  not 
good  that  thou  hast  done.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  ye  are  worthy  to  die, 
because  ye  have  not  kept  watch  over  your  lord,  the  Lord's  anointed. 
And  now,  see,  where  the  king's  spear  is,  and  the  cruse  of  water  that 
was  at  his  head.  And  Saul  knew  David's  voice,  and  said.  Is  this  thy 
voice,  my  son  David  ?  And  David  said,  It  is  my  voice,  my  lord,  O 
king.  And  he  said,  Wherefore  doth  my  lord  pursue  after  his  servant  ? 
for  what  have  I  done?  or  what  evil  is  in  mine  hand?  For  the  king 
of  Israel  is  come  out  to  seek  a  flea,  as  when  one  doth  hunt  a  i^artridge 
in  the  mountains.  Then  said  Saul,  I  have  sinned :  return,  my  son 
David  :  for  I  will  no  more  do  thee  harm,  because  my  life  was  precious 
in  thine  eyes  this  day :  behold,  I  have  played  the  fool,  and  have  erred 
exceedingly.  And  David  answered  and  said.  Behold  the  spear,  O  king ! 
let  then  one  of  the  young  men  come  over  and  fetch  it.  And  the  Ia)rd 
shall  render  to  every  man  his  righteousness  and  his  faithfulness :  for- 
asmuch as  the  Lord  delivered  thee  into  my  hand  to-day,  and  I  would 
not  put  forth  mine  hand  against  the  Lord's  anointed.  And,  behold, 
as  thy  life  was  much  set  by  this  day  in  mine  eyes,  so  let  my  life  be 
much  set  by  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  let  him  deliver  me  out  of 
all  tribulation.  Then  Saul  said  to  David,  Blessed  be  thou,  my  son 
David :  thou  shalt  both  do  mightily,  and  shalt  surely  prevail.  So 
David  went  his  way,  and  Saul  returned  to  his  place. 

And  David  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall  now  perish  one  day  by  the 
hand  of  Saul :  there  is  nothing  better  for  me  than  that  I  should  escape 
into  the  land  of  the  Philistines ;  and  Saul  shall  despair  of  me,  to  seek 
me  any  more  in  all  the  borders  of  Israel :  so  shall  I  escape  out  of  his 
hand.  And  David  arose,  and  passed  over,  he  and  the  six  hundred  men 
that  were  with  him,  unto  Achish,  king  of  Gath.  And  David  dwelt 
with  Achish  at  Gath.  And  the  number  of  the  days  that  David  dwelt 
in  the  country  of  the  Philistines  was  a  full  year  and  four  months. 


620  PASSAGES    FROM   I.  SAMUEL. 

Now  Samuel  was  dead,  and  all  Israel  had  lamented  him,  and  buried 
him  in  Ramah,  even  in  his  own  city.  And  Saul  had  put  away  those 
that  had  famiUar  spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land.  And  the 
Philistines  gathered  themselves  together,  and  came  and  pitched  in 
Shunem :  and  Saul  gathered  all  Israel  together,  and  they  pitched  in 
Gilboa.  And  when  Saul  saw  the  host  of  the  Philistines,  he  was  afraid, 
and  his  heart  trembled  greatly.  And  when  Saul  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  answered  him  not,  neither  by  dreams,  nor  by  Urim,  nor  by 
prophets.  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  servants.  Seek  me  a  woman  that 
hath  a  familiar  spirit,  that  I  may  go  to  her,  and  inquire  of  her.  And 
his  servants  said  to  him,  Behold,  there  is  a  woman  that  hath  a  famil- 
iar spirit  at  En-dor.  And  Saul  disguised  himself,  and  put  on  other  rai- 
ment, and  went,  he  and  two  men  with  him,  and  they  came  to  the 
woman  by  night :  and  he  said.  Divine  unto  me,  I  pray  thee,  by  the 
familiar  spirit,  and  bring  me  up  whomsoever  I  shall  name  unto  thee. 
And  the  woman  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thou  knowest  what  Saul  hath 
done,  how  he  hath  cut  off  those  that  have  familiar  si^irits,  and  the 
wizards,  out  of  the  land :  wherefore  then  layest  thou  a  snare  for  my 
life,  to  cause  me  to  die  ?  And  Saul  sware  to  her  by  the  Lord,  saying, 
As  the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall  no  punishment  happen  to  thee  for  this 
thing.  Then  said  the  woman.  Whom  shall  I  bring  up  unto  thee? 
And  he  said,  Bring  me  up  Samuel.  And  when  the  woman  saw  Sam- 
uel, she  cried  with  a  loud  voice :  and  the  woman  spake  to  Saul,  say- 
ing, Why  hast  thou  deceived  me  ?  for  thou  art  Saul.  And  the  king 
said  unto  her.  Be  not  afraid :  for  what  seest  thou  ?  And  the  woman 
said  unto  Saul,  I  see  a  god  coming  up  out  of  the  earth.  And  he  said 
unto  her,  What  form  is  he  of?  And  she  said.  An  old  man  cometh 
up;  and  he  is  covered  with  a  rol)e.  And  Saul  perceived  tliat  it  was 
Samuel,  and  he  bowed  with  his  face  to  the  ground,  and  did  obeisance. 
And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Why  hast  thou  disquieted  me,  to  bring  me 
uj)  ?  And  Saul  answered,  I  am  sore  distressed  ;  for  the  Philistines  make 
war  against  me,  and  God  is  departed  from  me,  and  answereth  me  no 
more,  neither  by  propliets,  nor  by  dreams:  therefore  I  have  called 
thee,  that  thou  mayest  make  known  unto  me  what  I  shall  do.  And 
Samuel  said,  AVherefore  then  dost  thou  ask  of  me,  seeing  the  Lord  is 
departed  from  thee,  and  is  become  thine  adversary  ?  And  the  Lord 
hath  rent  the  kingdom  out  of  thine  hand,  and  given  it  to  thy  neigh- 
bour, even  to  David.  Moreover  the  Lord  will  deliver  Israel  also  with 
thee  into  the  hand  of  tlie  Philistines :  and  to-morrow  shalt  thou  and 
thy  eons  be  with  me :  the  Lord  shall  deliver  the  host  of  Israel  also 
into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.  Then  Saul  fell  straightway  his  full 
length   upon  the  earth,  and  was  sore  afraid,  l)ecause  of  the  words  of 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.  SAMUEL.  621 

Samuel :  and  there  was  no  strength  in  him  ;  for  he  had  eaten  no  bread 
all  the  day,  nor  all  the  night. 

Now  the  Philistines  fought  against  Israel :  and  the  men  of  Israel 
fled  from  before  the  Philistines,  and  fell  down  slain  in  mount  Gilboa. 
And  the  Philistines  followed  hard  upon  Saul  and  upon  his  sons ;  and 
the  Philistines  slew  Jonathan,  and  Abinadab,  and  Malchishua,  the  sons 
of  Saul.  And  the  battle  went  sore  against  Saul,  and  the  archers  over- 
took him ;  and  he  was  greatly  distressed  by  reason  of  the  archers. 
Then  said  Saul  to  his  armourbearer.  Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust  me 
through  therewith ;  lest  these  uncircumcised  come  and  thrust  me 
through,  and  abuse  me.  But  his  armourbearer  would  not ;  for  he  was 
sore  afraid.  Therefore  Saul  took  his  sword,  and  fell  upon  it.  And  when 
his  armourbearer  saw  that  Saul  was  dead,  he  likewise  fell  upon  his 
sword,  and  died  with  him.  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and  his 
armourbearer,  and  all  his  men,  that  same  day  together. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  when  the  Philistines  came  to 
strip  the  slain,  that  they  found  Saul  and  his  three  sons  fallen  in  mount 
Gilboa.  And  they  cut  off  his  head,  and  put  his  armour  in  the  house 
of  the  Ashtaroth  :  and  they  fastened  his  body  to  the  wall  of  Beth- 
shan.  And  when  the  inhai^itants  of  Jabesh-gilead  heard  that  which 
the  Philistines  had  done,  all  the  valiant  men  arose,  and  went  all  night, 
and  took  the  body  of  Saul  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons  from  the  wall  of 
Beth-shan  ;  and  they  came  to  Jabesh,  and  burnt  them  there.  And 
they  took  their  bones,  and  buried  them  under  the  tamarisk  tree  in 
Jabesh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 


PASSAGES  FEOM  THE  SEOOIsTD  BOOK 

OP 

SAMUEL. 


And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Saul,  when  David  was  re- 
turned from  tiie  slaughter  of  the  Amalekites,  and  David  had  abode  two 
days  in  Ziklag  ;  it  came  even  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  that,  behold,  a 
man  came  out  of  the  camp  from  Saul  with  his  clothes  rent,  and  earth 
upon  his  head :  and  so  it  was,  when  he  came  to  David,  that  he  fell 
to  the  earth,  and  did  obeisance.  And  David  said  unto  him.  From 
whence  comest  thou  ?    And  he  said  unto  him.  Out  of  the  camp  of 


622  PASSAGES    FROM    II.  SAMUEL. 

Israel  am  I  escaped.  And  David  said  unto  liim,  How  went  the 
matter?  I  pray  thee,  tell  me.  And  he  answered,  The  people  are  fled 
from  the  battle,  and  many  of  the  people  also  are  fallen  and  dead ; 
and  Saul  and  Jonathan  his  son  are  dead  also.  And  David  said  unto 
the  young  man  that  told  him.  How  knowest  thoii  that  Saul  and  Jona- 
than his  son  be  dead  ?  And  the  young  man  that  told  him  said,  As  I 
hai^pened  by  chance  upon  mount  Gilboa,  behold,  Saul  leaned  upon  his 
spear ;  and,  lo,  the  chariots  and  the  liorsemen  followed  hard  after  him. 
And  when  he  looked  behind  him,  he  saw  me,  and  called  unto  me. 
And  I  answered,  Here  am  I.  And  he  said  unto  me,  Who  art  thou  ? 
And  I  answered  him,  I  am  an  Amalekite.  And  he  said  unto  me,  Stand, 
I  pray  thee,  beside  me,  and  slay  me,  for  anguish  hath  taken  hold  of 
me ;  because  my  life  is  yet  whole  in  me.  So  I  stood  beside  him,  and 
slew  him,  because  I  was  sure  that  he  could  not  live  after  that  he  was 
fallen:  and  I  took  the  crown  that  was  ujjon  his  head,  and  the  bracelet 
that  was  on  his  arm,  and  have  brought  them  hither  unto  my  lord. 
Then  David  took  hold  on  his  clothes,  and  rent  them  ;  and  likewise  all 
the  men  that  were  with  him :  and  they  mourned,  and  wept,  and  fasted 
until  even,  for  Saul,  and  for  Jonathan  his  son,  and  for  the  i:)eople  of 
the  LoKi),  and  for  the  house  of  Israel. 

And  David   lamented    with  this    lamentation    over   Saul    and    over 
Jonathan  his  son  : 

Thy  glory,  O  Israel,  is  slain  upon  thy  high  places ! 

How  are  the  mighty  fallen  ! 

Tell  it  not  in  Gath, 

Publish  it  not  in  the  streets  of  Ashkelon ; 

Lest  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines  rejoice. 

Lest  the  daughters  of  the  uncircumcised  triumph. 

Ye  mountains  of  Gilboa, 

Let  there  be  no  dew  nor  rain  upon  you,  neither  fields  of 
offerings : 

For  there  the  shield  of  the  mighty  was  vilely  cast  away, 

The  shield  of  Saul,  as  of  one  not  anointed  with  oil. 

Saul  and  Jonathan  were  lovely  and  pleasant  in  their  lives. 

And  in  their  death  they  were  not  divided. 

0  Jonathan,  slain  upon  thy  high  places. 

1  am  distressed  for  thee,  my  brother  Jonathan : 
Very  pleasant  hast  thou  been  unto  me : 

Thy  love  to  me  was  wonderful, 
Passing  the  love  of  women. 
How  are  the  mighty  fallen, 
AtkI  the  weapons  of  war  perished ! 


PASSAGES   FROM    II.  SAMUEL.  623 

And  it  came  to  imss  after  this,  that  David  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
saying.  Shall  I  go  up  into  any  of  the  cities  of  Judah  ?  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  him,  Go  up.  And  David  said,  Whither  shall  I  go  up  ?  And 
he  said,  Unto  Hebron.  So  David  went  up  thither,  and  the  men  of  Ju- 
dah came,  and  there  they  anointed  David  king  over  the  house  of  Judah. 

Now  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  captain  of  Saul's  host,  had  taken  Ish- 
bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and  brought  him  over  to  Mahanaim  ;  and  he 
made  him  king  over  all  Israel.  But  the  house  of  Judah  followed 
David. 

Now  there  was  long  war  between  the  house  of  Saul  and  the  house 
of  David :  and  David  waxed  stronger  and  stronger,  but  the  house  of 
Saul  waxed  weaker  and  weaker. 

Then  came  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  David  unto  Hebron,  and  spake, 
saying.  Behold,  we  are  thy  bone  and  thy  flesh.  In  times  past,  when 
Saul  was  king  over  us,  it  was  thou  that  leddest  out  and  broughtest  in 
Israel :  and  the  Lord  said  to  thee.  Thou  shalt  feed  my  people  Israel, 
and  thou  shalt  be  prince  over  Israel.  So  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came 
to  the  king  to  Hebron  ;  and  king  David  made  a  covenant  with  them 
in  Hebron  before  the  Lord  :  and  they  anointed  David  king  over  Israel. 

David  was  thirty  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
forty  years.  In  Hebron  he  reigned  over  Judah  seven  years  and  six 
months :  and  in  Jerusalem  he  reigned  thirty  and  three  years  over  all 
Israel  and  Judah.  And  David  dwelt  in  the  strong  hold,  and  called  it 
the  city  of  David. 

And  David  took  him  more  wives  out  of  Jerusalem,  after  he  was 
come  from  Hebron :  and  there  were  yet  sons  and  daughters  born  to 
David. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  dwelt  in  his  house,  and  the 
Lord  had  given  him  rest  from  all  his  enemies  round  about,  that  the 
king  said  unto  Nathan  the  prophet,  See  now,  I  dwell  in  an  house  of 
cedar,  but  the  ark  of  God  dwelleth  within  curtains.  And  Nathan  said 
to  the  king.  Go,  do  all  that  is  in  thine  heart ;  for  the  Lord  is  with 
thee.  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Nathan,  saying,  Go  and  tell  my  servant  David.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  took  thee  from  the  sheepcote,  from  following  the 
sheep,  that  thou  shouldest  be  prince  over  my  people,  over  Israel :  and 
I  have  been  with  thee  whithersoever  thou  wentest,  and  have  cut  oft' 
all  thine  enemies  from  before  thee ;  and  I  will  make  thee  a  great 
name,  like  unto  the  name  of  the  great  ones  that  are  in  the  earth. 
When  thy  days  be  fulfilled,  and  thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers,  I 
will  set  up  thy  seed  after  thee,  and  I  will  establish  his  kingdom.  He 
shall  build  an   house   for   my  name.     And  thine  house  and  thy  king- 


624  PASSAGES   FROM   II.   SAMUEL. 

dom  shall  be  made  sure  for  ever  before  thee:  thy  throne  shall  be 
established  for  ever. 

Then  David  the  kiny;  went  in,  and  sat  before  the  Lord  ;  and  he 
said,  Who  am  I,  O  Lord  God,  and  what  is  my  house,  that  thou  hast 
brought  me  thus  far?  And  this  was  yet  a  small  thing  in  thine  eyes, 
O  Lord  God  ;  but  thou  hast  spoken  also  of  thy  servant's  house  for  a 
great  while  to  come.  And  what  can  David  say  more  unto  thee?  for 
thou  knowest  thy  servant,  0  Lord  God.  For  thy  word's  sake,  and  ac- 
cording to  thine  own  heart,  hast  thou  wrought  all  this  greatness,  to 
make  thy  servant  know  it.  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  the  word  that 
thou  hast  spoken  concerning  thy  servant,  and  concerning  his  house,  con- 
firm thou  it  for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  sjaoken.  And  let  thy  name 
be  magnified  for  ever.  For  thou,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
hast  revealed  to  thy  servant,  .saying,  I  will  build  thee  an  house :  there- 
fore hath  thy  servant  found  in  liis  heart  to  pray  this  prayer  unto  thee. 

And  David  reigned  over  all  Israel ;  and  David  executed  judgement 
and  justice  unto  all  his  people.  And  David  said.  Is  there  yet  any  that 
is  left  of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  I  may  shew  him  kindness  for  Jona- 
than's sake?  And  there  was  of  the  house  of  Saul  a  servant  whose 
name  was  Ziba,  and  they  called  him  unto  David ;  and  the  king  said 
unto  him.  Art  thou  Ziba?  And  he  said,  Thy  servant  is  he.  And  the 
king  said.  Is  there  not  yet  any  of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  I  may  shew 
the  kindness  of  God  unto  him?  And  Zilia  said  unto  the  king,  Jona- 
than hath  yet  a  son,  which  is  lame  on  his  feet.  Then  king  David 
sent,  and  fetched  him  out  of  the  house  of  Machir.  And  Mephibosheth, 
the  son  of  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Saul,  came  unto  David,  and  fell  on  his 
face,  and  did  obeisance.  And  David  said,  Mephibosheth.  And  he 
answered,  Behold  thy  servant!  And  David  said  unto  him,  Fear  not: 
for  I  will  surely  shew  thee  kindness  for  Jonathan  thy  father's  sake, 
and  will  restore  thee  all  the  land  of  Saul  thy  father ;  and  thou  shalt 
eat  bread  at  my  table  continually.  And  he  did  obeisance,  and  said, 
What  is  thy  servant,  that  thou  shouldest  look  upon  such  a  dead  dog 
as  I  am?  Then  the  king  called  to  Ziba,  Saul's  servant,  and  said  unto 
him,  .\1I  that  pertained  to  Saul  and  to  all  his  house  have  I  given  unto 
thy  master's  son.  And  thou  shalt  till  the  land  for  him,  thou,  and  thy 
sons,  and  thy  servants;  and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  fniiis,  that  thy 
master's  son  may  have  bread  to  eat:  but  Mephibosheth  thy  master's 
son  shall  eat  bread  alway  at  my  table.  Now  Ziba  had  fifteen  sons  and 
twenty  servants.  And  all  that  dwelt  in  the  house  of  Ziba  were  servants 
imto  Mephibosheth. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  at  tlie  return  of  the  year,  at  the  time  when 
kings  go  out  lo  battle,  that  David  sent  Joab,  and  his  servants  with  liim. 


PASSAGES   FROM    11.   SAMUEL.  625 

and  all  Israel ;   and  they  destroyed   the  children   of  Amnion,  and  be- 
sieged Kabbah.     But  David  tarried  at  Jerusalem. 

And  it  came  to  pass  at  eventide,  that  David  arose  from  off  his  bed, 
and  walked  upon  the  roof  of  the  king's  house :  and  from  the  roof  he 
saw  a  woman  very  beautiful  to  look  upon.  And  David  sent  and  in- 
quired after  the  woman.  And  one  said,  Is  not  this  Bath-sheba,  the 
wife  of  Uriah  the  Hittite  ?  And  David  sent  messengers,  and  took  her. 
And  David  wrote  a  letter  to  Joab,  and  sent  it  by  the  hand  of  Uriah. 
And  he  wrote  in  the  letter,  saying.  Set  ye  Uriah  in  the  forefront  of 
the  hottest  battle,  and  retire  ye  from  him,  that  he  may  be  smitten,  and 
die.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joal^  kept  watch  upon  the  city,  that  he 
assigned  Uriah  unto  the  j^lace  where  he  knew  that  valiant  men  were. 
And  the  men  of  the  city  went  out,  and  fought  with  Joab:  and  there 
fell  some  of  the  people,  even  of  the  servants  of  David ;  and  Uriah 
the  Hittite  died  also.  Then  Joalj  sent  aud  told  David  all  the  things 
concerning  the  war;  and  he  charged  the  messengei',  saying.  When 
thou  hast  made  an  end  of  telling  all  the  things  concerning  the  war 
unto  the  king,  it  shall  be  that,  if  the  king's  wrath  arise,  and  he  say 
unto  thee,  Wherefore  went  ye  so  nigh  unto  the  city  to  fight?  knew  ye 
'not  that  they  would  shoot  from  the  wall?  then  shalt  thou  say,  Thy 
servant  Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also.  So  the  messenger  went,  and 
came  and  shewed  David  all  that  Joab  had  sent  him  for.  And  the  mes- 
senger said  unto  David,  The  men  prevailed  against  us,  and  came  out 
unto  us  into  the  field,  and  we  were  upon  them  even  unto  the  entering 
of  the  gate.  And  the  shooters  shot  at  tliy  servants  from  off  the  wall ; 
and  some  of  the  king's  servants  be  dead,  and  thy  servant  Uriah  the 
Hittite  is  dead  also.  Then  David  said  unto  the  messenger.  Thus  shalt 
thou  say  unto  Joab,  Let  not  this  thing  displease  thee,  for  the  sword 
devoureth  one  as  well  as  another :  make  thy  battle  more  strong  against 
the  city,  and  overthrow  it :  and  encourage  thou  him.  And  when  the 
wife  of  Uriah  heard  that  Uriah  her  husband  was  dead,  she  made  lamen- 
tation for  her  husband.  And  when  the  mourning  was  j^ast,  David  sent 
and  took  her  home  to  his  house,  and  she  became  his  wife,  and  bare 
him  a  son.  But  the  thing  that  David  had  done  displeased  the  Lord. 
And  the  Lord  sent  Nathan  unto  David.  And  he  came  unto  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  There  were  two  men  in  one  city ;  the  one  rich,  and 
the  other  poor.  The  rich  man  had  exceeding  many  flocks  and  herds: 
but  the  poor  man  had  nothing,  save  one  little  ewe  lamb,  which  he  had 
bought  and  nourished  up :  and  it  grew  up  together  with  him,  and  with 
his  children;  it  did  eat  of  his  own  morsel,  and  drank  of  his  own  cup, 
and  lay  in  his  bosom,  and  was  unto  him  as  a  daughter.  And  there 
came  a  traveller  unto  the  rich  man,  and  he  spared  to  take  of  his  own 


626  PASSAGES    FROM    II.   SAMUEL. 

flock  and  of  his  own  herd,  to  dress  for  the  wayfaring  man  that  was 
come  unto  him,  but  took  the  poor  man's  lamb,  and  dressed  it  for  the 
man  that  was  come  to  him.  And  David's  anger  was  greatly  kindled 
against  the  man  ;  and  he  said  to  Nathan,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  the  man 
that  hath  done  this  is  worthy  to  die:  and  he  shall  restore  the  laml) 
fourfold,  because  he  did  this  thing,  and  because  he  had  no  pity. 

And  Nathan  said  to  David,  Thou  art  the  man.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel,  I  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel,  and  I  delivered  thee 
out  of  the  hand  of  Saul ;  and  I  gave  thee  thy  master's  house,  and  thy 
master's  wives  into  thy  bosom,  and  gave  thee  the  house  of  Israel  and 
of  Judah ;  and  if  that  had  been  too  little,  I  would  have  added  unto 
thee  such  and  such  things.  Wherefore  hast  thou  despised  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  to  do  that  which  is  evil  in  his  sight?  thou  hast  smitten 
Uriah  the  Hittite  with  the  sword,  and  hast  taken  his  wife  to  be  thy 
wife,  and  hast  slain  him  with  the  sword  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 
Now  therefore,  the  sword  shall  never  depart  from  thine  house;  be- 
cause thou  hast  despised  me,  and  hast  taken  the  wife  of  Uriah  the 
Hittite  to  be  thy  wife.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will  raise  up 
evil  against  thee  out  of  thine  own  house.  And  David  said  unto  Na- 
than, I  have  sinned  against  the  Lord.  And  Nathan  said  unto  David, 
The  Lord  also  hath  put  away  thy  sin  ;  thou  shalt  not  die.  Howbeit, 
because  by  this  deed  thou  liast  given  great  occasion  to  the  enemies  of 
the  Lord  to  blaspheme,  the  child  also  that  is  born  unto  thee  shall 
surely  die.    And  Nathan  departed  unto  his  house. 

And  the  Lord  struck  the  child  that  Uriah's  wife  bare  unto  David, 
and  it  was  very  sick.  David  therefore  besought  God  for  the  child ; 
and  David  fasted,  and  went  in,  and  lay  all  night  upon  tlie  earth.  And 
the  elders  of  his  house  arose,  and  stood  beside  him,  to  raise  him  up 
from  the  earth :  but  he  would  not,  neither  did  he  eat  bread  with  them. 
And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  the  child  died.  And  the 
servants  of  David  feared  to  tell  him  that  the  child  was  dead :  for  they 
said.  Behold,  while  the  child  was  yet  alive,  we  spake  unto  him,  and 
he  hearkened  not  unto  our  voice:  how  will  he  then  vex  himself,  if 
we  tell  him  that  the  child  is  dead  ?  But  when  David  saw  that  his 
servants  whispered  together,  David  perceived  that  the  child  was  dead : 
and  David  said  unto  his  servants.  Is  the  child  dead?  And  they  said, 
He  is  dead.  Then  David  arose  from  the  earth,  and  washed,  and  anoint- 
ed himself,  and  changed  his  apparel ;  and  he  came  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  worshii)ped :  then  he  came  to  his  own  house ;  and 
when  he  required  they  set  bread  before  him,  and  he  did  eat.  Then 
said  his  servants  unto  him.  What  thing  is  this  that  thou  hast  done? 
thou  didst  fast  and  weep  for  the  child,  while  it  was  alive ;   but  when 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.  SAMUEL.  627 

the  child  was  dead,  thou  didst  rise  and  eat  bread.  And  he  said,  While 
the  child  was  yet  alive,  I  fasted  and  wept:  for  I  said,  Who  knoweth 
whether  the  Lord  will  not  be  gracious  to  me,  that  the  child  may 
live?  But  now  he  is  dead,  wherefore  should  I  fast?  can  I  bring  him 
back  again?  I  shall  go  to  him,  but  he  shall  not  return  to  me.  And 
Bath-sheba  his  wife  bare  a  son,  and  he  called  his  name  Solomon.  And 
the  Lord  loved  him ;  and  he  sent  by  the  hand  of  Nathan  the  prophet, 
and  he  called  his  name  ^Jedidiah,  for  the  Lord's  sake. 

Now  in  all  Israel  there  was  none  to  be  so  much  praised  for  his 
beauty  as  Absalom,  king  David's  son  :  from  the  sole  of  his  foot  even 
to  the  crown  of  his  head  there  was  no  blemish  in  him.  And  when 
he  polled  his  head,  (now  it  was  at  every  year's  end  that  he  polled  it: 
because  the  hair  was  heavy  on  him,  therefore  he  polled  it :)  he  weighed 
the  hair  of  his  head  at  two  hundred  shekels,  after  the  king's  weight. 

And  Absalom  prepared  him  a  chariot  and  horses,  and  fifty  men  to 
run  before  him.  And  Absalom  rose  up  early,  and  stood  beside  the 
way  of  the  gate :  and  it  was  so,  that  when  any  man  had  a  suit  which 
should  come  to  the  king  for  judgement,  then  Absalom  called  unto  him, 
and  said,  Of  what  city  art  thou  ?  And  he  said,  Thy  servant  is  of  one 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel.  And  Absalom  said  unto  him.  See,  thy  matters 
are  good  and  right;  but  there  is  no  man  deputed  of  the  king  to  hear 
thee.  Absalom  said  moreover.  Oh  that  I  were  made  judge  in  the  land, 
that  every  man  which  hath  any  suit  or  cause  might  come  unto  me, 
and  I  would  do  him  justice !  And  it  was  so,  that  when  any  man  came 
nigh  to  do  him  obeisance,  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  hold  of 
him,  and  kissed  him.  And  on  this  manner  did  Absalom  to  all  Israel 
that  came  to  the  king  for  judgement:  so  Absalom  stole  the  hearts  of 
the  men  of  Israel. 

And  it  came  to  pass  that  Absalom  said  unto  the  king,  I  pray  thee, 
let  me  go  and  pay  my  vow,  which  I  have  vowed  unto  the  Lord,  in 
Hebron.  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Go  in  peace.  So  he  arose,  and 
went  to  Hebron.  But  Absalom  sent  spies  throughout  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  saying,  As  soon  as  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye 
shall  say,  Absalom  is  king  in  Hebron.  And  with  Absalom  went  two 
hundred  men  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  were  invited,  and  went  in  their 
simplicity  ;  and  they  knew  not  anything.  And  Absalom  sent  for  Ahith- 
ophel  the  Gilonite,  David's  counsellor,  from  his  city,  even  from  Giloh, 
while  he  offered  the  sacrifices.  And  the  conspiracy  was  strong ;  for 
the  people  increased  continually  with  Absalom. 

And  there  came  a  messenger  to  David,  saying,  The  hearts  of  the 
men  of  Israel  are  after  Absalom.    And  David  said  unto  all  his  servants 

■"  That  is,  Beloved  of  Jah. 


628  PASSAGES    FROM    11.   SAMUEL. 

that  were  with  him  at  Jerusalem,  Arise,  and  let  us  flee  ;  for  else  none 
of  us  shall  escape  from  Ahsalom  :  make  speed  to  depart,  lest  he  over- 
take us  quickly,  and  bring  down  evil  upon  us,  and  smite  the  city  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword.  And  the  king's  servants  said  unto  the  king, 
Behold,  thy  servants  are  ready  to  do  whatsoever  my  lord  the  king 
shall  choose.  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  his  household  after 
him.  And  all  the  country  wept  with  a  loud  voice,  and  all  the  people 
passed  over :  the  king  also  himself  passed  over  the  brook  Kidron,  and 
all  the  people  passed  over,  toward  the  way  of  the  wilderness.  And, 
lo,  Zadok  also  came,  and  all  the  Levites  with  him,  hearing  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  God ;  and  they  set  down  the  ark  of  God,  and  Abia- 
thar  went  up,  until  all  the  people  had  done  passing  out  of  the  city. 
And  the  king  said  unto  Zadok,  Carry  back  the  ark  of  God  into  the 
city :  if  I  shall  find  favour  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  he  will  bring  me 
again,  and  shew  me  both  it,  and  his  habitation:  but  if  lie  say  thus, 
I  have  no  delight  in  thee  ;  behold,  here  am  I.  let  him  do  to  me  as 
seemeth  good  unto  him.  Zadok  therefore  and  Abiathar  carried  the 
ark  of  God  again  to  Jerusalem:  and  they  abode  there. 

And  David  went  up  by  the  ascent  of  the  mount  of  Olives,  and  wept 
as  he  went  up ;  and  he  had  his  head  covered,  and  went  barefoot :  and 
all  the  people  that  were  with  him  covered  every  man  his  head,  and 
they  went  up,  weeping  as  they  went  up.  And  one  told  David,  saying, 
Ahithophel  is  among  the  conspirators  with  Absalom.  And  David  said, 
O  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  turn  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel  into  foolishness. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  David  Avas  come  to  the  top  of  the 
ascent,  where  God  was  worshipped,  behold,  Hushai  the  Archite  came 
to  meet  him  with  his  coat  rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head:  and  David 
said  unto  him.  If  thou  passest  on  with  me,  then  thou  shalt  be  a  bur- 
den unto  me:  but  if  thou  return  to  the  city,  and  say  unto  Absalom,  I 
will  be  thy  servant,  O  king ;  as  I  have  been  thy  fother's  servant  in 
time  past,  so  will  I  now  be  thy  servant:  then  shalt  thou  defeat  for 
me  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel.  And  hast  thou  not  there  with  thee 
Zadok  and  Abiathar  the  priests  ?  therefore  it  shall  be,  that  what  thing 
soever  thou  shalt  hear  out  of  the  king's  house,  thou  shalt  tell  it  to 
Zadok  and  Al)iathar  the  priests. 

And  when  David  was  a  little  past  the  top  of  tlir  (lacrnt,  Ijehold, 
Ziba  the  servant  of  Mei)hibosheth  met  him,  with  a  couple  of  asses  sad- 
dled, and  upon  them  two  hundred  loaves  of  bread,  and  an  hundred 
clusters  of  raisins,  and  an  hundred  of  summer  fi-uits,  and  a  bottle  of 
wine.  And  the  king  said  unto  Ziba,  What  meanest  thou  by  these? 
And  Ziba  said.  The  asses  be  for  the  king's  household  to  ride  on  ;  and 
tlie  bread  and  sunnuer  fruit  for  the  young  men  to  eat ;  and  the  wine, 


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that  such  as  be  feint  in  the  wilderness  may  drink.  And  the  king 
said,  And  where  is  thy  master's  son?  And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king, 
Behold,  he  abideth  at  Jerusalem:  for  he  said,  To-day  shall  the  house 
of  Israel  restore  me  the  kingdom  of  my  father.  Then  said  the  king 
to  Ziba,  Behold,  thine  is  all  that  pertaineth  unto  Mephibosheth.  And 
Ziba  said,  I  do  obeisance;  let  me  find  favour  in  thy  sight,  my  lord, 
O  king. 

And  when  king  David  came  to  Bahurim,  behold,  there  came  out 
thence  a  man  of  the  family  of  the  house  of  Saul,  whose  name  was 
Shimei :  he  came  out,  and  cursed  still  as  he  came.  And  he  cast  stones 
at  David,  and  at  all  the  servants  of  king  David:  and  all  the  people 
and  all  the  mighty  men  were  on  his  right  hand  and  on  his  left.  And 
thus  said  Shimei  when  he  cursed,  Begone,  begone,  thou  man  of  blood, 
and  man  of  Belial :  the  Lord  hath  returned  upon  thee  all  the  blood  of 
the  house  of  Saul,  in  whose  stead  thou  hast  reigned;  and  the  Lord 
hath  delivered  the  kingdom  into  the  hand  of  Absalom  thy  son :  and, 
behold,  thou  art  taken  in  thine  own  mischief,  because  thou  art  a  man 
of  blood.  Then  saicl  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  unto  the  king.  Why 
should  this  dead  dog  curse  my  lord  the  king?  let  me  go  over,  I  pray 
thee,  and  take  off  his  head.  And  the  king  said.  What  have  I  to  do 
with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah  ?  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  and  to  all 
his  servants,  Behold,  my  son  seeketh  my  life:  how  much  more  may 
this  Benjamite  now  do  it  f  So  David  and  his  men  went  by  the  way : 
and  Shimei  went  along  on  the  hill  side  over  against  him,  and  cursed 
as  he  went,  and  threw  stones  at  him,  and  cast  dust. 

And  Absalom,  and  all  the  people  the  men  of  Israel,  came  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  Ahithophel  with  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hushai 
the  Archite,  David's  friend,  was  come  unto  Absalom,  that  Hushai  said 
unto  Absalom,  God  save  the  king,  God  save  the  king.  And  Absalom 
said  to  Hushai,  Is  this  thy  kindness  to  thy  friend?  why  wentest  thou 
not  with  thy  friend?  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  Nay;  but  whom 
the  Lord,  and  this  people,  and  all  the  men  of  Israel  have  chosen,  his 
will  I  be,  and  with  him  will  I  abide.  And  again,  whom  should  I 
serve  ?  should  I  not  serve  in  the  presence  of  his  son  ?  as  I  have  served 
in  thy  father's  presence,  so  will  I  be  in  thy  presence.  Then  said  Ab- 
salom to  Ahithophel,  Give  your  counsel  what  we  shall  do.  And  the 
counsel  of  Ahithophel,  which  he  counselled  in  those  days,  was  as  if  a 
man  inquired  at  the  oracle  of  God. 

Ahithophel  said  unto  Absalom,  Let  me  now  choose  out  twelve 
thousand  men,  and  I  will  arise  and  pursue  after  David  this  night: 
and  I  will  come  upon  him  while  he  is  weary  and  weak  handed,  and 
will  make  him  afraid:    and  all   the   people  that  are  wuth   him  shall 


630  PASSAGES   FROM   II.  SAMUEL. 

flee ;  and  I  will  smite  the  king  only :  and  I  will  bring  back  all  the 
people  unto  thee :  the  man  whom  thou  seekest  is  as  if  all  returned : 
so  all  the  people  shall  be  in  peace.  And  the  saying  pleased  Absalom 
well,  and  all  the  elders  of  Israel. 

Then  said  Absalom,  Call  now  Hushai  the  Archite  also,  and  let  us 
hear  likewise  what  he  saith.  And  when  Hushai  was  come  to  Absa- 
lom, Absalom  spake  unto  him,  saying,  Ahithophel  hath  spoken  after 
this  manner:  shall  we  do  after  his  saying?  if  not,  speak  thou.  And 
Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  The  counsel  that  Ahithophel  hath  given 
this  time  is  not  good.  Thy  father  is  a  man  of  war,  and  will  not  lodge 
with  the  people.  Behold,  he  is  hid  now  in  some  pit,  or  in  some  other 
place.  But  I  counsel  that  all  Israel  be  gathered  together  unto  thee, 
from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  as  the  sand  that  is  by  the  sea  for  mul- 
titude ;  and  that  thou  go  to  battle  in  thine  own  jierson.  So  shall  we 
come  upon  him  in  some  place  where  he  shall  be  found,  and  we  will 
light  upon  him  as  the  dew  falleth  on  the  ground  :  and  of  him  and  of 
all  the  men  that  are  with  him  we  will  not  leave  so  much  as  one. 
Moreover,  if  he  be  gotten  into  a  city,  then  shall  all  Israel  bring  ropes 
to  that  city,  and  we  will  draw  it  into  the  river,  until  there  be  not  one 
small  stone  found  there.  And  Absalom  and  all  the  men  of  Israel 
said.  The  counsel  of  Hushai  the  Archite  is  better  than  the  counsel  of 
Ahithophel. 

Then  said  Hushai  unto  Zadok  and  to  Abiathar  the  priests,  Thus 
and  thus  did  Ahithophel  counsel  Absalom  and  the  elders  of  Israel; 
and  thus  and  thus  have  I  counselled.  Now  therefore  send  quickly, 
and  tell  David,  saying.  Lodge  not  this  night  at  the  fords  of  the  wil- 
derness, but  in  any  wise  pass  over ;  lest  the  king  be  swallowed  up, 
and  all  the  people  that  are  with  him.  Then  David  arose,  and  all  the 
people  that  were  him,  and  they  passed  over  Jordan :  by  the  morning 
light  there  lacked  not  one  of  them  that  was  not  gone  over  Jordan. 
And  when  Ahithophel  saw  that  his  counsel  was  not  followed,  he  sad- 
<iled  his  ass,  and  arose,  and  gat  him  home,  unto  his  city,  and  set  his 
house  in  order,  and  hanged  himself. 

Then  David  came  to  INIahanaim.  And  Absalom  passed  over  Jordan, 
he  and  all  the  men  of  Israel  with  him.  And  Absalom  set  Amasa  over 
the  host  instead  of  Joab.  And  Israel  and  Absalom  pitched  in  the  land 
of  Gilead. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  was  come  to  Mahanaim,  that 
Shobi  of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  Machir  of  Lo-debar,  and  Barzil- 
lai  the  Gileadite,  brought  beds,  and  basons,  and  earthen  vessels,  and 
wheat,  and  barley,  and  meal,  and  parched  corn,  and  beans,  and  len- 
tils, and  parched  pulse,  and  honey,  and  Ijutter,  and  sheep,  and  cheese 


PASSAGES    FROM    II.  SAMUEL.  631 

of  kine,  for  David,  and  for  the  people  that  were  with  him,  to  eat:  for 
they  said,  The  people  is  hungry,  and  weary,  and  thirsty,  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

And  David  numbered  the  people  that  were  with  him,  and  set  cap- 
tains of  thousands  and  captains  of  hundreds  over  them.  And  David 
sent  forth  the  people,  a  third  part  under  the  hand  of  Abishai,  Joab's 
brother,  and  a  third  part  under  the  hand  of  Ittai  the  Gittite.  And  the 
king  said  unto  the  people,  I  will  surely  go  forth  with  you  myself  also. 
But  the  people  said.  Thou  shalt  not  go  forth :  for  if  we  flee  away,  they 
will  not  care  for  us ;  neither  if  half  of  us  die,  will  they  care  for  us : 
but  thou  art  worth  ten  thousand  of  us :  therefore  now  it  is  better  that 
thou  be  ready  to  succour  us  out  of  the  city.  And  the  king  said  unto 
them,  What  seemeth  you  best  I  will  do.  And  the  king  stood  by  the 
gate  side,  and  all  the  people  went  out  by  hundreds  and  by  thousands. 
And  the  king  commanded  Joab  and  Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying.  Deal 
gently  for  my  sake  with  the  young  man,  even  with  Absalom.  And  all 
the  peojile  heard  when  the  king  gave  all  the  captains  charge  concern- 
ing Absalom.  So  the  people  went  out  into  the  field  against  Israel : 
and  the  battle  was  in  the  forest  of  Ephraim.  And  the  people  of  Israel 
were  smitten  there  before  the  servants  of  David,  and  there  was  a  great 
slaughter  there  that  day  of  twenty  thousand  men.  And  Absalom 
chanced  to  meet  the  servants  of  David.  And  Absalom  rode  upon  his 
mule,  and  the  mule  went  under  the  thick  boughs  of  a  great  oak,  and 
his  head  caught  hold  of  the  oak,  and  he  was  taken  up  between  the 
heaven  and  the  earth  ;  and  the  mule  that  was  under  him  went  on. 
And  a  certain  man  saw  it,  and  told  Joab,  and  said.  Behold,  I  saw  Ab- 
salom hanging  in  an  oak.  And  Joab  said  unto  the  man  that  told  him. 
And,  behold,  thou  sawest  it,  and  why  didst  thou  not  smite  him  there 
to  the  ground  ?  and  I  would  have  given  thee  ten  j)ieces  of  silver,  and 
a  girdle.  And  the  man  said  unto  Joab,  Though  I  should  receive  a 
thousand  pieces  of  silver  in  mine  hand,  yet  would  I  not  put  forth 
mine  hand  against  the  king's  son :  for  in  our  hearing  the  king  charged 
thee  and  Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying.  Beware  that  none  touch  the  young 
man  Absalom.  Otherwise  if  I  had  dealt  falsely  against  his  life,  (and 
there  is  no  matter  hid  from  the  king,)  then  thou  thyself  wouldest 
have  stood  aloof.  Then  said  Joab,  I  may  not  tarry  thus  with  thee. 
And  he  took  three  darts  in  his  hand,  and  thrust  them  through  the  heart 
of  Absalom,  while  he  was  yet  alive  in  the  midst  of  the  oak.  And  ten 
young  men  that  bare  Joab's  armour  compassed  about  and  smote  Absa- 
lom, and  slew  him.  And  Joab  blew  the  trumpet,  and  the  people  re- 
turned from  pursuing  after  Israel :  for  Joab  held  back  the  people.  And 
they  took  Absalom,  and  cast  him  into  the  great  pit  in  the  forest,  and 


632  PASSAGES    FROM    II.   SAMUEL. 

raised  over  him  a  very  great  heap  of  stones :  and  aU  Israel  fled  every- 
one to  his  tent. 

Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok,  Let  me  now  run,  and  bear  the 
king  tidings,  how  that  tlie  Lord  hath  avenged  him  of  his  enemies. 
And  Joab  said  unto  liim,  Tliou  shalt  not  be  tlie  bearer  of  tidings  tliis 
day,  but  tliou  slialt  bear  tidings  another  day :  but  this  day  thou  shalt 
bear  no  tidings,  because  the  king's  son  is  dead.  Then  said  Joab  to  the 
Cushite,  Go  teU  the  king  what  thou  hast  seen.  And  the  Cushite  bowed 
himself  unto  Joab,  and  ran.  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok  yet 
again  to  Joab,  But  come  what  may,  let  me,  I  pray  thee,  also  run  after 
the  Cushite.  And  Joab  said,  Wherefore  wilt  thou  run,  my  son,  seeing 
that  thou  wilt  have  no  reward  for  the  tidings?  But  come  what  may, 
said  he,  I  will  run.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Run.  Then  Ahimaaz  ran 
by  the  way  of  the  Plain,  and  overran  the  Cushite. 

Now  David  sat  between  the  two  gates:  and  the  watchman  went  up 
to  the  roof  of  the  gate  unto  the  wall,  and  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked, 
and,  behold,  a  man  running  alone.  And  the  watchman  cried,  and  told 
the  king.  And  the  king  said.  If  he  be  alone,  there  is  tidings  in  his 
mouth.  And  he  came  apace,  and  drew  near.  And  the  watchman  saw 
another  man  running:  and  the  watchman  called  unto  the  porter,  and 
said.  Behold,  another  man  running  alone.  And  the  king  said.  He  also 
bringeth  tidings.  And  the  watchman  said.  Me  thinketh  the  running  of 
the  foremost  is  like  the  running  of  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok.  And 
the  king  said,  He  is  a  good  man,  and  cometh  with  good  tidings.  And 
Ahimaaz  called,  and  said  unto  the  king,  All  is  well.  And  he  bowed 
himself  before  the  king  with  his  face  to  the  earth,  and  said,  Blessed  be 
the  Lord  thy  God,  which  hath  delivered  up  the  men  that  lifted  up 
their  hand  against  my  lord  the  king.  And  the  king  said.  Is  it  well 
with  the  young  man  Absalom  ?  And  Ahimaaz  answered.  When  Joab 
sent  the  king's  servant,  even  me  thy  servant,  I  saw  a  great  tumult, 
but  I  knew  not  what  it  was.  And  the  king  said,  Turn  aside,  and  stand 
here.  And  he  turned  aside,  and  stood  still.  And,  behold,  the  Cushite 
came;  and  the  Cushite  said.  Tidings  for  my  lord  the  king:  for  the 
Lord  hath  avenged  thee  this  day  of  all  them  that  rose  up  against 
thee.  vVnd  the  king  said  unto  the  Cushite,  Is  it  well  with  the  young 
man  Absalom?  And  the  Cushite  answered.  The  enemies  of  my  lord 
the  king,  and  all  that  rise  up  against  thee  to  do  thee  hurt,  be  as 
that  young  man  is.  And  the  king  was  much  moved,  and  went  up 
to  the  chamber  over  the  gate,  and  wept:  and  as  he  went,  thus  he  said, 
O  my  son  Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  Absalom!  would  God  I  had  died 
for  thee,  O  Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  ! 

And  it  was  told  Joab  Behold,  the  king  weepeth  and   mouruelh  for 


PASSAGES   FROM    II.   SAMUEL.  633 

Absalom.  And  the  victory  that  day  was  turned  into  mourning  unto 
all  the  people:  for  the  people  heard  say  that  day,  The  king  grieveth 
for  his  son.  And  the  people  gat  them  by  stealth  that  day  into  the 
•city,  as  people  that  are  ashamed  steal  away  wdien  they  flee  in  battle. 
And  the  king  covered  his  face,  and  the  king  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  O 
my  son  Absalom,  O  Absalom,  my  son,  my  sou !  And  Joab  came  into 
the  house  to  the  king,  and  said.  Thou  hast  shamed  this  day  the  faces 
of  all  thy  servants,  which  this  day  have  saved  thy  life ;  in  that  thou 
lovest  them  that  hate  thee,  and  hatest  them  that  love  thee.  For  thou 
hast  declared  this  day,  that  princes  and  servants  are  nought  unto  thee : 
for  this  day  I  perceive,  that  if  Absalom  had  lived,  and  all  we  had  died 
this  day,  then  it  had  pleased  thee  well.  Now  therefore  arise,  go  forth, 
and  speak  comfortably  unto  thy  servants :  for  I  swear  by  the  Lord,  if 
thou  go  not  forth,  there  will  not  tarry  a  man  with  thee  this  night: 
and  that  will  be  worse  unto  thee  than  all  the  evil  that  hath  befallen 
thee  from  thy  youth  until  now.  Then  the  king  arose,  and  sat  in  the 
gate.  And  they  told  unto  all  the  people,  saying,  Behold,  the  king  doth 
sit  in  the  gate :  and  all  the  people  came  before  the  king. 

Now  Israel  had  fled  every  man  to  his  tent.  And  all  the  people 
were  at  strife  throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying,  The  king  de- 
livered us  out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies,  and  he  saved  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines ;  and  now  he  is  fled  out  of  the  land  from  Ab- 
salom. And  Absalom,  whom  we  anointed  over  us,  is  dead  in  battle. 
Now  therefore  why  speak  ye  not  a  word  of  bringing  the  king  back?  . 

And  king  David  sent  to  Zadok  and  to  Abiathar  the  priests,  saying, 
Speak  unto  the  elders  of  Judah,  saying,  Why  are  ye  the  last  to  bring 
the  king  back  to  his  house  ?  seeing  the  speech  of  all  Israel  is  come  to 
the  king,  to  bring  him  to  his  house.  Ye  are  my  brethren,  ye  are  my 
bone  and  my  flesh :  wherefore  then  are  ye  the  last  to  bring  back  the 
king  ?  And  say  ye  to  Amasa,  Art  thou  not  my  bone  and  my  flesh  ? 
God  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  thou  be  not  cai>tain  of  the  host 
before  me  continually  in  the  room  of  Joab.  And  he  bowed  the  heart 
of  all  the  men  of  Judah,  even  as  the  heart  of  one  man ;  so  that  they 
sent  unto  the  king,  saying,  Return  thou,  and  all  thy  servants.  So  the 
king  returned,  and  came  to  Jordan.  And  Judah  came  to  Gilgal,  to 
go  to  meet  the  king,  to  bring  the  king  over  Jordan. 

And  Shimei  of  Bahurim  hasted  and  came  down  with  the  men 
of  Judah  to  meet  king  David.  And  there  were  a  thousand  men  of 
Benjamin  with  him,  and  Ziba  the  servant  of  the  house  of  Saul,  and 
his  fifteen  sons  and  his  twenty  servants  with  him.  And  Shimei  fell 
down  before  the  king,  when  he  was  come  over  Jordan.  And  he  said 
unto  the  king.  Let  not  my  lord  impute   iniquity  unto  me,  neither  do 


634  ^    PASSAGES   FROM    II.  SAMUEL. 

thou  remember  that  which  thy  servant  did  perversely  the  day  that 
my  lord  the  king  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the  king  should  tiike 
it  to  his  heart.  For  thy  servant  doth  know  that  I  have  sinned: 
therefore,  behold,  I  am  come  this  day  the  first  of  all  the  house  of 
Joseph  to  go  down  to  meet  my  lord  the  king.  But  Abishai  the  son 
of  Zeruiah  answered  and  said.  Shall  not  Shimei  be  put  to  death  for 
this,  because  he  cursed  the  Lord's  anointed?  And  David  said,  What 
have  I  to  do  with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah,  that  ye  should  this  day  be 
adversaries  unto  me?  shall  there  any  man  be  put  to  death  this  day  in 
Israel?  for  do  not  I  know  that  I  am  this  day  king  over  Israel?  And 
the  king  said  unto  Shimei,  Thou  shalt  not  die.  And  the  king  sware 
unto  him. 

And  Mephibosheth  the  son  of  Saul  came  down  to  meet  the  king; 
and  he  had  neither  dressed  his  feet,  nor  trimmed  his  beard,  nor 
washed  his  clothes,  from  the  day  the  king  departed  until  the  day  he 
came  home  in  peace.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was  come  to 
Jerusalem  to  meet  the  king,  that  the  king  said  unto  him,  Wherefore 
wentest  not  thou  with  me,  Mephibosheth?  And  he  answered.  My 
lord,  O  king,  my  servant  deceived  me :  for  thy  servant  said,  I  will 
saddle  me  an  ass,  that  I  may  ride  thereon,  and  go  with  the  king ;  be- 
cause thy  servant  is  lame.  And  he  hath  slandered  thy  servant  unto 
my  lord  the  king ;  but  my  lord  the  king  is  as  an  angel  of  God :  do 
therefore  what  is  good  in  thine  eyes.  For  all  my  father's  house  were 
but  dead  men  before  my  lord  the  king :  yet  didst  thou  set  thy  servant 
among  them  that  did  eat  at  thine  own  table.  And  the  king  said  unto 
him.  Why  speakest  thou  any  more  of  thy  matters?  I  say.  Thou  and 
Ziba  divide  the  land.  And  Mephibosheth  said  unto  the  king.  Yea, 
let  him  take  all,  forasmuch  as  my  lortl  the  king  is  come  in  peace  unto 
his  own  house. 

And  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  came  down  from  Rogelim ;  and  he  went 
over  Jordan  with  the  king,  to  conduct  him  over  Jordan.  Now  Barzillai 
was/  a  very  aged  man,  even  fourscore  years  old :  and  he  had  provided 
the  king  with  sustenance  while  he  lay  at  Mahanaim ;  for  he  was  a 
very  great  man.  And  the  king  said  unto  Barzillai,  Come  thou  over 
with  me,  and  I  will  sustain  thee  with  me  in  Jerusalem.  And  Barzillai 
said  unto  the  king.  How  many  are  the  days  of  the  years  of  my  life, 
that  I  should  go  up  with  the  king  unto  Jerusalem?  I  am  this  day 
fourscore  years  old:  can  I  discern  between  good  and  bad?  can  thy 
servant  taste  what  I  eat  or  what  I  drink?  can  I  liear  any  more  the 
voice  of  singing  men  and  singing  woinen?  wherefore  then  should  thy 
servant  be  yet  a  burden  unto  my  lord  the  king?  Thy  servant  would 
but  just  go  over  Jordan  with   the    king:   and   why  should  tiie   king 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.  SAMUEL.  635 

recompense  it  me  with  such  a  reward?  Let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee, 
turn  back  again,  that  I  may  die  in  mme  own  city,  by  the  grave  of  my 
father  and  my  mother.  And  tlie  king  kissed  Barzillai,  and  blessed 
him ;  and  he  returned  unto  his  own  place. 

And  all  the  people  of  Judah  brought  the  king  over,  and  also  half 
the  i)eople  of  Israel.  And  the  men  of  Israel  answered  the  men  of 
Judah,  and  said,  We  have  ten  parts  in  the  king,  and  we  have  also 
more  rigid  in  David  than  ye :  why  then  did  ye  despise  us,  that  our 
advice  should  not  be  first  had  in  bringing  back  our  king?  And  the 
words  of  the  men  of  Judah  were  fiercer  than  the  words  of  the  men  of 
Israel. 

And  there  hai)pened  to  be  there  a  man  of  Belial,  whose  name  was 
Sheba,  the  son  of  Bichri,  a  Benjamite :  and  he  blew  the  trumpet,  and 
said.  We  have  no  portion  in  David,  neither  have  we  inheritance  in  the 
son  of  Jesse:  every  man  to  his  tents,  O  Israel.  So  all  the  men  of 
Israel  went  up  from  following  David,  and  followed  Sheba :  but  the 
men  of  Judah  clave  unto  their  king,  from  Jordan  even  to  Jerusalem. 
And  David  came  to  his  house  at  Jerusalem.  And  David  said  to  Abi- 
shai.  Now  shall  Sheba  do  us  more  harm  than  did  Absalom  :  take  thou 
thy  lord's  servants,  and  pursue  after  him,  lest  he  get  him  fenced  cities, 
and  escape  out  of  our  sight.  And  there  went  out  after  him  Joab's  men, 
and  the  Cherethites  and  the  Pelethites,  and  all  the  mighty  men.  And 
they  came  and  besieged  him  in  Abel  of  Beth-maacah.  Then  cried  a 
wise  woman  out  of  the  city,  Hear,  hear ;  say,  I  pray  you,  unto  Joab, 
Come  near  hither,  that  I  may  speak  with  thee.  And  he  came  near 
unto  her;  and  the  woman  said,  Art  thou  Joab?  And  he  answered,  I 
am.  Then  she  said  unto  liim,  Hear  the  words  of  thine  handmaid. 
And  he  answered,  I  do  hear.  Then  she  spake,  saying.  They  were  wont 
to  speak  in  old  time,  saying,  They  shall  surely  ask  counsel  at  Abel :  and 
so  they  ended  the  matter.  I  am  of  them  that  are  peaceable  and  faith- 
ful in  Israel :  thou  seekest  to  destroy  a  city  and  a  mother  in  Israel  : 
why  wilt  thou  swallow  up  the  inheritance  of  the  Lord?  And  Joab 
answered  and  said.  Far  be  it,  far  be  it  from  me,  that  I  should  swallow 
up  or  destroy.  The  matter  is  not  so :  but  a  man  of  the  hill  country 
of  Ephraim,  Sheba  by  name,  hath  lifted  up  his  hand  against  the  king, 
even  against  David :  deliver  him  only,  and  I  will  depart  from  the  city. 
And  the  woman  said  unto  Joab,  Behold,  his  head  shall  be  thrown  to 
thee  over  the  wall.  Then  the  woman  went  unto  all  the  people  in  her 
wisdom.    And  they  cut  ofi"  the  head  of  Sheba,  and  threw  it  out  to  Joab. 

And  David  spake  unto  the  Lord  the  words  of  this  song  in  the  day 
that  the  Lord  delivered  him  out  of  the  hand  of  all  his  enemies,  and 
out  of  the  hand  of  Saul :  and  he  said, 


636  PASSAGES   FROM   II.  SAMUEL. 

The  LoRP  is  uiy  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my  deliverer, 

even  mine ; 
The  God  of  my  rock,  in  him  will  I  trust ; 
My  shield,  and  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  my  high  tower, 

and  my  refuge ; 
My  saviour,  thou  savest  me  from  violence. 
I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  who  is  worthy  to  be  praised : 
So  shall  I  be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 
For  the  waves  of  death  compassed  me. 
The  floods  of  ungodliness  made  me  afraid. 
The  cords  of  Sheol  were  round  about  me : 
The  snares  of  death  came  upon  me. 
In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 
Yea,  I  called  unto  my  God  : 
And  he  heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 
And  my  cry  cmne  into  his  ears. 
He  sent  from  on  high,  he  took  me ; 
He  drew  me  out  of  many  waters ; 
He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy. 
From  them  that  hated  me ;    for  they  were  too  mighty 

for  me. 
They  came  upon  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity : 
But  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 
He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large  place : 
He  delivered  me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 
The  Lord  rewarded  me  according  to  my  righteousness: 
According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he 

recompensed  me. 
For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord, 
And  have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my  God. 
For  all  his  judgements  were  before  me : 
And  as  for  his  statutes,  I  did  not  depart  from  them. 
I  was  also  perfect  towaixl  him. 
And  I  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 
Therefore  hath  the  Lord  recompensed  me  according  to 

my  righteousness ; 
According  to  my  cleanness  in  his  eyesight. 
With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  merciful, 
With  the  perfect  man  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  perfect ; 
With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  tliyself  pure  ; 
And  with  the  perverse  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  froward. 
And  the  afflicted  people  thou  wilt  save: 


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But  thine  eyes  are  upon  the  haughty,  that  thou  mayest 

bring  them  down. 
For  thou  art  my  lamp,  O  Lord  : 
And  the  Lord  Avill  hghten  my  darkness. 
For  by  thee  I  run  uj)on  a  troop : 
By  my  God  do  I  leap  over  a  wall. 
As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect : 
The  word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  ; 
He  is  a  shield  unto  all  them  that  trust  in  him. 
For  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord  ? 
And  who  is  a  rock,  save  our  God  ? 
God  is  my  strong  fortress : 
And  he  guideth  the  perfect  in  his  way. 
He  maketh  his  feet  like  hinds'  feet : 
And  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 
He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war ; 
So  that  mine  arms  do  l)end  a  bow  of  brass. 
Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salvation : 
And  thy  gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 
Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under  me. 
And  my  feet  have  not  slipped. 
Thou  also  hast  delivered  me  from  the  strivings  of  my 

people ; 
Thou  hast  kept  me  to  be  the  head  of  the  nations: 
A  people  whom  I  have  not  known  shall  serve  me. 
The  strangers  shall  submit  themselves  unto  me : 
As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me,  they  shall  obey  me. 
The  strangers  shall  fade  away, 

And  shall  come  trembling  out  of  their  close  places. 
The  Lord  liveth ;  and  blessed  be  my  rock  ; 
And  exalted  be  the  God  of  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 
Great  deliverance  giveth  he  to  his  king : 
And  sheweth  lovingkindness  to  his  anointed, 
To  David  and  to  his  seed,  for  evermore. 

Now  these  be  the  last  words  of  David. 
David  the  son  of  Jesse  saith. 
And  the  man  who  was  raised  on  high  saith, 
Tlie  anointed  of  the  God  of  Jacob, 
And  the  sweet  ])salmist  of  Israel : 
The  spirit  of  the  Lord  spake  by  me. 
And  his  word  was  upon  my  tongue. 


638  PASSAGES   FROM   II.  SAMUEL. 

The  God  of  Israel  said, 

The  Rock  of  Israel  spake  to  me : 

One  that  ruleth  over  men  righteously, 

That  ruleth  in  the  fear  of  God. 

lie  shall  he  as  the  light  of  the  morning,  when  the  sun  riseth, 

A  morning  without  clouds; 

When  the  tender  grass  springeth  out  of  the  earth, 

Through  clear  shining  after  rain. 

Verily  my  house  is  not  so  with  God ; 

Yet  he  hath  made  with  me  an  everlasting  covenant, 

Ordered  in  all  things,  and  sure. 


PASSAGES   FROM  THE   FIEST  BOOK 

OF   THE 

KINGS. 


Now  the  days  of  David  drew  nigh  that  he  should  die ;  and  he 
charged  Solomon  his  son,  saying,  I  go  the  way  of  all  the  earth :  be 
thou  strong  therefore,  and  shew  thyself  a  man  ;  and  keep  the  charge 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  to  keep  his  statutes,  and 
his  commandments,  and  his  judgements,  and  his  testimonies,  according 
to  that  which  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that  thou  mayest  prosper 
in  all  that  thou  doest,  and  whithersoever  thou  turnest  thyself:  that  the 
Lord  may  establish  his  word  which  he  spake  concerning  me,  saying. 
If  thy  children  take  heed  to  their  way,  to  walk  before  me  in  truth 
with  all  their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul,  there  shall  not  fail  thee 
(said  he)  a  man  on  the  throne  of  Israel.  And  David  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David.  And  the  days  that  David 
reigned  over  Israel  were  forty  years ;  seven  years  reigned  he  in  Hebron, 
and  thirty  and  three  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem.  And  Solomon 
sat  upon  the  throne  of  David  his  father ;  and  his  kingdom  was  estab- 
lished greatly. 

And  Solomon  made  affinity  with  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  took 
Pharaoh's  daughter,  and  brought  her  into  the  city  of  David,  until  he 
had  made  an  end  of  building  his  own  house,  and  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  round  about.  Only  the  people  sacri- 
ficed in  the  high  places,  because  there  was  no  house  built  for  the  name 
of  the  Lord  until  those  days.  And  Solomon  loved  the  Lord,  walking 
in  the  statutes  of  David  his  fother :  only  he  sacrificed  and  burnt  in- 
cense in  the  high  places. 

And  the  king  went  to  Gibeon  to  sacrifice  there  ;  for  that  was  the 
great  high  place:  a  thousand  burnt  offerings  did  Solomon  offer  upon 
that  altar.  In  Gibeon  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solomon  in  a  dream  by 
night:  and  God  said,  Ask  what  I  shall  give  thee.  And  Solomon  said. 
Thou  hast  shewed  unto  thy  servant  David  my  father  great  kindness, 
according  as  he  walked  before  thee  in  truth,  and  in  righteousness,  and 

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640  PASSAGES    FROM    I.   KINGS. 

in  uprightness  of  lieart  with  thee;  and  thou  haj^t  kei>i  for  him  this 
great  kindness,  that  thou  liast  given  him  a  son  to  sit  on  his  throne, 
as  it  is  this  day.  And  now,  O  Lord,  my  God,  thou  hast  made  thy  serv- 
ant king  instead  of  David  my  father:  and  I  am  but  a  Httle  child;  I 
know  not  how  to  go  out  or  come  in.  And  thy  servant  is  in  the  midst 
of  thy  people  which  thou  hast  chosen,  a  great  people,  that  cannot  be 
numbered  nor  counted  for  multitude.  Give  thy  servant  therefore  an 
understanding  heart  to  judge  thy  people,  that  I  may  discern  between 
good  and  evil ;  for  who  is  able  to  judge  this  thy  great  people  ?  And 
the  speech  pleased  the  Lord,  that  Solomon  had  asked  this  thing.  And 
God  said  unto  him,  Because  thou  hast  asked  this  thing,  and  hast  not 
asked  for  thyself  long  life  ;  neither  hast  asked  riches  for  thyself,  nor 
hast  asked  the  life  of  thine  enemies ;  but  hast  asked  for  thyself  under- 
standing to  discern  judgement ;  behold,  I  have  done  according  to  thy 
word :  lo,  I  have  given  thee  a  wise  and  an  understanding  heart ;  so  that 
there  hath  been  none  like  thee  before  thee,  neither  after  thee  shall 
any  arise  like  unto  thee.  And  I  have  also  given  thee  that  which  thou 
hast  not  asked,  both  riches  and  honour,  so  that  there  shall  not  be  any 
among  the  kings  like  unto  thee,  all  thy  days.  And  if  thou  wilt  walk 
ill  my  ways,  to  keep  my  statutes  and  my  commandments,  as  thy  father 
David  did  walk,  then  I  will  lengthen  thy  days.  And  Solomon  awoke, 
and,  behold,  it  was  a  dream :  and  he  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  stood  be- 
fore the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  offered  up  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  offered  peace  offerings,  and  made  a  feast  to  all  his  servants. 
Then  came  there  two  women  unto  the  king,  and  stood  b(>fore  him. 
And  the  one  woman  said,  Oh  my  lord,  I  and  this  woman  dwell  in  one 
house;  and  I  was  delivered  of  a  child  with  her  in  the  house.  And  it 
came  to  i>ass  the  third  day  after  I  was  delivered,  that  this  woman  was 
delivered  also;  and  we  were  together;  there  was  no  stranger  with  us 
in  the  house,  save  we  two  in  the  house.  And  this  woman's  child  died 
in,  the  night;  because  she  overlaid  it.  And  she  arose  at  midnight, 
and  took  my  son  from  beside  me,  while  thine  handmaid  slept,  and  laid 
it  in  her  bosom,  and  laid  her  dead  child  in  my  bosom.  And  when  I 
rose  in  the  morning  i,iiy  cliild  was  dead:  but  when  I  liad  considered 
it,  behold,  it  was  not  my  son,  which  I  did  bear.  And  the  other  woman 
said,  Nay ;  but  the  living  is  my  son,  and  the  dead  is  thy  son.  And 
this  said,  No;  but  the  dead  is  thy  son,  and  the  living  is  my  son. 
Then  said  tihe  king.  The  one  saith.  This  is  my  son  that  liveth,  and 
thy  son  is  the  dead  :  and  ihc  otlier  saith.  Nay  ;  but  thy  son  is  the  dead, 
and  my  son  is  the  living.  .\nd  the  king  said,  Fetch  me  a  sword. 
And  they  l)rought  a  sword  before  the  king.  And  the  king  said,  Divide 
tlie    living    child    in   two,  and   give    half  to    the   one,  and    half  to  the 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.   KINGS.  641 

other.  Then  spake  the  woman  whose  the  living  child  was  unto  the 
king,  for  her  bowels  yearned  upon  her  son,  and  she  said,  Oh  my 
lord,  give  her  the  living  child,  and  in  no  wise  slay  it.  But  the  other 
said.  It  shall  be  neither  mine  nor  thine ;  divide  it.  Then  the  king  an- 
swered and  said.  Give  her  the  living  child,  and  in  no  wise  slay  it :  she 
is  the  mother  thereof.  And  all  Israel  heard  of  the  judgement  which 
the  king  had  judged ;  and  they  feared  the  king :  for  they  saw  that  the 
wisdom  of  God  was  in  him,  to  do  judgement. 

And  king  Solomon  was  king  over  all  Israel.  Judah  and  Israel  were 
many,  as  the  sand  which  is  by  the  sea  in  multitude,  eating  and  drink- 
ing and  making  merry. 

And  Solomon  ruled  over  all  the  kingdoms  from  the  River  unto  the 
land  of  the  Philistines,  and  unto  the  border  of  Egypt:  they  brought 
presents,  and  served  Solomon  all  the  days  of  his  life :  and  he  had  peace 
on  all  sides  round  about  him.  And  Judah  and  Israel  dwelt  safely,  every 
man  under  his  vine  and  under  his  fig  tree,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer- 
sheba,  all  the  days  of  Solomon.  And  Solomon  had  forty  thousand 
stalls  of  horses  for  his  chariots,  and  twelve  thousand  horsemen. 

And  God  gave  Solomon  wisdom  and  understanding  exceeding  much, 
and  largeness  of  heart,  even  as  the  sand  that  is  on  the  sea  shore.  And 
Solomon's  wisdom  excelled  the  wisdom  of  all  the  children  of  the 
east,  and  all  the  wisdom  of  Egypt.  For  he  was  wiser  than  all  men; 
than  Ethan  the  Ezrahite,  and  Heman,  and  Calcol,  and  Darda,  the  sons 
of  Mahol :  and  his  fame  was  in  all  the  nations  round  about.  And  he 
spake  three  thousand  proverbs :  and  his  songs  were  a  thousand  and 
five.  And  he  spake  of  trees,  from  the  cedar  that  is  in  Lebanon  even 
unto  the  hyssop  that  sisringeth  out  of  the  wall :  he  spake  also  of 
beasts,  and  of  fowl,  and  of  creeping  things,  and  of  fishes.  And  there 
came  of  all  peoples  to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  from  all  kings  of 
the  earth,  which  had  heard  of  his  wisdom. 

And  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  his  servants  unto  Solomon ;  for  he 
had  heard  that  they  had  anointed  him  king  in  the  room  of  his 
father:  for  Hiram  was  ever  a  lover  of  David.  And  Solomon  sent  to 
Hiram,  saying.  Thou  knowest  how  that  David  my  father  could  not 
build  an  house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God  for  the  wars  which 
were  about  him  on  every  side,  until  the  Lord  put  them  under  the 
soles  of  his  feet.  But  now  the  Lord  my  God  hath  given  tne  rest  on 
every  side ;  there  is  neither  adversary,  nor  evil  occurrent.  And,  behold, 
I  purpose  to  build  an  house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord  my  God,  as  the 
Lord  spake  unto  David  my  father,  saying.  Thy  son,  whom  I  will  set 
upon  thy  throne  in  thy  room,  he  shall  build  the  house  for  my  name. 
Now  therefore  command  thou  that  they  hew  me  cedar  trees  out  of 


642  PASSAGES   FROM    I.   KINGS. 

Lebanon ;  and  my  servants  shall  be  with  thy  servants ;  and  I  will  give 
thee  hire  for  thy  servants  according  to  all  that  thou  shalt  say :  for 
thou  knowest  that  there  is  not  among  us  any  that  can  skill  to  hew 
timber  like  unto  the  Zidonians.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hiram 
heard  the  words  of  Solomon,  that  he  rejoiced  greatly,  and  said,  Blessed 
be  the  Lord  this  day,  which  hath  given  unto  David  a  wise  son  over 
this  great  people.  And  Hiram  sent  to  Solomon,  saying,  I  have  heard 
the  message  which  thou  hast  sent  unto  me :  I  will  do  all  thy  desire 
concerning  timber  of  cedar,  and  concerning  timber  of  fir.  My  servants 
shall  bring  them  down  from  Lebanon  unto  the  sea:  and  I  will  make 
them  into  rafts  to  go  Ijy  sea  unto  the  place  that  thou  shalt  appoint 
me,  and  will  cause  them  to  be  broken  uj)  there,  and  thou  shalt  re- 
ceive them :  and  thou  shalt  accomplish  my  desire,  in  giving  food  for 
my  household. 

And  king  Solomon  raised  a  levy  out  of  all  Israel ;  and  the  levy  was 
thirty  thousand  men.  And  he  sent  them  to  Lebanon,  ten  thousand  a 
month  by  courses :  a  month  they  were  in  Lebanon,  and  two  months 
at  home:  and  Adoniram  was  over  the  levy.  And  Solomon  had  three 
score  and  ten  thousand  that  bare  burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand 
that  were  hewers  in  the  mountains;  besides  Solomon's  chief  officers 
that  were  over  the  work,  three  thousand  and  three  hundred,  and  they 
hewed  out  great  stones,  costly  stones,  to  lay  the  foundation  of  the  house 
with  wrought  stone.  And  Solomon's  builders  and  Hiram's  builders  and 
the  Gebalites  did  fashion  them,  and  prepared  the  timber  and  the 
stones  to  build  the  house:  and  there  was  neither  hammer  nor  axe  nor 
any  tool  of  iron  heard  in  the  house,  while  it  was  in  building.  In  the 
fourth  year  was  the  foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  laid,  in  the 
month  Ziv.  And  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the  month  Bui,  which  is 
the  eighth  month,  was  the  house  finished  throughout  all  the  parts 
thereof,  and  according  to  all  the  fashion  of  it.  So  was  he  seven  years 
in  building  it. 

And  Solomon  was  building  his  own  house  thirteen  years,  and  he 
built  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon.  He  made  also  an  house 
for  Pharaoh's  daughter,  (whom  Solomon  had  taken  to  wife.)  All  these 
were  of  costly  stones.  And  the  foundation  was  of  great  stones,  stones 
of  ten  cubits,  and  stones  of  eight  cubits.  And  the  great  court  round 
about  had  three  rows  of  hewn  stone,  and  a  row  of  cedar  beams;  like 
as  the  inner  court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  porch  of  the 
house. 

And  king  Solomon  sent  and  fetched  Hiram  out  of  Tyre.  He  was 
the  son  of  a  widow  woman  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  his  father 
was  a  man  of  Tyre,  a  worker  in  brass ;  and  he  was  filled  with  wisdom 


PASSAGES   FROM    I.   KINGS.  643 

and  understanding  and  cunning,  to  work  all  works  in  brass.  And  he 
came  to  king  Solomon,  and  wrought  all  his  work.  For  he  fashioned 
the  two  pillars  of  brass,  of  eighteen  cubits  high  apiece ;  and  the  two 
networks  to  cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  that  were  on  the  top 
of  the  pillars  ;  and  the  four  hundred  pomegranates  for  the  two  net- 
works ;  and  the  ten  bases,  and  the  ten  lavers  on  the  bases ;  and  the 
one  sea,  and  the  twelve  oxen  under  the  sea;  and  the  pots,  and  the 
shovels,  and  the  basons :  even  all  of  burnished  brass,  exceeding  many : 
the  weight  of  the  brass  could  not  be  found  out.  And  Solomon  made 
all  the  vessels  that  were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  the  golden  altar, 
and  the  table  whereupon  the  shewbread  was,  of  gold ;  and  the  candle- 
sticks, five  on  the  right  side,  and  five  on  the  left,  before  the  oracle,  of 
pm-e  gold ;  and  the  flowers,  and  the  lamps,  and  the  tongs,  of  gold  ;  and 
the  cups,  and  the  snufiers,  and  the  basons,  and  the  spoons,  and  the 
firepans,  of  pure  gold  ;  and  the  hinges,  both  for  the  doors  of  the  inner 
house,  the  most  holy  place,  and  for  the  doors  of  the  house,  to  wit,  of 
the  temple,  of  gold. 

Then  Solomon  assembled  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  all  the  heads  of 
the  tribes,  to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  the 
city  of  David,  which  is  Zion.  And  the  priests  brought  in  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  unto  its  place,  into  the  oracle  of  the  house, 
to  the  most  holy  place,  even  under  the  wings  of  the  cherubim.  For 
the  cherubim  spread  forth  their  wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark.  There 
was  nothing  in  the  ark  save  the  two  tables  of  stone  which  Moses  put 
there  at  Horeb,  when  the  Lord  made  a  covenant  with  the  children  of 
Israel,  when  they  came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  priests  were  come  out  of  the  holy  place,  that  the  cloud 
filled  the  house  of  the  Lord,  so  that  the  priests  could  not  stand  to 
minister  by  reason  of  the  cloud :  for  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

Then  spake  Solomon,  The  Lord  hath  said  that  he  would  dwell  in 
the  thick  darkness.  I  have  surely  built  thee  an  house  of  habitation, 
a  place  for  thee  to  dwell  in  for  ever.  And  the  king  turned  his  face 
about,  and  blessed  all  the  congregation  of  Israel:  and  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel  stood.  And  he  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  which  spake  with  his  mouth  unto  David  my  father,  and  hath 
with  his  hand  fulfilled  it,  saying,  Since  the  day  that  I  brought  forth 
my  people  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  I  chose  no  city  out  of  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel  to  build  an  house,  that  my  name  might  be  there ;  but  I  chose 
David  to  be  over  my  people  Israel.  Now  it  was  in  the  heart  of  David 
my  father  to  build  an  house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel.    But  the  Lord  said  unto  David  my  father,  Whereas  it  was  in 


644  PASSAGES    FROM    I.   KINGS. 

thine  heart  to  build  an  house  for  my  name,  tliou  didst  well  that  it 
was  in  thine  heart:  nevertheless  thou  shalt  not  build  the  house;  but 
thy  son  shall  build  the  house  for  my  name.  And  the  Lord  hath  es- 
tablished his  word  that  he  spake ;  for  I  am  risen  up  in  the  room  of 
David  my  father,  and  sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  as  the  Lord  prom- 
ised, and  liave  built  the  house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel.  And  there  have  I  set  a  place  for  the  ark,  wherein  is  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord,  which  he  made  witli  our  fatiiers,  when  he  brought 
them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

And  Solomon  stood  before  the  altar  of  the  Lord  in  the  presence  of 
all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  and  spread  forth  his  hands  toward 
heaven :  and  he  said,  O  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  there  is  no  God  like 
thee,  in  heaven  above,  or  on  earth  beneath ;  who  keepest  covenant 
and  mercy  with  thy  servants,  that  walk  before  thee  with  all  their 
hearts.  Now  therefore,  O  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  keep  with  thy  serv- 
ant David  my  father  that  which  thou  hast  promised  him,  saying.  There 
shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  in  my  sight  to  sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel; 
if  only  thy  children  take  heed  to  their  way,  to  walk  before  mo  as 
thou  hast  walked  before  me.  But  will  God  in  very  deed  dwell  on  the 
earth  ?  behold,  heaven  and  the  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain  thee ; 
how  much  less  this  house  that  I  have  builded !  Yet  have  thou  respect 
unto  the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  that  thine  eyes  may  be  open  toward 
this  house  night  and  day,  even  toward  the  place  whereof  thou  hast 
said,  My  name  shall  be  there.  And  hearken  thou  to  the  supplication 
of  thy  servant,  and  of  thy  people  Israel,  when  they  shall  i)ray  toward 
this  place :  yea,  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling  place  ;  and  when 
thou  hearest,  forgive.  If  a  man  sin  against  his  neighbour,  and  an  oath 
be  laid  upon  him  to  cause  him  to  swear,  and  he  come  and  swear  be- 
fore thine  altar  in  this  house :  then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  do, 
and  judge  thy '  servants,  condemning  the  wicked,  to  bring  his  way 
upon  his  own  head ;  and  justifying  the  righteous,  to  give  him  accord- 
ing to  his  righteousness.  When  thy  people  Israel  be  smitten  down 
before  the  enemy,  because  they  have  sinned  against  thee  ;  if  they  turn 
again  to  thee,  and  confess  thy  name,  and  pray  and  make  supi)lication 
unto  thee  in  this  house:  then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  forgive  the 
sin  of  thy  people  Israel,  and  bring  them  again  unto  the  land  which 
thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers.  When  heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there  is 
no  rain,  because  they  have  sinned  against  thee ;  if  they  pray  toward 
this  place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and  turn  from  their  sin,  when  thou 
dost  afflict  them:  then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  forgive  the  sin  of 
thy  servants,  and  of  thy  people  Israel,  when  thou  teachest  them  the 
good  way  wherein  they  should  walk ;  and  send  rain  upon  thy  land, 


PASSAGES   FROM    I.   KINGS.  645 

which  thou  hast  given  to  thy  people  for  an  inheritance.  If  there  be  in 
the  land  famine,  if  there  be  pestilence,  if  there  be  blasting  or  mildew, 
locust  or  caterpiller ;  if  their  enemy  besiege  them  in  the  land  of  their 
cities;  whatsoever  plague,  whatsoever  sickness  there  be;  what  prayer 
and  supplication  soever  be  made  by  any  man,  or  by  all  thy  people 
Israel,  which  shall  know  every  man  the  plague  of  his  own  heart,  and 
spread  forth  his  hands  toward  this  house :  then  hear  thou  in  heaven 
thy  dwelling  place,  and  forgive,  and  do,  and  render  unto  every  man 
according  to  all  his  ways,  whose  heart  thou  knowest ;  (for  thou,  even 
thou  only,  knowest  the  hearts  of  all  the  children  of  men;)  that  they 
may  fear  thee  all  the  days  that  they  live  in  the  land  which  thou 
gavest  unto  our  fathers.  Moreover  concerning  the  stranger,  that  is  not 
of  thy  people  Israel,  when  he  shall  come  out  of  a  far  country  for  thy 
name's  sake;  (for  they  shall  hear  of  thy  great  name,  and  of  thy 
mighty  hand,  and  of  thy  stretched  out  arm;)  Avhen  he  shall  come  and 
pray  toward  this  house  ;  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling  place,  and 
do  according  to  all  that  the  stranger  calleth  to  thee  for;  that  all  the 
peoples  of  the  earth  may  know  thy  name,  to  fear  thee,  as  doth  thy 
people  Israel,  and  that  they  may  know  that  this  house  which  I  have 
built  is  called  by  thy  name.  If  thy  people  go  out  to  battle  against 
their  enemy,  by  whatsoever  way  thou  shalt  send  them,  and  they  pray 
unto  the  Lord  toward  the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and  toward 
the  house  which  I  have  built  for  thy  name :  then  hear  thou  in  heaven 
their  prayer  and  their  supplication,  and  maintain  their  cause.  If  they 
sin  against  thee,  (for  there  is  no  man  that  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be 
angry  with  them,  and  deliver  them  to  the  enemy,  so  that  they  carry 
them  away  captive  unto  the  land  of  the  enemy,  far  off  or  near ;  yet 
if  they  shall  bethink  themselves  in  the  land  whither  they  are  carried 
captive,  and  turn  again,  and  make  supplication  unto  thee  in  the  land 
of  them  that  carried  them  captive,  saying.  We  have  sinned,  and  have 
done  perversely,  we  have  dealt  wickedly ;  if  they  return  unto  thee 
with  all  their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul  in  the  land  of  their  ene- 
mies, which  carried  them  captive,  and  pray  unto  thee  toward  their 
land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers,  the  city  which  thou  hast 
chosen,  and  the  house  which  I  have  built  for  thy  name :  then  hear 
thou  their  prayer  and  their  supplication  in  heaven  thy  dwelling  place, 
and  maintain  their  cause;  and  forgive  thy  people  which  have  sinned 
against  thee,  and  all  their  transgressions  wherein  they  have  trans- 
gressed against  thee ;  and  give  them  compassion  before  those  who  car- 
ried them  captive,  for  they  be  thy  people,  and  thine  inheritance,  as 
thou  spakest  by  the  hand  of  Moses  thy  servant,  when  thou  broughtest 
our  fathers  out  of  Egypt,  O  Loixl  God. 


646  PASSAGES   FROM    I.   KINGS. 

And  it  was  so,  that  when  Solomon  had  made  an  end  of  pray- 
ing all  this  ijrayer  and  supplication  unto  the  Lord,  he  arose  from  be- 
fore the  altar  of  the  Lord,  from  kneeling  on  his  knees  with  his  hands 
spread  forth  toward  heaven.  And  he  stood,  and  blessed  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel  with  a  loud  voice.  And  the  king,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  offered  sacrifice  before  the  Lord.  And  Solomon  offered  for 
the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  which  he  offered  unto  the  Lord,  two 
and  twenty  thousand  oxen,  and  an  hundred  and  twenty  thousand 
sheep.  On  the  eighth  day  he  sent  the  people  away,  and  they  blessed 
the  king,  and  went  unto  their  tents  joyful  and  glad  of  heart  for  all 
the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had  shewed  unto  David  his  servant,  and 
to  Israel  his  people. 

And  king  Solomon  made  a  navy  of  ships  in  Ezion-geber,  which  is 
beside  Eloth,  on  the  shore  of  the  Red  Sea,  in  the  land  of  Edom.  And 
Hiram  sent  in  the  navy  his  servants,  shipmen  that  had  knowledge  of 
the  sea,  with  the  servants  of  Solomon.  And  they  came  to  Ophir,  and 
fetched  from  thence  gold,  four  hundred  and  twenty  talents,  and  brought 
it  to  king  Solomon. 

And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  heard  of  the  fame  of  Solomon  con- 
cerning the  name  of  the  Lord,  she  came  to  prove  him  with  hard  ques- 
tions. And  she  came  to  Jerusalem  with  a  very  great  train,  with  camels 
that  bare  spices,  and  very  much  gold,  and  precious  stones :  and  when 
she  was  come  to  Solomon,  she  communed  with  him  of  all  that  was  in 
her  heart.  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  questions :  there  was  not  any 
thing  hid  from  the  king  which  he  told  her  not.  And  when  the  queen 
of  She])a  had  seen  all  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  and  the  house  that  he 
had  built,  and  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the  sitting  of  his  servants, 
and  the  attendance  of  his  ministers,  and  their  apparel,  and  his  cup- 
bearers, and  his  ascent  by  which  he  went  up  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord  ;  there  was  no  more  spirit  in  her.  And  she  said  to  the  king,  It 
was  a  true  report  that  I  heard  in  mine  own  land  of  thine  acts,  and 
of  thy  wisdom.  Howbeit  I  believed  not  the  words,  until  I  came,  and 
mine  eyes  had  seen  it :  and,  behold,  the  half  was  not  told  me :  thy 
wisdom  and  prosperity  exceedeth  the  fame  which  I  heard.  Hap2)y  are 
thy  men,  happy  are  these  thy  servants,  which  stand  continually  before 
thee,  and  that  hear  thy  wisdom.  Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
delighted  in  thee,  to  set  thee  on  the  throne  of  Israel :  because  the  Lord 
loved  Israel  for  ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king,  to  do  judgement 
and  justice.  And  she  gave  the  king  an  hundred  and  twenty  talents  of 
gold,  and  of  spices  very  great  store,  and  precious  stones :  there  came 
no  more  such  abundance  of  spices  as  these  which  the  queen  of  Sheba 
gave  to  king  Solomon.     And  king  Solomon  gave  to  the  queen  of  Sheba 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.   KINGS.  647 

all  her  desire,  whatsoever  she  asked.  So  she  turned,  and  went  to  her 
own  land,  she  and  her  servants. 

Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came  to  Solomon  in  one  year  was  six 
hundred  threescore  and  six  talents  of  gold,  beside  that  which  the  chap- 
men brought,  and  the  traffic  of  the  merchants,  and  of  all  the  kings  of 
the  mingled  people,  and  of  the  governors  of  the  country.  Moreover  the 
king  made  a  great  throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  the  finest  gold. 
And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  upon 
the  six  steps:  there  w^as  not  the  like  made  in  any  kingdom.  And  all 
king  Solomon's  drinking  vessels  were  of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  were  of  pure  gold  :  none  were  of  silver ; 
it  was  nothing  accounted  of  in  the  days  of  Solomon.  For  the  king 
had  at  sea  a  navy  of  Tarshish  with  the  navy  of  Hiram :  once  every 
three  years  came  the  navy  of  Tarshish,  bringing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory, 
and  apes,  and  peacocks.  So  king  Solomon  exceeded  all  the  kings  of 
the  earth  in  riches  and  in  wisdom.  And  all  the  earth  sought  the 
presence  of  Solomon,  to  hear  his  wisdom,  which  God  had  put  in  his 
heart.     And  the  king  made  silver  to  be  in  Jerusalem  as  stones. 

Now  king  Solomon  loved  many  strange  women,  besides  the  daughter 
of  Pharaoh,  women  of  the  Moabites,  Ammonites,  Edomites,  Zidonians, 
and  Hittites ;  and  his  wives  turned  away  his  heart.  For  it  came  to 
pass,  when  Solomon  was  old,  that  his  wives  turned  away  his  heart  after 
other  gods.  Then  did  Solomon  build  an  high  place  for  Chemosh  the 
abomination  of  Moab,  in  the  mount  that  is  before  Jerusalem,  and  for 
Molech  the  abomination  of  the  children  of  Amnion.  And  so  did  he 
for  all  his  strange  wives,  which  burnt  incense  and  sacrificed  unto  their 
gods. 

Wherefore  the  Lord  said  unto  Solomon,  Forasmuch  as  this  is  done 
of  thee,  and  thou  hast  not  kept  my  covenant  and  my  statutes,  which 
I  have  commanded  thee,  I  will  surely  rend  the  kingdom  from  thee, 
and  will  give  it  to  thy  servant.  Notwithstanding  in  thy  days  I  will 
not  do  it,  for  David  thy  fether's  sake :  but  I  will  rend  it  out  of  the 
hand  of  thy  son.  Howbeit  I  will  not  rend  away  all  the  kingdom ; 
but  I  will  give  one  tribe  to  thy  son,  for  David  my  servant's  sake,  and 
for  Jerusalem's  sake  which  I  have  chosen. 

And  Jeroboam  lifted  up  his  hand  against  the  king.  Jeroboam  was 
a  mighty  man  of  valour :  and  Solomon  saw  the  young  man  that  he 
was  industrious,  and  he  gave  him  charge  over  all  the  labour  of  the 
house  of  Joseph.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  when  Jeroboam 
went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the  prophet  Ahijah  the  Shilonite  found 
him  in  the  way  ;  now  Ahijah  had  clad  himself  with  a  new  garment ; 
and  they  two  were  alone  in  the  field.    And  Ahijah  laid  hold  of  the 


648  PASSAGES   FROM   I.  KINGS. 

new  garment  that  was  on  him,  and  rent  it  in  twelve  pieces.  And  he 
said  to  Jeroboam,  Take  thee  ten  j^ieces :  for  tlius  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I  will  rend  the  kingdom  out  of  the  hand  of 
Solomon  and  will  give  ten  tribes  to  thee.  I  will  not  take  the  whole 
kingdom  out  of  his  hand :  but  I  will  make  him  prince  all  the  days  of 
his  life,  for  David  my  servant's  sake.  And  unto  his  son  will  I  give 
one  tribe,  that  David  my  servant  may  have  a  lamp  alway  before  me 
in  Jerusalem,  the  city  which  I  have  chosen  me  to  put  my  name  there. 
Solomon  sought  therefore  to  kill  Jeroboam :  but  Jeroboam  arose,  and 
fled  into  Egypt,  unto  Shishak  king  of  Egyi^t,  and  was  in  Egypt  until 
the  death  of  Solomon. 

Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Solomon,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  his 
wisdom,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  acts  of  Solomon? 
And  the  time  that  Solomon  reigned  in  Jerusalem  over  all  Israel  was 
forty  years.  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried  in 
the  city  of  David  his  father:  and  Rehoboam  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

And  Rehoboam  went  to  Shechem :  for  all  Israel  were  come  to 
Shechem  to  make  him  king.  When  Jeroboam  heard  of  it,  (for  he  was 
yet  in  Egypt,  and  they  sent  and  called  him;)  that  Jeroboam  and  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel  came,  and  spake  unto  Rehoboam,  saying, 
Thy  father  made  our  yoke  grievous:  now  therefore  make  thou  the 
grievous  service  of  thy  father,  and  his  heavy  yoke  which  he  put 
upon  us,  lighter,  and  we  will  serve  thee.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Depart  yet  for  three  days,  then  come  again  to  me.  And  the  people 
departed.  And  king  Rehoboam  took  counsel  Avith  the  old  men,  that 
had  stood  before  Solomon  hia  father  while  he  yet  lived,  saying,  What 
counsel  give  ye  me  to  return  answer  to  this  people  ?  And  they  spake 
unto  him,  saying.  If  thou  wilt  be  a  servant  unto  this  people  this  day, 
and  wilt  serve  them,  and  answer  them,  and  speak  good  words  to  them, 
then  they  will  be  thy  servants  for  ever.  But  he  forsook  the  counsel 
of  the  old  men  which  they  had  given  him,  and  took  counsel  with  the 
young  men  that  were  grown  up  with  him,  that  stood  before  him.  And 
he  said  unto  them.  What  counsel  give  ye,  that  we  may  return  answer 
to  this  people,  who  have  spoken  to  me,  saying,  Make  the  yoke  that 
thy  father  did  i)ut  upon  us  lighter?  And  the  young  men  tliat  were 
grown  up  with  him  spake  unto  him,  saying.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
tills  people  that  spake  unto  thee,  saying.  Thy  father  made  our  yoke 
heavy,  but  make  thou  it  lighter  unto  us ;  thus  shalt  thou  speak  unto 
them,  My  little  finger  is  thicker  than  my  father's  loins.  And  now 
whereas  my  father  did  lade  you  with  a  heavy  yoke,  I  will  add  to  your 
yoke:  my  father  chastised  you  with  whips,  l)ut  I  will  chastise  you  with 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  KINGS.  649 

scorpions.  So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people  came  to  Rehoboam  the 
third  day,  as  the  king  bade.  And  the  king  answered  the  peoj^le 
roughly,  and  forsook  the  counsel  of  the  old  men  which  they  had 
given  him  ;  and  spake  to  them  after  the  counsel  of  the  young  men. 
And  when  all  Israel  saw  that  the  king  hearkened  not  unto  them,  the 
people  answered  the  king,  saying.  What  portion  have  we  in  David  ? 
neither  have  we  inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse :  to  your  tents,  O 
Israel:  now  see  to  thine  own  house,  David.  So  Israel  departed  unto 
tlieir  tents.  And  king  Rehoboam  made  speed  to  get  him  up  to  his 
chariot,  to  flee  to  Jerusalem.  So  Israel  rebelled  against  the  house  of 
David,  unto  this  day.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  Israel  heard 
that  Jeroboam  was  returned,  that  they  sent  and  called  him  unto  the 
congregation,  and  made  him  king  over  all  Israel :  there*  was  none  that 
followed  the  house  of  David,  but  the  tribe  of  Judah  only. 

And  Jeroboam  said  in  his  heart,  If  this  people  go  up  to  offer  sacri- 
fices in  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem,  then  shall  the  heart  of 
this  people  turn  again  unto  their  lord,  even  unto  Rehoboam  king  of 
.ludah.  Whereupon  the  king  took  counsel,  and  made  two  calves  of 
gold ;  and  he  said  unto  them.  It  is  too  much  for  you  to  go  up  to  Jeru- 
salem ;  behold  thy  gods,  O  Israel,  which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt.  And  he  set  the  one  in  Beth-el,  and  the  other  put  he 
in  Dan.  And  he  made  houses  of  high  places,  and  made  priests  from 
among  all  the  peojile,  which  were  not  of  the  sons  of  Levi.  And  Jero- 
boam placed  in  Beth-el  the  i^riests  of  the  high  places  which  he  had 
made.  And  he  offered  upon  the  altar  which  he  had  made  in  Beth-el : 
and  he  ordained  a  feast  for  the  children  of  Israel,  and  went  up  unto 
the  altar,  to  burn  incense. 

And,  behold,  there  came  a  man  of  God  out  of  Judah  by  the  word 
of  the  Lord  unto  Beth-el :  and  Jeroboam  was  standing  by  the  altar  to 
burn  incense.  And  he  cried  against  the  altar  by  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  altar,  altar,  thus  saith  the  Lord  :  Behold,  a  child  shall  be 
born  unto  the  house  of  David,  Josiah  by  name;  and  upon  thee  shall 
he  sacrifice  the  priests  of  the  high  places  that  burn  incense  upon  thee, 
and  men's  bones  shall  they  burn  upon  thee.  And  he  gave  a  sign  the 
same  day,  saying.  This  is  the  sign  which  the  Lord  hath  spoken :  Be- 
hold, the  altar  shall  be  rent,  and  the  ashes  that  are  upon  it  shall  be 
l)oured  out.  And  it  came  to  i)ass,  when  the  king  heard  the  saying  of 
the  man  of  God,  which  he  cried  against  the  altar  in  Beth-el,  that  Jero- 
boam put  forth  his  hand  from  the  altar,  saying,  Lay  hold  on  him. 
And  his  hand,  which  he  put  forth  against  him,  dried  up,  so  that  he 
could  not  draw  it  back  again  to  him.  The  altar  also  was  rent,  and 
the  ashes  poured  out  from  the  altar,  according  to  the  sign  which  the 


650  PASSAGES   FROM    I,   KINGS. 

man  of  God  had  given  by  the  word  of  the  Lord.  And  the  king  an- 
swered and  said  unto  the  man  of  God,  Intreat  now  the  favour  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  pray  for  me,  that  my  hand  may  be  restored  me 
again.  And  the  man  of  God  intreated  the  Lord,  and  the  king's  hand 
was  restored  him  again,  and  became  as  it  was  before.  And  the  king 
said  unto  the  man  of  God,  Come  home  with  me,  and  refresh  thyself, 
and  I  will  give  thee  a  reward.  And  the  man  of  God  said  unto  the 
king,  If  thou  wilt  give  me  half  thine  house,  I  will  not  go  in  with  thee, 
neither  will  I  eat  bread  nor  drink  water  in  this  place :  for  so  was  it 
charged  me  by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Thou  shalt  eat  no  bread, 
nor  drink  water,  neither  return  by  the  way  that  thou  camest.  So  he 
went  another  way,  and  returned  not  by  the  way  that  he  came  to  Beth-el. 
Now  there  cfwelt  an  old  prophet  in  Beth-el ;  and  one  of  his  sons 
came  and  told  him  all  the  works  that  the  man  of  God  had  done  that 
day  "in  Beth-el :  the  words  which  he  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  them 
also  they  told  unto  their  father.  And  he  went  after  the  man  of  God, 
and  found  him  sitting  under  an  oak :  and  he  said  unto  him.  Art  thou 
the  man  of  God  that  camest  from  Judah  ?  And  he  said,  I  am.  Then 
he  said  unto  him.  Come  home  with  me,  and  eat  bread.  And  he  said, 
I  may  not  return  with  thee,  nor  go  in  with  thee :  neither  will  I  eat 
bread  nor  drink  water  with  thee  in  this  place :  for  it  was  said  to  me 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  eat  no  bread  nor  drink  water 
there,  nor  turn  again  to  go  by  the  way  that  thou  camest.  And  he  said 
unto  him,  I  also  am  a  prophet  as  thou  art ;  and  an  angel  spake  unto 
me  by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Bring  him  back  with  thee  into 
thine  house,  that  he  may  eat  bread  and  drink  water.  But  he  lied  unto 
him.  So  he  went  back  with  him,  and  did  eat  bread  in  his  house,  and 
drank  water.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  sat  at  the  table,  that  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  the  i)rophet  that  brought  him  back :  and 
he  cried  itnto  the  man  of  God  that  came  from  Judah,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou  hast  been  disobedient  unto  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord,  thy  carcass  shall  not  come  luito  the  sepulchre  of 
thy  fathers.  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  ho  had  eaten  bread,  and  after 
he  had  drunk,  that  he  saddled  for  him  the  ass,  to  wit,  for  the  pro])het 
whom  he  had  brought  back.  And  when  he  was  gone,  a  lion  met  him 
by  the  way,  and  slew  him :  and  his  carcass  was  cast  in  the  way,  and 
the  ass  stood  by  it;  the  lion  also  stood  by  the  carcass.  And,  behold, 
men  passed  by,  and  saw  the  carcass  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  lion  stand- 
ing by  the  carcass:  and  they  came  and  told  it  in  the  city  where  the 
old  prophet  dwelt.  And  when  the  prophet  that  brought  hiui  back 
from  the  way  heard  thereof,  he  said.  It  is  the  man  of  God,  Avho  was 
disobedient  unto  the  mouth  of  the  Loud:  therefore  the  Lord  hath  <le- 


PASSAGES   FROM    I.  KINGS.  651 

livered  him  unto  the  lion,  which  hath  torn  him,  and  slain  him,  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  unto  him.  And  he 
spake  to  his  sons,  saying.  Saddle  me  the  ass.  And  they  saddled  it. 
And  he  went  and  found  his  carcass  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass  and 
the  lion  standing  by  the  carcass:  the  lion  had  not  eaten  the  carcass, 
nor  torn  the  ass.  And  the  prophet  took  up  the  carcass  of  the  man  of 
God,  and  laid  it  upon  the  ass,  and  brought  it  back :  and  he  came  to 
the  city  of  the  old  prophet,  to  mourn,  and  to  bury  him.  And  he  laid 
his  carcass  in  his  own  grave ;  and  they  mourned  over  him,  saying, 
Alas,  my  brother !  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  had  buried  him,  that 
he  spake  to  his  sons,  saying.  When  I  am  dead,  then  bury  me  in  the 
sepulchre  wherein  the  man  of  God  is  buried ;  lay  my  bones  beside  his 
bones.  For  the  saying  which  he  cried  by  the  word  of  the  Lord  against 
the  altar  in  Beth-el,  and  against  all  the  houses  of  the  high  places  which 
are  in  the  cities  of  Samaria,  shall  surely  come  to  pass. 

After  this  thing  Jeroboam  returned  not  from  his  evil  way,  but  made 
again  from  among  all  the  people  priests  of  the  high  places :  whosoever 
would,  he  consecrated  him,  that  there  might  be  priests  of  the  high 
places. 

At  that  time  Abijah  the  son  of  Jeroboam  fell  sick.  And  Jeroboam 
said  to  his  wife,  Arise,  I  pray  thee,  and  disguise  thyself,  that  thou  be 
not  known  to  be  the  wife  of  Jeroboam :  and  get  thee  to  Shiloh  ;  be- 
hold, there  is  Ahijah  the  prophet-,  which  spake  concerning  me  that  I 
should  be  king  over  this  peojjle.  And  take  with  thee  ten  loaves,  and 
cracknels,  and  a  cruse  of  honey,  and  go  to  him  :  he  shall  tell  thee  what 
shall  become  of  the  child.  And  Jeroboam's  wife  did  so,  and  arose,  and 
went  to  Shiloh,  and  came  to  the  house  of  Ahijah.  Now  Ahijah  could 
not  see  ;  for  his  eyes  were  set  by  reason  of  his  age.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  Ahijah,  Behold,  the  wife  of  Jeroboam  cometh  to  inquire  of 
thee  concerning  her  son ;  for  he  is  sick :  thus  and  thus  shalt  thou  say 
unto  her:  for  it  shall  be,  when  she  cometh  in,  that  she  shall  feign 
herself  to  be  another  woman.  And  it  was  so,  when  Ahijah  heard  the 
sound  of  her  feet,  as  she  came  in  at  the  door,  that  he  said.  Come  in, 
thou  wife  of  Jeroboam;  why  feignest  thou  thyself  to  be  another?  for  I 
am  sent  to  thee  with  heavy  tidings.  Go,  tell  Jeroboam,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel :  Forasmuch  as  I  exalted  thee  from  among  the 
people,  and  made  thee  prince  over  my  people  Israel,  and  rent  the  king- 
dom away  from  the  house  of  David,  and  gave  it  thee :  and  yet  thou 
hast  not  been  as  my  servant  David,  who  kept  my  commandments,  and 
who  followed  me  with  all  his  heart,  to  do  that  only  which  was  right 
in  mine  eyes ;  but  hast  done  evil  above  all  that  were  before  thee,  and 
hast  gone  and  made  thee  other  gods,  and  molten  images,  to  provoke 


652  PASSAGES    FROM    I.   KINGS. 

me  to  anger,  and  hast  cast  me  behind  thy  back :  therefore,  behold,  I 
will  utterly  sweep  away  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  till  it  be  all  gone. 
Him  that  dieth  of  Jeroboam  in  the  city  shall  the  dogs  eat ;  and  him 
that  dieth  in  the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat :  for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  it.  Arise  thou  therefore,  get  thee  to  thine  house :  and 
when  thy  feet  enter  into  the  city,  the  child  shall  die.  And  all  Israel 
shall  mourn  for  him,  and  bury  him ;  for  he  only  of  Jeroboam  shall 
come  to  the  grave :  because  in  him  there  is  found  some  good  thing 
toward  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  in  the  house  of  Jeroboam.  ]\Iore- 
over  the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up  a  king  over  Israel,  who  shall  cut  off 
the  house  of  Jeroboam  that  day :  but  what  ?  even  now.  For  the  Lord 
shall  smite  Israel,  as  a  reed  is  shaken  in  the  water ;  and  he  shall  root 
up  Israel  out  of  this  good  land,  which  he  gave  to  their  fathers,  and 
shall  scatter  them  beyond  the  River;  because  they  have  made  their 
Asherim,  provoking  the  Lord  to  anger.  And  Jeroboam's  wife  arose, 
and  departed,  and  came  to  Tirzah :  and  as  she  came  to  the  threshold 
of  the  house,  the  child  died. 

In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  begaii  Ahab  to 
reign  over  Israel.  And  Ahab  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  above  all  that  were  before  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  if 
it  had  been  a  light  thing  for  him  to  walk  in  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  that  he  took  to  wife  Jezebel  the  daughter  of  Ethbaal 
king  of  the  Zidonians,  and  went  and  served  Baal,  and  worshipped  him. 
And  lie  reared  up  an  altar  for  Baal  in  the  house  of  Baal,  which  he  had 
built  in  Samaria.  And  Ahab  made  the  Asherah ;  and  Ahab  did  yet 
more  to  provoke  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  to  anger  tlian  all  the 
kings  of  Israel  that  were  before  him. 

And  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  who  was  of  the  sojourners  of  Gilead,  said 
unto  Ahab,  As  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  liveth,  before  whom  I 
staTid,  there  shall  not  be  dew  nor  rain  these  years,  but  according  to 
my  word.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  him,  saying,  Get  thee 
hence,  and  turn  thee  eastward,  and  hide  tliyself  l)y  the  brook  Cherith, 
that  is  before  Jordan.  And  it  shall  be,  that  thou  shalt  drink  of  the 
brook ;  and  I  have  commanded  the  ravens  to  feed  thee  there.  So  he 
went  and  did  according  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord.  And  the  ravens 
brought  him  bread  and  flesh  in  the  morning,  and  bread  and  flesh  in 
the  evening ;  and  he  drank  of  the  brook.  And  it  came  to  i)ass  after  a 
while,  that  the  brook  dried  up,  because  there  was  no  rain  in  the  land. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  him,  saying.  Arise,  gi't  thee 
to  Zarepluitli,  whic^h  belongeth  to  Zidon,  and  dwell  there:  behold,  I 
have  commanded  a  widow  woman  there  to  sustain  thee.  So  he  arose 
and  went  to   Zarephath  ;  and  when   he   came  to  the  gate  of  the  city, 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.   KINGS.  653 

behold,  a  widow  woman  was  there  gathering  sticks :  and  he  called  to 
her,  and  said,  Fetch  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water  in  a  vessel,  that  I 
may  drink.  And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch  it,  he  called  to  her,  and 
said,  Bring  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  morsel  of  bread  in  thine  hand.  And  she 
said.  As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth,  I  have  not  a  cake,  but  an  handful 
of  meal  in  the  barrel,  and  a  little  oil  in  the  cruse :  and,  behold,  I  am 
gathering  two  sticks,  that  I  may  go  in  and  dress  it  for  me  and  my 
son,  that  we  may  eat  it,  and  die.  And  Elijah  said  unto  her.  Fear  not; 
go  and  do  as  thou  hast  said :  but  make  me  thereof  a  little  cake  first, 
and  bring  it  forth  unto  me,  and  afterward  make  for  thee  and  for  thy 
son.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  The  barrel  of  meal 
shall  not  waste,  neither  shall  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  until  the  day  that 
the  Lord  sendeth  rain  upon  the  earth.  And  she  went  and  did  according 
to  the  saying  of  Elijah :  and  she,  and  he,  and  her  house,  did  eat  many 
days.  The  barrel  of  meal  wasted  not,  neither  did  the  cruse  of  oil  fail, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  Elijah.  And  it 
came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  the  son  of  the  woman,  the  mis- 
tress of  the  house,  fell  sick  ;  and  the  sickness  was  so  sore,  that  there 
was  no  breath  left  in  him.  And  she  said  unto  Elijah,  AVhat  have  I 
to  do  with  thee,  O  thou  man  of  God?  thou  art  come  unto  me  to  bring 
my  sin  to  remembrance,  and  to  slay  my  son !  And  he  said  unto  her. 
Give  me  thy  son.  And  he  took  him  out  of  her  bosom,  and  carried 
him  up  into  the  chamber,  where  he  abode,  and  laid  him  upon  his 
Own  bed.  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  my  God,  hast 
thou  also  brought  evil  upon  the  widow  with  whom  I  sojourn,  by  slay- 
ing her  son?  And  he  stretched  himself  uj^on  the  child  three  times, 
and  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  my  God,  I  pray  thee,  let 
this  child's  soul  come  into  him  again.  And  the  Lord  hearkened  unto 
the  voice  of  Elijah  ;  and  the  soul  of  the  child  came  into  him  again, 
and  he  revived.  And  Elijah  took  the  child,  and  brought  him  down 
out  of  the  chamber  into  the  house,  and  delivered  him  unto  his 
mother :  and  Elijah  said.  See,  thy  son  liveth.  And  the  woman  said 
to  Elijah,  Now  I  know  that  thou  art  a  man  of  God,  and  that  the  word 
of  the  Lord  in  thy  mouth  is  truth. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Elijah,  in  the  third  year,  saying,  Go,  shew  thyself  unto  Ahab ; 
and  I  will  send  rain  upon  the  earth.  And  Elijah  went  to  shew  him- 
self unto  Ahab.  And  the  famine  was  sore  in  Samaria.  And  Ahab 
called  Obadiah,  which  was  over  the  household.  (Now  Obadiah  feared 
the  Lord  greatly.)  And  Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah,  Go  through  the 
land,  unto  all  the  fountains  of  water,  and  unto  all  the  brooks :  perad- 
venturo  we  may  find  grass  and  save  the  horses  and  mules  alive,  that 


654  PASSAGES   FROM    I,   KIKGS. 

we  lose  not  all  the  beasts.  So  they  divided  the  land  between  them  to 
pass  throughout  it :  Ahal)  went  one  way  by  himself,  and  Obadiah  went 
another  way  l3y  himself.  And  as  Obadiah  was  in  the  way,  behold, 
Elijah  met  him  :  and  he  knew  him,  and  fell  on  his  face,  and  said,  Is  it 
thou,  my  lord  Elijah  ?  And  he  answered  him,  It  is  I :  go,  tell  thy  lord, 
Behold,  Elijah  is  here.  And  Obadiah  said,  Wherein  have  I  sinned,  that 
thou  wouldest  deliver  thy  'servant  into  the  hand  of  Ahab,  to  slay  me? 
As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth,  there  is  no  nation  or  kingdom,  whither 
my  lord  hath  not  sent  to  seek  thee :  and  when  they  said.  He  is  not 
here,  he  took  an  oath  of  the  kingdom  and  nation,  that  they  found  thee 
not.  And  now  thou  sayest.  Go,  tell  thy  lord.  Behold,  Elijah  is  here.  And 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon  as  I  am  gone  from  thee,  that  the  spirit 
of  the  Lord  shall  carry  thee  whither  I  know  not ;  and  so  when  I  come 
and  tell  Ahab,  and  he  cannot  find  thee,  he  shall  slay  me :  but  I  thy 
servant  fear  the  Lord  from  my  youth.  Was  it  not  told  my  lord  what 
I  did  when  Jezebel  slew  the  prophets  of  the  Lord,  how  I  hid  an 
hundred  men  of  the  Lord's  prophets  by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and  fed  them 
with  bread  and  water  ?  And  now  thou  sayest.  Go,  tell  thy  lord,  Behold, 
Elijah  is  here:  and  he  shall  slay  me.  And  Elijah  said.  As  the  Lord  of 
hosts  liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,  I  will  surely  shew  myself  unto  him 
to-day.  So  Obadiah  went  to  meet  Ahab,  and  told  him :  and  Ahab 
went  to  meet  Elijah.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab  saw  Elijah, 
that  Ahab  said  unto  him.  Is  it  thou,  thou  troubler  of  Israel?  And  he 
answered,  I  have  not  troubled  Israel;  but  thou,  and  thy  father's  house, 
in  that  ye  have  forsaken  the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  and  thou 
hast  followed  the  Baalim.  Now  therefore  send,  and  gather  to  me  all 
Israel  unto  mount  Carmel,  and  the  prophets  of  Baal  four  hundred  and 
fifty,  and  the  prophets  of  the  Asherah  four  hundred,  which  eat  at 
Jezebel's  table.  So  Ahab  sent  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
gathered  the  prophets  together  unto  mount  Carmel.  And  Elijah  came 
near  unto  all  the  people,  and  said.  How  long  halt  ye  between  two 
opinions  ?  if  the  Lord  be  God,  follow  him :  but  if  Baal,  then  follow 
him.  And  the  people  answered  him  not  a  word.  Then  said  Elijah 
unto  the  people,  I,  even  I  only,  am  left  a  prophet  of  the  Lord;  but 
Baal's  prophets  are  four  hundred  and  fifty  men.  Let  them  therefore 
give  us  two  bullocks ;  and  let  them  choose  one  bullock  for  themselves, 
and  cut  it  in  pieces,  and  lay  it  on  the  wood,  and  put  no  fire  under: 
and  I  will  dress  the  other  bullock,  and  lay  it  on  the  wood,  and  put 
no  fire  under.  And  call  ye  on  the  name  of  your  god,  and  I  will  call 
on  the  name  of  the  Lord  :  and  the  God  that  answereth  by  fire,  let 
him  be  God.  And  all  the  people  answered  and  said.  It  is  well  spoken. 
And  Elijah   said   unto  the  prophets  of  Baal,  Choose  you  one  bullock 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.   KINGS.  655 

for  yourselves,  and  dress  it  first ;  for  ye  are  many ;  and  call  on  the 
name  of  your  god,  but  put  no  fire  under.  And  they  took  the  bullock 
which  was  given  them,  and  they  dressed  it,  and  called  on  the  name 
of  Baal  from  morning  even  until  noon,  saying,  O  Baal,  hear  us.  But 
there  was  no  voice,  nor  any  that  answered.  And  they  leaped  about 
the  altar  which  was  made.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon,  that  Elijah 
mocked  them,  and  said.  Cry  aloud :  for  he  is  a  god ;  either  he  is 
musing,  or  he  is  gone  aside,  or  he  is  in  a  journey,  or  peradventure  he 
sleepeth,  and  must  be  awaked.  And  they  cried  aloud,  and  cut  them- 
selves after  their  manner  with  knives  and  lances,  till  the  blood  gushed 
out  upon  them.  And  it  was  so,  when  midday  was  past,  that  they 
prophesied  until  the  time  of  the  oflering  of  the  evening  oblation ;  but 
there  was  neither  voice,  nor  any  to  answer,  nor  any  that  regarded. 
And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the  people,  Come  near  unto  me  ;  and  all  the 
people  came  near  unto  him.  And  he  repaired  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
that  was  thrown  down.  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  unto  whoin  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came,  saying,  Israel  shall  be  thy  name.  And  with  the 
stones  he  built  an  altar  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ;  and  he  made  a 
trench  about  the  altar,  as  great  as  would  contain  two  measures  of  seed. 
And  he  put  the  wood  in  order,  and  cut  the  bullock  in  pieces,  and  laid 
it  on  the  wood.  And  he  said,  Fill  four  barrels  with  water,  and  pour 
it  on  the  burnt  ofiering,  and  on  the  wood.  And  he  said,  Do  it  the 
second  time ;  and  they  did  it  the  second  time.  And  he  said.  Do  it  the 
third  time ;  and  they  did  it  the  third  time.  And  the  water  ran  round 
about  the  altar;  and  he  filled  the  trench  also  with  water.  And  it 
came  to  pass  at  the  time  of  the  offering  of  the  evening  oblation,  that 
Elijah  the  prophet  came  near,  and  said,  0  Lord,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
of  Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  let  it  be  known  this  day  that  thou  art  God  in 
Israel,  and  that  I  am  thy  servant,  and  that  I  have  done  all  these 
things  at  thy  word.  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  hear  me,  that  this  people  may 
know  that  thou,  Lord,  art  God,  and  that  thou  hast  turned  their  heart 
back  again.  Then  the  fire  of  the  Lord  fell,  and  consumed  the  burnt 
ofiering,  and  the  wood,  and  the  stones,  and  the  dust,  and  licked  up 
the  water  that  was  in  the  trench.  And  when  all  the  people  saw  it, 
they  fell  on  their  faces :  and  they  said.  The  Lord,  he  is  God ;  the 
Lord,  he  is  God.  And  Elijah  said  unto  them.  Take  the  prophets  of 
Baal ;  let  not  one  of  them  escape.  And  they  took  them :  and  Elijah 
brought  them  down  to  the  brook  Kishon,  and  slew  them  there.  And 
Elijah  said  unto  Ahab,  Get  thee  up,  eat  and  drink ;  for  there  is  the 
sound  of  abundance  of  rain.  So  Ahab  went  up  to  eat  and  to  drink. 
And   Elijah   went  up  to  the  top  of  Carmel ;   and  he  bowed  himself 


65G  PASSAGES   FROM    I.   KINGS. 

down  upon  the  earth,  and  put  his  face  between  his  knees.  And  he 
said  to  his  servant,  Go  up  now,  look  toward  the  sea.  And  he  went 
up,  and  looked,  and  said.  There  is  nothing.  And  he  said,  Go  again 
seven  times.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh  time,  that  he  said, 
Behold,  there  ariseth  a  cloud  out  of  the  sea,  as  small  as  a  man's  hand. 
And  he  said,  Go  up,  say  unto  Ahab,  Make  ready  tky  chariot,  and  get 
thee  down,  that  the  rain  stop  thee  not.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  a  little 
while,  that  the  heaven  grew  black  with  clouds  and  wind,  and  there 
was  a  great  rain.  And  Ahab  rode,  and  went  to  Jezreel.  And  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  was  on  Elijah ;  and  he  girded  up  his  loins,  and  ran  be- 
fore Ahab  to  the  entrance  of  Jezreel. 

And  Aliab  told  Jezebel  all  that  Elijah  had  done,  and  withal  liow 
he  had  slain  all  the  prophets  with  the  sword.  Then  Jezebel  sent  a 
messenger  unto  Elijah,  saying.  So  let  the  gods  do  to  me,  and  more  also, 
if  I  make  not  thy  life  as  the  life  of  one  of  them  by  to-morrow  about 
this  time.  And  when  he  saw  that,  he  arose,  and  went  for  his  life,  and 
came  to  Beer-sheba,  which  belongeth  to  Judah,  and  left  his  servant 
there.  But  he  himself  went  a  day's  journey  into  the  wilderness,  and 
came  and  sat  down  under  a  juniper  tree :  and  he  requested  for  him- 
self that  he  might  die ;  and  said.  It  is  enough ;  now,  O  Lord,  take 
away  my  life  ;  for  I  am  not  better  than  my  fathers.  And  he  lay  down 
and  slept  under  a  juniper  tree ;  and,  bt4iold,  an  angel  touched  him,  and 
said  unto  him,  Arise  and  eat.  And  he  looked,  and,  behold,  there  was 
at  his  head  a  cake  baken  on  the  coals,  and  a  cruse  of  water.  And  he 
did  eat  and  drink,  and  laid  him  down  again.  And  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  came  again  the  second  time,  and  touched  him,  and  said,  Arise 
and  eat ;  because  the  journey  is  too  great  for  thee.  And  lie  arose,  and 
did  eat  and  drink,  and  went  in  the  strength  of  that  meat  forty  days 
and  forty  nights  unto  Horeb  the  mount  of  God.  And  he  came  thither 
unto  a  cave,  and  lodged  there ;  and,  behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  him,  and  he  said  unto  him,  "What  doest  thou  here,  Elijah? 
And  he  said,  I  have  been  very  jealous  for  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts; 
for  the  children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy  covenant,  thrown  down 
thine  altars,  and  slain  thy  prophets  with  the  sword:  and  I,  even  I 
only,  am  left;  and  they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it  away.  And  he  said, 
Go  forth,  and  stand  upon  the  mount  before  the  Lord.  And,  behold, 
the  Lord  passed  by,  and  a  great  and  strong  wind  rent  the  mountains, 
and  brake  in  pieces  the  rocks  before  the  Lord;  but  the  Lord  was  not 
in  the  wind :  and  after  the  wind  an  earthquake ;  but  the  Lord  was 
not  in  the  earthquake :  and  after  the  earthquake  a  fire ;  but  the  Lord 
was  not  in  the  fire :  and  after  the  fire  a  still  small  voice.  And  it  was 
80,  when  Elijah  heard  it,  that  he  wrapped  his  fai'o  in  his  mantle,  and 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  KINGS.  657 

went  out,  and  stood  in  the  entering  in  of  the  cave.  And,  behold,  there 
came  a  voice  unto  him,  and  said,  AYliat  doest  tliou  here,  EUjah  ?  And 
he  said,  I  have  been  very  jealous  for  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts ;  for 
the  children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy  Covenant,  thrown  down  thine 
altars,  and  slain  thy  prophets  with  the  sword ;  and  I,  even  I  only,  am 
left ;  and  they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it  away.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him.  Go,  return  on  thy  way  to  the  wilderness  of  Damascus :  and  when 
thou  comest,  thou  shalt  anoint  Hazael  to  be  king  over  Syria :  and  Jehu 
the  son  of  Nimshi  shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  king  over  Israel :  and  Elisha 
the  son  of  Shaphat  of  Abel-meholah  shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  prophet 
in  thy  room.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  him  that  escapeth  from 
the  sword  of  Hazael  shall  Jehu  slay:  and  him  that  escapeth  from  the 
sword  of  Jehu  shall  Elisha  slay.  Yet  will  I  leave  me  seven  thousand 
in  Israel,  all  the  knees  which  have  not  bowed  unto  Baal,  and  every 
mouth  which  hath  not  kissed  him.  So  he  departed  thence,  and  found 
Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat,  who  was  plowing,  with  twelve  yoke  of  oxen 
before  him,  and  he  with  the  twelfth:  and  Elijah  passed  over  unto 
him,  and  cast  his  mantle  upon  him.  And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran 
after  Elijah,  and  said,  Let  me,  I  pray  thee,  kiss  my  father  and  my 
mother,  and  then  I  will  follow  thee.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Go  back 
again ;  for  what  have  I  done  to  thee  ?  And  he  returned  from  follow- 
ing him,  and  took  the  yoke  of  oxen,  and  slew  them,  and  boiled  their 
flesh  with  the  instruments  of  the  oxen,  and  gave  unto  the  people,  and 
they  did  eat.  Tlien  he  arose,  and  went  after  Elijah,  and  ministered 
unto  him. 

And  Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria  gathered  all  his  host  together: 
and  there  were  thirty  and  two  kings  with  him,  and  horses  and  chariots : 
and  he  went  up  and  besieged  Samaria,  and  fought  against  it.  And  he 
sent  messengers  to  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  into  the  city,  and  said  unto 
him,  Thus  saith  Ben-hadad,  Thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is  mine;  thy 
wives  also  and  thy  children,  even  the  goodliest,  are  mine.  And  the 
king  of  Israel  answered  and  said.  It  is  according  to  thy  saying,  my 
lord,  O  king;  I  am  thine,  and  all  that  I  have.  And  the  messengers 
came  again,  and  said,  Thus  speaketh  Ben-hadad,  saying,  I  sent  indeed 
unto  thee,  saying,  Thou  shalt  deliver  me  thy  silver,  and  thy  gold,  and 
thy  wives,  and  thy  children ;  but  I  will  send  my  servants  unto  thee 
to-morrow  about  this  time,  and  they  shall  search  thine  house,  and  the 
houses  of  thy  servants ;  and  it  shall  be,  that  whatsoever  is  pleasant  in 
thine  eyes,  they  shall  put  it  in  their  hand,  and  take  it  away.  Then 
the  king  of  Israel  called  all  the  elders  of  the  land,  and  said,  Mark,  I 
pray  you,  and  see  how  this  man  seeketh  mischief:  for  he  sent  unto 
me  for  my  wives,  and  for  my  children,  and  for  my  silver,  and  for  my 


658  PASSAGES   FROM   I.  KINGS. 

gold ;  and  I  denied  him  not.  And  all  the  elders  and  all  the  people 
said  unto  him,  Hearken  thou  not,  neither  consent.  Wherefore  he  said 
unto  the  messengers  of  Ben-hadad,  Tell  my  lord  the  king,  All  that  thou 
didst  send  for  to  thy  servant  at  the  first  I  will  do :  but  this  thing  I 
may  not  do.  And  the  messengers  departed,  and  brought  him  word 
again.  And  Ben-hadad  sent  unto  him,  and  said,  The  gods  do  so  unto 
me,  and  more  also,  if  the  dust  of  Samaria  shall  suffice  for  handfuls  for 
all  the  people  that  follow  me.  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and 
said.  Tell  him.  Let  not  him  that  gii'deth  on  his  armour  boast  himself 
as  he  that  putteth  it  off.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ben-hadad  heard 
this  message,  as  he  was  drinking,  he  and  the  kings,  in  the  pavilions, 
that  he  said  unto  his  servants.  Set  yourselves  in  array.  And  they  set 
themselves  in  array  against  the  city.  And,  behold,  a  prophet  came  near 
unto  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  and  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou 
seen  all  this  great  multitude  ?  behold,  I  will  deliver  it  into  thine  hand 
this  day ;  and  thou  shalt  know  that  I  am  the  Lord.  And  Ahab  said, 
By  whom  ?  And  he  said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  By  the  young  men  of 
the  princes  of  the  provinces.  Then  he  said,  Who  shall  begin  the 
battle?  And  he  answered,  Thou.  Then  he  mustered  the  young  men 
of  the  princes  of  the  provinces,  and  they  were  two  hundred  and  thirty 
two :  and  aftgr  them  he  mustered  all  the  people,  even  all  the  children 
of  Israel,  being  seven  thousand.  And  they  went  out  at  noon.  But  Ben- 
hadad  was  drinking  himself  drunk  in  the  pavilions,  he  and  the  kings, 
the  thirty  and  two  kings  that  helped  him.  And  the  young  men  of 
the  princes  of  the  provinces  went  out  first ;  and  Ben-hadad  sent  out, 
and  they  told  him,  saying.  There  are  men  come  out  from  Samaria. 
And  he  said.  Whether  they  be  come  out  for  peace,  take  them  alive ;  or 
whether  they  be  come  out  for  war,  take  them  alive.  So  these  went 
out  of  the  city,  the  young  men  of  the  princes  of  the  provinces,  and 
the  army  which  followed  them.  And  they  slew  every  one  his  man; 
and  the  Syrians  fled,  and  Israel  pursued  them:  and  Ben-hadad  the 
king  of  Syria  escaped  on  an  horse  with  horsemen.  And  the  king  of 
Israel  went  out,  and  smote  the  horses  and  chariots,  and  slew  the  Syrians 
with  a  great  slaughter.  And  the  prophet  came  near  to  the  king  of 
Israel,  and  said  unto  him.  Go,  strengthen  thyself,  and  mark,  and  see 
what  thou  doest:  for  at  the  return  of  the  year  the  king  of  Syria  will 
come  up  against  thee. 

And  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Syria  said  unto  him.  Their  god  is 
a  god  of  the  hills;  therefore  they  were  stronger  than  we:  but  let  us 
fight  against  them  in  the  plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger  than 
they.  And  do  this  thing;  take  the  kings  away,  every  man  out  of  his 
place,  and  put  captains  in  their  room :  and  number  thee  an  army,  like 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  KINGS.  659 

the  arm  J''  that  thou  hast  lost,  horse  for  horse,  and  chariot  for  chariot: 
and  we  will  figlit  against  them  in  the  plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be 
stronger  than  they.  And  he  hearkened  unto  their  voice,  and  did  so. 
And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  return  of  the  year,  that  Ben-hadad  mus- 
tered the  Syrians,  and  went  up  to  Aphek,  to  fight  against  Israel.  And 
the  children  of  Israel  were  mustered,  and  were  victualled,  and  went 
against  them:  and  the  children  of  Israel  encamped  befoi'e  them  like 
two  little  flocks  of  kids;  but  the  Syrians  filled  the  country.  And  a 
man  of  God  came  near  and  spake  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  and  said, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Because  the  Syrians  have  said.  The  Lord  is  a  god 
of  the  hills,  but  he  is  not  a  god  of  the  valleys ;  therefore  will  I  deliver 
all  this  great  multitude  into  thine  hand,  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord.  And  they  encamped  one  over  against  the  other  seven  days. 
And  so  it  was,  that  in  the  seventh  day  the  battle  was  joined ;  and  the 
children  of  Israel  slew  of  the  Syrians  an  hundred  thousand  footmen  in 
one  day.  But  the  rest  fled  to  Aphek,  into  the  city  ;  and  the  wall  fell 
upon  twenty  and  seven  thousand  men  that  were  left.  And  Ben-hadad 
fled,  and  came  into  the  city,  into  an  inner  chamber.  And  his  servants 
said  unto  him,  Behold  now,  we  have  heard  that  the  kings  of  the  house 
of  Israel  are  merciful  kings :  let  us,  we  pray  thee,  put  sackcloth  on  our 
loins,  and  ropes  upon  our  heads,  and  go  out  to  the  king  of  Israel :  per- 
adventure  he  will  save  thy  life.  So  they  girded  sackcloth  on  their 
loins,  and  jmt  ropes  on  their  heads,  and  came  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
and  said.  Thy  servant  Ben-hadad  saith,  I  pray  thee,  let  me  live.  And 
he  said,  Is  he  yet  alive  ?  he  is  my  brother.  Now  the  men  observed 
diligently,  and  hasted  to  catch  whether  it  were  his  mind ;  and  they 
said.  Thy  brother  Ben-hadad.  Then  he  said.  Go  ye,  bring  him.  Then 
Ben-hadad  came  forth  to  him ;  and  he  caused  him  to  come  up  into 
the  chariot.  And  Ben-hadad  said  unto  him,  The  cities  which  my  father 
took  from  thy  father  I  will  restore ;  and  thou  shalt  make  streets  for 
thee  in  Damascus,  as  my  father  made  in  Samaria.  And  I,  said  Ahah, 
will  let  thee  go  with  this  covenant.  So  he  made  a  covenant  with 
him,  and  let  him  go. 

Arid  a  certain  man  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets  said  unto  his  fellow 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee.  And  the  man  refused 
to  smite  him.  Then  said  he  unto  him,  Because  thou  hast  not  obeyed 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  behold,  as  soon  as  thou  art  departed  from  me, 
a  lion  shall  slay  thee.  And  as  soon  as  he  was  departed  from  him,  a 
lion  found  him,  and  slew  him.  Then  he  found  another  man,  and  said, 
Smite  me,  I  pray  thee.  And  the  man  smote  him,  smiting  and  wound- 
ing him.  So  the  prophet  departed,  and  waited  for  the  king  by  the 
way,  and  disguised  himself  with  his  headband  over  his  eyes.    And  as 


660  PASSAGES    FROM    I,   KINGS. 

the  king  passed  by,  he  cried  unto  the  king :  and  he  said,  Thy  servant 
went  out  into  tlie  midst  of  tlie  battle  ;  and,  behold,  a  man  turned 
aside,  and  brought  a  man  unto  me,  and  said,  Keep  this  man :  if  by 
any  means  he  be  missing,  then  shall  thy  life  be  for  his  life,  or  else 
thou  shalt  pay  a  talent  of  silver.  And  as  thy  servant  was  busy  here 
and  there,  he  was  gone.  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  him,  So 
shall  thy  judgement  be ;  thyself  hast  decided  it.  And  he  hasted,  and 
took  the  headband  away  from  his  eyes ;  and  the  king  of  Israel  dis- 
cerned him  that  he  was  of  the  prophets.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Because  thou  hast  let  go  out  of  thy  hand  the  man 
whom  I  had  devoted  to  destruction,  therefore  thy  life  shall  go  for  his 
life,  and  thy  people  for  his  people.  And  the  king  of  Israel  went  to 
his  house  heavy  and  displeased,  and  came  to  Samaria. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  Naboth  the  Jezreelite 
had  a  vineyard,  which  was  in  Jezreel,  hard  by  the  palace  of  Ahab  king 
of  Samaria.  And  Ahab  spake  unto  Naboth,  saying,  Give  me  thy  vine- 
yard, that  I  may  have  it  for  a  garden  of  herbs,  because  it  is  near  unto 
my  house ;  and  I-  will  give  thee  for  it  a  better  vineyard  than  it :  or,  if 
it  seem  good  to  thee,  I  will  give  thee  the  worth  of  it  in  money.  And 
Naboth  said  to  Ahab,  The  Lord  forbid  it  me,  that  I  should  give  the  in- 
heritance of  my  fathers  unto  thee.  And  Ahab  came  into  his  house  heavy 
and  displeased  because  of  the  word  which  Naboth  the  Jezreelite  had 
spoken  to  him.  And  he  laid  him  down  upon  his  bed,  and  turned  away 
his  face,  and  would  eat  no  bread.  But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  to  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  Why  is  thy  spirit  so  sad,  that  thou  eatest  no  bread? 
And  he  said  unto  her.  Because  I  spake  unto  Naboth  the  Jezreelite,  and 
said  unto  him.  Give  me  thy  vineyard  for  money  ;  or  else,  if  it  please 
thee,  I  will  give  thee  another  vineyard  for  it :  and  he  answered,  I  will 
not  give  thee  my  vineyard.  And  Jezebel  his  wife  said  unto  him.  Dost 
thou  not  govern  the  kingdom  of  Israel  ?  arise,  and  eat  bread,  and  let 
thine  heart  be  merry :  I  will  give  thee  the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the 
Jezreelite.  So  she  wrote  letters  in  Ahab's  name,  and  sealed  them  with 
his  seal,  and  sent  the  letters  unto  tlie  elders  and  to  the  nobles  that 
were  in  his  city,  muZ  that  dwelt  with  Naboth.  And  she  wrote  in  the 
letters,  saying,  Pro{;laim  a  fast,  and  set  Naboth  on  high  among  the 
people :  and  set  two  men,  sons  of  Belial,  before  him,  and  let  them 
bear  witness  against  him,  saying.  Thou  didst  curse  God  and  the  king. 
And  then  carry  him  out,  and  stone  him,  that  he  die.  And  the  men 
of  his  city,  even  the  elders  and  the  nobles  who  dwelt  in  his  city,  did 
as  Jezebel  had  sent  unto  them.  Then  they  sent  to  Jezebel,  saying, 
Naboth  is  stoned,  and  is  dead.  And  Jezebel  said  to  Ahab,  Arise,  take 
possession  of  the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite,  which  he  refused 


PASSAGES    FROM    I.   KINGS.  661 

to  give  thee  for  money :  for  Naboth  is  not  alive,  but  dead.  And  Aliab 
rose  up  to  go  down  to  tlie  vineyard  of  Nabotli  tlie  Jezreelite,  to  take 
possession  of  it. 

And  the  word  of  tlie  Lord  came  to  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying, 
Arise,  go  down  to  meet  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  which  dwelleth  in  Sa- 
maria :  behold,  he  is  in  the  vineyard  of  Naboth,  whither  he  is  gone 
down  to  take  possession  of  it.  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou  killed,  and  also  taken  possession?  and 
thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  the  place 
where  dogs  licked  the  blood  of  Naboth  shall  dogs  lick  thy  blood,  even 
thine.  And  Ahab  said  to  Elijah,  Hast  thou  found  me,  O  mine  enemy? 
And  he  answered,  I  have  found  thee :  because  thou  hast  sold  thyself  to 
do  that  which  is  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord.  Behold,  I  will  bring 
evil  upon  thee,  and  will  utterly  sweep  thee  away.  And  of  Jezebel 
also  si^ake  the  Lord,  saying.  The  dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel  by  the  ramimrt 
of  Jezreel.  Him  that  dieth  of  Ahab  in  the  city  the  dogs  shall  eat ; 
and  him  that  dieth  in  the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab  heard  those  words,  that  he  rent  his  clothes, 
and  put  sackcloth  upon  his  flesh,  and  fasted,  and  lay  in  sackcloth,  and 
went  softly.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Elijah  the  Tishbite, 
saying,  Seest  thou  how  Ahab  humbleth  himself  before  me  ?  because  he 
humbleth  himself  before  me,  I  will  not  bring  the  evil  in  his  days :  but 
in  his  son's  days  will  I  bring  the  evil  upon  his  house. 

And  they  continued  three  years  without  war  between  Syria  and 
Israel.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third  year,  that  Jehoshaphat  the 
king  of  Judah  came  down  to  the  king  of  Israel.  And  the  king  of 
Israel  said  unto  his  servants.  Know  ye  that  Ramoth-gilead  is  ours,  and 
we  be  still,  and  take  it  not  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria? 
And  he  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  Wilt  thou  go  with  me  to  battle  to 
Ramoth-gilead  ?  And  Jehoshaphat  said  to  the  king  of  Israel,  I  am  as 
thou  art,  my  people  as  thy  people,  my  horses  as  thy  horses.  And 
Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  at  the 
word  of  the  Lord  to-day.  Then  the  king  of  Israel  gathered  the  jiroph- 
ets  together,  about  four  hundred  men,  and  said  unto  them.  Shall  I  go 
against  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear?  And  they  said.  Go 
up ;  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king.  But  Jehos- 
haphat said.  Is  there  not  here  besides  a  prophet  of  the  Lord,  that  we 
might  inquire  of  him  ?  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat, 
There  is  yet  one  man  by  whom  we  may  inquire  of  the  Lord,  Micaiah 
the  son  of  Imlah :  but  I  hate  him ;  for  he  doth  not  prophesy  good 
concerning  me,  but  evil.  And  Jehoshaphat  said.  Let  not  the  king  say 
so.     Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  an  officer,  and  said,  Fetch  quickly 


662  PASSAGES   FROM    I.   KINGS. 

Micaiah  the  son  of  Imlah.  Now  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat 
the  king  of  Judah  sat  each  on  his  throne,  arrayed  in  their  robes,  in  an 
open  place  at  the  entrance  of  the  gate  of  Samaria ;  and  all  the  proph- 
ets prophesied  before  them.  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah 
made  him  horns  of  iron,  and  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  With  these 
shalt  thou  push  the  Syrians,  until  they  be  consumed.  And  all  the 
prophets  prophesied  so,  saying.  Go  up  to  Ramoth-gilead,  and  prosper: 
for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king.  And  the  mes- 
senger that  went  to  call  Micaiah  spake  unto  him,  saying.  Behold  now, 
tlie  words  of  the  prophets  declare  good  unto  the  king  with  one  mouth: 
let  thy  word,  I  pray  thee,  be  like  the  word  of  one  of  them,  and  speak 
thou  good.  And  Micaiah  said,  As  the  Ix)RD  liveth,  what  the  Lord 
saith  unto  me,  that  will  I  speak.  And  when  he  was  come  to  the  king, 
the  king  said  unto  him,  Micaiah,  shall  we  go  to  Ramoth-gilead  to 
battle,  or  shall  we  forbear?  And  he  answered  him,  Go  up,  and  pros- 
per ;  and  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king.  And 
the  king  said  unto  him.  How  many  times  shall  I  adjure  thee  that  thou 
speak  unto  me  nothing  but  the  truth  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ?  And 
he  said,  I  saw  all  Israel  scattered  u^wn  the  mountains,  as  sheep  that 
have  no  shepherd :  and  the  Lord  said.  These  have  no  master ;  let 
them  return  every  man  to  his  house  in  peace.  And  the  king  of  Israel 
said  to  Jehoshaphat,  Did  I  not  tell  thee  that  he  would  not  prophesy 
good  concerning  me,  but  evil  ?  And  he  said.  Therefore  hear  thou  the 
word  of  the  Lord  :  I  saw  the  Lord  sitting  on  his  tlirone,  and  all  the 
host  of  heaven  standing  by  him  on  his  right  hand  and  on  his  left. 
And  the  Lord  said.  Who  shall  entice  Ahab,  that  he  may  go  up  and 
fall  at  Ramoth-gilead  ?  And  one  said  on  this  manner ;  and  another  said 
on  that  manner.  And  there  came  forth  a  spirit,  and  stood  before  the 
Lord,  and  said,  I  will  entice  him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Wherewith?  And  he  said,  I  will  go  forth,  and  will  be  a  lying  spirit 
in  the  mouth  of  all  his  prophets.  And  he  said,  Tliou  shalt  entice  him, 
and  shalt  prevail  also :  go  forth,  and  do  so.  Now  therefore,  behold,  the 
Lord  hath  put  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  these  thy  prophets; 
and  the  I^okd  hath  spoken  evil  concerning  thee.  Then  Zedekiah  the  son 
of  Chenaanah  came  near,  and  smote  Micaiah  on  the  cheek,  and  said. 
Which  way  went  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak  unto  thee? 
And  Micaiah  said.  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  on  that  day,  when  thou  shalt 
go  into  an  inner  chamber  to  hide  thyself.  And  the  king  of  Israel  said, 
Take  Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back  unto  Amon  the  governor  of  the  city, 
and  to  Joash  the  king's  son  ;  and  say,  Thus  saith  the  king.  Put  this 
fellow  in  the  prison,  and  feed  him  with  bread  of  afflicticm  and -with 
water  of  aflliction,  until  I  come  in  peace.     And  Micaiah  said.  If  thou 


PASSAGES    FROM    I.   KINGS.  663 

return  at  all  in  peace,  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  by  me.  And  he  said, 
Hear,  ye  peoples,  all  of  you. 

So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah  went  up 
to  Ramoth-gilead.  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  I 
will  disguise  myself,  and  go  into  the  battle ;  but  put  thou  on  thy 
robes.  And  the  king  of  Israel  disguised  himself,  and  went  into  the 
battle. 

Now  the  king  of  Syria  had  commanded  the  thirty  and  two  cap- 
tains of  his  chariots,  saying,  Fight  neither  with  small  nor  great,  save 
only  with  the  king  of  Israel.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat,  that  they  said.  Surely  it  is  the 
king  of  Israel ;  and  they  turned  aside  to  fight  against  him :  and  Je- 
hoshaphat cried  out.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  captains  of  the 
chariots  saw  that  it  was  not  the  king  of  Israel,  that  they  turned  back 
from  pursuing  him. 

And  a  certain  man  drew  his  bow  at  a  venture,  and  smote  the  king 
of  Israel  between  the  joints  of  the  harness :  wherefore  he  said  unto 
the  driver  of  his  chariot.  Turn  thine  hand,  and  carry  me  out  of  the 
hosts ;  for  I  am  sore  wounded.  And  the  battle  increased  that  day : 
and  the  king  was  stayed  up  in  his  chariot  against  the  Syrians,  and 
died  at  even :  and  the  blood  ran  out  of  the  wound  into  the  bottom 
of  the  chariot. 

And  there  went  a  cry  throughout  the  host  about  the  going  down  of 
the  sun,  saying.  Every  man  to  his  city,  and  every  man  to  his  country. 
So  the  king  died,  and  was  brought  to  Samaria ;  and  they  buried  the 
king  in  Samaria.  And  they  washed  the  chariot  by  the  pool  of  Sama- 
ria ;  and  the  dogs  licked  up  his  blood,  according  unto  the  word  of  the 
Lord  which  he  spake. 

And  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Asa  began  to  reign  over  Judah  in  the 
fourth  year  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel.  Jehoshaphat  was  thirty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign.  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way  of 
Asa  his  father ;  he  turned  not  aside  from  it,  doing  that  which  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  :  howbeit  the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away  ;  the  people  still  sacrificed  and  burnt  incense  in  the  high 
places.  And  Jehoshaphat  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his  father :  and  Jehoram  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab  began  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria  in 
the  seventeenth  year  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah,  and  he  reigned 
two  years  over  Israel.  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of  his  father,  and  in  the  way  of 
his  mother. 


664  PASSAGES   FROM   II.   KINGS. 

PASSAGES  FEOM  THE  SECOND  BOOK 


KINGS. 


And  Ahaziah  fell  down  through  the  lattice  in  his  upper  chamber 
that  was  in  Samaria,  and  was  sick  :  and  he  sent  messengers,  and  said 
unto  them.  Go,  inquire  of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  whether  I  shall 
recover  of  this  sickness.  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  to  Elijah  the 
Tishbite,  Arise,  go  up  to  meet  the  messengers  of  the  king  of  Samaria, 
and  say  unto  them,  Is  it  because  there  is  no  God  in  Israel,  that  ye  go 
to  inquire  of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  ?  Now  therefore  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  not  come  down  from  the  bed  whither  thou  art 
gone  up,  but  shalt  surely  die.  And  Elijah  departed.  And  the  messen- 
gers returned  unto  him,  and  he  said  unto  them,  Why  is  it  that  ye  are 
returned?  And  they  said  unto  him,  There  came  up  a  man  to  meet 
us,  and  said  unto  us.  Go,  turn  again  unto  the  king  that  sent  you,  and 
say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Is  it  because  there  is  no  God  in 
Israel,  that  thou  sendest  to  inquire  of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron? 
therefore  thou  shalt  not  come  down  from  the  bed  whither  thou  art 
gone  up,  but  shalt  surely  die.  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  manner 
of  man  was  he  which  came  up  to  meet  you,  and  told  you  these  words  ? 
And  they  answered  him.  He  was  a  man  with  a  garment  of  hair,  and 
girt  with  a  girdle  of  leather  about  his  loins.  And  he  said,  It  is  Elijah 
the  Tishbite.  Then  the  king  sent  unto  him  a  captain  of  fifty  with  his 
fifty.  And  he  went  up  to  him :  and,  behold,  he  sat  on  the  top  of  the 
hill.  And  he  spake  unto  him,  O  man  of  God,  the  king  hath  said. 
Come  down.  And  Elijah  answered  and  said  to  the  captain  of  fifty,  If 
I  be  a  man  of  God,  let  fire  come  down  from  heaven,  and  consume 
thee  and  thy  fifty.  And  there  came  down  fire  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sumed him  and  his  fifty.  And  again  he  seat  unto  him  anotlior  cap- 
tain of  fifty  witli  his  fifty.  And  he  answered  and  said  niilo  liim,  O 
man  of  God,  thus  hath  the  king  said.  Come  down  quickly.  And  Elijah 
answered  and  said  unto  them,  If  I  be  a  man  of  God,  let  fire  come 
down  from  heaven,  and  consume  tliee  and  thy  fifty.  And  the  fire  of 
God  came  down  from  heaven,  and  consumed  him  and  his  fifty.  And 
a.gain  he  sent  the  captain  of  a  third  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  the 
third  captain  of  fifty  went  up,  and  came  and  fell  on  his  knees  before 
Elijah,  and   besought   him,  and   said   unto  him,  O  man  of  God,  I  pray 


PASSAGES   FROM    II.  KINGS.  665 

thee,  let  my  life,  and  the  life  of  these  fifty  thy  servants,  he  precious 
in  thy  sight.  Behold,  there  came  fire  down  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sumed the  two  former  captains  of  fifty  with  their  fifties :  but  now  let 
my  life  be  precious  in  thy  sight.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Elijah,  Go  down  with  him :  be  not  afraid  of  him.  And  he  arose,  and 
went  down  with  him  unto  the  king.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou  hast  sent  messengers  to  inquire  of 
Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron,  is  it  because  there  is  no  God  in  Israel 
to  inquire  of  his  word  ?  therefore  thou  shalt  not  come  down  from  the 
bed  whither  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt  surely  die.  So  he  died  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  Elijah  had  sj^oken.  And 
.Telioram  began  to  reign  in  his  stead  in  the  second  year  of  Jehoram 
the  son  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah ;  because  he  had  no  son. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Lord  would  take  up  Elijah  by  a 
whirlwind  into  heaven,  that  Elijah  went  with  Elisha  from  Gilgal. 
And  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha,  Tarry  here,  I  pray  thee  ;  for  the  Lord 
hath  sent  me  as  far  as  Beth-el.  And  Elisha  said,  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.  So  they  went  down  to 
Beth-el.  And  the  sons  of  the  jirophets  that  were  at  Beth-el  came  forth 
to  Elisha,  and  said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Lord  will  take 
away  thy  master  from  thj^  head  to-day  ?  And  he  said,  Yea,  I  know 
it ;  hold  ye  your  peace.  And  Elijah  said  unto  him,  Elisha,  tarry  here, 
I  pray  thee ;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Jericho.  And  he  said.  As 
the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.  So  they 
came  to  Jericho.  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  that  were  at  Jericho 
came  near  to  Elisha,  and  said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Lord 
will  take  away  thy  master  from  thy  head  to-day?  And  he  answered. 
Yea,  I  know  it ;  hold  ye  your  peace.  And  Elijah  said  mito  him,  Tarry 
here,  I  pray  thee ;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Jordan.  And  he  said. 
As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.  And 
they  two  went  on.  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets  went, 
and  stood  over  against  them  afar  off:  and  they  two  stood  by  Jordan. 
And  Elijah  took  his  mantle,  and  wrapped  it  together,  and  smote  the 
waters,  and  they  were  divided  hither  and  thither,  so  that  they  two 
went  over  on  dry  ground.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  gone 
over,  that  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha,  Ask  what  I  shall  do  for  thee,  before 
I  be  taken  from  thee.  And  Elisha  said,  I  pray  thee,  let  a  double  por- 
tion of  thy  spirit  be  ujwn  me.  And  he  said,  Thou  hast  asked  a  hard 
thing :  nevertheless,  if  thou  see  me  when  I  am  taken  from  thee,  it  shall 
be  so  unto  thee ;  but  if  not,  it  shall  not  be  so.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
as  they  still  went  on,  and  talked,  that,  behold,  there  appeared  a  chariot 
of  fire,   and    horses   of  fire,   which    parted    them    both   asunder;   and 


666  PASSAGES    FKOM    II.   KINGS. 

Elijah  went  up  by  a  whirlwind  into  heaven.  And  Elisha  saw  it,  and 
he  cried,  My  father,  my  father,  the  chariots  of  Israel  and  the  horse- 
men thereof!  And  he  saw  him  no  more:  and  he  took  hold  of  his 
own  clothes,  and  rent  them  in  two  pieces.  He  took  up  also  the 
mantle  of  Elijah  that  fell  from  him,  and  went  back,  and  stood  by  the 
bank  of  Jordan.  And  he  took  the  mantle  of  Elijah  that  fell  from  him, 
and  smote  the  waters,  and  said,  Wliere  is  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Elijah? 
and  when  he  also  had  smitten  the  waters,  they  were  divided  hither 
and  thither :  and  Elisha  went  over.  And  when  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  which  were  at  Jericho  over  against  him  saw  him,  they  said, 
The  spirit  of  Elijah  doth  rest  on  Elisha.  And  they  came  to  meet  him, 
and  bowed  themselves  to  the  ground  before  him.  And  they  said  unto 
him.  Behold  now,  there  be  with  thy  servants  fifty  strong  men ;  let 
them  go,  we  pray  thee,  and  seek  thy  master :  lest  peradventure  the 
spirit  of  the  Lord  hath  taken  him  up,  and  cast  him  upon  some 
mountain,  or  into  some  valley.  And  he  said,  Ye  shall  not  send.  And 
when  they  urged  him  till  he  was  ashamed,  he  said.  Send.  They  sent 
therefore  fifty  men ;  and  they  sought  three  days,  but  found  him  not. 
And  they  came  back  to  him,  while  he  tarried  at  Jericho ;  and  he  said 
unto  them,  Did  I  not  say  unto  you,  Go  not? 

And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  Elisha,  Behold,  we  pray  thee, 
the  situation  of  this  city  is  pleasant,  as  my  lord  seeth :  but  the  water 
is  naught,  and  the  land  casteth  her  fruit.  And  he  said.  Bring  me  a 
new  cruse,  and  put  salt  therein.  And  they  brought  it  to  him.  And 
he  went  forth  unto  the  spring  of  the  waters,  and  cast  salt  therein,  and 
said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  have  healed  these  waters;  there  shall  not 
be  from  thence  any  more  death  or  casting  of  fruit.  So  the  waters  were 
healed  unto  this  day,  according  to  the  word  of  Elisha  which  he  spake. 

And  he  went  up  from  thence  unto  Beth-el :  and  as  he  was  going 
up  by  the  way,  there  came  forth  young  lads  out  of  the  city,  and 
mocked  him,  and  said  unto  him.  Go  up,  thou  bald  head ;  go  up,  thou 
bald  head.  And  he  looked  behind  him  and  saw  them,  and  cursed 
them  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  there  came  forth  two  she-bears 
out  of  the  wood,  and  tare  forty  and  two  children  of  them. 

Now  there  cried  a  certain  woman  of  the  wives  of  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  unto  Elisha,  saying,  Thy  servant  my  husband  is  dead :  and 
thou  knowest  that  thy  servant  did  fear  the  Lord  :  and  the  creditor  is 
come  to  take  unto  him  my  two  children  to  be  bondmen.  And  Elisha 
said  unto  her,  AVhat  shall  I  do  for  thoc?  tell  me;  what  hast  thou  in 
the  house  ?  And  she  said,  Thine  handmaid  hath  not  any  thing  in  the 
house,  save  a  pot  of  oil.  Then  he  said.  Go,  borrow  thee  vessels  abi'oad 
of  all   thy   neighbours,  even  empty  vessels ;  borrow  not  a  few.    And 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.  KINGS.  667 

thou  shalt  go  in,  and  shiit  the  door  upon  thee  and  upon  thy  sons,  and 
pour  out  into  all  those  vessels  ;  and  thou  shalt  set  aside  that  which  is 
full.  So  she  went  from  him,  and  shut  the  door  upon  her  and  upon  her 
sons ;  they  brought  the  vessels  to  her,  and  she  poured  out.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  the  vessels  were  full,  that  she  said  unto  her  son.  Bring 
me  yet  a  vessel.  And  he  said  unto  her.  There  is  not  a  vessel  more. 
And  the  oil  stayed.  Then  she  came  and  told  the  man  of  God.  And 
he  said,  Go,  sell  the  oil,  and  pay  thy  debt,  and  live  thou  and  thy  sons 
of  the  rest. 

And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  Elisha  jiassed  to  Shunem,  where  was  a 
great  woman ;  and  she  constrained  him  to  eat  bread.  And  so  it  was, 
that  as  oft  as  he  passed  by,  he  turned  in  thither  to  eat  bread.  And 
she  said  unto  her  husband.  Behold  now,  I  perceive  that  this  is  an 
holy  man  of  God,  which  passeth  by  us  continually.  Let  us  make,  I 
pray  thee,  a  little  chamber  on  the  wall ;  and  let  us  set  for  him  there 
a  bed,  and  a  table,  and  a  stool,  and  a  candlestick :  and  it  shall  be, 
when  he  cometh  to  us,  that  he  shall  turn  in  thither.  And  it  fell  on  a 
day,  that  he  came  thither,  and  he  turned  into  the  chamber  and  lay 
there.  And  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  servant.  Call  this  Shunammite.  And 
when  he  had  called  her,  she  stood  before  him.  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Say  now  unto  her.  Behold,  thou  hast  been  careful  for  us  with  all  this 
care ;  what  is  to  be  done  for  thee  ?  wouldest  thou  be  spoken  for  to 
the  king,  or  to  the  captain  of  the  host?  And  she  answered,  I  dwell 
among  mine  own  people.  And  he  said.  What  then  is  to  be  done  for 
her?  And  Gehazi  answered.  Verily  she  hath  no  son,  and  her  husband 
is  old.  And  he  said,  Call  her.  And  when  he  had  called  her,  she  stood 
in  the  door.  And  he  said,  Thou  shalt  embrace  a  son.  And  she  said. 
Nay,  my  lord,  thou  man  of  God,  do  not  lie  unto  thine  handmaid. 
And  the  woman  bare  a  son  as  Elisha  had  said  unto  her.  And  when 
the  child  was  grown,  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  he  went  out  to  his  father 
to  the  reapers.  And  he  said  unto  his  father.  My  head,  my  head.  And 
he  said  to  his  servant.  Carry  him  to  his  mother.  And  when  he  had 
taken  him,  and  brought  him  to  his  mother,  he  sat  on  her  knees  till 
noon,  and  then  died.  And  she  went  up  and  laid  him  on  the  bed  of 
the  man  of  God,  and  shut  the  door  upon  him,  and  went  out.  And  she 
called  unto  her  husband,  and  said.  Send  me,  I  pray  thee,  one  of  the 
servants,  and  one  of  the  asses,  that  I  may  run  to  the  man  of  God,  and 
come  again.  And  he  said,  Wherefore  wilt  thou  go  to  him  to-day  ?  it 
is  neither  new  moon  nor  sabbath.  And  she  said.  It  shall  be  well. 
Then  she  saddled  an  ass,  and  said  to  her  servant.  Drive,  and  go  for- 
ward ;  slacken  me  not  the  riding,  except  I  bid  thee.  So  she  went,  and 
came  unto  the  man  of  God  to  mount  Carmel.    And  it  came  to  pass, 


668  PASSAGES    FROM    ir.   KINGS. 

when  the  man  of  (iiod  saw  her  afar  off,  that  he  said  to  Gehazi  his 
servant,  Behold,  yonder  is  the  Shunammite :  run,  I  pray  thee,  now  to 
meet  her,  and  say  unto  her.  Is  it  well  with  thee?  is  it  well  with  thy 
husband?  is  it  well  with  the  child?  And  she  answered.  It  is  well. 
And  when  she  came  to  the  man  of  God  to  the  hill,  she  caught  hold 
of  his  feet.  And  Gehazi  came  near  to  thrust  her  away  ;  but  the  man 
of  God  said.  Let  her  alone :  for  her  soul  is  vexed  within  her :  and 
the  Lord  hath  hid  it  from  me,  and  hath  not  told  me.  Then  she  said, 
Did  I  desire  a  son  of  my  lord?  did  I  not  say.  Do  not  deceive  me? 
Then  he  said  to  Gehazi,  Gird  up  thy  loins,  and  take  my  staff  in  thine 
hand,  and  go  thy  way  :  if  thou  meet  any  man,  salute  him  not ;  and 
if  any  salute  thee,  answer  him  not  again :  and  lay  my  staff  upon  the 
face  of  the  child.  And  the  mother  of  the  child  said.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.  And  he  arose, 
and  followed  her.  And  Gehazi  passed  on  before  them,  and  laid  the 
staff  upon  the  face  of  the  child ;  but  there  was  neither  voice,  nor  hear- 
ing. Wherefore  he  returned  to  meet  him,  and  told  him,  saying,  The 
child  is  not  awaked.  And  when  Elisha  was  come  into  the  house,  be- 
hold, the  child  was  dead,  and  laid  upon  his  bed.  He  went  in  there- 
fore, and  shut  the  door  upon  them  twain,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord. 
And  he  went  up,  and  lay  upon  the  child,  and  put  his  mouth  upon 
his  mouth,  and  his  eyes  upon  his  eyes,  and  his  hands  upon  his  hands: 
and  he  stretched  himself  upon  him ;  and  the  flesh  of  the  child  waxed 
warm.  Then  he  returned,  and  walked  in  the  house  once  to  and  fro; 
and  went  up,  and  stretched  himself  upon  him  :  and  the  child  sneezed 
seven  times,  and  the  child  opened  his  eyes.  And  he  calleil  Gehazi, 
and  said.  Call  this  Shunammite.  So  he  called  her.  And  Avhcn  she 
was  come  in  unto  him,  he  said,  Take  up  tliy  sou.  Then  she  went  in, 
and  fell  at  his  feet,  and  bowed  herself  to  the  ground  ;  and  she  took 
up  her  son,  and  went  out. 

And  Elisha  came  again  to  Gilgal :  and  there  was  a  dearth  in  the 
land ;  and  the  sons  of  the  i)rophets  were  sitting  before  him :  and  he 
said  unto  his  servant,  Set  on  the  great  pot,  and  seethe  pottage  for  the 
sons  of  the  prophets.  And  one  went  out  into  the  field  to  gather 
herbs,  and  found  a  wild  vine,  and  gathered  thereof  wild  gourds  his 
lap  full,  and  came  and  shred  them  into  the  pot  of  pottage :  for  they 
knew  them  not.  So  they  poured  out  for  the  men  to  eat.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  as  they  were  eating  of  the  i)Ottage,  that  they  cried  out,  and 
said,  O  man  of  God,  there  is  death  in  the  pot.  And  they  could  not 
eat  thereof.  But  he  said.  Then  bring  meal.  And  he  cast  it  into  the 
pot;  and  he  said,  Pour  out  for  the  people,  that  they  may  eat.  And 
there  was  no  harm  in  the  pot. 


PASSAGES   FROM    II,   KINGS.  669 

And  there  came  a  man  from  Baal-shalishah,  and  brought  the  man 
of  God  bread  of  the  firstfruits,  twenty  loaves  of  barley,  and  fresh  ears 
of  corn  in  his  sack.  And  he  said,  Give  unto  the  people,  that  they 
may  eat.  And  his  servant  said,  What,  should  I  set  this  before  an 
hundred  men  ?  But  he  said,  Give  the  people,  that  they  may  eat ;  for 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  They  shall  eat,  and  shall  leave  thereof  So  he 
set  it  before  them,  and  they  did  eat,  and  left  thereof,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

Now  Naaman,  captain  of  the  host  of  the  king  of  Syria,  was  a  great 
man  with  his  master,  and  honourable,  because  by  him  the  Lord  had 
given  victory  unto  Syria :  he  was  also  a  mighty  man  of  valour,  but  he 
ivas  a  leper.  And  the  Syrians  had  gone  out  in  bands,  and  had  brought 
away  captive  out  of  the  land  of  Israel  a  little  maid ;  and  she  waited 
on  Naaman's  wife.  And  she  said  unto  her  mistress.  Would  God  my 
lord  were  with  the  prophet  that  is  in  Samaria !  then  would  he  recover 
him  of  his  leprosy.  And  one  went  in,  and  told  his  lord,  saying,  Thus 
and  thus  said  the  maid  that  is  of  the  land  of  Israel.  And  the  king 
of  Syria  said,  Go  to,  go,  and  I  will  send  a  letter  unto  the  king  of 
Israel.  And  he  departed,  and  took  with  him  ten  talents  of  silver,  and 
six  thousand  pieces  of  gold,  and  ten  changes  of  raiment.  And  he 
brought  the  letter  to  the  king  of  Israel,  saying,  And  now  when  this 
letter  is  come  unto  thee,  behold,  I  have  sent  Naaman  my  servant  to 
thee,  that  thou  mayest  recover  him'  of  his  leprosy.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  the  king  of  Israel  had  read  the  letter,  that  he  rent  his 
clothes,  and  said.  Ana  I  God,  to  kill  and  to  make  alive,  that  this  man 
doth  send  unto  me  to  recover  a  man  of  his  leprosy  ?  but  consider,  I 
pray  you,  and  see  how  he  seeketh  a  quarrel  against  me.  And  it  was 
so.  when  Elisha  the  man  of  God  heard  that  the  king  of  Israel  had 
rent  his  clothes,  that  he  sent  to  the  king,  saying,  Wherefore  hast  thou 
rent  thy  clothes?  let  him  come  now  to  me,  and  he  shall  know  that 
there  is  a  prophet  in  Israel.  So  Naaman  came  with  his  horses  and 
with  his  chariots,  and  stood  at  the  door  of  the  house  of  Elisha.  And 
Elisha  sent  a  messenger  unto  him,  saying.  Go  and  wash  in  Jordan 
seven  times,  and  thy  flesh  shall  come  again  to  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be 
clean.  But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and  went  away,  and  said,  Behold,  I 
thought,  He  will  surely  come  out  to  me,  and  stand,  and  call  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  and  wave  his  hand  over  the  place,  and 
recover  the  leper.  Are  not  Abanah  and  Pharpar,  the  rivers  of  Da- 
mascus, better  than  all  the  waters  of  Israel  ?  may  I  not  wash  in  them, 
and  be  clean  ?  So  he  turned  and  went  away  in  a  rage.  And  his  serv- 
ants came  near,  and  spake  unto  him,  and  said.  My  father,  if  the  prophet 
had  bid  thee  do  some  great  thing,  wouldest  thou   not  have  done  it? 


670  PASSAGES   FROM    II.   KINGS. 

how  much  rather  then,  when  he  saith  to  thee,  Wash,  and  be  clean  ? 
Then  went  he  down,  and  dipped  himself  seven  times  in  Jordan,  ac- 
cording to  the  saying  of  the  man  of  God:  and  his  flesh  came  again 
like  unto  the  flesh  of  a  little  child,  and  he  was  clean.  And  he  returned 
to  the  man  of  God,  he  and  all  his  company,  and  came,  and  stood  be- 
fore him:  and  he  said.  Behold  now,  I  know  that  there  is  no  God  in 
all  the  earth,  but  in  Israel :  now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  take  a  present 
of  thy  servant.  But  he  said.  As  the  Lokd  liveth,  before  whom  I  stand, 
I  will  receive  none.  And  he  urged  him  to  take  it;  but  he  refused. 
And  Naaman  said.  If  not,  yet  I  pray  thee  let  there  be  given  to  thy 
servant  two  mules'  burden  of  earth ;  for  thy  servant  will  henceforth 
ofier  neither  burnt  offering  nor  sacrifice  unto  other  gods,  but  unto  the 
Lord.  In  this  thing  the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant;  when  my  master 
goeth  into  the  house  of  Rimmon  to  worship  there,  and  he  leaneth  on  my 
hand,  and  I  bow  myself  in  the  house  of  Rimmon,  when  I  bow  myself  in 
the  house  of  Rimmon,  the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant  in  this  thing.  And 
he  said  unto  him,  Go  in  peace.    So  he  departed  from  him  a  little  way. 

But  Gehazi,  the  servant  of  Elisha  the  man  of  God,  said,  Behold, 
my  master  hath  spared  this  Naaman  the  Syrian,  in  not  receiving  at 
his  hands  that  which  he  brought :  as  the  Lord  liveth,  I  will  run  after 
him,  and  take  somewhat  of  him.  So  Gehazi  followed  after  Naaman. 
And  when  Naaman  saw  one  running  after  him,  he  lighted  down  from 
the  chariot  to  meet  him,  and  said,  Is  all  well?  And  he  said,  All  is 
well.  My  master  hath  sent  me,  saying.  Behold,  even  now  there  be 
come  to  me  from  the  hill  country  of  Ephraiin  two  young  men  of  the 
sons  of  the  prophets ;  give  them,  I  pray  thee,  a  talent  of  silver,  and 
two  changes  of  raiment.  And  Naaman  said.  Be  content,  take  two 
talents.  And  he  urged  him,  and  bound  two  talents  of  silver  in  two 
bags,  with  two  changes  of  raiment,  and  laid  them  upon  two  of  liis 
servants ;  and  they  bare  them  before  him.  And  when  he  came  to  the 
hill,  he  took  them  from  their  hand,  and  bestowed  them  in  the  house: 
and  he  let  the  men  go,  and  they  departed.  But  he  went  in,  and  stood 
before  his  master.  And  Elisha  said  unto  him,  Whence  comest  thou, 
Gehazi  ?  And  he  said,  Thy  servant  went  no  whither.  And  he  said 
unto  him,  Went  not  mine  heart  with  thee,  when  the  man  turned  again 
from  his  chariot  to  meet  thee  ?  Is  it  a  time  to  receive  money,  and  to 
receive  garments,  and  oliveyards  and  vineyards,  and  sheep  and  oxen, 
and  menservants  and  maidservants  ?  The  leprosy  therefore  of  Naaman 
shall  cleave  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  seed  forever.  And  he  went  out 
from  his  presence  a  leper  as  white  as  snow. 

And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  said  unto  Elisha,  Behold  now,  the 
place  where  we  dwell  before  thee  is  too  strait  for  us.    Let  ua  go,  we 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.   KINGS.  671 

pray  thee,  unto  Jordan,  and  take  thence  every  man  a  beam,  and  let 
us  make  us  a  place  there,  where  we  may  dwell.  And  he  answered, 
Go  ye.  And  one  said,  Be  content,  I  pray  thee,  and  go  with  thy  serv- 
ants. And  he  answered,  I  will  go.  So  he  went  with  them.  And  when 
they  came  to  Jordan,  they  cut  down  wood.  But  as  one  was  felling  a 
beam,  the  axe-head  fell  into  the  water;  and  he  cried,  and  said,  Alas, 
my  master !  for  it  was  borrowed.  And  the  man  of  God  said.  Where 
fell  it?  And  he  shewed  him  the  place.  And  he  cut  down  a  stick, 
and  cast  it  in  thither,  and  made  the  iron  to  swim.  And  he  said,  Take 
it  up  to  thee.    So  he  put  out  his  hand,  and  took  it. 

Now  the  king  of  Syria  warred  against  Israel;  and  he  took  counsel 
with  his  servants,  saying,  In  such  and  such  a  place  shall  be  my  camp. 
And  the  man  of  God  sent  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  saying,  Beware  that 
thou  pass  not  such  a  place;  for  thither  the  Syrians  are  coming  down. 
And  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to  the  place  which  the  man  of  God  told 
him  and  warned  him  of;  and  he  saved  himself  there,  not  onde  nor 
twice.  And  the  heart  of  the  king  of  Syria  was  sore  troubled  for  this 
thing;  and  he  called  his  servants,  and  said  unto  them,  Will  ye  not 
shew  me  which  of  us  is  for  the  king  of  Israel  ?  And  one  of  his  serv- 
ants said,  Nay,  my  lord,  O  king :  but  Elisha,  the  prophet  that  is  In 
Israel,  telleth  the  king  of  Israel  the  words  that  thou  speakest  in  thy 
bedchamber.  And  he  said,  Go  and  see  where  he  is,  that  I  may  send 
and  fetch  him.  And  it  was  told  him,  saying,  Behold,  he  is  in  Dothan. 
Therefore  sent  he  thither  horses,  and  chariots,  and  a  great  host :  and 
they  came  by  night,  and  compassed  the  city  about.  And  when  the 
servant  of  the  man  of  God  was  risen  early,  and  gone  forth,  behold,  an 
host  with  horses  and  chariots  was  round  about  the  city.  And  his 
servant  said  unto  him,  Alas,  my  master!  how  shall  we  do?  And  he 
answered.  Fear  not :  for  they  that  be  with  us  are  more  than  they  that 
be  with  them.  And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said.  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  open 
his  eyes,  that  he  may  see.  And  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of  the  young 
man ;  and  he  saw :  and,  behold,  the  mountain  was  full  of  horses  and 
chariots  of  fire  round  about  Elisha.  And  when  they  came  down  to 
him,  Elisha  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  said.  Smite  this  people,  I  pray 
thee,  with  blindness.  And  he  smote  them  with  blindness  according  to 
the  word  of  Elisha.  And  Elisha  said  unto  them,  This  is  not  the  way, 
neither  is  this  the  city :  follow  me,  and  I  will  bring  you  to  the  man 
whom  ye  seek.  And  he  led  them  to  Samaria.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  they  were  come  into  Samaria,  that  Elisha  said,  Lord,  open  the 
eyes  of  these  men,  that  they  may  see.  And  the  Lord  opened  their 
eyes,  and  they  saw ;  and,  behold,  they  were  in  the  midst  of  Samaria. 
And  the  king  of  Israel  said  imto  Elisha,  when  he  saw  them,  My  father. 


672  PASSAGES    FROM    II.   KINGS. 

shall  I  smite  them?  shall  I  smite  them?  And  he  answered,  Thou  shalt 
not  smite  them:  wouldest  thou  smite  those  whom  thou  hast  taken 
captive  with  thy  sword  and  with  thy  bow  ?  set  bread  and  water  before 
them,  that  they  may  eat  and  drink,  and  go  to  their  master.  And  he 
prepared  great  provision  for  them:  and  when  they  had  eaten  and 
drunk,  he  sent  them  away,  and  they  went  to  their  master.  And  the 
bands  of  Syria  came  no  more  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria  gath- 
ered all  his  host,  and  went  up,  and  besieged  Samaria.  And  there  was 
a  great  fanaine  in  Samaria :  and,  behold,  they  besieged  it,  until  an  ass's 
head  was  sold  for  fourscore  pieces  of  silver.  And  as  the  king  of  Israel 
was  passing  by  upon  the  wall,  there  cried  a  woman  unto  him,  saying, 
Help,  my  lord,  O  king.  And  he  said,  If  the  Lord  do  not  help  thee, 
whence  shall  I  help  thee?  out  of  the  threshing-floor,  or  out  of  the 
winepress?  And  the  king  said  unto  her,  What  aileth  thee?  And  she 
answered,  This  woman  said  unto  me.  Give  thy  son,  that  we  may  eat 
him  to-day,  and  we  will  eat  my  son  to-morrow.  So  we  boiled  my  son, 
and  did  eat  him :  and  I  said  unto  her  on  the  next  day,  Give  thy  son, 
that  we  may  eat  him :  and  she  hath  hid  her  son.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  king  heard  the  words  of  the  woman,  that  he  rent  his  clothes; 
(now  he  was  passing  by  upon  the  wall ;)  and  the  people  looked,  and, 
behold,  he  had  sackcloth  within  upon  his  flesh.  Then  he  said,  God  do 
so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  the  head  of  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat  shall 
stand  on  him  this  day.  But  Elisha  sat  in  his  house,  and  the  elders 
sat  with  him ;  and  the  king  sent  a  man  from  before  him :  but  ere  the 
messenger  came  to  him,  he  said  to  the  elders,  See  ye  how  this  son  of 
a  murderer  hath  sent  to  take  away  mine  head  ?  look,  when  the  mes- 
senger cometh,  shut  the  door,  and  hold  the  door  fast  against  him :  is 
not  the  sound  of  his  master's  feet  behind  him  ?  And  while  he  yet 
talked  with  them,  behold,  the  messenger  came  down  unto  him  :  and 
he  said.  Behold,  this  evil  is  of  the  Lord  ;  why  should  I  wait  for  the 
Lord  any  longer?  And  Elisha  said.  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord: 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  To-morrow  about  this  time  shall  a  measure  of  fine 
flour  be  sold  for  a  shekel,  and  two  measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  in 
the  gate  of  Samaria.  Then  the  captain  on  whose  hand  the  king  leaned 
answered  the  man  of  God,  and  said.  Behold,  if  the  Lord  should  make 
windows  in  heaven,  might  this  thing  be  ?  And  he  said.  Behold,  tliou 
shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat  thereof. 

Now  there  were  four  leprous  men  at  the  entering  in  uf  tlie  gate: 
and  they  said  one  to  another.  Why  sit  we  here  until  we  die  ?  If  we 
say.  We  will  enter  into  tlie  city,  then  the  famine  is  in  the  city,  and 
we  shall  die  there :  and  if  we  sit  still  here,  we  die  also.    Now  there- 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.  KINGS.  673 

fore  come,  and  let  us  fall  unto  the  host  of  the  Syrians :  if  they  save  us 
alive,  we  shall  live ;  and  if  they  kill  us,  we  shall  but  die.  And  they 
rose  up  in  the  twilight,  to  go  unto  the  cam^^  of  the  Syrians :  and  when 
they  were  come  to  the  outermost  part  of  the  camp  of  the  Syrians,  be- 
hold, there  was  no  man  there.  For  the  Lord  had  made  the  host  of 
the  Syrians  to  hear  a  noise  of  chariots,  and  a  noise  of  horses,  even  the 
noise  of  a  great  host:  and  they  said  one  to  another,  Lo,  the  king  of 
Israel  hath  hired  against  us  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and  the  kings  of 
the  Egyptians,  to  come  upon  us.  Wherefore  they  arose  and  fled  in 
the  twilight,  and  left  their  tents,  and  their  horses,  and  their  asses,  even 
the  camp  as  it  was,  and  fled  for  their  life.  And  when  these  lepers 
came  to  the  outermost  part  of  the  camp,  they  went  into  one  tent,  and 
did  eat  and  drink,  and  carried  thence  silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment, 
a-nd  went  and  hid  it ;  and  they  came  back,  and  entered  into  another 
tent,  and  carried  thence  also,  and  went  and  hid  it.  Then  they  said 
one  to  another.  We  do  not  well :  this  day  is  a  day  of  good  tidings,  and 
we  hold  our  peace :  if  we  tarry  till  the  morning  light,  punishment  will 
overtake  us :  now  therefore  come,  let  us  go  and  tell  the  king's  household. 
So  they  came  and  called  unto  the  porter  of  the  city :  and  they  told 
them,  saying,  We  came  to  the  camp  of  the  Syrians,  and,  behold,  there 
was  no  man  there,  neither  voice  of  man,  but  the  horses  tied,  and  the 
asses  tied,  and  the  tents  as  they  were.  And  he  called  the  porters ; 
and  they  told  it  to  the  king's  household  within.  And  the  king  arose 
in  the  night,  and  said  unto  his  servants,  I  will  now  shew  you  what 
the  Syrians  have  done  to  us.  They  know  that  we  be  hungry ;  there- 
fore are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp  to  hide  themselves  in  the  field, 
saying,  When  they  come  out  of  the  city,  we  shall  take  them  alive,  and 
get  into  the  city.  And  one  of  his  servants  answered  and  said,  Let  some 
take,  I  pray  thee,  five  of  the  horses  that  remain,  which  are  left  in  the 
city,  and  let  us  send  and  see.  They  took  therefore  two  chariots  with 
horses ;  and  the  king  sent  after  the  host  of  the  Syrians,  saying.  Go  and 
see.  And  they  went  after  them  unto  Jordan :  and,  lo,  all  the  way  was 
full  of  garments  and  vessels,  which  the  Syrians  had  cast  away  in  their 
haste.  And  the  messengers  returned,  and  told  the  king.  And  the  peo- 
ple went  out,  and  spoiled  the  camp  of  the  Syrians.  So  a  measure  of 
fine  flour  was  sold  for  a  shekel,  and  two  measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord.  And  the  king  appointed  the  cap- 
tain on  whose  hand  he  leaned  to  have  the  charge  of  the  gate :  and  the 
people  trode  upon  him  in  the  gate,  and  he  died  as  the  man  of  God 
had  said,  who  spake  when  the  king  came  down  to  him. 

Now  Elisha  had  spoken  unto  the  woman,  whose  son  he  had  restored 
to  life,  saying,  Arise,  and  go  thou  and  thine  household,  and  sojourn 


674  PASSAGES   FROM   II.   KINGS. 

wheresoever  thou  canst  sojourn  :  for  the  Lord  hath  called  for  a  fam- 
ine ;  and  it  shall  also  come  upon  the  land  seven  years.  And  the  woman 
arose,  and  did  according  to  the  word  of  the  man  of  God :  and  she 
went  with  her  household,  and  sojourned  in  the  land  of  the  Philistines 
seven  years.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seven  years'  end,  that  the 
woman  returned  out  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines :  and  she  went  forth 
to  cry  unto  the  king  for  her  house  and  for  her  land.  Now  the  king 
was  talking  with  Gehazi  the  servant  of  the  man  of  God,  saying,  Tell 
me,  I  pray  thee,  all  the  great  things  that  Elisha  hath  done.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  as  he  was  telhng  the  king  how  he  had  restored  to  life 
him  that  was  dead,  that,  behold,  the  woman,  whose  son  he  had  re- 
stored to  life,  cried  to  the  king  for  her  house  and  for  her  land.  And 
Gehazi  said.  My  lord,  O  king,  this  is  the  woman,  and  this  is  her  son, 
whom  Elisha  restored  to  life.  And  when  the  king  asked  the  woman, 
she  told  him.  So  the  king  appointed  unto  her  a  certain  officer,  say- 
ing, Restore  all  that  was  hers,  and  all  the  fruits  of  the  field  since  the 
day  that  she  left  the  land,  even  until  now. 

And  Elisha  the  prophet  called  one  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets,  and 
said  unto  him,  Gird  up  thy  loins,  and  take  this  vial  of  oil  in  thine 
hand,  and  go  to  Ramoth-gilead.  And  when  thou  comest  thither,  look 
out  there  Jehu  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat,  and  go  in,  and  make  him  arise 
up  from  among  his  brethren,  and  carry  him  to  an  inner  chamber. 
Then  take  the  vial  of  oil,  and  pour  it  on  his  head,  and  say,  Tlius  saith 
the  Lord,  I  have  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel.  Then  open  the  door, 
and  flee,  and  tarry  not.  So  the  young  inan  the  prophet  went  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead. And  when  he  came,  behold,  the  captains  of  the  host 
were  sitting ;  and  he  said,  I  have  an  errand  to  thee,  O  captain.  And 
Jehu  said,  Unto  which  of  all  us  ?  And  he  said,  To  thee,  0  captain. 
And  he  arose,  and  went  into  the  house ;  and  he  poured  the  oil  on  his 
head,  and  said  unto  him,  Tlius  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  I 
have  anointed  thee  king  over  the  people  of  the  Lord,  even  over 
Israel.  And  thou  shalt  smite  the  house  of  Ahab  thy  master,  that 
I  may  avenge  the  blood  of  my  servants  the  prophets,  and  the  blood 
of  all  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  at  the  hand  of  Jezebel.  For  the 
whole  house  of  Ahab  shall  perish.  And  the  dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel 
in  the  portion  of  Jezreel,  and  there  sliall  be  none  to  bury  her.  And 
he  opened  the  door,  and  fled.  Then  Jehu  came  forth  to  the  serv- 
ants of  his  lord :  and  one  said  unto  him.  Is  all  well  ?  wherefore 
came  this  mad  fellow  to  thee?  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  know 
the  man  and  what  his  talk  was.  And  they  said.  It  is  false  ;  tell  us 
now*  And  he  said.  Thus  and  thus  spake  he  to  me,  saying,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  I  have  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel.     Then  they  liasted. 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.  KINGS.  675 

and  took  every  man  his  garment,  and  put  it  under  him  on  the  toj')  of 
the  stairs,  and  blew  the  trumpet,  saying,  Jeliu  is  king.  And  Jehu  said, 
If  tliis  be  your  mind,  tlien  let  none  escape  and  go  forth  out  of  the 
city,  to  go  to  tell  it  in  Jezreel.  So  Jehu  rode  in  a  chariot,  and  went 
to  Jezreel ;  for  Joram  lay  there.  And  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  was 
come  down  to  see  Joram.  Now  the  watchman  stood  on  the  tower  in 
Jezreel,  and  he  spied  the  company  of  Jehu  as  he  came,  and  said,  I  see 
a  company.  And  Joram  said.  Take  an  horseman,  and  send  to  meet 
them,  and  let  him  say.  Is  it  peace  ?  So  there  went  one  on  horseback 
to  meet  him,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Is  it  peace?  And  Jehu 
said.  What  hast  thou  to  do  with  peace?  turn  thee  behind  me.  And 
the  watchman  told,  saying.  The  messenger  came  to  them,  but  he 
Cometh  not  again.  Then  he  sent  out  a  second  on  horseback,  which 
came  to  them,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Is  it  peace?  And  Jehu 
answered,  What  hast  thou  to  do  with  peace?  turn  thee  behind  me. 
And  the  watchman  told,  saying,  He  came  even  unto  them,  and  cometh 
not  again :  and  the  driving  is  like  the  driving  of  Jehu  the  son  of 
Nimshi ;  for  he  driveth  furiously.  And  Joram  said,  INIake  ready.  And 
they  made  ready  his  chariot.  And  Joram  king  of  Israel  and  Ahaziah 
king  of  Judah  went  out,  each  in  his  chariot,  and  they  went  out  to 
meet  Jehu,  and  found  him  in  the  portion  of  Naboth  the  .lezreelite. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joram  saw  Jehu,  that  he  said.  Is  it  peace, 
Jehu  ?  And  he  answered.  What  peace  ?  And  Joram  turned  his  hands, 
and  fled,  and  said  to  Ahaziah,  There  is  treachery,  0  Ahaziah.  And 
Jehu  drew  his  bow  with  his  full  strength,  and  smote  Joram  between 
his  arms,  and  the  arrow  went  out  at  his  heart,  and  he  sunk  down  in 
his  chariot.  Then  said  Jehu  to  Bidkar  his  captain,  Take  up,  and  cast 
him  in  the  portion  of  the  field  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite :  for  remember 
how  that,  when  I  and  thou  rode  together  after  Ahab  his  father,  the 
Lord  uttered  this  oracle  against  him ;  Surely  I  have  seen  yesterday  the 
blood  of  Naboth,  and  the  blood  of  his  sons,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will 
requite  thee  in  this  plat,  saith  the  Lord.  Now  therefore  take  and  cast 
him  into  the  plat  of  ground,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord.  But 
when  Ahaziah  the  king  of  Judah  saw  this,  he  fled  by  the  way  of  the 
garden  house.  And  Jehu  followed  after  him,  and  said,  Smite  him  also 
in  the  chariot.    And  he  fled  to  Megiddo,  and  died  there. 

And  when  Jehu  was  come  to  Jezreel,  Jezebel  heard  of  it ;  and  she 
painted  her  eyes,  and  tired  her  head,  and  looked  out  at  the  window. 
And  as  Jehu  entered  in  at  the  gate,  she  said.  Is  it  peace,  thou  Zimri, 
thy  master's  murderer?  And  he  lifted  up  his  face  to  the  window,  and 
stiid.  Who  is  on  my  side  ?  who  ?  And  there  looked  out  to  him  two  or 
three  eunuchs.    And  he  said,  Throw  her  down.    So  they  threw  her 


676  PASSAGES   FROM   II.   KINGS. 

down :  and  some  of  her  blood  was  sprinkled  on  the  wall,  and  on  the 
horses:  and  he  trode  her  under  foot.  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he 
did  eat  and  drink ;  and  he  said.  See  now  to  this  cursed  woman,  and 
bury  her:  for  she  is  a  king's  daughter.  And  they  went  to  bury  her: 
but  they  found  no  more  of  her  than  the  skull,  and  the  feet,  and  the 
palms  of  her  hands.  Wherefore  they  came  again,  and  told  him.  And 
he  said.  This  is  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  his  servant 
Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying.  In  the  portion  of  Jezreel  shall  the  dogs  eat 
the  flesh  of  Jezebel. 

And  Jehu  gathered  all  the  people  together,  and  said  unto  them, 
Ahab  served  Baal  a  little;  but  Jehu  shall  serve  him  mucli.  Xow 
therefore  call  unto  me  all  the  prophets  of  Baal,  all  his  worshippers, 
and  all  his  priests ;  let  none  be  wanting :  for  I  have  a  great  sacrifice 
to  do  to  Baal;  whosoever  shall  be  wanting,  he  shall  not  live.  And  all 
the  worshippers  of  Baal  came,  so  that  there  was  not  a  man  left  that 
came  not.  And  they  came  into  the  house  of  Baal ;  and  the  house  of 
Baal  was  filled  from  one  end  to  another.  And  as  soon  as  he  had 
made  an  end  of  ofiering  the  burnt  offering,  Jehu  said  to  the  guard, 
and  to  the  captains.  Go  in,  and  slay  tliem  ;  let  none  come  forth.  Thus 
Jehu  destroyed  Baal  out  of  Israel.  But  Jehu  took  no  heed  to  walk  in 
the  law  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  with  all  his  heart. 

Now  Elisha  was  fallen  sick  of  his  sickness  whereof  he  died :  and 
Joash  the  king  of  Israel  came  down  unto  him,  and  wept  over  him, 
and  said.  My  father,  my  father,  the  chariots  of  Israel  and  the  horse- 
men thereof!  And  Elisha  said  unto  him.  Take  bow  and  arrows :  and 
he  took  unto  him  bow  and  arrows.  And  he  said  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
Put  thine  hand  upon  the  bow :  and  he  put  his  hand  upon  it.  And 
Elisha  laid  his  hands  upon  the  king's  hands.  And  he  said.  Open  the 
window  eastward :  and  he  opened  it.  Then  Elieha  said.  Shoot :  and  he 
shot.  And  he  said.  The  Lord's  arrow  of  victory,  even  the  arrow  of  vic- 
tory over  Syria:  for  thou  shalt  smite  the  Syrians  in  Aphek,  till  thou 
have  consumed  them.  And  he  said,  Take  the  arrows :  and  he  took 
them.  And  he  said  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  Smite  upon  the  ground: 
and  he  smote  thrice,  and  stayed.  And  the  man  of  God  was  wroth 
with  him,  and  said.  Thou  shouldest  have  smitten  five  or  six  times; 
then  hadst  thou  smitten  Syria  till  thou  hadst  consumed  it :  whereas 
now  thou  shalt  smite  Syria  but  thrice. 

And  Elisha  died,  and  th(>y  buried  him.  Now  the  bands  of  the 
Moabites  invaded  the  land  at  the  coming  in  of  the  year.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  as  they  were  burying  a  man,  tluit,  behold,  they  spied  a  band; 
and  they  cast  the  man  into  the  sepulchre  of  Elisha:  and  as  soon  as  the 
man  touched  the  bones  of  Elisha,  he  revived,  and  stood  up  on  hia  feet. 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.  KINGS.  677 

In  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea,  the  king  of  Assyria  took  Samaria, 
and  carried  Israel  away  nnto  Assyria.  And  it  was  so,  because  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  had  sinned  against  the  Lord  their  God,  and  made 
them  molten  images,  even  two  calves,  and  made  an  Asherah,  and  wor- 
shipped all  the  host  of  heaven,  and  served  Baal.  And  they  caused 
their  sons  and  their  daughters  to  pass  through  the  fire,  and  used  divi- 
nation and  enchantments,  and  sold  themselves  to  do  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger.  So  Israel  was 
carried  away  out  of  their  own  land  to  Assyria,  unto  this  day. 

Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third  year  of  Hoshea  king  of  Israel, 
that  Hezekiah  the  son  of  Ahaz  king  of  Judah  began  to  reign.  And 
he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  David  his  father  had  done.  He  removed  the  high  places,  and 
brake  the  pillars,  and  cut  down  the  Asherah:  and  he  brake  in  pieces 
the  brasen  serpent  that  Moses  had  made ;  for  unto  those  days  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  did  burn  incense  to  it;  and  it  was  called  Nehushtan. 
He  trusted  in  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel;  so  that  after  him  was 
none  like  him  among  all  the  kings  of  Judah,  nor  among  them  that  were 
before  him.  For  he  clave  to  the  Lord,  he  departed  not  from  following 
him,  but  kept  his  commandments,  which  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 
And  the  Lord  was  with  him ;  whithersoever  he  went  forth  he  pros- 
pered :  and  he  rebelled  against  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  served  him  not. 

Now  in  the  fourteenth  year  of  king  Hezekiah  did  Sennacherib  king 
of  Assyria  come  up  against  ail  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  took 
them.  And  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  sent  to  the  king  of  Assyria  to 
Lachish,  saying,  I  have  offended;  return  from  me:  that  which  thou 
puttest  on  me  will  I  bear.  And  Hezekiah  gave  Mm  all  the  silver  that 
was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures  of  the 
king's  house.  At  that  time  did  Hezekiah  cut  off  the  gold  from  the 
doors  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the  pillars  which  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah  had  overlaid,  and  gave  it  to  the  king  of  Assyria.  And 
the  king  of  Assyria  sent  Tartan  and  Eabsaris  and  Rabshakeh  from 
Lachish  to  king  Hezekiah  with  a  great  army  unto  Jerusalem.  And 
they  went  up  and  came  to  Jerusalem.  And  when  they  had  called  to 
the  king,  there  came  out  to  them  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  which 
was  over  the  household,  and  Shebnah  the  scribe,  and  Joah  the  son  of 
Asaph  the  recorder.  And  Rabshakeh  said  unto  them.  Say  ye  now  to 
Hezekiah,  Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria,  What  confi- 
dence la  this  wherein  thou  trustest?  Thou  sayest,  but  they  are  but 
vain  words,  Tliere  is  counsel  and  strength  for  the  war.  Now  on  whom 
dost  thou  trust,  that  thou  hast  rebelled  against  me?  Now,  behold, 
thou  trustest  upon  the  staff  of  this  bruised  reed,  even  upon  Egypt; 


678  PASSAGES   FROM   II.  KINGS. 

whereon  if  a  man  lean,  it  will  go  into  his  hand,  and  pierce  it:  so  ia 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  unto  all  that  trust  on  him.  But  if  ye  say 
unto  me.  We  trust  in  the  Lord  our  God :  is  not  that  he,  whose  high 
places  and  whose  altars  Hezekiah  hath  taken  away,  and  hath  said  to 
Judah  and  to  Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  worshija  before  this  altar  in  Jerusa- 
lem ?  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  give  pledges  to  my  master  the  king 
of  Assyria,  and  I  will  give  thee  two  thousand  horses,  if  thou  be  able 
on  thy  i>art  to  set  riders  upon  them.  How  then  canst  thou  turn  away 
the  face  of  one  captain  of  the  least  of  my  master's  servants,  and  put 
thy  trust  on  Egypt  for  chariots  and  for  horsemen?  Am  I  now  come 
up  without  the  Lord  against  this  i^lace  to  destroy  it?  The  Lord  said 
unto  me.  Go  up  against  this  land,  and  destroy  it.  Then  said  Eliakim 
the  son  of  Hilkiah,  and  Shebnah,  and  Joah,  unto  Rabshakeh,  Speak,  I 
pray  thee,  to  thy  servants  in  the  Syrian  language ;  for  we  understand 
it :  and  speak  not  with  us  in  the  Jews'  language,  in  the  ears  of  the 
people  that  are  on  the  wall.  But  Rabshakeh  said  unto  them.  Hath 
my  master  sent  me  to  thy  master,  and  to  thee,  to  speak  these  words? 
hath  he  not  sent  lae  to  the  men  which  sit  on  the  wall?  Then  Rab- 
shakeh stood,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews'  language,  and 
spake,  saying,  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria. 
Thus  saith  the  king,  Let  not  Hezekiah  deceive  you ;  for  he  shall  not  be 
able  to  deliver  you  out  of  his  hand :  neither  let  Hezekiah  make  you 
trust  in  the  Lord,  saying.  The  Lord  will  surely  deliver  us,  and  this 
city  shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria.  Hearken 
not  to  Hezekiah :  for  thus  saith  the  king  of  Assyria,  Make  your  peace 
with  me,  and  come  out  to  me ;  and  eat  ye  every  one  of  his  vine,  and 
every  one  of  his  fig  tree,  and  drink  ye  every  one  the  waters  of  his  own 
cistern ;  until  I  come  and  take  you  away  to  a  land  like  your  own 
land,  a  land  of  corn  and  wine,  a  land  of  bread  and  vineyards,  a  land 
of  oil  olive  and  of  honey,  that  ye  may  live,  and  not  die :  and  hearken 
not  unto  Hezekiah,  when  he  persuadeth  you,  saying.  The  Lord  will 
deliver  us.  Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the  nations  ever  delivered  his 
land  out  of  tlie  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria  ?  Where  are  the  gods  of 
Hamath,  and  of  Arpad  ?  where  are  the  gods  of  Sepharvaim,  of  Hena, 
and  Ivvah?  have  they  delivered  Samaria  out  of  my  hand?  Who  are 
they  among  all  the  gods  of  the  countries,  that  have  delivered  their 
country  out  of  my  hand,  tbat  the  Lord  should  deliver  Jerusalem  out 
of  my  hand?  But  the  people  held  their  peace,  and  answered  him  not  a 
word :  for  the  king's  commandment  was,  saying.  Answer  him  not.  Then 
came  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  which  was  over  the  household,  and 
Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah  the  son  of  Asaph  the  recorder,  to  Heze- 
kiah with  their  clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words  of  Rabshakeh. 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.   KINGS.  679 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Hezekiah  heard  it,  that  he  rent  his 
clothes,  and  covered  himself  with  sackcloth,  and  went  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord.  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  which  was  over  the  household, 
and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the  priests,  covered  with 
sackcloth,  unto  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son  of  Amoz.  And  they  said 
unto  him.  Thus  saith  Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day  of  trouble,  and  of 
rebuke,  and  of  contumely.  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hear  all 
the  words  of  Rabshakeh,  whom  the  king  of  Assyria  his  master  hath 
sent  to  reproach  the  living  God,  and  will  rebuke  the  words  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  heard :  wherefore  lift  up  thy  prayer  for  the  rem- 
nant that  is  left.  So  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah  came  to  Isaiah. 
And  Isaiah  said  unto  them,  Thus  shall  ye  say  to  your  master,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid  of  the  words  that  thou  hast  heard, 
wherewith  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Assyria  have  blasphemed  me. 
Behold,  I  will  put  a  spirit  in  him,  and  he  shall  hear  a  rumour,  and 
shall  return  to  his  own  land ;.  and  I  will  cause  him  to  fall  by  the 
sword  in  his  own  land. 

So  Rabshakeh  returned,  and  found  the  king  of  Assyria  warring 
against  Libnah.  And  when  he  heard  say  of  Tirhakah  king  of  Ethio- 
pia, Behold,  he  is  come  out  to  fight  against  thee:  he  sent  messengers 
again  unto  Hezekiah,  saying.  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hezekiah  king  of 
Judah,  saying.  Let  not  thy  God  in  whom  thou  trustest  deceive  thee, 
saying,  Jerusalem  shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria.  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the  kings  of  Assyria  have 
done  to  all  lands,  by  destroying  them  utterly :  and  shalt  thou  be  de- 
livered? Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered  them,  which  my 
fathers  have  destroyed,  Gozan,  and  liaran,  and  Rezeph,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Eden  which  were  in  Telassar  ?  Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath, 
and  the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the  king  of  the  city  of  Sepharvaim,  of 
Hena,  and  Ivvah?  And  Hezekiah  received  the  letter  from  the  hand 
of  the  messengers,  and  read  it :  and  Hezekiah  went  up  unto  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the  Lord.  And  Hezekiah  prayed 
before  the  Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  that  sittest  upon 
the  cherubim,  thou  art  the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all  the  kingdoms 
of  the  earth ;  thou  hast  made  heaven  and  earth.  Incline  thine  ear,  O 
Lord,  and  hear;  open  thine  eyes,  0  Lord,  and  see:  and  hear  the 
words  of  Sennacherib,  wherewith  he  hath  sent  him  to  rei^roach  the 
living  God.  Now  therefore,  0  Lord  our  God,  save  thou  us,  I  beseech 
thee,  out  of  his  hand,  that  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  may  know 
that  thou  art  the  Lord  God,  even  thou  only. 

Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  sent  to  Hezekiah,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  Whereas  thou  hast  prayed  to  me  against 


680  PASSAGES   FROM   II,   KINGS. 

Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria,  I  have  heard  thee.  This  is  the  word  that 
the  Lord  liatli  spoken  concerning  liim :  Tlie  virgin  daugliter  of  Zion 
hath  despised  thee  and  lauglied  thee  to  scorn;  tlie  daughter  of  Jeru- 
salem hath  shaken  her  head  at  thee.  Whom  hast  thou  reproaclied 
and  blasphemed?  and  against  whom  hast  thou  exalted  thy  voice  and 
lifted  up  thine  eyes  on  high  ?  even  against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 
By  thy  messengers  thou  hast  reproached  the  Lord,  and  hast  said, 
With  the  multitude  of  my  chariots  am  I  come  up  to  the  height  of 
the  mountains,  to  the  innermost  parts  of  Lebanon ;  and  I  will  cut 
down  the  tall  cedars  thereof,  and  the  choice  fir  trees  thereof:  and  I 
will  enter  into  his  farthest  lodging  place,  the  forest  of  his  fruitful  field. 
I  have  digged  and  drunk  strange  waters,  and  with  the  sole  of  my  feet 
will  I  dry  up  all  the  rivers  of  Egypt.  But  I  know  thy  sitting  down, 
and  thy  going  out,  and  thy  coming  in,  and  thy  raging  against  me. 
Because  of  thy  raging  against  me,  and  for  that  thine  arrogancy  is 
come  up  into  mine  ears,  therefore  will  I  put  my  hook  in  thy  nose, 
and  my  bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn  thee  back  by  the  way  by 
which  thou  camest.  And  this  shall  be  the  sign  unto  thee :  ye  shall 
eat  this  year  that  which  groweth  of  itself,  and  in  the  second  year  that 
which  springeth  of  the  same ;  and  in  the  third  year  sow  ye,  and  reap, 
and  plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruit  thereof.  And  the  remnant  that 
is  escaped  of  the  house  of  Judah  shall  again  take  root  downward,  and 
bear  fruit  upward.  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go  forth  a  remnant,  and 
out  of  mount  Zion  they  that  shall  escape :  the  zeal  of  the  Lord  shall 
perform  this.  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  the  king  of 
Assyria,  He  shall  not  come  unto  this  city,  nor  shoot  an  arrow  there, 
neither  shall  he  come  before  it  with  shield,  nor  cast  a  mount  against 
it.  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  the  same  shall  he  return,  and  he 
shall  not  come  unto  this  city,  saith  the  Lord.  For  I  will  defend  this 
city  to  save  it,  for  mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  David's  sake. 

And  it  came  to  pass  that  night,  that  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went 
forth,  and  smote  in  the  camp  of  the  Assyrians  an  hundred  fourscore 
and  five  thousand:  and  when  men  arose  early  in  the  morning,  be- 
hold, they  were  all  dead  corpses.  So  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria 
departed. 

In  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto  death.  And  Isaiah  the 
prophet  the  son  of  Amoz  came  to  him,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Set  thine  house  in  order ;  for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 
Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the  wall,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  say- 
ing, Bemember  now,  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  how  I  have  walked  be- 
fore thee  in  trutli  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and  have  done  that  which 
is  good  in  thy  sight.     And  Hezekiah  wept  sore.    And  it  came  to  pass, 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.  KINGS.  681 

afore  Isaiah  was  gone  out  into  the  middle  part  of  the  city,  that  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  him,  saying.  Turn  again,  and  say  to  Heze- 
kiah  tlie  iirince  of  my  people,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David 
thy  father,  I  have  heard  thy  prayer,  I  have  seen  thy  tears :  behold,  I 
will  heal  thee :  on  the  third  day  thou  shalt  go  up  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord.  And  I  will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen  years;  and  I  will  de- 
liver thee  and  this  city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria ;  and  I 
will  defend  this  city  for  mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  David's 
sake.  And  Isaiah  said.  Take  a  cake  of  figs.  And  they  took  and  laid 
it  on  the  boil,  and  he  recovered.  And  Hezekiah  said  unto  Isaiah, 
What  shall  be  the  sign  that  the  Lord  will  heal  me,  and  that  I  shall 
go  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  the  third  day?  And  Isaiah  said, 
This  shall  be  the  sign  unto  thee  from  the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will 
do  the  thing  that  he  hath  spoken:  shall  the  shadow  go  forward  ten 
steps,  or  go  back  ten  steps?  And  Hezekiah  answered.  It  is  a  light 
thing  for  the  shadow  to  decline  ten  steps:  nay,  but  let  the  shadow 
return  backward  ten  steps.  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cried  unto  the 
Lord:  and  he  Ijrought  the  shadow  ten  steps  backward,  by  which  it 
had  gone  down  on  the  dial  of  Ahaz. 

At  that  time  Berodach-baladan,  king  of  Babylon,  sent  letters  and  a 
present  unto  Hezekiah :  for  he  had  heard  that  Hezekiah  had  been 
sick.  And  Hezekiah  hearkened  unto  them,  and  shewed  them  all  the 
house  of  his  precious  things,  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  spices, 
and  the  precious  oil,  and  the  house  of  his  armour,  and  all  that  was 
found  in  his  treasures:  there  was  nothing  in  his  house,  nor  in  all  his 
dominion,  that  Hezekiah  shewed  them  not.  Then  came  Isaiah  the 
prophet  unto  king  Hezekiah,  and  said  unto  him,  What  said  these 
men?  and  from  whence  came  they  unto  thee?  And  Hezekiah  said, 
They  are  come  from  a  far  country,  even  from  Babylon.  And  he  said, 
What  have  they  seen  in  thine  house?  And  Hezekiah  answered.  All 
that  is  in  mine  house  have  they  seen:  there  is  nothing  among  my 
treasures  that  I  have  not  shewed  them.  And  Isaiah  said  unto  Heze- 
kiah, Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord.  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  all  that 
is  in  thine  house,  and  that  which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in  store 
unto  this  day,  shall  be  carried  to  Babylon :  nothing  shall  be  left,  saith 
the  Lord.  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue  from  thee,  which  thou 
shalt  beget,  shall  they  take  away;  and  they  shall  be  eunuchs  in  the 
palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon.  Then  said  Hezekiah  unto  Isaiah,  Good 
is  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  thou  hast  spoken.  He  said  moreover. 
Is  it  not  so,  if  peace  and  truth  shall  be  in  my  days?  Now  the  rest  of 
the  acts  of  Hezekiah,  and  all  his  might,  and  how  he  made  the  pool, 
and  the  conduit,  and  brouglit  water  into  the  city,  are  they  not  written 


682  PASSAGES   FROM   II,   KINGS. 

in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah?  And  Hezekiah 
slept  with  his  fathers:  and  Manasseh  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

INIanasseh  was  twelve  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign;  and  he 
reigned  five  and  fifty  years  in  Jerusalem:  and  his  mother's  name  was 
Hephzi-bah.  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 
For  he  built  again  the  high  places  which  Hezekiah  his  father  had  de- 
stroyed ;  and  he  reared  up  altars  for  Baal,  and  made  an  Asherah,  and 
worshipped  all  the  host  of  heaven,  and  served  them.  And  he  built 
altars  for  all  the  host  of  heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  he  made  his  son  to  pass  through  the  fire,  and  practised 
augury,  and  used  enchantments,  and  dealt  with  them  that  had  familiar 
spirits,  and  with  wizards.  And  he  set  the  gi-aven  image  of  Asherah, 
that  he  had  made,  in  the  house  of  which  the  Lord  said  to  David  and 
to  Solomon  his  son,  In  this  house  will  I  put  my  name  for  ever.  And 
the  Lord  spake  by  his  servants  the  prophets,  saying.  Because  Ma- 
nasseh king  of  Judah  hath  done  these  abominations,  behold,  I  bring 
such  evil  upon  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  that  whosoever  heareth  of  it, 
both  his  ears  shall  tingle.  And  I  will  wipe  Jerusalem  as  a  man  wipeth 
a  dish,  wiping  it  and  turning  it  upside  down.  And  I  will  cast  off  the 
remnant  of  mine  inheritance,  and  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies.  Moreover  Manasseh  shed  innocent  blood  very  much,  till  he 
had  filled  Jerusalem  from  one  end  to  another. 

Josiah  was  eight  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign ;  and  he  reigned 
thirty  and  one  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  he  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  all  the  way  of  David  his  father, 
and  turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king  Josiah,  that  the 
king  sent  Shaphan,  the  scribe,  to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Go  up 
to  Hilkiah  the  high  priest,  that  he  may  sum  the  money  which  is 
brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  which  the  keepers  of  the  door 
have  gathered  of  the  people :  and  let  them  give  it  to  the  workmen 
which  are  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  repair  the  breaches  of  the 
house.  And  Ililkiuh  the  high  priest  said  unto  Shaphan  the  scribe,  I 
have  found  the  book  of  the  law  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  Hil- 
kiah delivered  the  book  to  Shaphan,  and  he  read  it.  And  Shaphan 
the  scribe  told  the  king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  delivered  me 
a  book.  And  Shaphan  I'cad  it  before  the  king.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  king  had  heard  the  words  of  the  book  of  the  law,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes.  And  the  king  commanded,  saying.  Go  ye,  inquire  ol" 
the  Lord  for  me,  and  for  the  people,  and  for  all  Judah,  concenung  the 
words  of  this  book  that  is  found.  So  Hilkiah  tlie  jiriost,  and  Ahikam, 
and  Achbor,  and  Shaphan,  and  Asaiah,  went  unto  Huldah  the  prophet- 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.   KINGS.  683 

ess,  and  they  communed  with  her.  And  she  said  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
tlie  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel :  Tell  ye  the  man  that  sent  you  unto  me, 
Thus  saith  the  Lokd,  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon 
the  inhabitants  thereof,  even  all  the  words  of  the  ])ook  which  the  king 
of  Judah  hath  read :  because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and  have  burned 
incense  unto  other  gods.  But  unto  the  king  of  Judah,  who  sent  you 
to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel :  As  touching  the  words  which  thou  hast  heard,  be- 
cause thine  heart  was  tender,  and  thou  didst  humble  thyself  before 
the  Lord,  when  thou  heardest  what  I  spake  against  this  place,  and 
against  the  inhabitants  thereof,  that  they  should  become  a  desolation 
and  a  curse,  and  hast  rent  thy  clothes,  and  wept  before  me ;  I  also 
have  heard  thee,  saith  the  Lord.  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  gather  thee 
to  thy  fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be  gathered  to  thy  grave  in  peace, 
neither  shall  thine  eyes  see  all  the  evil  which  I  will  bring  upon  this 
place.    And  they  brought  the  king  word  again. 

And  the  king  sent,  and  they  gathered  unto  him  all  the  elders  of 
Judah  and  of  Jerusalem.  And  the  king  went  up  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  all  the  men  of  Judah  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem 
with  him,  and  the  priests,  and  the  prophets,  and  all  the  people,  both 
small  and  great:  and  he  read  in  their  ears  all  the  words  of  the  book 
of  the  covenant  which  was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  the 
king  stood  by  the  pillar,  and  made  a  covenant  before  the  Lord,  to 
walk  after  the  Lord,  and  to  keep  his  commandments,  and  his  testi- 
monies, and  his  statutes,  with  all  his  heart,  and  all  his  soul,  to  confirm 
the  words  of  this  covenant  that  were  written  in  this  book :  and  all  the 
people  stood  to  the  covenant.  And  the  king  commanded  to  bring 
forth  out  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord  all  the  vessels  that  were  made 
for  Baal,  and  for  the  Asherah,  and  for  all  the  host  of  heaven :  and 
he  burned  them  without  Jerusalem  in  the  fields  of  Kidron.  And  he 
put  down  the  idolatrous  priests ;  them  also  that  burned  incense  unto 
Baal,  to  the  sun,  and  to  the  moon,  and  to  the  planets,  and  to  all  the 
host  of  heaven.  And  he  brought  out  the  Asherah  from  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  burned  it  at  the  brook  Kidron,  and  stamped  it  small  to 
powder.  And  he  brought  all  the  priests  out  of  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
defiled  the  high  places  where  the  priests  had  burned  incense,  from 
Geba  to  Beer-sheba.  And  he  defiled  Topheth,  which  is  in  the  valley 
of  the  children  of  Hinnom,  that  no  man  might  make  his  son  or  his 
daughter  to  pass  through  the  fire  to  Molech.  And  he  took  away  the 
horses  that  the  kings  of  Judah  had  given  to  the  sun,  at  the  entering 
in  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  ;  and  he  burned  the  chariots  of  the  sun 
with  fire.     And  the  high  places  that  were  before  Jerusalem,  which 


684  PASSAGES   FROM   II.  KINGS. 

were  on  the  right  hand  of  the  mount  of  corruption,  which  Solomon 
the  king  of  Israel  had  builded  for  Ashtoreth  the  abomination  of  the 
Zidonians,  and  for  Chemosh  the  abomination  of  Moab,  and  for  ]\Iilcom 
the  abomination  of  the  children  of  Ammon,  did  the  king  defile.  And 
as  Josiah  spied  the  sepulchres  that  were  there  in  the  mount,  he  sent,  and 
took  the  bones  out  of  the  sepulchres,  and  burned  them  upon  the  altar, 
and  defiled  it,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  the  man  of 
God  proclaimed,  who  proclaimed  these  things.  Then  he  said.  What 
monument  is  that  which  I  see  ?  And  the  men  of  the  city  told  him, 
It  is  the  sepulchre  of  the  man  of  God,  which  came  from  Judah,  and 
proclaimed  these  things  that  thou  hast  done  against  the  altar  of  Beth-el. 
And  he  said,  Let  him  be ;  let  no  man  move  his  bones.  So  they  let  hia 
bones  alone,  with  the  bones  of  the  pro])het  that  came  out  of  Samaria. 
And  all  the  houses  also  of  the  high  places  that  were  in  the  cities  of 
Samaria  Josiah  took  away,  and  did  to  them  according  to  all  the  acts 
that  he  had  done  in  Beth-el.  And  he  slew  all  the  priests  of  the  high 
places  that  were  there,  upon  the  altars,  and  burned  men's  bones  upon 
them;  and  he  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

And  the  king  connnanded  all  the  people,  saying,  Keep  the  passover 
unto  the  Lord  your  God,  as  it  is  written  in  this  book  of  the  covenant. 
Surely  there  was  not  kejit  such  a  passover  from  the  days  of  the  judges 
that  judged  Israel,  nor  in  all  the  days  of  the  kings  of  Israel,  nor  of 
the  kings  of  Judah.  Moreover  them  that  had  familiar  spirits,  and  the 
wizards,  and  the  teraphim,  and  the  idols,  and  all  the  abominations 
that  were  spied  in  the  land  of  Judah  and  in  Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  put 
away,  that  he  might  confirm  the  words  of  the  law  which  were  written 
in  the  book  that  Hilkiah  the  priest  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
And  like  unto  him  was  there  no  king  before  him,  that  turned  to  the 
Lord  with  all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  and  with  all  his  might, 
according  to  all  the  law  of  Moses;  neither  after  him  arose  there  any 
like  him. 

Jehoiachin  was  eighteen  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign ;  and  he 
did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord.  At  tliat  time  the 
servants  of  Nel)ucliadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  came  up  to  Jerusalem, 
and  the  city  was  besieged.  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  came 
unto  the  city,  while  his  servants  were  besieging  it:  and  Jehoiachin  the 
king  of  Judah  went  out  to  tlie  king  of  Babylon,  he,  and  his  mother, 
and  his  servants,  and  his  princes,  and  his  officers:  and  the  king  of 
Babylon  took  him  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign.  And  he  carried 
out  thence  all  the  treasures  of  the  bouse  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treas- 
ures of  the  king's  house,  and  cut  in  pieces  all  tlie  vessels  of  gold  which 
Solomon  king  of  Israel  had  made  in  the  temple  of  tlie  Lord,  as  the 


PASSAGES   FROM   II.   KINGS.  685 

Lord  had  said.  And  he  carried  away  all  Jerusalem,  and  all  the  princes, 
and  all  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  even  ten  thousand  captives,  and  all 
the  craftsmen  and  the  smiths ;  none  remained,  save  the  poorest  sort  of 
the  people  of  the  land.  And  he  carried  away  Jehoiachin  to  Babylon ; 
and  the  king's  mother,  and  the  king's  wives,  and  his  officers,  and  the 
chief  men  of  the  land,  carried  he  into  captivity  from  Jerusalem  to 
Babylon.  And  all  the  men  of  might,  even  seven  thousand,  and  the 
craftsmen  and  the  smiths  a  thousand,  all  of  them  strong  and  apt  for 
war,  even  them  the  king  of  Babylon  brought  captive  to  Babylon.  And 
the  king  of  Babylon  made  Mattaniah  king  in  his  stead,  and  changed 
his  name  to  Zedekiah. 

Zedekiah  was  twenty  and  one  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign ; 
and  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to 
all  that  Jehoiakira  had  done.  And  Zedekiah  rebelled  against  the  king 
of  Babylon.  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  came,  he  and  all 
his  army,  against  Jerusalem,  and  encamped  against  it ;  and  they  built 
forts  against  it  round  about.  So  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the  eleventh 
year  of  king  Zedekiah.  On  the  ninth  day  of  the  fourth  month  the 
famine  was  sore  in  the  city,  so  that  there  was  no  bread  for  the  people 
of  the  land.  Then  a  breach  was  made  in  the  city,  and  all  the  men  of 
war  fled  by  niglit  by  the  way  of  the  gate  between  the  two  walls,  which 
was  by  the  king's  garden:  (now  the  Chaldeans  were  against  the  city 
round  about :)  and  the  king  went  by  the  way  of  the  Arabah.  But  the 
army  of  the  Chaldeans  pursued  after  the  king,  and  overtook  him  in 
the  plains  of  Jericho :  and  all  his  army  was  scattered  from  him.  Then 
they  took  the  king,  and  carried  him  up  unto  the  king  of  Babylon  to 
Eiblah ;  and  they  gave  judgement  upon  him.  And  they  slew  the  sons 
of  Zedekiah  before  his  eyes,  and  put  out  the  eyes  of  Zedekiah,  and 
bound  him  in  fetters,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 

Now  in  the  fifth  month  came  Nebuzaradan  the  captain  of  the  guard, 
a  servant  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  unto  Jerusalem :  and  he  burnt  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  king's  house ;  and  all  the  houses  of  Jerusalem, 
even  every  great  house,  burnt  he  with  fire.  And  all  the  army  of  the 
Chaldeans,  that  were  vnth  the  captain  of  the  guard,  brake  down  the  walla 
of  Jerusalem  round  about.  And  the  residue  of  the  people  that  were  left 
in  the  city,  and  those  that  fell  away,  that  fell  to  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  the  residue  of  the  multitude,  did  Nebuzaradan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  carry  away  captive.  But  the  captain  of  the  guard  left  of  the 
poorest  of  the  land  to  be  vinedressers  and  husbandmen.  And  the  pil- 
lars of  brass  and  the  bases  and  the  brasen  sea  that  were  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  did  the  Chaldeans  break  in  pieces,  and  carried  the  brass 
of  them  to  Babylon.    And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  snuflFers, 


686  PASSAGES   FROM   II.   KINGS. 

and  the  spoons,  and  all  the  vessels  of  brass  wherewith  they  minis- 
tered, took  they  away.  So  Judah  was  carried  away  captive  out  of  his 
land.  And  as  for  the  people  that  were  left  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
whom"  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  had  left,  even  over  them  he 
made  Gedaliah  governor. 

Now  when  all  the  captains  of  the  forces,  they  and  their  men,  heard 
that  the  king  of  Babylon  had  made  Gedaliah  governor,  they  came  to 
Gedaliah.  And  Gedaliah  sware  to  them  and  to  their  men,  and  said 
unto  them.  Fear  not  because  of  the  servants  of  the  Chaldeans :  dwell 
in  the  land,  and  serve  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  it  shall  be  well  with 
you.  But  Ishmael,  of  the  seed  royal,  came,  and  ten  men  with  him, 
and  smote  Gedaliah,  that  he  died,  and  the  Jews  and  the  Chaldeans 
that  were  with  him  at  Mizpah.  And  all  the  people,  both  small  and 
great,  and  the  captains  of  the  forces,  arose,  and  came  to  Egyj^t:  for 
they  were  afraid  of  the  Chaldeans. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  captivity 
of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah,  that  Evil-merodach  king  of  Babylon,  in 
the  year  that  he  began  to  reign,  did  lift  up  the  «head  of  Jehoiachin 
king  of  Judah  out  of  prison ;  and  he  spake  kindly  to  him,  and  set  his 
throne  above  the  throne  of  the  kings  that  were  with  him  in  Babylon. 
And  he  changed  his  prison  garments,  and  there  was  a  continual  allow- 
ance given  him  of  the  king,  every  day  a  portion,  all  the  days  of  hia  life. 


PASSAGES   FKOM  THE   FIEST  BOOK 

OF  THE 

CHRONICLES. 


Op  the  mighty  men  whom  David  had,  three  of  the  thirty  chief  went 
down  to  the  rock  to  David,  into  the  cave  of  Adullam ;  and  the  host  of 
the  Phihstines  were  encamped  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim.  And  David 
was  then  in  the  hold,  and  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  was  then  in 
Beth-lehem.  And  David  longed,  and  said,  Oh  that  one  would  give  me 
water  to  drink  of  the  well  of  Beth-lehem,  which  is  by  the  gate !  And 
the  three  brake  through  the  host  of  the  Philistines,  and  drew  water 
out  of  the  well  of  Beth-lehem,  that  was  by  the  gate,  and  took  it,  and 
brought  it  to  David :  but  David  would  not  drink  thereof,  but  poured 
it  out  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  My  God  forbid  it  me,  that  I  should  do 
this :  shall  I  drink  the  blood  of  these  men  that  have  put  their  lives  in 
jeopardy  ?  for  with  the  jeopardy  of  their  lives  they  brought  it.  There- 
fore he  would  not  drink  it. 

And  David  made  him  houses  in  the  city  of  David ;  and  he  prepared 
a  place  for  the  ark  of  God,  and  pitched  for  it  a  tent.  Then  David  said. 
None  ought  to  carry  the  ark  of  God  but  the  Levites.  And  he  appointed 
certain  of  the  Levites  to  minister  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  to 
celebrate  and  to  thank  and  praise  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel. 

Then  on  that  day  did  David  first  ordain  to  give  thanks  unto  the 
Lord,  by  the  hand  of  Asaph  and  his  brethren. 

O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name ; 

Make  known  his  doings  among  the  peoples. 

Sing  unto  him,  sing  praises  unto  him ; 

Talk  ye  of  all  his  marvellous  works. 

Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name : 

Let  the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

Seek  ye  the  Lord  and  his  strength 

Seek  his  face  evermore. 

Remember  his  marvellous  works  that  he  hath  done ; 

His  wonders,  and  the  judgements  of  his  mouth ; 

(687) 


688  PASSAGES   FROM   I.   CHRONICLES. 

O  ye  seed  of  Israel  his  servant, 

Ye  children  of  Jacob,  his  chosen  ones. 

He  is  the  Lord  our  God: 

His  judgements  are  in  all  the  earth. 

Remember  his  covenant  for  ever, 

The  word  which  he  commanded  to  a  thousand  generations; 

Tlie  covenant  which  he  made  with  Abraham, 

And  his  oath  unto  Isaac ; 

And  confirmed  the  same  unto  Jacob  for  a  statute. 

To  Israel  for  an  everlasting  covenant : 

Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give  the  land  of  Canaan, 

The  lot  of  your  inheritance : 

When  ye  were  but  a  few  men  in  number ; 

Yea,  very  few,  and  sojourners  in  it ; 

And  they  went  about  from  nation  to  nation. 

And  from  one  kingdom  to  another  people. 

He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them  wrong ; 

Yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their  sakes ; 

Saying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed  ones. 

And  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth 

Shew  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

Declare  his  glory  among  the  nations. 

His  marvellous  works  among  all  the  peoples. 

For  great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised : 

He  also  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

For  all  the  gods  of  the  peoples  are  idols : 

But  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

Honour  and  majesty  are  before  him : 

Strength  and  gladness  are  in  his  jolace. 

Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of  the  peoples. 

Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name : 

Bring  an  offering,  and  come  before  him : 

Worshii)  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

Tremble  before  him,  all  the  earth : 

The  world  also  is  stablished  that  it  cannot  be  moved. 

Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the  earth  rejoice ; 

And  let  them  say  among  the  nations.  The  Lord  reigneth. 

Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof; 

Let  the  field  exult,  and  all  that  is  therein  ; 

Then  shall  the  trees  of  the  wood  sing  for  joy  before  the  Lord, 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  CHRONICLES.  689 

For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth. 

O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

And  say  ye,  Save  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation, 

And  gather  us  together  and  deUver  us  from  the  nations, 

To  give  thanks  unto  thy  holy  name. 

And  to  triumph  in  thy  praise. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 

From  everlasting  even  to  everlasting. 
And  all  the  people  said.  Amen,  and  praised  the  Lord. 

So  he  left  there,  before  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  Asaph 
and  his  brethren,  to  minister  before  the  ark  continually,  as  every  day's 
work  required:  and  Heman  and  Jeduthun  with  trumpets  and  cymbals 
for  those  that  should  sound  aloud,  and  idth  instruments  for  the  songs 
of  God :  and  the  sons  of  Jeduthun  to  be  at  the  gate. 

And  Satan  stood  up  against'  Israel,  and  moved  David  to  number 
Israel.  And  David  said  to  Joab  and  to  the  princes  of  the  people.  Go, 
number  Israel  from  Beer-sheba  even  to  Dan  ;  and  bring"  me  word,  that 
I  may  know  the  sura  of  them.  And  Joab  said.  The  Lord  make  his 
people  an  hundred  times  so  many  more  as  they  be :  but,  my  lord  the 
king,  are  they  not  all  my  lord's  servants?  why  doth  my  lord  require 
this  thing?  why  will  he  be  a  cause  of  guilt  unto  Israel?  Neverthe- 
less the  king's  word  prevailed  against  Joab.  Wherefore  Joab  departed, 
and  went  throughout  all  Israel,  and  came  to  Jerusalem.  And  Joab 
gave  up  the  sum  of  the  numbering  of  the  people  unto  David.  And 
all  they  of  Israel  were  a  thousand  thousand  and  an  hundred  thou- 
sand men  that  drew  sword :  and  Judah  was  four  hundred  threescore 
and  ten  thousand  men  that  drew  sword.  But  Levi  and  Benjamin 
counted  he  not  among  them :  for  the  king's  word  was  abominable  to 
Joab.  And  God  was  displeased  with  this  thing ;  therefore  he  smote 
Israel.  And  David  said  unto  God,  I  have  sinned  gi-eatly,  in  that  I 
have  done  this  thing :  but  now,  put  away,  I  beseech  thee,  the  iniquity 
of  thy  servant ;  for  I  have  done  very  foolishly.  And  the  Lord  spake 
imto  Gad,  David's  seer,  saying.  Go  and  speak  unto  David,  saymg.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  offer  thee  three  things ;  choose  thee  one  of  them, 
that  I  may  do  it  unto  thee.  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Take  which  thou  wilt ;  either  three  years 
of  famine ;  or  three  months  to  be  consumed  before  thy  foes,  while 
that  the  sword  of  thine  enemies  overtaketh  thee ;  or  else  three  days 
the  sword  of  the  Lord,  even  pestilence  in  the  land,  and  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  destroying  throughout  all  the  coasts  of  Israel.  Now  there- 
fore consider  what  answer  I  shall  return  to   him  that  sent  me.    And 


690  PASSAGES   FROM   I,  CHRONICLES. 

David  said  unto  Gad,  I  am  in  a  great  strait :  let  me  fall  now  into  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  ;  for  very  great  are  his  mercies :  and  let  me  not  fall 
into  the  hand  of  man.  So  the  Lord  sent  a  pestilence  upon  Israel : 
and  there  fell  of  Israel  seventy  thousand  men.  And  God  sent  an 
angel  unto  Jerusalem  to  destroy  it :  and  as  he  was  about  to  destroy, 
the  Lord  beheld,  and  he  repented  him  of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the  de- 
stroying angel.  It  is  enough  ;  now  stay  thine  hand.  And  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  stood  by  the  threshing-floor  of  Oman  the  Jebusite.  And 
David  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stand  be- 
tween the  earth  and  the  heaven,  having  a  drawn  sword  in  his  hand 
stretched  out  over  Jerusalem.  Then  David  and  the  elders,  clothed  in 
sackcloth,  fell  upon  their  faces.  And  David  said  unto  God,  Is  it  not 
I  that  commanded  the  peoi:)le  to  be  numbered  ?  even  I  it  is  that  have 
sinned  and  done  very  wickedly;  but  these  sheep,  what  have  they 
done  ?  let  thine  hand,  I  pray  thee,  O  Lord  my  God,  be  against  me, 
and  against  my  father's  house ;  but  not  against  thy  people,  that  they 
should  be  plagued.  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  commanded  Gad  to 
say  to  David,  that  David  should  go  up,  and  rear  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  in  the  threshing-floor  of  Ornan  the  Jebusite.  And  David  went 
up  at  the  saying  of  Gad,  which  he  spake  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
And  Ornan  turned  back,  and  saw  the  angel ;  and  his  four  sons  that 
were  with  him  hid  themselves.  Now  Ornan  was  threshing  wheat. 
And  as  David  came  to  Ornan,  Ornan  looked  and  saw  David,  and  went 
out  of  the  threshing-floor,  and  bowed  himself  to  David  with  his  face 
to  the  ground.  Then  David  said  to  Ornan,  Give  me  the  place  of  this 
threshing-floor,  that  I  may  build  thereon  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  :  for 
the  full  price  shalt  thou  give  it  me :  that  the  plague  may  be  stayed 
from  the  people.  And  Ornan  said  unto  David,  Take  it  to  thee,  and 
let  my  lord  the  king  do  that  which  is  good  in  his  eyes :  lo,  I  give  thee 
the  oxen  for  burnt  offierings,  and  the  threshing  instruments  for  wood, 
and  the  wheat  for  the  meal  offering ;  I  give  it  all.  And  king  David 
said  to  Ornan,  Nay  ;  but  I  will  verily  buy  it  for  the  full  price :  for  I 
will  not  take  that  which  is  thine  for  the  Lord,  nor  offer  a  burnt  offer- 
ing without  cost.  So  David  gave  to  Ornan  for  the  place  six  hundred 
shekels  of  gold  by  weight.  And  David  built  there  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord,  and  offered  burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings,  and  called  upon 
the  Lord  ;  and  he  answered  him  from  heaven  by  fire  upon  the;  altar 
of  burnt  offering.  And  the  Lord  commanded  the  angel ;  and  he  put 
up  his  sword  again  into  the  sheath  thereof. 

And  David  connnanded  to  gather  together  the  strangers  that  were 
in  the  land  of  Israel ;  and  he  set  masons  to  hew  wrought  stones  to 
build  the  house  of  God.    And  David  prepared  iron  in  abundance  for 


PASSAGES   FROM   I.  CHRONICLES.  691 

the  nails  for  the  doors  of  the  gates,  and  for  the  couplings ;  and  brass 
in  abundance  without  weight ;  and  cedar  trees  without  number :  for 
the  Zidonians  and  they  of  Tyre  brought  cedar  trees  in  abundance  to 
David.  And  David  said,  Solomon  my  son  is  young  and  tender,  and 
the  house  that  is  to  be  builded  for  the  Lord  must  be  exceeding 
magnifical,  of  fame  and  of  glory  throughout  all  countries :  I  will  there- 
fore make  preparation  for  it.  So  David  prepared  abundantly  before 
his  death. 

Then  he  called  for  Solomon  his  son,  and  charged  him  to  build  an 
house  for  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel.  And  David  said  to  Solomon 
his  son,  As  for  me,  it  was  in  my  heart  to  build  an  house  unto  the 
name  of  the  Lord  my  God.  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me, 
saying,  Thou  hast  shed  blood  abundantly,  and  hast  made  great  wars: 
thou  shalt  not  build  an  house  unto  my  name,  because  thou  hast  shed 
much  blood  upon  the  earth  in  my  sight:  behold,  a  son  shall  be  born 
to  thee,  who  shall  be  a  man  of  rest ;  and  I  will  give  him  rest  from  all 
his  enemies  round  about:  for  his  name  shall  be  ^Solomon,  and  I  will 
give  peace  and  quietness  unto  Israel  in  his  days:  he  shall  build  an 
house  for  my  name ;  and  he  shall  be  my  son,  and  I  will  be  his  father; 
and  I  will  establish  the  throne  of  his  kingdom  over  Israel  for  ever. 
Now,  my  son,  the  Lord  be  with  thee ;  and  prosper  thou,  and  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  as  he  hath  sjDoken  concerning  thee.  Only 
the  Lord  give  thee  discretion  and  understanding,  and  give  thee  charge 
concerning  Israel ;  that  so  thou  mayest  keep  the  law  of  the  Lord  thy 
God.  Then  shalt  thou  prosper,  if  thou  observe  to  do  the  statutes  and 
the  judgements  which  the  Lord  charged  Moses  with  concerning  Israel: 
be  strong,  and  of  good  courage ;  fear  not,  neither  be  dismayed.  Now, 
behold,  in  my  low  estate  I  have  prepared  for  the  house  of  the  Lord 
an  hundred  thousand  talents  of  gold,  and  a  thousand  thousand  talents 
of  silver ;  and  of  brass  and  iron  without  weight ;  for  it  is  in  abun- 
dance :  timber  also  and  stone  have  I  prepared ;  and  thou  mayest  add 
thereto.  Moreover  there  are  workmen  with  thee  in  abundance,  hewers 
and  workers  of  stone  and  timber,  and  all  men  that  are  cunning  in  any 
manner  of  work ;  of  the  gold,  the  silver,  and  the  brass,  and  the  iron, 
there  is  no  number ;  arise  and  be  doing,  and  the  Lord  be  with  thee. 
David  also  commanded  all  the  princes  of  Israel  to  help  Solomon  his 
son,  saying.  Is  not  the  Lord  your  God  with  you  ?  and  hath  he  not 
given  you  rest  on  every  side  ?  for  he  hath  delivered  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  into  mine  hand  ;  and  the  land  is  subdued  before  the  Lord,  and 
before  his  people.  Now  set  your  heart  and  your  soul  to  seek  after  the 
Lord  your  God ;  arise  therefore,  and  build  ye  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord 

iThat  is,  Peaceful. 


692  PASSAGES    FROM   I.   CHRONICLES. 

God,  to  bring  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  the  holy  ves- 
sels of  God,  into  the  house  that  is  to  be  built  to  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

And  David  assembled  all  the  princes  of  Israel,  the  princes  of  the 
tribes,  and  the  captains  of  the  companies  that  served  the  king  by 
course,  and  the  captains  of  thousands,  and  the  captains  of  hundreds, 
and  the  rulers  over  all  the  substance  and  possessions  of  the  king  and 
of  his  sons,  with  the  officers,  and  the  mighty  men,  even  all  the  mighty 
men  of  valour,  unto  Jerusalem.  Then  David  the  king  stood  up  upon 
his  feet,  and  said,  Hear  me,  my  brethren,  and  my  jieople :  as  for  me, 
it  was  in  mine  heart  to  build  an  house  of  rest  for  the  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  footstool  of  our  God  ;  and  I  had  made 
ready  for  the  building.  But  God  said  unto  me,  Thou  shalt  not  build 
an  house  for  my  name,  because  thou  art  a  man  of  war,  and  hast  shed 
blood.  Howbeit  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  chose  me  out  of  all  tlie 
house  of  my  father  to  be  king  over  Israel  for  ever :  for  he  hath  chosen 
Judah  to  be  prince ;  and  in  the  house  of  Judah,  the  house  of  my  father ; 
and  among  the  sons  of  my  father  he  took  pleasure  in  me  to  make  me 
king  over  all  Israel :  and  of  all  my  sons,  (for  the  Lord  hath  given  me 
many  sons,)  he  hath  chosen  Solomon  my  son  to  sit  upon  the  throne 
of  the  kingdom  of  the  Lord  over  Israel.  And  he  said  unto  me,  Solo- 
mon thy  son,  he  shall  build  my  house  and  my  courts :  for  I  have 
chosen  him  to  be  my  son,  and  I  will  be  his  father.  And  I  will  estab- 
lish his  kingdom  for  ever,  if  he  be  constant  to  do  my  commandments 
and  my  judgements,  as  at  this  day.  Now  therefore,  in  the  sight  of  all 
Israel,  the  congregation  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  audience  of  our  God, 
observe  and  seek  out  all  the  conuuandments  of  the  Lord  your  God : 
that  ye  may  possess  this  good  land,  and  leave  it  for  an  inheritance  to 
your  children  after  you  for  ever.  And  thou,  Solomon  my  son,  know 
thou  the  God  of  thy  father,  and  serve  him  with  a  perfect  heart  and 
with  a  willing  mind :  for  the  Lord  searcheth  all  hearts,  and  under- 
standeth  all  the  imaginations  of  the  thoughts :  if  thou  seek  him,  he 
will  be  found  of  thee ;  but  if  thou  forsake  him,  he  will  cast  thee  off 
for  ever.  Take  heed  now  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  chosen  thee  to  Ijuild  an 
house  for  the  sanctuary  :  be  strong,  and  do  it. 

Then  David  gave  to  Solomon  his  son  tlie  pattern  of  the  porch  of 
the  temple,  and  of  the  houses  thereof,  and  of  the  treasuries  thereof,  and 
of  the  upper  rooms  thereof,  and  of  the  inner  chambers  thereof,  and  of 
the  place  of  the  mercy-seat:  and  the  pattern  of  all  that  he  had  l)y  the 
spirit,  for  the  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Loud,  and  for  all  tlie  chambers 
round  about:  also  for  the  courses  of  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and 
for  all  the  work  of  the  service  of  the  liouse  of  the  Lord,  and  for  all 
the  vessels  of  service  in  the  li<juse  of  the  Lord.     All  this,  said  David, 


PASSAGES    FROM    I.   CHRONICLES.  693 

have  I  been  made  to  understand  in  writing  from  the  hand  of  the 
Lord,  even  all  the  works  of  this  pattern.  And  David  said  to  Solomon 
his  son,  Be  strong  and  of  good  courage,  and  do  it :  fear  not,  nor  be 
dismayed :  for  the  Lord  God,  even  my  God,  is  with  thee ;  he  will  not 
fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee,  until  all  the  work  for  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord  be  finished. 

And  David  the  king  said  unto  all  the  congregation,  Solomon  my 
son,  whom  alone  God  hath  chosen,  is  yet  young  and  tender,  and  the 
work  is  great:  for  the  palace  is  not  for  man,  but  for  the  Lord  God. 
Now  I  have  prepared  with  all  my  might  for  the  house  of  my  God  the 
gold  for  the  things  of  gold,  and  the  silver  for  the  things  of  silver,  and 
the  Ijrass  for  the  things  of  brass,  the  iron  for  the  things  of  iron,  and 
wood  for  the  things  of  wood ;  onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be  set,  stones 
for  inlaid  work,  and  of  divers  colours,  and  all  manner  of  precious 
stones,  and  marble  stones  in  abundance.  Moreover  also,  because  I  have 
set  my  affection  to  the  house  of  my  God,  seeing  that  I  have  a  treasure 
of  mine  own  of  gold  and  silver,  I  give  it  unto  the  house  of  my  God, 
over  and  above  all  that  I  have  prepared  for  the  holy  house ;  even  three 
thousand  talents  of  gold,  of  the  gold  of  Ophir,  and  seven  thousand 
talents  of  refined  silver,  to  overlay  the  walls  of  the  houses  withal:  of 
gold  for  the  things  of  gold,  and  of  silver  for  the  things  of  silver,  and 
for  all  manner  of  work  to  be  inade  by  the  hands  of  artificers.  Who 
then  offereth  willingly  to  consecrate  himself  this  day  unto  the  Lord? 
Then  the  princes  of  the  fathers'  houses,  and  the  princes  of  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  and  the  captains  of  thousands  and  of  hundreds,  with  the 
rulers  over  the  king's  work,  offered  willingly ;  and  they  gave  for  the 
service  of  the  house  of  God  of  gold  five  thousand  talents  and  ten 
thousand  darics,  and  of  silver  ten  thousand  talents,  and  of  brass 
eighteen  thousand  talents,  and  of  iron  a  hundred  thousand  talents. 
And  they  with  whom  preciotts  stones  were  found  gave  them  to  the 
treasure  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  Then  the  people  rejoiced,  because 
with  a  perfect  heart  they  offered  willingly  to  the  Lord  :  and  David  the 
king  also  rejoiced  with  great  joy.  Wherefore  David  blessed  the  Lord 
before  all  the  congregation :  and  David  said.  Blessed  be  thou,  O  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel  our  father,  for  ever  and  ever.  Thine,  O  Lord,  is  the 
greatness,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  and  the  victory,  and  the 
majesty :  for  all  that  is  in  the  heaven  and  in  the  earth  is  thine ;  thine 
is  the  kingdom,  O  Lord,  and  thou  art  exalted  as  head  above  all.  Both 
riches  and  honour  come  of  thee,  and  thou  rulest  over  all ;  and  in  thine 
hand  is  power  and  might ;  and  in  thine  hand  it  is  to  make  great,  and 
to  give  strength  unto  all.  Now  therefore,  our  God,  we  thank  thee,  and 
praise  thy  glorious  name.    But  who  am  I,  and  what  is  my  people,  that 


694  PASSAGES   FROM    II.   CHRONICLES. 

we  should  be  able  to  offer  so  willingly  after  this  sort?  for  all  things 
come  of  thee,  and  of  thine  own  have  we  given  thee.  For  we  are 
strangers  before  thee,  and  sojourners,  as  all  our  fathers  were :  our  days 
on  the  earth  are  as  a  shadow,  and  there  is  no  abiding.  O  Lord  our 
God,  all  this  store  that  we  have  prepared  to  build  thee  an  house  for 
thine  holy  name  cometh  of  thine  hand,  and  is  all  thine  own.  I  know 
also,  my  God,  that  thou  triest  the  heart,  and  hast  pleasure  in  upright- 
ness. As  for  me,  in  the  uprightness  of  mine  heart  I  li^ve  willingly 
offered  all  these  things:  and  now  have  I  seen  with  joy  thy  peoi)le, 
which  are  present  here,  to  offer  willingly  unto  thee.  O  Lord,  the  God 
of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  our  fathers,  keep  this  for  ever  in 
the  imagination  of  the  thoughts  of  the  heart  of  thy  peoj^le,  and  pre- 
pare their  heart  unto  thee :  and  give  unto  Solomon  my  son  a  perfect 
heart,  to  keep  thy  commandments,  thy  testimonies,  and  thy  statutes, 
and  to  do  all  these  things,  and  to  build  the  palace,  for  the  which  I 
have  made  provision.  And  David  said  to  all  the  congregation.  Now 
bless  the  Lord  your  God.  And  all  the  congregation  blessed  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  their  fathers,  and  bowed  down  their  heads,  and  wor- 
shipped the  Lord,  and  the  king.  And  they  sacrificed  sacrifices  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord,  on  the  morrow 
after  that  day,  even  a  thousand  bullocks,  a  thousand  rams,  and  a 
thousand  lambs,  with  their  drink  offerings,  and  sacrifices  in  abundance 
for  all  Israel ;  and  did  eat  and  drink  before  the  Lord  on  that  day 
with  great  gladness. 

Now  the  acts  of  David  the  king  first  and  last,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  history  of  Samuel  the  seer,  and  in  the  history  of  Nathan 
the  prophet,  and  in  the  history  of  Gad  the  seer;  with  all  his  reign 
and  his  might,  and  the  times  that  went  over  him,  and  over  Israel, 
and  over  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  countries. 


PASSAGES  FEOM  THE  SEOOJ^TD  BOOK 

OF    THE 

CHRONICLES. 


So  Abijah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they  buried  him  in  the  city 
of  David,  and  Asa  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  Asa  did  that 
which  was  good  and  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  his  God.  And 
Asa  had  an  army  that  bare  bucklers  and  spears,  out  of  Judali  three 
hundred  thousand ;  and  out  of  Benjamin,  that  bare  shields  and  drew 


PASSAGES   FROM    II.  CHRONICLES.  695 

bows,  two  hundred  and  fourscore  thousand :  all  these  were  mighty  men 
of  valour.  And  there  came  out  against  them  Zerah  the  Ethiopian  with 
an  army  of  a  thousand  thousand,  and  three  hundred  chariots ;  and  he 
came  unto  Mareshah.  Then  Asa  went  out  to  meet  him,  and  they  set 
the  battle  in  array  in  the  valley  of  Zephathah  at  Mareshah.  And  Asa 
cried  unto  the  Lord  his  txod,  and  said.  Lord,  there  is  none  beside  thee 
to  help,  between  the  mighty  and  him  that  hath  no  strength :  help  us, 
O  Lord  our  God ;  for  we  rely  on  thee,  and  in  thy  name  are  we  come 
against  this  multitude.  O  Lord,  thou  art  our  God ;  let  not  man  pre- 
vail against  thee.  So  the  Lord  smote  the  Ethiopians  before  Asa,  and 
before  Judah ;  and  the  Ethiopians  fled. 

And  the  spirit  of  God  came  upon  Azariah  the  son  of  Oded :  and 
he  went  out  to  meet  Asa,  and  said  unto  him,  Hear  ye  me,  Asa,  and 
all  Judah  and  Benjamin :  the  Lord  is  with  you,  while  ye  be  with 
him ;  and  if  ye  seek  him,  he  will  be  found  of  you ;  but  if  ye  forsake 
him,  he  will  forsake  you.  Now  for  long  seasons  Israel  hath  been 
without  the  true  God,  and  without  a  teaching  priest,  and  without  law : 
but  when  in  their  distress  they  turned  unto  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  and  sought  him,  he  was  found  of  them.  And  in  those  times 
there  was  no  peace  to  him  that  went  oiit,  nor  to  him  that  came  in, 
but  great  vexations  were  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  lands.  And 
they  were  broken  in  pieces,  nation  against  nation,  and  city  against 
city :  for  God  did  vex  them  with  all  adversity.  But  be  ye  strong, 
and  let  not  your  hands  be  slack :  for  your  work  shall  be  rewarded. 
And  when  Asa  heard  these  words,  and  the  prophecy  of  Oded  the 
prophet,  he  took  courage,  and  put  away  the  abominations  out  of  all 
the  land  of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  out  of  the  cities  which  he  had 
taken  from  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim  ;  and  he  renewed  the  altar 
of  the  Lord,  that  was  before  the  porch  of  the  Lord.  And  he  gathered 
all  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  them  that  sojourned  with  them  out  of 
Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  and  out  of  Simeon :  for  they  fell  to  him  out 
of  Israel  in  abundance,  when  they  saw  that  the  Lord  his  God  was 
with  him.  So  they  gathered  themselves  together  at  Jerusalem  in  the 
third  month,  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa.  And  they 
sacrificed  unto  the  Lord  in  that  day,  of  the  spoil  which  they  had 
brought,  seven  hundred  oxen  and  seven  thousand  sheep.  And  they 
entered  into  the  covenant  to  seek  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers, 
with  all  their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul.  And  all  Judah  rejoiced 
at  the  oath :  for  they  had  sworn  with  all  their  heart,  and  sought  him 
with  their  whole  desire ;  and  he  was  found  of  them :  and  the  Lord 
gave  them  rest  round  about.  ^ 

1  Nearly  all  of  II.  Chronicles  is  contained  in  I.  and  II.  Kings. 


PASSAGES  FROM 

EZRA. 


Now  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  by  the  moutli  of  Jeremiah  miglit  be  accomplished,  the  Lord 
stirred  up  the  spirit  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  he  made  a  procla- 
mation throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it  also  in  writing,  saying, 
Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  All  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  hath 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  given  me  ;  and  he  hath  charged  me  to 
build  him  an  house  in  Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Judah.  Whosoever 
there  is  among  you  of  all  his  people,  liis  God  be  with  him,  and  let 
him  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Judah,  and  build  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  (he  is  God,)  which  is  in  Jerusalem.  Then 
rose  up  the  heads  of  fathers'  houses  of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  even  all  whose  spirit  God  had  stirred  to  go 
up  to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusalem.  And  all 
they  that  were  round  about  them  strengthened  their  hands  with  ves- 
sels of  silver,  with  gold,  with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  and  with  pre- 
cious things,  beside  all  that  was  willingly  offered.  Also  Cyrus  the  king 
brought  forth  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lokd,  which  Nebuchad- 
nezzar had  brought  forth  out  of  Jerusalem,  and  had  put  them  in  the 
house  of  his  gods. 

Now  these  are  the  children  of  the  province,  that  went  i:p  out  of  the 
captivity  of  those  which  had  been  carried  away,  whom  Nebuchadnez- 
zar the  king  of  Babylon  had  carried  away  unto  Babylon,  and  that  re- 
turned unto  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  every  one  unto  his  city.  The  whole 
congregation  together  was  forty  and  two  thousand  three  hundred  and 
threescore,  beside  their  menservants  and  their  maidservants,  of  whom 
there  were  seven  thousand  tliree  hundred  thirty  and  seven:  and  they 
had  two  hundred  singing  men  and  singing  women.  Then  stood  up 
Jeshua  and  his  brethren  the  priests,  and  Zerubbabel  and  his  brethren, 
and  builded  the  altar  of  the  God  of  Israel:  and  they  offered  burnt 
offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord,  morning  and  evening.    And  they  kept 

(696) 


PASSAGES   FROM    EZRA.  697 

the  feast  of  tabernacles ;  and  afterward  the  continual  burnt  offering, 
and  the  offerings  of  the  new  moons,  and  of  all  the  set  feasts  of  the 
Lord  that  were  consecrated,  and  of  every  one  that  willingly  offered  a 
free-will  offering  unto  the  Lord.  From  the  first  day  of  the  seventh 
month  began  they  to  offer  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord  :  but  the 
foundation  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord  was  not  yet  laid. 

And  when  the  builders  laid  the  foundation  of  the  temple  of  the 
Lord,  they  set  the  priests  in  their  apparel  with  trumj^ets,  and  the  Le- 
vites  the  sons  of  Asaph  with  cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord,  after  the 
order  of  David  king  of  Israel.  And  they  sang  one  to  another  in  prais- 
ing and  giving  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  saying,  For  he  is  good,  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever  toward  Israel.  And  all  the  people  shouted  with 
a  great  shout.  But  many  of  the  priests  and  Levites  and  heads  of  fa- 
thers' houses,  the  old  men  that  had  seen  the  first  house,  when  the 
foundation  of  this  house  was  laid  before  their  eyes,  wept  with  a  loud 
voice ;  and  many  shouted  aloud  for  joy  :  so  that  the  people  could  not 
discern  the  noise  of  the  shout  of  joy  from  the  noise  of  the  weeping  of 
the  people :  for  the  people  shouted  with  a  loud  shout,  and  the  noise 
was  heard  afar  off. 

Now  when  the  adversaries  of  Judah  and  Benjamin  heard  that  the 
children  of  the  captivity  builded  a  temple  unto  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel ;  then  they  drew  near  to  Zerubbabel,  and  to  the  heads  of  fa- 
thers' houses,  and  said  unto  them.  Let  us  build  with  you:  for  we  seek 
your  God,  as  ye  do;  and  we  do  sacrifice  unto  him  since  the  days  of 
Esar-haddon  king  of  Assyria,  which  brought  us  up  hither.  But  Zerub- 
babel, and  Jeshua,  and  the  rest  of  the  heads  of  fathers'  houses  of  Israel, 
said  unto  them.  Ye  have  nothing  to  do  with  us  to  build  an  house 
unto  our  God ;  but  we  ourselves  together  will  build  unto  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  as  king  Cyrus  the  king  of  Persia  hath  commanded  us. 
Then  the  people  of  the  land  weakened  the  hands  of  the  people  of 
Judah,  and  troubled  them  in  building,  and  hired  counsellors  against 
them,  to  frustrate  their  purpose,  all  the  days  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia, 
even  until  the  reign  of  Darius  king  of  Persia.  And  in  the  reign  of 
Ahasuerus,  in  the  beginning  of  his  reign,  wrote  they  an  accusation 
against  the  inhabitants  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

And  in  the  days  of  Artaxerxes  wrote  Bishlam,  and  his  companions, 
unto  Artaxerxes  king  of  Persia :  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  the 
Jews  which  came  up  from  thee  are  come  to  us  unto  Jerusalem ;  they 
are  building  the  rebellious  and  the  bad  city,  and  have  finished  the 
walls,  and  repaired  the  foundations.  Be  it  known  now  unto  the  king, 
that,  if  this  city  be  builded,  and  the  walls  finished,  they  will  not  pay 
tribute,  custom,  or  toll,  and  in  the  end  it  will  endamage  the  kings.    Now 


698  PASSAGES   FROM   EZRA. 

because  we  eat  the  salt  of  the  palace,  and  it  is  not  meet  for  us  to  see 
the  king's  dishonour,  therefore  have  we  sent  and  certified  the  king; 
that  search  may  be  made  in  the  book  of  the  records  of  thy  fathers: 
so  shalt  thou  find  in  the  book  of  the  records,  and  know  that  this  city 
is  a  rebellious  city,  and  hurtful  unto  kings  and  provinces,  and  that 
they  have  moved  sedition  within  the  same  of  old  time  :  for  which  cause 
was  this  city  laid  waste.  T}ien  sent  the  king  an  answer:  The  letter 
which  ye  sent  unto  us  hath  been  plainly  read  before  me.  And  I  de- 
creed, and  search  hath  been  made,  and  it  is  found  that  this  city  of 
old  time  hath  made  insurrection  against  kings,  and  that  rebellion  and 
sedition  have  been  made  therein.  There  have  been  mighty  kings  also 
over  Jerusalem,  which  have  ruled  over  all  the  country  beyond  the  river ; 
and  tribute,  custom,  and  toll,  was  paid  unto  them.  Make  ye  now  a 
decree  to  cause  these  men  to  cease,  and  that  this  city  be  not  builded, 
until  a  decree  shall  be  made  by  me.  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the 
house  of  God  which  is  at  Jerusalem ;  and  it  ceased  unto  the  second 
year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  king  of  Persia. 

Now  the  prophets,  Haggai  the  prophet,  and  Zechariah  the  son  of 
Iddo,  prophesied  unto  the  Jews  that  were  in  Judah  and  Jerusalem  ;  in 
the  name  of  the  God  of  Israel  j)'>'ophesied  they  unto  them.  Then  rose 
up  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the  son  of  Jozadak, 
and  began  to  build  the  house  of  God  which  is  at  Jerusalem ;  and  with 
them  were  the  prophets  of  God,  helping  them.  At  the  same  time  Tat- 
tenai,  the  governor  beyond  the  river,  and  Shethar-bozenai,  and  his  com- 
panions the  Apharsachites,  which  were  beyond  the  river,  sent  unto 
Darius  the  king  a  letter,  wherein  was  written  thus ;  Unto  Darius  the 
king,  all  peace.  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  we  went  into  the 
province  of  Judah,  to  the  house  of  the  great  God,  which  is  builded 
with  great  stones,  and  timber  is  laid  in  the  walls,  and  this  work  goeth 
on  with  diligencie  and  j^rospereth  in  their  hands.  Then  asked  we  those 
elders,  and  said  unto  them  thus,  Who  gave  you  a  decree  to  build  this 
house,  and  to  finish  this  wall?  And  thus  they  returned  us  answer, 
saying,  We  are  the  servants  of  the  God  of  heaven  and  earth,  and  build 
the  house  that  was  builded  these  many  years  ago,  which  a  great  king 
of  Israel  builded  and  finished.  But  after  that  our  fathers  had  provoked 
the  God  of  heaven  unto  wrath,  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  Neb- 
uchadnezzar king  of  Babylon,  the  Chaldean,  who  destroyed  this  house, 
and  carried  the  people  away  into  Bal)ylon.  But  in  the  first  year  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Babylon,  Cyrus  the  king  made  a  decree  to  build  this 
house  of  God.  And  the  gold  and  silver  vessels  also  of  tlie  house  of 
God,  which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  out  of  the  temple  that  was  in  Jeru- 
salem, those  did  Cyrus  the  king  take  out  of  the  temple  of  Babylon; 


PASSAGES   FROM    EZRA.  699 

and  he  said,  Take  these  vessels,  go,  put  them  in  the  temple  that  is  in 
Jerusalem,  and  let  the  house  of  God  be  builded  in  its  place. 

Then  Darius  the  king  made  a  decree,  and  search  was  made  in  the 
house  of  the  archives,  where  the  treasures  M'ere  laid  up  in  Babylon. 
And  there  was  found  at  Achmetha,  in  the  palace  that  is  in  the  i^rovince 
of  Media,  a  roll,  and  therein  was  thus  written  for  a  record.  In  the  first 
year  of  Cyrus  the  king,  Cyrus  the  king  made  a  decree ;  Concerning  the 
house  of  God  at  Jerusalem,  let  the  house  be  builded ;  and  let  the  ex- 
penses be  given  out  of  the  king's  house :  and  also  let  the  gold  and  sil- 
ver vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  which  Nebuchadnezzar  brought  unto 
Babylon,  be  restored,  and  brought  again  unto  the  temple  which  is  at 
Jerusalem,  every  one  to  its  place.  Now  therefore,  Tattenai,  governor 
beyond  the  river,  Shethar-bozenai,  and  your  companions  the  Aphar- 
sachites,  which  are  beyond  the  river,  be  ye  far  from  thence :  let  the 
work  of  this  house  of  God  alone ;  let  the  governor  of  the  Jews  and 
the  elders  of  the  Jews  build  this  house  of  God  in  its  place.  Moreover 
I  make  a  decree  what  ye  shall  do  to  these  elders  of  the  Jews  for  the 
building  of  this  house  of  God :  that  of  the  king's  goods,  even  of  the 
tribute  beyond  the  river,  expenses  be  given  with  all  diligence  unto 
these  men,  that  they  be  not  hindered.  And  that  which  they  have 
need  of,  both  young  bullocks,  and  rams,  and  lambs,  for  burnt  offerings 
to  the  God  of  heaven,  wheat,  salt,  wine,  and  oil,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  priests  which  are  at  Jerusalem,  let  it  be  given  thein  day  by  day 
without  fail :  that  they  may  offer  sacrifices  of  sweet  savour  unto  the 
God  of  heaven,  and  pray  for  the  life  of  the  king,  and  of  his  sons. 
And  the  God  that  hath  caused  his  name  to  dwell  there  overthrow  all 
kings  and  peoples,  that  shall  put  forth  their  hand  to  destroy  this  house 
of  God  which  is  at  Jerusalem.  I  Darius  have  made  a  decree ;  let  it 
be  done  with  all  diligence. 

And  this  house  was  finished  on  the  third  day  of  the  month  Adar, 
which  was  in  the  sixth  year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  the  king.  And  the 
children  of  Israel,  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and  the  rest  of  the  chil- 
dren of  the  captivity,  kept  the  dedication  of  this  house  of  God  with  joy. 

Now  after  these  things,  in  the  reign  of  Artaxerxes  king  of  Persia, 
Ezra  the  son  of  Seraiah  went  up  from  Babylon ;  and  he  was  a  i-eady 
scribe  in  the  law  of  Moses,  which  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  had 
given.  And  there  went  up  some  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  of  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the  singers,  and  the  porters,  and  the 
Nethinim,  unto  Jerusalem.  For  Ezra  had  set  his  heart  to  seek  the  law 
of  the  Lord,  and  to  do  it,  and  to  teach  in  Israel  statutes  and  judgements. 

Now  this  is  the  letter  that  the  king  Artaxerxes  gave  unto  Ezra: 
Artaxerxes,  king  of  kings,  unto  Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe  of  the  law 


700  PASSAGES   FROM    EZRA. 

of  the  God  of  heaven,  perfect  and  so  forth.  I  make  a  decree,  that  all 
they  of  the  people  of  Israel,  and  their  priests  and  the  Levites,  in  my 
realm,  which  are  minded  of  their  own  free  will  to  go  to  Jerusalem,  go 
with  thee.  Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent  of  the  king  and  his  seven 
counsellors,  to  inquire  concerning  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  according  to 
the  law  of  thy  God  which  is  in  thine  hand ;  and  to  carry  the  silver 
and  gold,  which  the  king  and  his  counsellors  have  freely  ofiered  unto 
the  God  of  Israel,  whose  habitation  is  in  Jerusalem.  And  whatsoever 
more  shall  be  needful  for  the  house  of  thy  God,  which  thou  shalt  have 
occasion  to  bestow,  bestow  it  out  of  the  king's  treasure  house.  What- 
soever is  commanded  by  the  God  of  heaven,  let  it  be  done  exactly  for 
the  house  of  the  God  of  heaven ;  for  why  should  there  be  wrath 
against  the  realm  of  the  king  and  his  sons  ?  Also  we  certify  you,  that 
touching  any  of  the  priests  and  Levites,  the  singers,  porters,  Nethinim, 
or  servants  of  this  house  of  God,  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  impose  trib- 
ute, custom,  or  toll,  upon  them.  And  thou,  Ezra,  after  the  wisdom  of 
thy  God  that  is  in  thine  hand,  appoint  magistrates  and  judges,  which 
may  judge  all  the  people  that  are  beyond  the  river,  all  such  as  know 
the  laws  of  thy  God ;  and  teach  ye  him  that  knoweth  them  not. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  our  fathers,  which  hath  put  such 
a  thing  as  this  in  the  king's  heart,  to  beautify  the  house  of  the  Lord 
which  is  in  Jerusalem ;  and  hath  extended  mercy  unto  me  before  the 
king,  and  his  counsellors,  and  before  all  the  king's  mighty  princes. 
And  I  was  strengthened  according  to  the  hand  of  the  Lord  my  God 
upon  me,  and  I  gathered  together  out  of  Israel  chief  men  to  go  up 
with  me. 

And  we  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  abode  there  three  days.  And  on 
the  fourth  day  was  the  silver  and  the  gold  and  the  vessels  weighed  in 
the  house  of  our  God  into  the  hand  of  Meremoth  the  son  of  Uriah 
the  priest;  and  the  children  of  the  captivity,  which  were  come  out  of 
exile,  offered  burnt  offerings  unto  the  God  of  Israel. 

Now  when  these  things  were  done,  the  princes  drew  near  unto  me, 
saying,  The  people  of  Israel,  and  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  have  not 
8e{)arated  themselves  from  the  peoples  of  the  lands,  doing  according  to 
their  abominations,  even  of  the  Canaanites,  the  Plittites,  the  Perizzites, 
the  Jebusites,  the  Ammonites,  the  INIoabites,  the  Egyptians,  and  the 
Amorites.  For  they  have  taken  of  their  daughters  for  themselves  and 
for  their  sons;  so  that  the  holy  seed  have  mingled  themselves  with  the 
peoples  of  the  lands:  yea,  the  hand  of  the  princes  and  rulers  hath 
been  chief  in  this  trespass.  And  when  I  heard  this  thing,  I  rent  my 
garment  and  my  mantle,  and  plucked  off  the  hair  of  my  head  and  of 
my  beard,  and  sat  down  astonied.    Then  were  assembled  unto  me  every 


PASSAGES   FROM    EZRA.  701 

one  that  trembled  at  the  words  of  the  God  of  Israel,  because  of  the 
trespass  of  them  of  the  cai^tivity  ;  and  I  sat  astonied  until  the  evening 
oblation.  And  at  the  evening  oblation  I  arose  up  from  my  humilia- 
tion, even  with  my  garment  and  my  mantle  rent ;  and  I  fell  upon  my 
knees,  and  spread  out  my  hands  unto  the  Lord  my  God;  "and  I  said, 
0  my  God,  I  am  ashamed  and  blush  to  lift  up  my  face  to  thee,  my 
God :  for  our  iniquities  are  increased  over  our  head,  and  our  guiltiness 
is  grown  uj?  unto  the  heavens.  And  now  for  a  little  moment  grace 
hath  been  shewed  from  the  Lord  our  God,  to  leave  us  a  remnant  to 
escape,  and  to  give  us  a  nail  in  his  holy  place,  that  our  God  may 
lighten  our  eyes,  and  give  us  a  little  reviving  in  our  bondage.  For  we 
are  bondmen ;  yet  our  God  hath  not  forsaken  us  in  our  bondage,  but 
hath  extended  mercy  imto  us  in  the  sight  of  the  kings  of  Persia,  to 
give  us  a  reviving,  to  set  up  the  house  of  our  God,  and  to  repair  the 
ruins  thereof,  and  to  give  us  a  wall  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusalem.  And 
now,  O  our  God,  what  shall  we  say  after  this?  for  we  have  forsaken 
thy  commandments,  which  thou  hast  commanded  by  thy  servants  the 
prophets.  And  after  all  that  is  come  upon  us  for  our  evil  deeds,  and 
for  our  great  guilt,  seeing  that  thou  our  God  hast  punished  us  less  than 
our  iniquities  deserve,  and  hast  given  us  such  a  remnant,  shall  we  again 
break  thy  commandments,  and  join  in  affinity  with  the  peoples  that 
do  these  abominations?  wouldest  not  thou  be  angry  with  us  till  thou 
hadst  consumed  us,  so  that  there  should  be  no  remnant,  nor  any  to 
escape  ?  O  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  thou  art  righteous ;  for  we  are  left 
a  remnant  that  is  escaped,  as  it  is  this  day :  behold,  we  are  before  thee 
in  our  guiltiness ;  for  none  can  stand  before  thee  because  of  this. 

Now  while  Ezra  prayed,  and  made  confession,  weeping  and  casting 
himself  down  before  the  house  of  God,  there  was  gathered  together 
unto  him  out  of  Israel  a  very  great  congregation  of  men  and  women 
and  children:  for  the  people  wept  very  sore.  And  Shecaniah  answered 
and  said  unto  Ezra,  We  have  trespassed  against  our  God,  and  have 
married  strange  women  of  the  peoples  of  the  land  :  yet  now  there  is 
hope  for  Israel  concerning  this  thing.  Now  therefore  let  us  make  a 
covenant  with  our  God  to  put  away  all  the  wives,  and  such  as  are 
born  of  them,  according  to  the  counsel  of  my  lord,  and  of  those  that 
tremble  at  the  commandment  of  our  God ;  and  let  it  be  done  accord- 
ing to  the  law.  Arise;  for  the  matter  belongeth  unto  thee,  and  we 
are  with  thee :  be  of  good  courage,  and  do  it.  Then  arose  Ezra,  and 
made  the  chiefs  of  the  priests,  the  Levites,  and  all  Israel,  to  swear 
that  they  would  do  according  to  this  word.  So  they  sware.  Then 
Ezra  arose  up  from  before  the  house  of  God,  and  went  into  the  cham- 
ber of  Jehohanan  the  son  of  Eliashib:  and  when  he  came  thither,  he 


702     •  PASSAGES   FROM    EZRA. 

did  eat  no  bread,  nor  drink  water :  for  he  mourned  because  of  the 
trespass  of  them  of  the  captivity.  Then  all  the  men  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin  gathered  themselves  together  unto  Jerusalem ;  and  all  the 
people  sat  in  the  broad  place  before  the  house  of  God,  trembling  be- 
cause of  this  matter.  And  Ezra  the  priest  stood  up,  and  said  unto 
them,  Ye  have  trespassed,  and  have  married  strange  women,  to  in- 
crease the  guilt  of  Israel.  Now  therefore  make  confession  unto  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  your  fathers,  and  do  his  pleasure :  and  separate 
yourselves  from  the  peoples  of  the  land,  and  from  the  strange  women. 
Then  all  the  congregation  answered  and  said  with  a  loud  voice,  As 
thou  hast  said  concerning  us,  so  must  we  do:  for  we  have  greatly 
transgressed  in  this  matter. 


PASSAGES  FROM  THE  BOOK 

OF 

NEHEMIAH. 


The  words  of  Nehemiah  the  son  of  Hacaliah. 

Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  month  Chislev,  in  the  twentieth  year 
of  Artaxerxes  the  king,  as  I  was  in  Shushan  the  palace,  that  Hanani, 
one  of  my  brethren,  came,  he  and  certain  men  out  of  Judah ;  and  I 
asked  them  concerning  the  Jews  that  had  escaped,  which  were  left  of 
the  captivity,  and  concerning  Jerusalem.  And  they  said  unto  me. 
The  remnant  that  are  left  of  the  captivity  there  in  the  province  are  in 
great  affliction  and  reproach :  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  also  is  broken 
down,  and  the  gates  thereof  are  burnt  with  fire.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  I  heard  these  words,  that  I  sat  down  and  wept,  and  mourned 
certain  days ;  and  I  fasted  and  i^rayed  before  the  God  of  heaven,  and 
said,  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  the  great  and  terrible 
God,  that  keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  with  them  that  love  him  and 
keep  his  commandments:  let  thine  ear  now  be  attentive,  and  thine 
eyes  open,  that  thou  mayest  hearken  unto  the  prayer  of  thy  servant, 
which  I  pray  before  thee  at  this  time,,  day  and  night,  for  the  children 
of  Israel  thy  servants,  while  I  confess  the  sins  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  we  have  sinned  against  thee :  yea,  I  and  my  father's  house  have 
sinned.  We  have  dealt  very  corruptly  against  thee,  and  have  not  kept 
the  commandments,  nor  the  statutes,  nor  the  judgements,  which  thou 
commandedst  thy  servant  Moses.  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  the  word 
that  thou  commandedst  thy  servant  Moses,  saying,  If  ye  trespass,  I 
will  scatter  you  abroad  among  the  peoples:  but  if  ye  return  unto  me, 
and  keep  my  commandments  and  do  them,  though  your  outcasts  were 
in  the  uttermost  part  of  the  heaven,  yet  will  I  gather  them  from 
thence,  and  will  bring  them  unto  the  place  that  I  have  chosen  to 
cause  my  name  to  dwell  there.  Now  these  are  thy  servants  and  thy 
people,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed  by  thy  great  power,  and  by  thy 
strong  hand.    O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  let  now  thine  ear  be  attentive 

(703) 


704  PASSAGES   FROM    NEHEMIAH, 

to  the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to  the  prayer  of  thy  servants,  vrho 
dehght  to  fear  thy  name :  and  prosi:>er,  I  pray  thee,  thy  servant  this 
day,  and  grant  him  mercy  in  the  sight  of  this  man.  (Now  I  was  cup- 
bearer to  the  king.) 

And  it  came  to  i^ass  in  the  month  Nisan,  in  tlic  twentieth  year  of 
Artaxerxes  the  king,  when  wine  was  before  him,  tluit  I  took  up  the 
wine,  and  gave  it  unto  the  king.  Now  I  had  not  been  beforctime  sad 
in  his  presence.  And  the  king  said  unto  me,  Why  is  thy  countenance 
sad,  seeing  thou  art  not  sick  ?  this  is  nothing  else  but  sorrow  of  heart. 
Then  I  was  very  sore  afraid.  And  I  said  unto  the  king,  Let  the  king 
live  for  ever:  why  should  not  my  countenance  be  sad,  when  the  city, 
the  place  of  my  fathers'  sepulchres,  lieth  waste,  and  the  gates  thereof 
are  consumed  with  fire  ?  Then  the  king  said  unto  me.  For  what  dost 
thou  make  request?  So  I  prayed  to  the  God  of  heaven.  And  I  said 
unto  the  king,  If  it  please  the  king,  and  if  thy  servant  have  found 
favour  in  thy  sight,  that  thou  wouldest  send  me  unto  Judah,  unto  the 
city  of  my  fathers'  sepulchres,  that  I  may  build  it.  And  the  king  said 
unto  me,  (the  queen  also  sitting  by  him,)  For  how  long  shall  thy 
journey  be  ?  and  when  wilt  thou  return  ?  So  it  pleased  the  king  to 
send  me ;  and  I  set  him  a  time.  Moreover  I  said  unto  the  king,  If  it 
please  the  king,  let  letters  be  given  me  to  the  governors  beyond  the 
river,  that  they  may  let  me  pass  through  till  I  come  unto  Judah ;  and 
a  letter  unto  Asajih  the  keei)er  of  the  king's  forest,  that  he  may  give 
me  timber  to  make  beams  for  the  gates  of  the  castle  which  appertain- 
eth  to  the  house,  and  for  the  wall  of  the  citj',  and  for  the  house  that 
I  shall  enter  into.  And  the  king  granted  me,  according  to  the  good 
hand  of  my  God  upon  me.  Then  I  came  to  the  governors  beyond  the 
river,  and  gave  them  the  king's  letters.  Now  the  king  had  sent  with 
me  captains  of  the  army  and  horsemen.  And  when  Sanballat  the  Ho- 
ronite,  and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Ammonite,  heard  of  it,  it  grieved 
them  exceedingly,  for  that  there  was  come  a  man  to  seek  the  welfare 
of  the  children  of  Israel.  So  I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  was  there 
three  days.  And  I  arose  in  the  night,  I  and  some  few  men  with  me; 
neither  told  I  any  man  what  my  God  put  into  my  heart  to  do  for 
Jerusalem :  neither  was  there  any  beast  with  me,  save  the  beast  that 
I  rode  upon.  And  I  went  out  by  night  by  the  valley  gate,  even  to- 
ward the  dragon's  well,  and  to  the  dung  gate,  and  viewed  the  walls  of 
Jerusalem,  which  were  broken  down,  and  tlie  gates  thereof  were  con- 
sumed with  fire.  Then  I  went  on  to  the  fountain  gate  and  to  the  king's 
pool :  but  there  was  no  place  for  the  beast  that  was  under  me  to  pass. 
Then  went  I  up  in  the  night  by  the  brook,  and  viewed  the  wall;  and 
I  turned  back,  and  entered  by  the  valley  gate,  and  so  returned.    And 


PASSAGES   FEOM   NEHEMIAH.  705 

the  rulers  knew  not  whither  I  went,  or  what  I  did ;  neither  had  I  as 
yet  told  it  to  the  Jews,  nor  to  the  priests,  nor  to  the  nobles,  nor  to 
the  rulers,  nor  to  the  rest  that  did  the  work.  Then  said  I  unto  them, 
Ye  see  the  evil  case  that  we  are  in,  how  Jerusalem  lieth  waste,  and  the 
gates  thereof  are  burned  with  fire :  come  and  let  us  build  up  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem,  that  we  be  no  more  a  reproach.  And  I  told  them  of  the 
hand  of  my  God  which  was  good  upon  me;  as  also  of  the  king's 
words  that  he  had  spoken  unto  me.  And  they  said.  Let  us  rise  up 
and  build.  So  they  strengthened  their  hands  for  the  good  work.  But 
when  Sanballat  the  Horonite,  and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Ammonite, 
and  Geshem  the  Arabian,  heard  it,  they  laughed  us  to  scorn,  and  de- 
spised us,  and  said.  What  is  this  thing  that  ye  do?  will  ye  rebel 
against  the  king?  Then  answered  I  them,  and  said  unto  them.  The 
God  of  heaven,  he  will  prosper  us ;  therefore  we  his  servants  will 
arise  and  build:  but  ye  have  no  portion,  nor  right,  nor  memorial,  in 
Jerusalem. 

Then  Eliashib  the  high  priest  rose  up  with  his  brethren  the  priests, 
and  they  builded  the  sheep  gate.  And  next  unto  him  builded  the 
men  of  Jericho.  And  next  to  them  builded  Zaccur  the  son  of  Imri.^ 
And  the  fish  gate  did  the  sons  of  Hassenaah  build.  Above  the  horse 
gate  repaired  the  priests,  every  one  over  against  his  own  house.  And 
between  the  ascent  of  the  corner  and  the  sheep  gate  repaired  the  gold- 
smiths and  the  merchants. 

But  it  came  to  pass  that,  when  Sanballat  heard  that  we  builded  the 
wall,  he  was  wroth,  and  took  great  indignation,  and  mocked  the  Jews. 
And  he  spake  before  his  brethren  and  the  army  of  Samaria,  and  said. 
What  do  these  feeble  Jews?  will  they  fortify  themselves?  will  they 
sacrifice  ?  will  they  make  an  end  in  a  day  ?  will  they  revive  the  stones 
out  of  the  heajjs  of  rubbish,  seeing  they  are  burned  ?  Now  Tobiah  the 
Ammonite  was  by  him,  and  he  said,  Even  that  which  they  build, 
if  a  fox  go  up,  he  shall  break  down  their  stone  wall.  So  we  built  the 
wall ;  and  all  the  wall  was  joined  together  unto  half  the  height  thereof: 
for  the  people  had  a  mind  to  work. 

But  it  came  to  pass  that,  when  Sanballat,  and  Tobiah,  and  the  Ara- 
bians, and  the  Ammonites,  and  the  Ashdodites,  heard  that  the  repair- 
ing of  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  went  forward,  and  that  the  breaches  be- 
gan to  be  stopped,  then  they  were  very  wroth ;  and  they  conspired  all 
of  them  together  to  come  and  fight  against  Jerusalem,  and  to  cause  con- 
fusion therein.  But  we  made  our  prayer  unto  our  God,  and  set  a  watch 
against  them  day  and  night,  because  of  them.  And  our  adversaries 
said.  They  shall  not  know,  neither  see,  till  we  come  into  the  midst  of 

1  And  thirty-seven  separate  parties  repaired  thirty-seven  successive  sections. 


706  PASSAGES   FROM   NEHEMIAH. 

them,  and  slay  them,  and  cause  the  work  to  cease.  And  it  came  to 
pass  that,  when  the  Jews  which  dwelt  by  them  came,  they  said  unto 
us  ten  times  from  all  places,  Ye  must  return  unto  us.  Therefore  set  I 
in  the  lowest  parts  of  the  space  behind  the  wall,  in  the  open  places,  I 
even  set  the  people  after  their  families  with  their  swords,  their  speare, 
and  their  bows.  And  I  looked,  and  rose  up,  and  said  unto  the  nobles, 
and  to  the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  people,  Be  not  ye  afraid  of  them: 
remember  the  Lord,  which  is  great  and  terrible,  and  fight  for  your 
brethren,  your  sons  and  your  daughters,  your  wives  and  your  houses. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  our  enemies  heard  that  it  was  known  unto 
us,  and  God  had  brought  their  counsel  to  nought,  that  we  returned  all 
of  us  to  the  wall,  every  one  unto  his  work.  And  it  came  to  pass  from 
that  time  forth,  that  half  of  my  servants  wrought  in  the  work,  and 
half  of  them  held  the  spears,  the  shields,  and  the  bows,  and  the  coats 
of  mail ;  and  the  rulers  were  behind  all  the  house  of  Judah.  They 
that  builded  the  wall  and  they  that  bare  burdens  laded  themselves, 
every  one  with  one  of  his  hands  wrought  in  the  work,  and  with  the 
other  held  his  weapon ;  and  the  builders,  every  one  had  his  sword 
girded  by  his  side,  and  so  builded.  And  he  that  sounded  the  trumpet 
was  by  me.  And  I  said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to  the  rulers  and  to  the 
rest  of  the  people,  The  work  is  great  and  large,  and  we  are  separated 
upon  the  wall,  one  far  from  another :  in  what  place  soever  ye  hear 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  resort  ye  thither  unto  us ;  our  God  shall 
fight  for  us.  So  we  wrought  in  the  work :  and  half  of  them  held  the 
spears  from  the  rising  of  the  morning  till  the  stars  appeared.  Like- 
wise at  the  same  time  said  I  unto  the  i;)eople.  Let  every  one  with  his 
servant  lodge  within  Jerusalem,  that  in  the  night  they  may  be  a  guard 
to  us,  and  may  labour  in  the  day.  So  neither  I,  nor  my  brethren,  nor 
my  servants,  nor  the  men  of  the  guard  which  followed  me,  none  of  us 
put  off  our  clothes. 

Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  it  was  reported  to  Sanballat  and  Tobiah, 
and  to  Geshem  the  Arabian,  and  unto  the  rest  of  our  enemies,  that  T 
had  builded  the  wall,  and  that  there  was  no  breach  left  therein; 
(though  even  unto  that  time  I  had  not  set  up  the  doors  in  the  gates;) 
that  Sanballat  and  Gesliem  sent  unto  me,  saying,  Come,  let  us  meet 
together  in  one  of  the  villages  in  the  plain  of  Ono.  But  they  thouglit 
to  do  me  mischief.  And  I  sent  messengers  unto  them,  saying,  I  am 
doing  a  great  work,  so  that  I  cannot  come  down :  why  should  tlie 
work  cease,  whilst  I  leave  it,  and  come  down  to  you?  And  they  sent 
unto  me  four  times  after  this  sort ;  and  I  answered  them  after  the 
same  manner.  Then  sent  Sanballat  his  servant  unto  me  in  like  man- 
ner the  fifth  time  with  an  open  letter  iii  his  hand ;  wherein  was  writ- 


PASSAGES  FROM   NEHEMIAH.  707 

ten,  It  is  reported  among  the  nations,  and  Gashmu  saith  it,  that  thou 
and  the  Jews  think  to  rebel ;  for  wliich  cause  thou  buildest  the  wall : 
and  thou  wouldest  be  their  king,  according  to  these  words.  And  thou 
hast  also  appointed  prophets  to  preach  of  thee  at  Jerusalem,  saying, 
There  is  a  king  in  Judah:  and  now  shall  it  be  reported  to  the  king 
according  to  these  words.  Come  now  therefore,  and  let  us  take  counsel 
together.  Then  I  sent  unto  him,  saying,  There  are  no  such  things  done 
as  thou  sayest,  but  thou  feignest  them  out  of  thine  own  heart.  For 
they  all  would  have  made  us  afraid,  saying.  Their  hands  shall  be 
weakened  from  the  work,  that  it  be  not  done.  But  now,  0  God, 
strengthen  thou  my  hands. 

And  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Delaiah  said.  Let  us  meet  together  in 
the  house  of  God,  within  the  temple,  and  let  us  shut  the  doors  of  the 
temple :  for  they  will  come  to  slay  thee ;  yea,  in  the  night  will  they 
come  to  slay  thee.  And  I  said.  Should  such  a  man  as  I  flee?  and 
who  is  there,  that,  being  such  as  I,  would  go  into  the  temple  to  save 
his  life?  I  will  not  go  in.  And  I  discerned,  and,  lo,  God  had  not 
sent  him :  but  he  pronounced  this  prophecy  against  me  :  and  Tobiah 
and  Sanballat  had  hired  him.  For  this  cause  was  he  hired,  that  I 
should  be  afraid,  and  do  so,  and  sin,  and  that  they  might  have  matter 
for  an  evil  report,  that  they  might  reproach  me.  Remember,  O  my 
God,  Tobiah  and  Sanballat  according  to  these  their  works,  and  also 
the  prophetess  Noadiah,  and  the  rest  of  the  prophets,  that  would 
have  put  me  in  fear. 

Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  wall  was  built,  and  I  had  set  up 
the  doors,  and  the  porters  and  the  singers  and  the  Levites  were  ap- 
pointed, that  I  gave  my  brother  Hanani,  and  Hananiah  the  governor 
of  the  castle,  charge  over  Jerusalem :  for  he  was  a  faithful  man,  and 
feared  God  above  many.  And  I  said  unto  them.  Let  not  the  gates  of 
Jerusalem  be  opened  until  the  sun  be  hot ;  and  while  they  stand  on 
guard,  let  them  shut  the  doors,  and  bar  ye  them :  and  appoint  watches 
of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  every  one  in  his  watch,  and  every  one 
to  he  over  against  his  house.  Now  the  city  was  wide  and  large :  but 
the  people  were  few  therein,  and  the  houses  were  not  builded. 

And  when  the  seventh  month  was  come,  the  children  of  Israel  were 
in  their  cities.  And  all  the  people  gathered  themselves  together  as  one 
man  into  the  broad  place  that  was  before  the  water  gate;  and  they 
spake  unto  Ezra  the  scribe  to  bring  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  which 
the  Lord  had  commanded  to  Israel.  And  Ezra  the  priest  brought  the 
law  before  the  congregation,  both  men  and  women,  and  all  that  could 
hear  with  understanding,  upon  the  first  day  of  the  seventh  month. 
And  he  read  therein  before  the  broad  place  that  was  before  the  water 


708  PASSAGES   FROM   NEHEMIAH. 

gate  from  early  morning  until  midday,  in  the  presence  of  the  men  and 
the  women,  and  of  those  that  could  understand  ;  and  the  ears  of  all 
the  people  were  attentive  unto  the  book  of  the  law.  And  Ezra  the  scribe 
stood  upon  a  pulpit  of  wood,  which  they  had  made  for  the  purpose. 
And  Ezra  opened  the  book  in  the  sight  of  all  the  people ;  (for  he  was 
above  all  the  people ;)  and  when  he  opened  it,  all  the  people  stood  up : 
and  Ezra  blessed  the  Lord,  the  great  God.  And  all  the  people  an- 
swered, Amen,  Amen,  with  the  lifting  up  of  their  hands:  and  they 
bowed  their  heads,  and  worshipj)ed  the  Lokd  with  their  faces  to  the 
ground.  Also  Jeshua,  and  others,  and  the  Levites,  caused  the  people 
to  understand  the  law ;  and  the  people  stood  in  their  place.  And  they 
read  in  the  book,  in  the  law  of  God,  distinctly  ;  and  they  gave  the 
sense,  so  that  they  understood  the  reading.  And  Neheniiah,  which 
was  the  Tirshatha,  and  Ezra  the  priest  the  scribe,  and  the  Levites  that 
taught  the  people,  said  unto  all  the  people.  This  day  is  holy  unto  the 
Lord  your  God ;  mourn  not,  nor  weep.  For  all  the  people  wept,  when 
they  heard  the  words  of  the  law.  Then  he  said  unto  them.  Go  your 
way,  eat  the  fat,  and  drink  the  sweet,  and  send  portions  unto  him  for 
whom  nothing  is  prepared :  for  this  day  is  holy  unto  our  Lord :  neither 
be  ye  grieved ;  for  the  joy  of  the  Lord  is  your  strength.  So  the  Levites 
stilled  all  the  people,  saying,  Hold  your  peace,  for  the  day  is  holy ; 
neither  be  ye  grieved.  And  all  the  people  went  their  way  to  eat,  and 
to  drink,  and  to  send  portions,  and  to  make  great  mirth,  because  they 
had  understood  the  words  that  were  declared  unto  them. 

And  on  the  second  day  were  gathered  together  the  heads  of  fathers' 
houses  of  all  the  people,  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  unto  Ezra  the 
scribe,  even  to  give  attention  to  the  words  of  the  law.  And  they  found 
written  in  the  law,  how  that  the  Lord  had  commanded  by  Moses,  that 
the  children  of  Israel  should  dwell  in  booths  in  the  feast  of  the  seventh 
month :  and  that  they  should  publish  and  proclaim  in  all  their  cities, 
and  in  Jerusalem,  saying.  Go  forth  unto  the  mount,  and  fetch  olive 
branches,  and  jjranches  of  wild  olive,  and  myrtle  branches,  and  palm 
branches,  and  branches  of  thick  trees,  to  make  booths,  as  it  is  written. 
So  the  people  M'ent  forth,  and  brought  them,  and  made  themselves 
booths,  every  one  upon  the  roof  of  his  house,  and  in  their  courts,  and 
in  the  courts  of  the  house  of  God,  and  in  the  broad  place  of  the  water 
gate,  and  in  the  broad  place  of  the  gate  of  Ephraim.  And  all  the  con- 
gregation of  them  that  were  come  again  out  of  the  captivity  made 
booths,  and  dwelt  in  the  1)Ooths:  for  since  the  days  of  Jesima  tlie  son 
of  Nun  unto  that  day  had  not  the  children  of  Israel  done  so.  And 
there  was  very  great  gladness.  Also  day  by  day,  from  the  first  day 
imto  the  last  day,  he  read  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  God.    And  they 


PASSAGES   FROM   NEHEMIAH.  709 

kept  the  feast  seven  days  ;  and  on  the  eighth  day  was  a  solemn  as- 
sembly, according  unto  the  ordinance. 

Now  in  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  of  this  month  the  children  of 
Israel  were  assembled  with  fasting,  and  with  sackcloth,  and  earth  upon 
them.  And  the  seed  of  Israel  separated  themselves  from  all  strangers, 
and  stood  and  confessed  their  sins,  and  the  iniquities  of  their  fathers. 
And  they  stood  up  in  their  place,  and  read  in  the  book  of  the  law  of 
the  Lord  their  God  a  fourth  part  of  the  day  ;  and  another  fourth  part 
they  confessed,  and  worshipped  the  Lord  their  God.  Then  stood  up 
upon  the  stairs  of  the  Levites,  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  Kadmiel,  Shebaniah, 
Bunni,  Sherebiah,  Bani,  and  Chenani,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice  unto 
the  Lord  their  God.  Then  they  said.  Stand  up  and  bless  the  Lord 
your  God  from  everlasting  to  everlasting:  and  blessed  be  thy  glorious 
name,  which  is  exalted  above  all  blessing  and  praise.  Thou  art  the 
Lord,  even  thou  alone  ;  thou  hast  made  heaven,  the  heaven  of  heavens, 
with  all  their  host,  the  earth  and  all  things  that  are  thereon,  the 
seas  and  all  that  is  in  them,  and  thou  preservest  them  all ;  and  the 
host  of  heaven  worshippeth  thee.  Thou  art  the  Lord  the  God,  who 
didst  choose  Abram,  and  broughtest  him  forth  out  of  Ur  of  the  Chal- 
dees,  and  gavest  him  the  name  of  Abraham ;  and  foundest  his  heart 
faithful  before  thee,  and  madest  a  covenant  with  him  to  give  the  land 
of  the  Canaanite,  the  Hittite,  the  Amorite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 
Jebusite,  and  the  Girgashite,  even  to  give  it  unto  his  seed,  and  hast 
performed  thy  words;  for  thou  art  righteous.  Nevertheless  they  were 
disobedient,  and  rebelled  against  thee,  and  cast  thy  law  behind  their 
back,  and  slew  thy  prophets  which  testified  against  them  to  turn  them 
again  unto  thee,  and  they  wrought  great  provocations.  Yet  many 
years  didst  thou  bear  with  them,  and  testifiedst  against  them  by  thy 
spirit  through  thy  prophets:  yet  would  they  not  give  ear:  therefore 
gavest  thou  them  into  the  hand  of  the  peoples  of  the  lands.  Never- 
theless in  thy  manifold  mercies  thou  didst  not  make  a  full  end  of 
them,  nor  forsake  them  ;  for  thou  art  a  gracious  and  merciful  God. 
Now  therefore,  our  God,  the  great,  the  mighty,  and  the  terrible  God, 
who  keepest  covenant  and  mercy,  let  not  all  the  travail  seem  little 
before  thee,  that  hath  come  upon  us,  on  our  kings,  on  our  princes,  and 
on  our  priests,  and  on  our  proj^hets,  and  on  our  fathers,  and  on  all  thy 
people,  since  the  time  of  the  kings  of  Assyria  unto  this  day.  Howbeit 
thou  art  just  in  all  that  is  come  upon  us ;  for  thou  hast  dealt  truly, 
but  we  have  done  wickedly.  Behold,  we  are  servants  this  day,  and 
as  for  the  land  that  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers  to  eat  the  fruit 
thereof  and  the  good  thereof,  behold,  we  are  servants  in  it.  And  it 
yieldeth  much   increase  unto  the   kings  whom  thou  hast  set  over  us 


710  PASSAGES   FROM   NEHEMIAH, 

because  of  our  sins:  also  they  have  power  over  our  bodies,  and  over 
our  cattle,  at  their  pleasure,  and  we  are  in  great  distress.  And  yet  for 
all  this  we  make  a  sure  covenant,  and  write  it;  and  our  princes,  our 
Levites,  and  our  priests,  seal  unto  it. 

And  at  the  dedication  of  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  they  sought  the  Le- 
vites out  of  all  their  i:)laces,  to  bring  them  to  Jerusalem,  to  keep  the 
dedication  with  gladness,  both  with  thanksgivings,  and  with  singing, 
with  cymbals,  psalteries,  and  with  harps.  And  the  sons  of  the  singers 
gathered  themselves  together,  both  out  of  the  plain  round  about  Jeru- 
salem, and  from  the  villages  of  the  Netophathites ;  also  from  Beth-gil- 
gal,  and  out  of  the  fields  of  Geba  and  Azmaveth :  for  the  singers  had 
builded  them  villages  round  about  Jerusalem.  And  the  priests  and  the 
Levites  purified  themselves ;  and  they  purified  the  people,  and  the 
gates,  and  the  wall.  Then  I  brought  up  the  princes  of  Judah  upon  the 
wall,  and  appointed  two  great  companies  that  gave  thanks  and  went 
in  procession;  whereof  one  went  on  the  right  hand  upon  the  wall,  with 
the  musical  instruments  of  David  the  man  of  God  ;  and  Ezra  the  scribe 
was  before  them :  and  by  the  fountain  gate,  and  straight  before  them, 
they  went  up  by  the  stairs  of  the  city  of  David,  at  the  going  up  of  the 
wall,  above  the  house  of  David,  even  unto  the  water  gate  eastward. 
And  the  other  company  of  them  that  gave  thanks  went  to  meet  them, 
and  I  after  them,  with  the  half  of  the  people,  upon  the  wall,  above 
the  tower  of  the  furnaces,  even  unto  the  broad  wall ;  and  above  the 
gate  of  Ephraim,  and  by  the  old  gate,  and  by  the  fish  gate,  and  the 
tower  of  Hananel,  and  the  tower  of  Hammeah,  even  unto  the  sheep 
gate :  and  they  stood  still  in  the  gate  of  the  guard.  So  stood  the  two 
companies  of  them  that  gave  thanks  in  the  house  of  God,  and  I,  and  the 
half  of  the  rulers  with  me :  and  the  priests  with  trumpets ;  and  INIaase- 
iah,  and  Shemaiah,  and  Eleazar,  and  Uzzi,  and  Jehohanan,  and  Mal- 
chijah,  and  Elam,  and  Ezer.  And  the  singers  sang  loud,  with  Jezra- 
hiah  their  overseer.  And  they  offered  great  sacrifices  that  day,  and  re- 
joiced ;  for  God  had  made  them  rejoice  with  great  joy  ;  and  the  women 
also  and  the  children  rejoiced :  so  that  the  joy  of  Jerusalem  was  heard 
even  afar  off". 

Remember  me,  O  my  God,  and  wipe  not  out  my  good  deeds  that 
I  have  done  for  the  house  of  my  God,  and  for  the  observances  thereof. 


PASSAGES  FEOM  THE  BOOK 

OF 

ESTHER. 


Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  Xerxes,  (this  is  Ahasuerus 
which  reigned,  from  India  even  unto  Ethiopia,  over  an  hundred  and 
seven  and  twenty  provinces :)  that  in  those  days,  when  tlie  king  Alias- 
uerus  sat  on  the  throne  of  his  liingdom,  which  was  in  Shushan  the 
palace,  in  tlie  third  year  of  his  reign,  he  made  a  feast  unto  all  his 
princes  and  his  servants ;  the  power  of  Persia  and  Media,  the  nobles 
and  princes  of  the  provinces,  being  before  him:  when  he  shewed 
the  riches  of  his  glorious  kingdom  and  the  honour  of  his  excellent 
majesty  many  days,  even  an  hundred  and  fourscore  days.  And  when 
these  days  were  fulfilled,  the  king  made  a  feast  unto  all  the  people 
that  were  present  in  Shushan  the  palace,  both  great  and  small,  seven 
days,  in  the  court  of  the  garden  of  the  king's  palace ;  there  ivere  hang- 
ings of  white  cloth,  of  green,  and  of  blue,  fastened  with  cords  of  fine 
linen  and  purple  to  silver  rings  and  pillars  of  marble:  the  couches 
-w^ere  of  gold  and  silver,  upon  a  pavement  of  red,  and  white,  and  yel- 
low, and  black  marble.  And  they  gave  them  drink  in  vessels  of  gold, 
(the  vessels  being  diverse  one  from  another.)  and  royal  wine  in  abun- 
dance, according  to  the  bounty  of  the  king.  Also  Vashti  the  queen 
made  a  feast  for  the  women  in  the  royal  house  which  belonged  to 
king  Ahasuerus.  On  the  seventh  daj^  when  the  heart  of  the  king  was 
merry  with  wine,  he  commanded  the  seven  chamberlains  that  min- 
istered in  the  presence  of  Ahasuerus  the  king,  to  bring  Vashti  the 
queen  before  the  king  with  the  crown  royal,  to  shew  the  peoples  and 
the  princes  her  beauty :  for  she  was  fair  to  look  on.  But  the  queen 
Vashti  refused  to  come  at  the  king's  commandment  by  the  chamber- 
lains :  therefore  was  the  king  very  wroth,  and  his  anger  burned  in 
him.  Then  the  king  said  to  the  wise-  men,  which  knew  the  times, 
What  shall  we  do  unto  the  queen  Vashti  according  to  law,  because 
she  hath  not  done  the  bidding  of  the  king  Ahasuerus  by  the  chamber- 
lains?    And   Memucan   answered  before   the   king   and    the   princes, 

(711) 


712  PASSAGES   FROM   ESTHER. 

Vashti  the  queen  hath  not  done  wrong  to  the  king  only,  but  also  to 
all  the  princes,  and  to  all  the  peoples  that  are  in  all  the  provinces  of 
the  king  Ahasuerus.  For  this  deed  of  the  queen  shall  come  abroad  unto 
all  women,  to  make  their  husbands  contemptible  in  their  eyes,  when  it 
shall  be  rei:)orted.  If  it  please  the  king,  let  there  go  forth  a  royal  com- 
mandment from  him,  and  let  it  be  written  among  the  laws  of  the  Per- 
sians and  the  Medes,  that  it  be  not  altered,  that  Vashti  come  no  more 
before  king  Ahasuerus;  and  let  the  king  give  her  royal  estate  unto 
another  that  is  better  than  she.  And  when  the  king's  decree  which 
he  shall  make  shall  be  published  throughout  all  his  kingdom,  (for  it 
is  great,)  all  the  wives  shall  give  to  their  husbands  honour,  both  to 
great  and  small.  And  the  saying  pleased  the  king  and  the  pi-inces ; 
and  the  king  did  according  to  the  word  of  Memucan. 

Then  said  the  king's  servants  that  ministered  unto  him,  Let  there 
be  fair  young  virgins  souglit  for  the  king:  and  let  the  king  appoint 
officers  in  all  the  provinces  of  his  kingdom,  that  they  may  gather  to- 
gether all  the  fair  young  virgins  unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the  house 
of  the  women,  unto  the  custody  of  Hegai  the  king's  chamberlain, 
keeper  of  the  women ;  and  let  the  maiden  which  pleaseth  the  king 
be  queen  instead  of  Vashti.  And  the  thing  pleased  the  king ;  and  he 
did  so. 

There  was  a  certain  Jew  in  Shushan  the  palace,  whose  name  was 
Mordecai,  a  Benjamite ;  who  had  been  carried  away  from  Jerusalem 
with  the  captives  which  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Babylon  had 
carried  away.  And  he  brought  up  Hadassah,  that  is,  Esther,  his  uncle's 
daughter :  for  she  had  neither  father  nor  mother,  and  the  maiden  was 
fair  and  beautiful ;  and  when  her  father  and  mother  were  dead,  Mor- 
decai took  her  for  his  own  daughter.  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king's  commandment  and  his  decree  was  heard,  and  when  many 
maidens  were  gathered  together  unto  Shushan  the  palace,  that  Esther 
was  taken  into  the  king's  house,  to  the  custody  of  Hegai,  keeper  of  the 
women.  And  the  maiden  pleased  him,  and  she  obtained  kindness  of 
him  ;  and  he  speedily  gave  her  the  seven  maidens,  which  were  meet 
to  be  given  her,  out  of  the  king's  house :  and  he  removed  her  and  her 
maidens  to  the  best  place  of  the  house  of  the  women.  Esther  had  not 
shewed  her  i)eople  nor  her  kindred :  for  Mordecai  had  charged  her 
that  she  should  not  shew  it.  And  Mordecai  walked  every  day  before 
the  court  of  the  women's  house,  to  know  how  Esther  did,  and  what 
should  become  of  her.  And  Esther  obtained  favour  in  the  sight  of  all 
them  that  looked  upon  her.  So  Esther  was  taken  unto  king  Ahasuerus 
into  his  house  royal  in  the  tenth  month,  which  is  the  month  Tebeth, 
in  the  seventh  year  of  his  reign.    And  the   king  loved  Esther  above 


PASSAGES   FROM   ESTHER,  713 

all  the  women,  and  she  obtained  grace  and  .favour  in  his  sight  more 
than  all  the  virgins ;  so  that  he  set  the  royal  crown  upon  her  head, 
and  made  her  queen  instead  of  Vashti.  Then  the  king  made  a  great 
feast  unto  all  his  princes  and  his  servants,  even  Esther's  feast ;  and  he 
made  a  release  to  the  provinces,  and  gave  gifts,  according  to  the  bounty 
of  the  king.  And  when  the  virgins  were  gathered  together  the  second 
time,  then  Mordecai  sat  in  the  king's  gate.  Esther  had  not  yet  shewed 
her  kindred  nor  her  people ;  as  Mordecai  had  charged  her :  for  Esther 
did  the  commandment  of  Mordecai,  like  as  when  she  was  brought  up 
with  him.  In  those  days,  while  Mordecai  sat  in  the  king's  gate,  two 
of  the  king's  chamberlains,  Bigthan  and  Teresh,  of  those  which  kept 
the  door,  were  wroth,  and  sought  to  lay  hands  on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 
And  the  thing  was  known  to  Mordecai,  who  shewed  it  unto  Esther  the 
queen  ;  and  Esther  told  the  king  thereof  in  Mordecai's  name.  And 
when  inquisition  was  made  of  the  matter,  and  it  was  found  to  be  so, 
they  were  both  hanged  on  a  ti'ee :  and  it  was  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  before  the  king. 

After  these  things  did  king  Ahasuerus  jiromote  Haman  the  son  of 
Hammedatha  the  Agagite,  and  advanced  him,  and  set  his  seat  above 
all  the  princes  that  were  with  him.  And  all  the  king's  servants,  that 
were  in  the  king's  gate,  bowed  down,  and  did  reverence  to  Haman :  for 
the  king  had  so  commanded  concerning  him.  But  Mordecai  bowed  not 
down,  nor  did  him  reverence.  Then  the  king's  servants,  that  were  in 
the  king's  gate,  said  unto  Mordecai,  Why  transgressest  thou  the  king's 
commandment?  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  spake  daily  unto 
him,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them,  that  they  told  Haman,  to  see 
whether  Mordecai's  matters  would  stand  :  for  he  had  told  them  that 
he  was  a  Jew.  And  when  Haman  saw  that  IMordecai  bowed  not  down, 
nor  did  him  reverence,  then  was  Haman  full  of  wrath.  But  he  thought 
scorn  to  lay  hands  on  Mordecai  alone ;  for  they  had  shewed  him  the 
people  of  Mordecai :  wherefore  Haman  sought  to  destroy  all  the  Jews 
that  were  throughout  the  whole  kingdoin  of  Ahasuerus,  even  the  people 
of  Moi'decai.  And  Haman  said  unto  king  Ahasuerus,  There  is  a  certain 
people  scattered  abroad  and  dispersed  among  the  peoples  in  ail  the 
provinces  of  thy  kingdom ;  and  their  laws  are  diverse  from  tliose  of 
every  people ;  neither  keep  they  the  king's  laws :  therefore  it  is  not 
for  the  king's  profit  to  suffer  them.  If  it  please  the  king  let  it  be 
written  that  they  be  destroyed :  and  I  will  pay  ten  thousand  talents  of 
silver  into  the  hands  of  those  that  have  the  charge  of  the  kliufs  busi- 
ness, to  bring  it  into  the  king's  treasuries.  And  the  king  took  his  ring 
from  his  hand,  and  gave  it  unto  Haman  the  son  of  Hammedatha  the 
Agagite,  the  Jews'  enemy.     And  the  king  said  unto  Haman,  The  silver 


714  PASSAGES   FROM    ESTHER. 

is  given  to  thee,  the  people  also,  to  do  with  them  as  it  seemeth  good 
to  thee.  Then  were  the  king's  scribes  called  and  letters  were  sent  by 
posts  into  all  the  king's  provinces,  to  destroy,  to  slay,  and  to  cause  to 
perish,  all  Jews,  both  young  and  old,  little  children  and  women,  in  one 
day,  even  upon  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  month  Adar,  and  to  take  the 
spoil  of  them  for  a  prey. 

Now  when  Mordecai  knew  all  that  was  done,  Mordecai  rent  his 
clothes,  and  put  on  sackcloth  with  ashes,  and  went  out  into  the  midst 
of  the  city,  and  cried  with  a  loud  and  a  bitter  cry :  and  he  came  even 
before  the  king's  gate:  for  none  might  enter  within  the  king's  gate 
clothed  with  sackcloth.  And  in  every  province,  whithersoever  the 
king's  commandment  and  his  decree  came,  there  was  great  mourning 
among  the  Jews,  and  fasting,  and  weeping,  and  wailing;  and  many  lay 
in  sackcloth  and  ashes.  And  Esther's  maidens  and  her  chamberlains 
came  and  told  it  her ;  and  the  queen  was  exceedingly  grieved :  and  she 
sent  raiment  to  clothe  Mordecai,  and  to  take  his  sackcloth  from  off 
him:  but  he  received  it  not.  Then  called  Esther  for  Hathach,  one  of 
the  king's  cliamberlains,  whom  he  had  appointed  to  attend  upon  her, 
and  charged  him  to  go  to  Mordecai,  to  know  what  this  was,  and  Avhy 
it  was.  And  Mordecai  told  him  of  all  that  had  happened  unto  him, 
and  the  exact  sum  of  the  money  that  Haman  had  promised  to  pay  to 
the  king's  treasuries  for  the  Jews,  to  destroy  them.  Also  he  gave  him 
the  coi^y  of  the  writing  of  the  decree  that  was  given  out  in  Shushan 
to  destroy  them,  to  shew  it  unto  Esther,  and  to  declare  it  unto  her-, 
and  to  charge  her  that  she  should  go  in  unto  the  king,  to  make  sup- 
plication unto  him,  and  to  make  request  before  him,  for  her  people. 
Then  Esther  sjiake  unto  Hathach,  and  gave  him  a  message  unto  Mor- 
decai, saying:  All  the  king's  servants,  and  the  people  of  the  king's 
provinces,  do  know,  that  whosoever,  whether  man  or  woman,  shall 
come  unto  the  king  into  the  inner  court,  who  is  not  called,  there  is 
one  law  for  him,  that  he  be  put  to  death,  except  sucli  to  whom  the 
king  shall  hold  out  the  golden  sceptre,  that  he  may  live:  but  I  have 
not  been  called  to  come  in  unto  the  king  these  thirty  days.  Then 
Mordecai  bade  them  return  answer  unto  Esther,  Think  not  with  thy- 
self that  thou  shalt  escape  in  the  king's  house,  more  than  all  tlie  Jews. 
For  if  thou  altogether  boldest  thy  peace  at  this  time,  then  shall  relief 
and  deliverance  arise  to  the  Jews  from  another  place,  but  thou  and 
thy  father's  house  shall  ])crish :  and  who  knoweth  whether  thou  art 
not  come  to  the  kingdom  for  such  a  time  as  this?  Then  Esther  bade 
them  return  answer  unto  Mordecai,  Go,  gather  together  all  the  Jews 
that  are  present  in  Shushan,  and  fast  ye  for  me,  and  neither  eat  nor 
drink  three  days,   night  or  day :   I  also  and  my  u)aiden3  will  fast  in 


PASSAGES   FROM   ESTHER.  715 

like  manner ;  and  so  will  I  go  in  unto  the  king,  which  is  not  accord- 
ing to  the  law :  and  if  I  perish,  I  perish. 

Now  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  that  Esther  put  on  her  royal 
apparel,  and  stood  in  the  inner  court  of  the  king's  house,  over  against 
the  king's  house :  and  the  king  sat  upon  his  royal  throne  in  the  royal 
house,  over  against  the  entrance  of  the  house.  And  it  was  so,  \yhen 
the  king  saw  Esther  the  queen  standing  in  the  court,  that  she  obtained 
favour  in  his  sight :  and  the  king  held  out  to  Esther  the  golden  sceptre 
that  was  in  his  hand.  So  Esther  drew  near,  and  touched  the  top  of 
the  sceptre.  Then  said  the  king  unto  her.  What  wilt  thou,  queen 
Esther?  and  what  is  thy  request?  it  shall  be  given. thee  even  to  the 
half  of  the  kingdom.  And  Esther  said.  If  it  seem  good  unto  the  king, 
let  the  king  and  Haman  come  this  day  unto  the  banquet  that  I  have 
prepared  for  him.  Then  the  king  said.  Cause  Haman  to  make  haste, 
that  it  may  be  done  as  Esther  hath  said.  So  the  king  and  Haman 
came  to  the  banquet  that  Esther  had  prepared.  And  the  king  said 
unto  Esther  at  the  banquet  of  wine.  What  is  thy  petition  ?  and  it  shall 
be  granted  thee:  and  what  is  thy  request?  even  to  the  half  of  the 
kingdom  it  shall  be  performed.  Then  answered  Esther,  and  said,  My 
petition  and  my  request  is ;  if  I  have  found  favour  in  the  sight  of  the 
king,  and  if  it  please  the  king  to  grant  my  .petition,  and  to  perform  my 
request,  let  the  king  and  Haman  come  to  the  banquet  that  I  shall  pre- 
pare for  them,  and  I  will  do  to-morrow  as  the  king  hath  said.  Then 
went  Haman  forth  that  day  joyful  and  glad  of  heart :  but  when  Haman 
saw  Mordecai  in  the  king's  gate,  that  he  stood  not  up  nor  trembled 
before  him,  he  was  filled  with  wrath  against  Mordecai.  Nevertheless 
Haman  refrained  himself,  and  went  home ;  and  he  sent  and  fetched  his 
friends  and  Zeresh  his  wife.  And  Haman  recounted  unto  them  the 
glory  of  his  riches,  and  the  multitude  of  his  children,  and  all  the  things 
wherein  the  king  had  promoted  him,  and  how  he  had  advanced  him 
above  the  princes  and  servants  of  the  king.  Haman  said  moreover, 
Yea,  Esther  the  queen  did  let  no  man  come  in  with  the  king  unto  the 
banquet  that  she  had  prej^ared  but  myself;  and  to-morrow  also  am  I 
invited  by  her  together  with  the  king.  Yet  all  this  availeth  me  noth- 
ing, so  long  as  I  see  Mordecai  the  Jew  sitting  at  the  king's  gate.  Then 
said  Zeresh  his  wife  and  all  his  friends  unto  him.  Let  a  gallows  be  made 
of  fifty  cubits  high,  and  in  the  morning  speak  thou  unto  the  king  that 
Mordecai  may  be  hanged  thereon:  then  go  thou  in  merrily  with  the 
king  unto  the  banquet.  And  the  thing  pleased  Haman  ;  and  he  caused 
the  gallows  to  be  made. 

On  that  night  could  not  the  king  sleep;  and  he  commanded  to 
bring  the  book  of  records  of  the  chronicles,  and  they  were  read  before 


716  PASSAGES    FROM    ESTHER. 

the  king.  And  it  was  found  written,  that  Mordecai  had  told  of  Big- 
thana  and  Teresh,  two  of  the  king's  chamberlains,  of  those  that  kept 
the  door,  who  had  sought  to  lay  hands  on  the  king  Ahasuerus.  And 
the  king  said,  What  honour  and  dignity  hath  been  done  to  Mordecai 
for  this?  Then  said  the  king's  servants  that  ministered  unto  him, 
TherQ  is  nothing  done  for  him.  And  the  king  said,  Who  is  in  the 
court?  Now  Haman  was  come  into  the  outward  court  of  the  king's 
house,  to  speak  unto  the  king  to  hang  Mordecai  on  the  gallows  that 
he  had  pre^mred  for  him.  And  the  king's  servants  said  unto  him.  Be- 
hold, Haman  standeth  in  the  court.  And  the  king  said.  Let  him  come 
in.  So  Haman  came  in.  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  What  shall  be 
done  unto  the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honour  ?  Now  Haman 
said  in  his  heart,  To  whom  would  the  king  delight  to  do  honour  more 
than  to  myself?  And  Haman  said  unto  the  king.  For  the  man  whom 
the  king  delighteth  to  honour,  let  royal  apparel  be  brought  which  the 
king  useth  to  wear,  and  the  horse  that  the  king  rideth  upon,  and  on 
the  head  of  which  a  crown  royal  is  set :  and  let  the  apparel  and  the 
horse  be  delivered  to  the  hand  of  one  of  the  king's  most  noble  princes, 
that  they  may  array  the  man  withal  whom  the  king  delighteth  to 
honour,  and  cause  him  to  ride  on  horseback  through  the  street  of  the 
city,  and  proclaim  before  him.  Thus  shall  it  be  done  to  the  man  whom 
the  king  delighteth  to  honour.  Then  the  king  said  to  Haman,  Make 
haste,  and  take  the  apparel  and  the  horse,  as  thou  hast  said,  and  do 
even  so  to  Mordecai  the  Jew,  that  sitteth  at  the  king's  gate :  let  noth- 
ing fail  of  all  that  thou  hast  spoken.  Then  took  Haman  the  apparel 
and  the  horse,  and  arrayed  Mordecai,  and  caused  him  to  ride  through 
the  street  of  the  city,  and  proclaimed  before  him.  Thus  shall  it  Ije  done 
unto  the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honour.  And  IMordecai 
came  again  to  the  king's  gate.  But  Haman  hasted  to  his  house,  mourn- 
ing and  having  his  head  covered.  And  Haman  recounted  unto  Zeresh 
his  wife  and  all  his  friends  every  thing  that  had  befallen  him.  Then 
said  his  wise  men  and  Zeresh  his  wife  unto  liim,  If  INIordecai,  before 
whom  thou  hast  begun  to  fall,  be  of  the  seed  of  the  Jews,  tliou  shalt 
not  prevail  against  him,  but  shalt  surely  fall  before  him.  While  they 
were  yet  talking  with  him,  came  the  king's  chamberlains,  and  hasted 
to  bring  Haman  unto  the  banquet  that  Esther  had  prepared. 

So  the  king  and  Haman  came  to  banquet  with  Esther  the  queen. 
And  the  king  said  again  unto  Esther  on  the  second  day  at  the  ban- 
quet of  wine.  What  is  thy  petition,  queen  Esther?  and  it  shall  be 
granted  thee:  and  what  is  thy  request?  even  to  tlie  half  of  the  king- 
dom it  shall  bo  performed.  Then  Esther  the  queen  answcMiMl  and 
said,  If  I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight,  O  king,  and  if  it  please  the 


PASSAGES   FROM    ESTHER.  717 

king,  let  my  life  be  given  me  at  my  petition,  and  my  people  at  my 
request:  for  we  are  sold,  I  and  my  people,  to  be  destroyed,  to  l)e 
slain,  and  to  perish.  Then  spake  the  king  Ahasuerus  and  said  unto 
Esther  the  queen,  Who  is  he,  and  where  is  he,  that  durst  presume  in 
his  heart  to  do  so  ?  And  Esther  said.  An  adversary  and  an  enemy, 
even  this  wicked  Haman.  Then  Haman  was  afraid  before  the  king 
and  the  queen.  And  the  king  arose  in  his  wrath  from  the  banquet 
of  wine  and  went  into  the  palace  garden :  and  Haman  stood  up  to 
make  request  for  his  life  to  Esther  the  queen ;  for  he  saw  that  there 
was  evil  determined  against  him  by  the  king.  Then  the  king  re- 
turned out  of  the  palace  garden  into  the  place  of  the  banquet  of  wine ; 
and  Haman  was  fallen  upon  the  couch  whereon  Esther  was.  Then 
said  Harbonah,  one  of  the  chamberlains  that  were  before  the  king. 
Behold,  the  gallows  fifty  cubits  high,  which  Haman  hath  made  for 
Mordecai,  who  spake  good  for  the  king,  standeth  in  the  house  of 
Haman.  And  the  king  said,  Hang  him  thereon.  So  they  hanged 
Haman  on  the  gallows  that  he  had  prepared  for  Mordecai.  Then  was 
the  king's  wrath  pacified. 

On  that  day  did  the  king  Ahasuerus  give  the  house  of  Haman  the 
Jews'  enemy  unto  Esther  the  queen.  And  Mordecai  came  before  the 
king;  for  Esther  had  told  what  he  was  unto  her.  And  the  king  took 
off"  his  ring,  which  he  had  taken  from  Haman,  and  gave  it  unto  Mor- 
decai. And  Esther  set  Mordecai  over  the  house  of  Haman.  And 
Esther  spake  yet  again  before  the  king,  and  fell  down  at  his  feet,  and 
besought  him  with  tears  to  put  away  the  mischief  of  Haman  the 
Agagite,  and  his  device  that  he  had  devised  against  the  Jews.  Then 
the  king  held  out  to  Esther  the  golden  sceptre.  So  Esther  arose,  and 
stood  before  the  king.  And  she  said,  If  it  please  the  king,  and  if  I 
have  found  favour  in  his  sight,  and  the  thing  seem  right  before  the 
king,  and  I.  be  pleasing  in  his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to  reverse  the 
letters  devised  by  Haman  the  son  of  Hammedatha  the  Agagite,  which 
he  wrote  to  destroy  the  Jews  which  are  in  all  the  king's  provinces : 
for  how  can  I  endure  to  see  the  evil  that  shall  come  unto  my  peoi^le  ? 
or  how  can  I  endure  to  see  the  destruction  of  my  kindred  ?  Then  the 
king  Ahasuerus  said  unto  Esther  the  queen  and  to  Mordecai  the  Jew, 
Behold,  I  have  given  Esther  the  house  of  Haman,  and  him  they  have 
hanged  upon  the  gallows,  because  he  laid  his  hand  upon  the  Jews. 
Write  ye  also  to  the  Jews,  as  it  liketh  you,  in  the  king's  name,  and 
seal  it  with  the  king's  ring:  for  the  writing  which  is  written  in  the 
king's  name,  and  sealed  with  the  king's  ring,  may  no  man  reverse. 
Then  were  the  king's  scribes  called :  and  it  was  written  according  to 
all  that  Mordecai  commanded,  unto  the  Jews,  and  to  the  satraps,  and 


718  PASSAGES   FROM    ESTHER. 

the  governors  and  princes  of  the  provinces  which  are  from  India  unto 
Ethiopia,  an  hundred  twenty  and  seven  provinces,  unto  every  province 
according  to  the  writing  thereof,  and  unto  every  people  after  their 
language,  and  to  the  Jews  according  to  their  language.  And  he 
wrote  in  the  name  of  king  Ahasuerus,  and  sealed  it  with  the  king's 
ring,  and  sent  letters  by  posts  on  horseback,  riding  on  swift  steeds 
that  were  used  in  the  king's  service ;  wherein  the  king  granted  the 
Jews  which  were  in  every  city  to  gather  themselves  together,  and 
to  stand  for  their  life,  to  destroy,  to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish,  all 
the  power  of  the  people  and  province  that  would  assault  them,  tJieir 
little  ones  and  women,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them  for  a  prey,  upon 
one  day  in  all  the  provinces  of  king  Ahasuerus,  namely,  upon  the 
thirteentli  daij  of  the  month  Adar.  And  Mordecai-  went  forth  from 
the  presence  of  the  king  in  royal  a^iparel  of  blue  and  white,  and  with 
a  great  crown  of  gold,  and  with  a  robe  of  fine  linen  and  puri:)le: 
and  the  city  of  Shushan  shouted  and  was  glad.  The  Jews  had  light 
and  gladness,  and  joy  and  honour.  And  in  every  province,  and  in 
every  city,  whithersoever  the  king's  commandment  and  his  decree 
came,  the  Jews  had  gladness  and  joy,  a  feast  and  a  good  day.  And 
many  from  among  the  peoples  of  the  land  became  Jews ;  for  the  fear 
of  the  Jews  was  fallen  upon  them. 

Now  in  the  twelfth  month,  which  is  the  month  Adar,  on  the  thir- 
teenth day  of  the  same,  when  the  king's  commandment  and  his  decree 
drew  near  to  be"  put  in  execution,  in  the  day  that  the  enemies  of  the 
Jews  hoped  to  have  rule  over  them;  whereas  it  was  turned  to  the 
contrary,  that  the  Jews  had  rule  over  them  that  hated  them;  the 
Jews  gathered  themselves  together  in  their  cities  throughout  all  the 
provinces  of  the  king  Ahasuerus,  to  lay  hand  on  such  as  sought  their 
hurt:  and  no  man  could  withstand  them;  for  the  fear  of  them  was 
fallen  upon  all  the  peoples.  And  all  the  princes  of  the  provinces,  and 
the  satraps,  and  the  governors,  and  they  that  did  the  king's  business, 
helped  the  Jews;  because  the  fear  of  Mordecai  was  fallen  upon  them. 
For  Mordecai  was  great  in  the  king's  house,  and  his  fame  went  forth 
throughout  all  the  provinces:  for  the  man  Mordecai  waxed  greater  and 
greater.  And  the  Jews  smote  all  their  enemies  with  the  stroke  of  the 
sword,  and  with  slaughter  and  destruction,  and  did  what  they  would 
unto  them  that  hated  them.  And  the  king  said  unto  Esther  the 
queen,  The  Jews  have  slain  and  destroyed  five  hundred  men  in  Shu- 
shan the  palace,  and  the  ten  sons  of  Haman ;  what  then  have  they 
done  in  the  rest  of  the  king's  provinces!  Now  what  is  thy  petition? 
and  it  shall  be  granted  thee:  or  what  is  thy  recjuest  further?  and  it 
shall  be  done.     Then   said   Esther,   If  it  i)lease   the   king,   let  it   be 


PASSAGES   FROM   ESTHER.  719 

granted  to  the  Jews  which  are  in  Shushan  to  do  to-morrow  also  ac- 
cording unto  this  day's  decree,  and  let  Haman's  ten  sons  be  hanged 
upon  the  gallows.  And  the  king  commanded  it  so  to  be  done:  and  a 
decree  was  given  out  in  Shushan ;  and  they  hanged  Haman's  ten  sons. 
And  the  Jews  that  were  in,  Shushan  gathered  themselves  together  on 
the  fourteenth  day  also  of  the  month  Adar,  and  slew  three  hundred 
men  in  Shushan ;  but  on  the  spoil  they  laid  not  their  hand.  And  the 
other  Jews  that  were  in  the  king's  provinces  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, aiid  stood  for  their  lives,  and  had  rest  from  their  enemies,  and 
slew  of  them  that  hated  them  seventy  and  five  thousand ;  but  on  the 
spoil  they  laid  not  their  hand. 

And  Mordecai  sent  letters  unto  all  the  Jews  that  were  in  all  the 
provinces  of  the  king  Ahasuerus,  both  nigh  and  for,  to  enjoin  them 
that  they  should  keep  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  month  Adar,  and  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  same,  yearly,  as  the  days  wherein  the  Jews  had 
rest  from  their  enemies,  and  the  month  which  was  turned  unto  them 
from  sorrow  to  gladness,  and  from  mourning  into  a  good  day :  that 
they  should  make  them  days  of  feasting  and  gladness,  and  of  sending 
portions  one  to  another,  and  gifts  to  the  poor.  And  the  Jews  under- 
took to  do  as  they  had  begun,  and  had  cast  Pur,  that  is,  the  lot,  to 
consume  them,  and  to  destroy  them.  Wherefore  they  called  these 
days  Purim,  after  the  name  of  Pur.  Therefore  the  Jews  ordained  that 
these  days  should  be  remembered  and  kept  throughout  every  genera- 
tion, every  family,  every  province,  and  every  city ;  and  that  these 
days  of  Purim  should  not  fail  from  among  the  Jews,  nor  the  memorial 
of  them  perish  fi-om  their  seed.  Then  Esther  the  queen,  and  Mor- 
decai the  Jew,  wrote  with  all  authority  to  confirm  this  second  letter  of 
Purim.  And  he  sent  letters  unto  all  the  Jews,  to  the  hundred  twenty 
and  seven  provinces  of  the  kingdom  of  Ahasuerus,  with  words  of  peace 
and  truth,  to  confirm  these  days  of  Purim  in  their  appointed  times. 


PASSAGES  FROM 

THE    PROVERBS. 


The  proverbs  of  Solomon  the  son  of  David,  king  of  Israel : 

To  know  wisdom  and  instruction ; 

To  discern  the  words  of  understanding ; 

To  receive  instruction  in  wise  dealing, 

In  righteousness  and  judgement  and  equity  ; 

To  give  prudence  to  the  simple, 

To  the  young  man  knowledge  and  discretion : 

That  the  wise  man  may  hear,  and  increase  in  learning ; 

And  that  the  man  of  understanding  may  attain  unto  sound  counsels : 

To  understand  a  proverb,  and  a  figure  ; 

The  words  of  the  wise,  and  their  dark  sayings. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  knowledge : 

But  the  foolish  despise  wisdom  and  instruction. 

My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy  father, 

And  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy  mother : 

For  they  shall  be  a  chaplet  of  grace  unto  thy  head, 

And  chains  about  thy  neck. 

My  son,  if  sinners  entice  thee, 

Consent  thou  not. 

If  they  say.  Come  with  us, 

Thou  shalt  cast  thy  lot  among  us ; 

We  will  all  have  one  purse  : 

My  son,  walk  not  thou  in  the  way  with  them ; 

Refrain  thy  foot  from  their  path  : 

For  in  vain  is  the  net  spread, 

In  the  eyes  of  any  bird : 

And  those  lay  wait  for  their  own  blood. 

They  lurk  privily  for  their  own  lives. 

Wisdom  crieth  aloud  in  the  street ; 

She  uttereth  her  voice  in  the  broad  places ; 

(720) 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PROVERBS.  721 

She  crieth  in  the  chief  place  of  concourse ; 

At  the  entering  in  of  the  gates, 

In  the  city,  slie  uttereth  her  words ; 

Turn  you  at  my  reproof: 

Behold,  I  will  pour  out  my  spirit  unto  you, 

I  will  make  known  my  words  unto  you. 

Because  I  have  called,  and  ye  refused ; 

I  have  stretched  out  my  hand,  and  no  man  regarded; 

But  ye  have  set  at  nought  all  my  counsel. 

And  would  none  of  my  reproof: 

When  your  fear  cometh  as  a  storm. 

And  your  calamity  cometh  on  as  a  whirlwind ; 

When  distress  and  anguish  come  upon  you, 

Then  shall  they  call  upon  me,  but  I  will  not  answer ; 

They  shall  seek  me  early,  but  they  shall  not  find  me : 

For  that  they  hated  knowledge. 

And  did  not  choose  the  fear  of  the  Lord  : 

Therefore  shall  they  eat  of  the  fruit  of  their  own  way, 

And  be  filled  with  their  own  devices. 

But  whoso  hearkeneth  unto  me  shall  dwell  securely, 

And  shall  be  quiet  without  fear  of  evil. 

My  son,  if  thou  wilt  receive  my  words. 

And  lay  up  my  commandments  with  thee ; 

So  that  thou  incline  thine  ear  unto  wisdom. 

And  apply  thine  heart  to  understanding ; 

If  thou  seek  her  as  silver. 

And  search  for  her  as  for  hid  treasures ; 

Then  shalt  thou  understand  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 

And  find  the  knowledge  of  God. 

For  the  Lord  giveth  wisdom ; 

He  is  a  shield  to  them  that  walk  in  integrity ; 

That  he  may  guard  the  paths  of  judgement, 

And  preserve  the  way  of  his  saints. 

For  wisdom  shall  enter  into  thine  heart, 

And  knowledge  shall  be  pleasant  unto  thy  soul ; 

Discretion  shall  watch  over  thee, 

Understanding  shall  keep  thee : 

To  deliver  thee  from  the  way  of  evil, 

From  the  men  that  speak  froward  things ; 

Who  forsake  the  paths  of  uprightness, 

To  walk  in  the  ways  of  darkness ; 

To  deliver  thee  from  the  strange  woman. 


722  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PROVERBS. 

Even  from  the  stranger  which  flattereth  with  her  words ; 

Which  forsaketh  the  guide  of  her  youth, 

And  forgetteth  the  covenant  of  lier  God : 

For  her  house  inclineth  unto  deatli, 

And  her  paths  unto  the  dead: 

None  that  go  unto  her  return  again, 

Neither  do  they  attain  unto  the  paths  of  life: 

That  thou  mayest  walk  in  the  way  of  good  men, 

And  keep  the  paths  of  the  righteous. 

My  son,  forget  not  my  teaching ; 

But  let  thine  heart  keep  my  commandments : 

For  length  of  days,  and  years  of  life, 

And  peace,  shall  they  add  to  thee. 

Let  not  mercy  and  truth  forsake  thee : 

Bind  them  about  thy  neck  ; 

Write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine  heart : 

So  shalt  thou  find  favour  and  good  understanding 

In  the  sight  of  God  and  man. 

Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all  thine  heart, 

And  lean  not  upon  thine  own  understanding : 

In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge  him, 

And  he  shall  direct  thy  paths. 

Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes ; 

Fear  the  Lord,  and  depart  from  evil: 

Honour  the  Lord  with  thy  substance, 

And  with  the  firstfruits  of  all  thine  increase : 

So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled  with  plenty. 

And  thy  fats  shall  overflow  with  new  wine. 

My  son,  despise  not  the  instruction  of  the  Lord  ; 

Neither  be  weary  of  his  reproof: 

For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  reproveth ; 

Even  as  a  father  the  son  in  whom  he  delighteth. 

Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wisdom, 

And  the  man  that  gctteth  understanding. 

For  the  merchandise  of  it  is  better  than  the  merchandise  of  silver, 

And  the  gain  thereof  than  fine  gold. 

She  is  more  precious  than  rubies : 

And  none  of  the  things  thou  canst  desire  are  to  be  compared  imto  her. 

Length  of  days  is  in  her  right  hand ; 

In  her  left  hand  are  riches  and  honour. 

Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 

And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 


PASSAGES    FROM   THE   PROVERBS.  723 

She  is  a  tree  of  life  to  them  that  lay  hold  upon  her : 

And  happy  is  every  one  that  retaineth  her. 

My  son,  let  not  them  depart  from  thine  eyes ; 

Keep  sound  wisdom  and  discretion ; 

So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy  soul, 

And  grace  to  thy  neck. 

Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy  way  securely, 

And  thy  foot  shall  not  stumble. 

"When  thou  liest  down,  thou  shalt  not  be  afraid : 

Yea,  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  thy  sleep  shall  be  sweet. 

Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear, 

Neither  of  the  storm  of  the  wicked,  when  it  cometh : 

For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  confidence. 

And  shall  keep  thy  foot  from  being  taken. 

Withhold  not  good  from  them  to  whom  it  is  due, 

When  it  is  in  the  power  of  thine  hand  to  do  it. 

Say  not  unto  thy  neighbour.  Go,  and  come  again, 

And  to-morrow  I  will  give  ; 

When  thou  hast  it  by  thee. 

Envy  thou  not  the  man  of  violence. 

And  choose  none  of  his  ways. 

For  the  perverse  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 

But  his  secret  is  with  the  upright. 

Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorners. 

But  he  giveth  grace  unto  the  lowly. 

Hear,  my  sons,  the  instruction  of  a  father. 

And  attend  to  know  understanding : 

For  I  give  you  good  doctrine  ; 

Forsake  ye  not  my  law. 

For  I  was  a  son  unto  my  father. 

Tender  and  only  beloved  in  the  sight  of  my  mother. 

And  he  taught  me,  and  said  unto  me, 

Let  thine  heart  retain  my  words ; 

Keep  my  commandments,  and  live : 

Get  wisdom,  get  understanding ; 

Forget  it  not,  neither  decline  from  the  words  of  my  mouth : 

Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall  preserve  thee ; 

Love  her,  and  she  shall  keep  thee. 

Wisdom  is  the  principal  thing ;   therefore  get  wisdom : 

Yea,  with  all  thou  hast  gotten  get  understanding. 

Exalt  her,  and  she  shall  promote  thee : 

She  shall  bring  thee  to  honour,  when  thou  dost  embrace  her. 


724  PASSAGES   FROM   THE    PROVERBS. 

She  shall  give  to  thine  head  a  chaplet  of  grace: 

A  crown  of  beauty  shall  she  deliver  to  thee. 

Take  fast  hold  of  instruction  ;  let  her  not  go : 

Keep  her;  for  she  is  thy  life. 

Enter  not  into  the  path  of  the  wicked, 

And  walk  not  in  the  way  of  evil  men. 

Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it ; 

Turn  from  it,  and  pass  on. 

The  path  of  the  righteous  is  as  the  shining  light, 

That  shineth  more  and  more  unto  the  perfect  day. 

The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as  darkness : 

They  know  not  at  what  they  stumble. 

Keep  thy  heart  with  all  diligence ; 

For  out  of  it  are  the  issues  of  life. 

Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on, 

And  let  thine  eyelids  look  straight  before  thee. 

Make  level  the  path  of  thy  feet. 

And  let  all  thy  ways  be  established. 

Turn  not  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left: 

Remove  thy  foot  from  evil. 

My  son,  attend  unto  my  wisdom ; 

That  thou  mayest  preserve  discretion ; 

For  the  lips  of  a  strange  woman  drop  honey, 

And  her  mouth  is  smoother  than  oil : 

But  her  latter  end  is  bitter  as  wormwood, 

Sharp  as  a  two-edged  sword. 

Her  feet  go  down  to  death ; 

Her  steps  take  hold  on  the  grave ; 

Remove  thy  way  far  from  her, 

And  come  not  nigh  the  door  of  her  house : 

Lest  thou  give  thine  honour  unto  others. 

And  thy  years  unto  the  cruel : 

Lest  strangers  be  filled  with  thy  strength  ; 

And  thy  labours  be  in  the  house  of  an  alien  ; 

And  thou  mourn  at  thy  latter  end. 

When  thy  flesh  and  thy  body  are  consumed, 

And  say.  How  have  I  hated  instruction. 

And  my  heart  despised  reproof. 

Drink  waters  out  of  thine  own  cistern, 

And  running  waters  out  of  thine  own  well. 

Should  thy  springs  be  dispersed  abroad, 

And  rivers  of  water  in  the  streets? 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PROVERBS.  725 

Let  them  be  for  thyself  alone, 

And  not  for  strangers  with  thee. 

Let  thy  fountain  be  blessed ; 

And  rejoice  in  the  wife  of  thy  youth. 

My  son,  if  thou  art  become  surety  for  thy  neighbour, 

If  thou  hast  stricken,  thy  hand  with  a  stranger, 

Go,  humble  thyself,  and  importune  thy  neighbour. 

Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes, 

Nor  slumber  to  thine  eyelids. 

Deliver  thyself  as  a  roe  from  the  hand  of  the  hunter, 

And  as  a  bird  from  the  hand  of  the  fowler. 

Go  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard ; 

Consider  her  ways,  and  be  wise: 

Which  having  no  chief, 

Overseer,  or  ruler, 

Provideth  her  meat  in  the  summer, 

And  gathereth  her  food  in  the  harvest. 

How  long  wilt  thou  sleep,  O  sluggard  ? 

"When  wilt  thou  arise  out  of  thy  sleep? 

Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber, 

A  little  folding  of  the  hands  to  sleep : 

So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  a  robber, 

And  thy  want  as  an  armed  man. 

My  son,  keep  the  commandment  of  thy  father. 

And  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy  mother : 

Bind  them  continually  upon  thine  heart, 

Tie  them  about  thj''  neck. 

When  thou  walkest,  it  shall  lead  thee ; 

When  thou  sleepest,  it  shall  watch  over  thee ; 

And  when  thou  awakest,  it  shall  talk  with  thee. 

For  the  commandment  is  a  lamp ;  and  the  law  is  light ; 

And  reproofs  of  instruction  are  the  way  of  life : 

To  keep  thee  from  the  evil  woman. 

From  the  flattery  of  the  stranger's  tongue. 

Lust  not  after  her  beauty  in  thine  heart; 

Neither  let  her  take  thee  with  her  eyelids. 

Can  a  man  take  fire  in  his  bosom, 

And  his  clothes  not  be  burned? 

Or  can  one  walk  upon  hot  coals. 

And  his  feet  not  be  scorched  ? 

Doth  not  wisdom  cry. 

And  understanding  put  forth  her  voice? 


726  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PROVERBS. 

In  the  top  of  high  places  by  the  way, 

Wliere  the  paths  meet,  she  standeth ; 

Beside  the  gates,  at  the  entry  of  the  city. 

At  the  coming  in  at  the  doors,  she  crieth  aloud: 

Unto  you,  O  men,  I  call ; 

And  my  voice  is  to  the  sons  of  men. 

Receive  my  instruction,  and  not  silver ; 

And  knowledge  rather  than  choice  gold. 

For  wisdom  is  better  than  rubies ; 

And  all  the  things  that  may  be  desired  are  not  to  be  compared  unto  her. 

Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound  knowledge : 

I  am  understanding ;  I  have  might. 

By  me  kings  reign, 

And  princes  decree  justice. 

By  me  princes  rule. 

And  nobles,  even  all  the  judges  of  the  earth. 

I  love  them  that  love  me ; 

And  those  that  seek  me  diligently  shall  find  me. 

Riches  and  honour  are  with  me; 

Yea,  durable  riches  and  righteousness. 
I  walk  in  the  way  of  righteousness, 

In  the  midst  of  the  paths  of  judgement : 

That  I  may  cause  those  that  love  me  to  inherit  substance. 

And  that  I  may  fill  their  treasuries. 

The  Lord  possessed  me  in  the  beginning  of  his  way, 

Before  his  works  of  old. 

I  was  set  up  from  everlasting,  from  the  beginning. 

Or  ever  the  earth  was. 

When  there  were  no  depths,  I  was  brought  forth ; 

When  there  were  no  fountains  abounding  with  water. 

Before  the  mountains  were  settled. 

Before  the  hills  was  I  brought  forth  : 

While  as  yet  he  had  not  made  the  earth,  nor  the  fields, 

Nor  the  beginning  of  the  dust  of  the  world. 

When  he  established  the  heavens,  I  was  there: 

When  he  set  a  circle  upon  the  face  of  the  deep : 

AVhen  he  made  firm  the  skies  above : 

When  the  fountains  of  the  deep  became  strong : 

When  he  gave  to  the  sea  its  bound, 

That  the  waters  should  not  transgress  his  commandment: 

When  he  marked  out  the  foundations  of  the  earth: 

Then  I  was  by  him,  as  a  master  workman: 


PASSAGES   FEOM   THE   PROVERBS.  727 

And  I  was  daily  his  delight, 

Rejoicing  always  before  him; 

Rejoicing  in  his  habitable  earth ; 

And  my  delight  was  with  the  sons  of  men. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  heareth  me, 

Watching  daily  at  my  gates, 

Waiting  at  the  posts  of  my  doora. 

For  whoso  iindeth  me  findeth  life, 

And  shall  obtain  favour  of  the  Lord. 

But  he  that  sinneth  against  me  wrongeth  his  own  soul : 

All  they  that  hate  me  love  death. 

Reprove  a  wise  man,  and  he  will  love  thee. 

Give  instruction  to  a  wise  man,  and  he  will  be  yet  wiser: 

Teach  a  righteous  man,  and  he  will  increase  in  learning. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom : 

And  the  knowledge  of  the  Holy  One  is  understanding. 

A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad  father: 

But  a  foolish  son  is  the  heaviness  of  his  mother. 

He  becometh  poor  that  dealeth  with  a  slack  hand : 

But  the  hand  of  the  diligent  maketh  rich. 

He  that  gathereth  in  summer  is  a  wise  son : 

But  he  that  sleepeth  in  harvest  is  a  son  that  causeth  shame. 

The  memory  of  the  just  is  blessed  : 

But  the  name  of  the  wicked  shall  rot. 

Hatred  stirreth  up  strifes: 

But  love  covereth  all  transgressions. 

In  the  multitude  of  words  there  wanteth  not  transgression : 

But  he  that  refraineth  his  lips  doeth  wisely. 

The  tongue  of  the  righteous  is  as  choice  silver : 

The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed  many. 

The  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it  maketh  rich. 

And  he  added  no  sorrow  therewith. 

The  hope  of  the  righteous  shall  be  gladness : 

But  the  expectation  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

A  false  balance  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 

But  a  just  weight  is  his  delight. 

When  pride  cometh,  then  cometh  shame : 

But  with  the  lowly  is  wisdom. 

When  it  goeth  well  with  the  righteous,  the  city  rejoiceth : 

And  when  the  wicked  perish,  there  is  shouting. 

By  the  blessing  of  the  upright  the  city  is  exalted : 

But  it  is  overthrown  by  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 


728  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PROVERBS. 

He  that  goeth  about  as  a  talebearer  revealeth  secrets : 

But  he  tliat  is  of  a  faithful  spirit  concealeth  the  matter. 

Where  no  wise  guidance  is,  the  peoj^le  falleth: 

But  in  the  multitude  of  counsellors  there  is  safety. 

TJiough  hand  join  in  hand,  the  evil  man  shall  not  be  unpunished : 

But  the  seed  of  the  righteous  shall  be  delivered. 

There  is  that  scattereth,  and  increaseth  yet  more ; 

And  there  is  that  withholdeth  more  than  is  meet,  but  it  tendeth  only 

to  want. 
The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made  fat: 
And  he  that  watereth  shall  be  watered  also  himself. 
He  that  trusteth  in  his  riches  shall  fall: 
But  the  righteous  shall  flourish  as  the  green  leaf 
He  that  troubleth  his  own  house  shall  inherit  the  wind: 
And  the  foolish  shall  be  servant  to  the  wise  of  heart. 
The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is  a  tree  of  life ; 
And  he  that  is  wise  winneth  souls. 
A  virtuous  woman  is  a  crown  to  her  husband : 
But  she  that  maketh  ashamed  is  as  rottenness  in  hia  bones. 
A  righteous  man  regardeth  the  life  of  his  beast : 
But  the  tender  mercies  of  the  wicked  are  cruel. 
The  way  of  the  foolish  is  right  in  his  own  eyes : 
But  he  that  is  wise  hearkeneth  unto  counsel. 
There  is  that  speaketh  rashly  like  the  piercings  of  a  sword : 
But  the  tongue  of  the  wise  is  health. 
Lying  lips  are  an  abomination  to  the  Lord: 
But  they  that  deal  truly  are  his  delight. 
The  hand  of  the  diligent  shall  bear  rule: 
But  the  slothful  shall  be  put  under  taskwork. 
Heaviness  in  the  heart  of  a  man  maketh  it  stoop ; 
But  a  good  word  maketh  it  glad. 

There  is  that  maketh  himself  rich,  yet  hath  nothing : 
There  is  that  maketh  himself  poor,  yet  hath  great  wealth. 
Wealth  gotten  by  vanity  shall  be  diminished: 
But  he  that  gatheretli  by  labour  shall  have  increase. 
Hope  deferred  maketh  the  heart  sick  : 
But  when  the  desire  cometh,  it  is  a  tree  of  life. 
Much  food  is  in  the  tilled  land  of  the  poor : 
But  there  is  that  is  destroyed  by  reason  of  injustice. 
The  heart  knoweth  its  own  bitterness; 
And  a  stranger  doth  not  intermeddle  with  its  joy. 
There  is  a  way  whicli  seemeth  right  unto  a  man, 


PASSAGES    FROM   THE    PROVERBS.  729 

But  the  end  thereof  are  the  ways  of  death. 

Even  in  laughter  the  heart  is  sorrowful ; 

And  the  end  of  mirth  is  heaviness. 

In  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  strong  confidence : 

And  his  children  shall  have  a  place  of  refuge. 

The  fear  of  the  Loed  is  a  fountain  of  life, 

To  depart  from  the  snares  of  death. 

He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  of  great  understanding: 

But  he  that  is  hasty  of  spirit  exalteth  folly. 

He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  reproacheth  his  Maker : 

But  he  that  hath  mercy  on  the  needy  honoureth  him. 

Righteousness  exalteth  a  nation : 

But  sin  is  a  reproach  to  any  people. 

A  soft  answer  turneth  away  wrath: 

But  a  grievous  word  stirreth  up  anger. 

The  eyes  of  the  Lokd  are  in  every  place, 

Keeping  watch  upon  the  evil  and  the  good. 

The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 

But  the  prayer  of  the  upright  is  his  delight. 

A  merry  heart  maketh  a  cheerful  countenance: 

But  by  sorrow  of  heart  the  spirit  is  broken. 

All  the  days  of  the  afiiicted  are  evil : 

But  he  that  is  of  a  cheerful  heart  hath  a  continual  feast. 

Better  is  little  with  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 

Than  great  treasure  and  trouble  therewith. 

Better  is  a  dinner  of  herbs  where  love  is. 

Than  a  stalled  ox  and  hatred  therewith. 

A  man  hath  joy  in  the  answer  of  his  mouth : 

And  a  word  in  due  season,  how  good  is  it! 

Evil  devices  are  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 

But  the  pure  speak  pleasant  words. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  instruction  of  wisdom ; 

And  before  honour  goeth  humility. 

The  preparations  of  the  heart  belong  to  man : 

But  the  answer  of  the  tongue  is  from  the  Lord. 

All  the  ways  of  a  man  are  clean  in  his  own  eyes : 

But  the  Lord  weigheth  the  spirits. 

Commit  thy  works  unto  the  Lord, 

And  thy  thoughts  shall  be  established. 

When  a  man's  ways  please  the  Lord, 

He  maketh  even  his  enemies  to  be  at  peace  with  him. 

Pride  goeth  before  destruction, 


730  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PROVEEBS. 

And  an  haughty  spirit  before  a  fall. 

Better  it  is  to  be  of  a  lowly  spirit  with  the  poor, 

Than  to  divide  the  spoil  with  the  proud. 

The  heart  of  the  wise  instructeth  his  mouth, 

And  addeth  learning  to  his  lips. 

Pleasant  words  are  as  an  honeycomb, 

Sweet  to  the  soul,  and  health  to  the  bones. 

A  froward  man  scattereth  abroad  strife : 

And  a  whisperer  separateth  chief  friends. 

The  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of  glory. 

If  it  be  found  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  better  than  the  mighty ; 

And  he  that  ruleth  his  spirit  than  he  that  taketh  a  city. 

The  lot  is  cast  into  the  lap ; 

But  the  whole  disposing  thereof  is  of  the  Lord. 

Better  is  a  dry  morsel  and  quietness  therewith. 

Than  an  house  full  of  feasting  with  strife. 

He  that  covereth  a  transgression  seeketh  love : 

But  he  that  harpeth  on  a  matter  separateth  chief  friends. 

A  rebuke  entereth  deeper  into  one  that  hath  understanding 

Than  an  hundred  stripes  into  a  fool. 

Let  a  bear  robbed  of  her  whelps  meet  a  man. 

Rather  than  a  fool  in  his  folly. 

The  beginning  of  strife  is  as  when  one  letteth  out  water : 

Therefore  leave  off  contention,  before  there  be  quarrelling. 

A  friend  loveth  at  all  times. 

And  is  born  as  a  brother  for  adversity. 

A  merry  heart  is  a  good  medicine : 

But  a  broken  spirit  drieth  up  the  bones. 

He  that  spareth  his  words  hath  knowledge : 

And  he  that  is  of  a  cool  spirit  is  a  man  of  understanding. 

Even  a  fool,  when  he  holdeth  his  peace,  is  counted  wise : 

When  he  shutteth  his  lips,  he  is  esteemed  as  prudent. 

He  that  separateth  himself  seeketh  his  own  desire. 

And  quarrelleth  with  all  sound  wisdom. 

The  words  of  a  man's  mouth  are  as  deep  waters ; 

The  wellspring  of  wisdom  is  as  a  flowing  brook. 

To  accept  the  person  of  the  wicked  is  not  good, 

Nor  to  turn  aside  the  righteous  in  judgement. 

The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a  strong  tower: 

The  righteous  runneth  into  it,  and  is  safe. 

The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his  strong  city, 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PROVERBS.  731 

And  as  an  high  wall  in  his  own  imagination. 

Before  destruction  the  heart  of  man  is  haughty, 

And  before  honour  goeth  humility. 

He  that  giveth  answer  before  he  heareth, 

It  is  folly  and  shame  unto  him. 

The  spirit  of  a  man  will  sustain  his  infirmity ; 

But  a  broken  spirit  who  can  bear  ? 

A  man's  gift  maketh  room  for  him, 

And  bringeth  him  before  gi'eat  men. 

He  that  pleadeth  his  cause  first  seemeth  just ; 

But  his  neighbour  cometh  and  searcheth  him  out. 

Death  and  life  are  in  the  power  of  the  tongue  ; 

And  they  that  love  it  shall  eat  the  fruit  thereof. 

Whoso  findeth  a  wife  findeth  a  good  thing, 

And  obtaineth  favour  of  the  Lord. 

He  that  maketh  many  friends  doeth  it  to  his  own  destruction : 

But  there  is  a  friend  that  sticketh  closer  than  a  brother. 

Many  will  intreat  the  favour  of  the  liberal  man : 

And  every  man  is  a  friend  to  him  that  giveth  gifts. 

The  discretion  of  a  man  maketh  him  slow  to  anger ; 

And  it  is  his  glory  to  pass  over  a  transgression. 

He  that  hath  pity  upon  the  poor  lendeth  unto  the  Lord, 

And  his  good  deed  will  he  pay  him  again. 

There  are  many  devices  in  a  man's  heart ; 

But  the  counsel  of  the  Lord,  that  shall  stand. 

Wine  is  a  mocker,  strong  drink  a  brawler ; 

And  whosoever  erreth  thereby  is  not  wise. 

The  slothful  will  not  plow  by  reason  of  the  winter ; 

Therefore  he  shall  beg  in  harvest,  and  have  nothing. 

Counsel  in  the  heart  of  man  is  like  deep  water ; 

But  a  man  of  understanding  will  draw  it  out. 

Most  men  will  proclaim  every  one  his  own  kindness: 

But  a  faithful  man  who  can  find? 

A  just  man  that  walketh  in  his  integrity. 

Blessed  are  his  children  after  him. 

Who  can  say,  I  have  made  my  heart  clean, 

I  am  pure  from  my  sin  ? 

Even  a  child  maketh  himself  known  by  his  doings, 

Whether  his  work  be  pure,  and  whether  it  be  right. 

The  hearing  ear,  and  the  seeing  eye, 

The  Lord  hath  made  even  both  of  them. 

Say  not  thou,  I  will  recompense  evil: 


732  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PROVERBS. 

Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  lie  shall  save  thee. 

The  king's  heart  is  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  as  the  watercourses: 

He  turneth  it  whithersover  he  will. 

Every  way  of  a  man  is  right  in  his  own  eyes : 

But  the  Lord  weigheth  the  hearts. 

To  do  justice  and  judgement 

Is  more  acceptable  to  the  Lord  than  sacrifice. 

It  is  better  to  dwell  in  the  corner  of  the  housetop, 

Than  with  a  contentious  woman  in  a  wide  house. 

It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  desert  land, 

Than  with  a  contentious  woman  and  vexation. 

There  is  jirecious  treasure  and  oil  in  the  dwelling  of  the  wise ; 

But  a  foolish  man  swalloweth  it  up. 

Whoso  keepeth  his  mouth  and  his  tongue 

Keepeth  his  soul  from  troubles. 

The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomination: 

How  much  more,  when  he  bringeth  it  to  atone  for  wickedness ! 

There  is  no  wisdom  nor  understanding 

Nor  counsel  against  the  Lord. 

The  horse  is  prepared  against  the  day  of  battle: 

But  deliverance  is  of  the  Lord. 

A  good  name  is  rather  to  be  chosen  than  great  riches, 

And  loving  favour  rather  than  silver  and  gold. 

The  rich  and  the  poor  meet  together: 

The  Lord  is  the  maker  of  them  all. 

A  prudent  man  seeth  the  evil,  and  hideth  himself: 

But  the  simple  pass  on,  and  suffer  for  it. 

The  reward  of  humility  and  the  fear  of  the  Lord 

Is  riches,  and  honour,  and  life. 

Train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he  should  go, 

And  even  when  he  is  old  he  will  not  depart  from  it. 

The  rich  ruleth  over  the  poor. 

And  the  borrower  is  servant  to  the  lender. 

He  that  hath  a  bountiful  eye  shall  be  l)lessed; 

For  he  giveth  of  his  bread  to  the  poor. 

He  that  oppresseth  the  i:»oor  to  increase  his  gain, 

And  he  that  giveth  to  the  rich,  cometh  only  to  want. 

Rob  not  the  poor,  because  he  is  poor, 

Neither  oppress  the  afflicted  in  the  gate : 

For  the  Lord  will  plead  their  cause. 

Seest  thou  a  man  diligent  in  his  business?  he  shall  stand  before  kings; 

Weary  not  thyself  to  be  rich  ; 


PASSAGES    FROM   THE   PROVERBS.  733 

Cease  from  thine  own  wisdom. 

Wilt  thou  set  tliine  eyes  upon  that  which  is  not? 

For  riches  certainly  make  themselves  wings, 

Like  an  eagle  that  flieth  toward  heaven. 

Remove  not  the  ancient  landmark  ; 

And  enter  not  into  the  fields  of  the  fatherless : 

For  their  redeemer  is  strong ; 

He  shall  plead  their  cause  against  thee. 

Let  not  thine  heart  envy  sinners : 

But  be  thou  in  the  fear  of  the  Lokd  all  the  day  long : 

For  surely  there  is  a  reward ; 

And  thy  hope  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

Be  not  among  winebibbers  ; 

Among  gluttonous  eaters  of  flesh : 

For  the  drunkard  and  the  glutton  shall  come  to  poverty : 

And  drowsiness  shall  clothe  a  man  with  rags. 

Buy  the  truth,  and  sell  it  not ; 

Yea,  wisdom,  and  instruction,  and  understanding. 

My  son,  give  me  thine  heart. 

And  let  thine  eyes  delight  in  my  ways. 

Who  hath  woe  ?  who  hath  sorrow  ?  who  hath  contentions  ? 

Who  hath  complaining?  who  hath  wounds  without  cause? 

Who  hath  redness  of  eyes  ? 

They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine ; 

They  that  go  to  seek  out  mixed  wine. 

Look  thou  not  upon  the  wine  when  it  is  red, 

When  it  giveth  its  colour  in  the  cup. 

When  it  goeth  down  smoothly : 

At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a  servient. 

And  stingeth  like  an  adder. 

Thine  eyes  shall  behold  strange  things, 

And  thine  heart  shall  utter  froward  things. 

Yea,  thou  shalt  be  as  he  that  lieth  down  in  the  midst  of  the  sea, 

Or  as  he  that  lieth  upon  the  top  of  a  mast. 

Through  wisdom  is  an  house  builded  ; 

And  by  understanding  it  is  established : 

And  by  knowledge  are  the  chambers  filled 

With  all  precious  and  pleasant  riches. 

If  thou  faint  in  the  day  of  adversity, 

Thy  strength  is  small. 

Deliver  them  that  are  carried  away  unto  death, 

And  those  that  are  ready  to  be  slain  see  that  thou  hold  ba^^k. 


734  PASSAGES    FROM    THE   PROVERBS, 

If  thou  sayest,  Behold,  we  knew  not  this: 
Doth  not  he  that  weigheth  the  hearts  consider  it  ? 
And  he  that  keepeth  thy  soul,  doth  not  he  know  it  ? 
And  shall  not  he  render  to  every  man  according  to  his  work  ? 
Lay  not  wait,  O  wicked  man,  against  the  habitation  of  the  righteous ; 
Spoil  not  his  resting  place : 

For  a  righteous  man  falleth  seven  times,  and  riseth  up  again  : 
But  the  wicked  are  overthrown  by  calamity. 
Rejoice  not  when  thine  enemy  fulleth. 
And  let  not  thine  heart  be  glad  when  he  is  overthrown : 
Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil-doers ; 
Neither  be  thou  envious  at  the  wicked. 
My  son,  fear  thou  the  Lord  and  the  king: 
And  meddle  not  with  them  that  are  given  to  change : 
Be  not  a  witness  against  thy  neighbour  without  cause ; 
And  deceive  not  with  thy  lips. 

Say  not,  I  will  do  so  to  him  as  he  hath  done  to  me ; 
I  will  render  to  the  man  according  to  his  work. 
I  went  by  the  field  of  the  slothful. 

And  by  the  vineyard  of  the  man  void  of  understanding ; 
And,  lo,  it  was  all  grown  over  with  thorns, 
The  face  thereof  was  covered  with  nettles. 
And  the  stone  wall  thereof  was  broken  down. 
Then  I  beheld,  and  considered  well : 
I  saw,  and  received  instruction. 
Yd  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber, 
A  little  folding  of  the  hands  to  sleep : 
So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  a  robber ; 
And  thy  want  as  an  armed  man. 
Put  not  thyself  forward  in  the  presence  of  the  king, 
And  stand  noi  in  the  place  of  great  men : 
For  better  is  it  that  it  be  said  unto  thee.  Come  up  hither ; 
Than  that  thou  shouldest  be  put  lower  in  the  presence  of  the  prince. 
A  word  fitly  spoken 

Is  like  apples  of  gold  in  baskets  of  silver. 
As  an  earring  of  gold,  and  an  ornament  of  fine  gold, 
So  is  a  wise  reprover  upon  an  obedient  ear. 
As  the  cold  of  snow  in  the  time  of  harvest. 
So  is  a  faithful  messenger  to  them  that  send  him ; 
For  he  rcfresheth  the  soul  of  his  masters. 

As  one  that  taketh  off  a  garment  in  cold  weather,  a7id  as  vinegar  upon 
nitre, 


PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PROVEKBS.  735 

So  is  he  that  singeth  songs  to  an  heavy  heart. 

If  thine  enemy  be  hungry,  give  him  bread  to  eat ; 

And  if  he  be  thirsty,  give  him  water  to  drink : 

For  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  upon  his  head, 

And  the  Lord  shall  reward  thee. 

As  cold  waters  to  a  thirsty  soul, 

So  is  good  news  from  a  far  country. 

As  a  troubled  fountain,  and  a  corrupted  spring. 

So  is  a  righteous  man  that  giveth  way  before  the  wicked. 

As  snow  in  summer,  and  as  rain  in  harvest, 

So  honoiu-  is  not  seemly  for  a  fool. 

Answer  not  a  fool  according  to  his  folly, 

Lest  thou  also  be  like  unto  him. 

Answer  a  fool  according  to  his  folly, 

Lest  he  be  wise  in  his  own  conceit. 

He  that  sendeth  a  message  by  the  hand  of  a  fool 

Cutteth  off  Ids  own  feet,  and  drinketh  in  damage. 

The  legs  of  the  lame  hang  loose : 

So  is  a  parable  in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

Seest  thou  a  man  wise  in  his  own  conceit? 

There  is  more  hope  of  a  fool  than  of  him. 

The  sluggard  saith.  There  is  a  lion  in  the  way ; 

A  lion  is  in  the  streets. 

As  the  door  turneth  upon  its  hinges, 

So  doth  the  sluggard  upon  his  bed. 

The  sluggard  burieth  his  hand  in  the  dish  ; 

It  wearieth  him  to  bring  it  again  to  his  mouth. 

The  sluggard  is  wiser  in  his  own  conceit 

Than  sevfen  men  that  can  render  a  reason. 

He  that  passeth  by,  and  vexeth  himself  with  strife  belonging  not 

to  him, 
Is  like  one  that  taketh  a  dog  by  the  ears. 
As  a  madman  who  casteth  firebrands. 
Arrows,  and  death ; 

So  is  the  man  that  deceiveth  his  neighbour, 
And  saith,  Am  not  I  in  sport? 
For  lack  of  wood  the  fire  goeth  out : 
And  where  there  is  no  whisper,  contention  ceaseth. 
As  coals  are  to  hot  embers,  and  wood  to  fire ; 
So  is  a  contentious  man  to  inflame  strife.  "" 

Boast  not  thyself  of  to-morrow  ; 
For  thou  knowest  not  what  a  day  may  bring  forth. 


736  PASSAGES   FROM   THE    PROVERBS. 

Let  another  man  praise  thee,  and  not  thine  own  mouth ; 

A  stranger,  and  not  thine  own  lips. 

Wrath  is  cruel,  and  anger  is  outrageous  ; 

But  who  is  able  to  stand  before  jealousy? 

Better  is  open  rebuke 

Than  love  that  is  liidden. 

Faithful  are  the  wounds  of  a  friend : 

But  the  kisses  of  an  enemy  are  profuse. 

The  full  soul  loatheth  an  honeycomb : 

But  to  the  hungry  soul  every  bitter  thing  is  sweet. 

As  a  bird  that  wandereth  from  her  nest. 

So  is  a  man  that  wandereth  from  his  place. 

Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice  the  heart : 

So  doth  the  sweetness  of  a  man's  friend  that  cometh  of  hearty 

counsel. 
Thine  own  friend,  and  thy  father's  friend,  forsake  not: 
Better  is  a  neighbour  that  is  near  than  a  brother  far  off. 
Iron  sharpeneth  iron  ; 

So  a  man  sharpeneth  the  countenance  of  his  friend. 
As  in  water  face  ansiuereth  to  face, 
So  the  heart  of  man  to  man. 
Though  thou  shouldest  bray  a  fool  in  a  mortar  with  a  pestle 

among  bruised  corn, 
Yet  will  not  his  foolishness  depart  from  him. 
The  wicked  flee  when  no  man  pursueth : 
But  the  righteous  are  bold  as  a  lion. 
He  that  covereth  his  transgressions  shall  not  prosper: 
But  whoso  confesseth  and  forsaketh  them  shall  obtain  mercy. 
Happy  is  the  man  that  feareth  alway : 
But  he  that  hardeneth  his  heart  shall  fall  into  calamity. 
If  a  wise  man  hath  a  controversy  with  a  foolish  man, 
Whether  he  be  angry  or  laugh,  there  will  be  no  rest. 
A  fool  uttereth  all  his  anger: 
But  a  wise  man  keepeth  it  back  and  stilleth  it. 
The  poor  man  and  the  oppressor  meet  together: 
The  Lord  lightcneth  the  eyes  of  them  both. 
Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall  give  thee  rest; 
Yea,  he  shall  give  delight  unto  thy  soul. 
A  man's  i)ride  shall  bring  him  low: 
But  he  that  is  of  a  lowly  spirit  shall  obtain  honour. 
The  fear  of  man  bringeth  a  snare : 
But  whoso  putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lokd  shall  be  safe. 


PASSAGES    FROM   THE    PROVERBS.  737 

The  words  of  Agur;  the  oracle. 
Surely  I  am  more  brutish  than  any  man, 
And  have  not  the  understanding  of  a  man  : 
And  I  have  not  learned  wisdom, 
Neither  have  I  the  knowledge  of  the  Holy  One. 
Who  hath  ascended  up  into  heaven,  and  descended  ? 
Who  hath  gathered  the  wind  in  his  fists? 
Who  hath  bound  the  waters  in  his  garment? 
Who  hath  established  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  ? 
What  is  his  name,  and  what  is  his  son's  name,  if  thou  knowest  ? 
Every  word  of  God  is  tried : 
He  is  a  shield  unto  them  that  trust  in  him. 
Add  thou  not  unto  his  words, 
Lest  he  reprove  thee,  and  thou  be  found  a  liar. 
Two  things  have  I  asked  of  thee ; 
Deny  me  them  not  before  I  die : 
Remove  far  from  me  vanity  and  lies : 
Give  me  neither  poverty  nor  riches; 
Feed  me  with  the  food  that  is  needful  for  me: 
Lest  I  be  full,  and  deny  thee,  and  say,  Who  is  the  Lord? 
Or  lest  I  be  poor,  and  steal. 
And  use  profanely  the  name  of  my  God. 
There  is  a  generation  that  are  pure  in  their  own  eyes. 
And  yet  are  not  washed  from  their  filthiness. 
There  is  a  generation,  Oh  how  lofty  are  their  eyes! 
And  their  eyelids  are  lifted  up. 
There  is  a  generation  whose  teeth  are  as  swords,  and  their  jaw 

teeth  as  knives. 
To  devour  the  poor  from  off  the  earth,  and  the   needy  from 

among  men. 
If  thou  hast  done  foolishly  in  lifting  up  thyself, 
Or  if  thou  hast  thought  evil, 
Lay  thine  hand  upon  thy  mouth. 

The  words  of  king  Lemuel ;  the  oracle  which  his  mother  taught  him. 
What  my  son  ?  And  what,  O  son  of  my  vows  ? 
It  is  not  for  kings,  O  Lemuel,  it  is  not  for  kings  to  drink  wine ; 
Nor  for  princes  to  say,  Where  is  strong  drink  ? 
Lest  they  drink,  and  forget  the  law, 
And  pervert  the  judgement  of  any  that  is  aflflicted. 
Give  strong  drink  unto  him  that  is  ready  to  perish, 
And  wine  unto  the  bitter  in  soul : 


738  PASSAGES   FROM   THE   PROVERBS. 

Let  him  drink,  and  forget  his  poverty, 

And  remember  his  misery  no  more. 

Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb, 

In  the  cause  of  all  such  as  are  left  desolate. 

Open  thy  mouth,  judge  righteously, 

And  minister  judgement  to  the  poor  and  needy. 

A  virtuous  woman  who  can  find  ? 

For  her  price  is  far  above  rubies. 

The  heart  of  her  husband  trusteth  in  her, 

And  he  shall  have  no  lack  of  gain. 

She  doeth  him  good  and  not  evil 

All  the  days  of  her  life. 

She  seeketh  wool  and  flax, 

And  worketh  willingly  with  her  hands. 

She  is  like  the  merchant-ships ; 

She  bringeth  her  food  from  afar. 

She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet  night. 

And  giveth  meat  to  her  household, 

And  their  task  to  her  maidens. 

She  considereth  a  field,  and  buyeth  it : 

With  the  fruit  of  her  hands  she  planteth  a  vineyard. 

She  layeth  her  hands  to  the  distaff. 

And  her  hands  hold  the  spindle. 

She  spreadeth  out  her  hand  to  the  poor ; 

Yea,  she  reacheth  forth  her  hands  to  the  needy. 

Her  husband  is  known  in  the  gates. 

When  he  sitteth  among  the  elders  of  the  land. 

Strength  and  dignity  are  her  clothing ; 

And  she  laugheth  at  the  time  to  come. 

She  openeth  her  mouth  with  wisdom  ; 

And  the  law  of  kindness  is  on  her  tongue. 

She  looketh  well  to  the  ways  of  her  household, 

And  eateth  not  the  bread  of  idleness. 

Her  children  rise  up,  and  call  her  blessed ; 

Her  husband  also,  and  he  praiseth  her,  saying  : 

Many  daughters  have  done  virtuously. 

But  thou  excellest  them  all. 

Favour  is  deceitful,  and  beauty  is  vain: 

But  a  woman  that  feareth  the  Lord,  she  shall  be  praised. 

Give  her  of  the  fruit  of  her  hands  ; 

And  let  her  works  praise  her  in  the  gates. 


PASSAGES  FEOM 

ECCLESIASTES 

OR, 

THE  PREACHER. 


The  words  of  the  Preacher,  the  son  of  David,  king  in  Jerusalem. 

Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the  Preacher ;  vanity  of  vanities,  all  is  van- 
ity. What  profit  hath  man  of  all  his  labour  wherein  he  laboureth 
under  the  sun  ?  One  generation  goeth,  and  another  generation  cometh ; 
and  the  earth  abideth  for  ever.  The  sun  also  ariseth,  and  the  sun 
goeth  down,  and  hasteth  to  his  place  where  he  ariseth.  The  wind 
goeth  toward  the  south,  and  turneth  about  unto  the  north  ;  it  turneth 
about  continually  in  its  course,  and  the  wind  returneth  again  to  its  cir- 
cuits. All  the  rivers  run  into  the  sea,  yet  the  sea  is  not  full ;  unto 
the  place  whither  the  rivers  go,  thither  they  go  again.  All  words  are 
feeble ;  man  cannot  utter  it :  the  eye  is  not  satisfied  with  seeing,  nor 
the  ear  filled  with  hearing.  That  which  hath  been  is  that  which  shall 
be ;  and  that  which  hath  been  done  is  that  which  shall  be  done :  and 
there  is  no  new  thing  under  the  sun.  Is  there  a  thing  whereof  men 
say,  See,  this  is  new  ?  it  hath  been  already,  in  the  ages  which  were 
before  us. 

I  the  Preacher  was  king  over  Israel  in  Jerusalem.  And  I  applied 
my  heart  to  seek  and  to  search  out  by  wisdom  concerning  all  that  is 
done  under  heaven:  it  is  a  sore  travail  that  God  hath  given  to  the 
sons  of  men  to  be  exercised  therewith.  I  have  seen  all  the  works  that 
are  done  under  the  sun ;  and,  behold,  all  is  vanity  and  a  striving  after 
wind.  That  which  is  crooked  cannot  be  made  straight :  and  that  which 
is  wanting  cannot  be  numbered.  I  communed  with  mine  own  heart, 
saying,  Lo,  I  have  gotten  me  great  wisdom  above  all  that  were  before 
me  in  Jerusalem :  yea,  my  heart  hath  had  great  experience  of  wisdom 
and  knowledge.  And  I  applied  my  heart  to  know  wisdom,  and  to 
know  madness  and  folly :  I  perceived  that  this  also  was  a  striving  after 
wind.  For  in  much  wisdom  is  much  grief:  and  he  that  increaseth 
knowledge  increaseth  sorrow. 

(739) 


740  PASSAGES    FROM    ECCLESIASTES. 

I  said  in  mine  heart,  Go  to  now,  I  will  prove  thee  with  mirth ; 
therefore  enjoy  pleasure:  and,  behold,  this  also  was  vanity.  I  said  of 
laughter,  It  is  mad :  and  of  mii-th.  What  doeth  it  ?  I  searched  in  mine 
heart  how  to  cheer  my  flesh  with  wine,  mine  heart  yet  guiding  me 
with  wisdom,  and  how  to  lay  hold  on  folly,  till  I  might  see  what  it 
was  good  for  the  sons  of  men  that  they  should  do  under  the  heaven 
all  the  daj^s  of  their  life.  I  made  me  great  works  ;  I  builded  me  houses ; 
I  planted  me  vineyards  ;  I  made  me  gardens  and  jaarks,  and  I  i^lanted 
trees  in  them  of  all  kinds  of  fruit :  I  made  me  pools  of  water,  to  water 
therefrom  the  forest  where  trees  w^ere  reared :  I  bought  menservanta 
and  maidens,  and  had  servants  born  in  my  house ;  also  I  had  great 
possessions  of  herds  and  flocks,  above  all  that  were  before  me  in  Jeru- 
salem :  I  gathered  me  also  silver  and  gold,  and  the  peculiar  treasure  of 
kings  and  of  the  provinces:  I  gat  me  men  singers  and  women  singers, 
and  the  delights  of  the  sons  of  men,  musical  instruments,  and  that  of 
all  sorts.  So  I  was  great,  and  increased  more  than  all  that  were  before 
me  in  Jerusalem :  also  my  wisdom  remained  with  me.  And  whatso- 
ever mine  eyes  desired  I  kept  not  from  them :  I  withheld  not  my 
heart  from  any  joy,  for  my  heart  rejoiced  because  of  all  my  labour; 
and  this  was  my  portion  from  all  my  labour.  Then  I  looked  on  all 
the  works  that  my  hands  had  wrought,  and  on  the  laliour  that  I  had 
laboured  to  do :  and,  behold,  all  was  vanity  and  a  striving  after  wind, 
and  there  was  no  i^rofit  under  the  sun. 

And  I  turned  myself  to  behold  wisdom,  and  madness  and  folly. 
Then  I  saw  that  wisdom  excelleth  folly,  as  far  as  light  excelleth  dark- 
ness. The  wise  man's  eyes  are  in  his  head,  and  the  fool  walketh  in 
darkness :  and  yet  I  perceived  that  one  event  happeneth  to  them  all. 
Then  said  I  in  my  heart.  As  it  happeneth  to  the  fool,  so  will  it  happen 
even  to  me  ;  and  why  was  I  then  more  wise  ?  Then  I  said  in  my  heart, 
that  this  also  was  vanity.  For  of  the  wise  man,  even  as  of  the  fool, 
there  is  no  remembrance  for  ever ;  seeing  that  in  the  days  to  come  all 
will  have  been  already  forgotten.  And  how  doth  the  wise  man  die  even 
as  the  fool !  So  I  hated  life  ;  because  the  work  that  is  wrought  under  the 
sun  was  grievous  unto  me :  for  all  is  vanity  and  a  striving  after  wind. 

And  I  hated  all  my  labour  wherein  I  laboured  under  the  sun :  see- 
ing that  I  must  leave  it  unto  the  man  that  shall  be  after  me.  And 
who  knoweth  whether  he  shall  be  a  wise  man  or  a  fool?  yet  shall 
he  have  rule  over  all  my  labour  wherein  I  have  laboured,  and  wherein 
I  have  shewed  wisdom  under  the  sun.    This  also  is  vanity. 

There  is  nothing  better  for  a  man  than  that  he  should  cat  and 
drink,  and  make  his  soul  enjoy  good  in  his  lal)Our.  This  also  I  saw, 
that  it  is  from  the  hand  of  God.     For  to  the  nuin  that  i)leaseth  him 


PASSAGES   FROM   ECCLESIASTES.  741 

God  giveth  wisdom,  and  knowledge,  and  joy :  but  to  the  sinner  he 
giveth  travail,  to  gather  and  to  heap  up,  that  he  may  give  to  him  that 
pleaseth  God.    This  also  is  vanity  and  a  striving  after  wind. 

To  every  thing  there  is  a  season,  and  a  time  to  every  purpose  under 
the  heaven :  a  time  to  be  born,  and  a  time  to  die ;  a  time  to  plant, 
and  a  time  to  pluck  up  that  which  is  planted ;  a  time  to  kill,  and  a 
time  to  heal ;  a  time  to  break  down,  and  a  time  to  build  up ;  a  time 
to  weep,  and  a  time  to  laugh ;  a  time  to  mourn,  and  a  time  to  dance ; 
a  time  to  cast  away  stones,  and  a  time  to  gather  stones  together;  a 
time  to  embrace,  and  a  time  to  refrain  from  embracing;  a  time  to  seek, 
and  a  time  to  lose ;  a  time  to  keep,  and  a  time  to  cast  away  ;  a  time 
to  rend,  and  a  time  to  sew ;  a  time  to  keep  silence,  and  a  time  to 
speak ;  a  time  to  love,  and  a  time  to  hate ;  a  time  for  war,  and  a  time 
for  peace.  What  profit  hath  he  that  worketh  in  that  wherein  he  la- 
boureth?  I  have  seen  the  travail  which  God  hath  given  to  the  sons 
of  men  to  be  exercised  therewith.  He  hath  made  every  thing  beauti- 
ful in  its  time.  I  know  that,  whatsoever  God  doeth,  it  shall  be  for 
ever :  nothing  can  be  put  to  it,  nor  any  thing  taken  from  it :  and  God 
hath  done  it,  that  men  should  fear  before  him. 

And  moreover  I  saw  under  the  sun,  in  the  place  of  judgement,  that 
wickedness  was  there ;  and  in  the  place  of  righteousness,  that  wicked- 
ness was  there.  I  said  in  mine  heart,  God  shall  judge  the  righteous 
and  the  wicked  :  for  there  is  a  time  there  for  every  purj^ose  and  for 
every  work.  I  said  in  mine  heart.  It  is  because  of  the  sons  of  men, 
that  God  may  prove  them,  and  that  they  may  see  that  they  them- 
selves are  but  as  beasts.  For  that  which  befalleth  the  sons  of  men  be- 
falleth  beasts ;  even  one  thing  befalleth  them :  as  the  one  dieth,  so 
dieth  the  other;  yea,  they  have  all  one  breath;  and  man  hath  no  pre- 
eminence above  the  beasts :  for  all  is  vanity.  All  go  unto  one  place ; 
all  are  of  the  dust,  and  all  turn  to  dust  again.  Who  knoweth  the 
spirit  of  man  whether  it  goeth  upward,  and  the  spirit  of  the  beast 
whether  it  goeth  downward  to  the  earth  ?  Wherefore  I  saw  that  there 
is  nothing  better,  than  that  a  man  should  rejoice  in  his  works ;  for 
that  is  his  portion :  for  who  shall  bring  him  back  to  see  what  shall  be 
after  him? 

Then  I  returned  and  saw  all  the  oppressions  that  are  done  under 
the  sun:  and  behold,  the  tears  of  such  as  were  oppressed,  and  they 
had  no  comforter ;  and  on  the  side  of  their  oppressors  there  was  power, 
but  they  had  no  comforter.  Wherefore  I  praised  the  dead  which  are 
already  dead  more  than  the  living  which  are  yet  alive;  yea,  better 
than  them  both  did  I  esteem  him  which  hath  not  yet  been,  who  hath 
not  seen  the  evil  work  that  is  done  under  the  sun. 


742  PASSAGES    FROM    ECCLESIASTES. 

Then  I  saw  all  labour  and  every  skilful  work,  that  for  this  a  man 
is  envied  of  his  neighbour.  This  also  is  vanity  and  a  striving  after 
wind.  The  fool  foldeth  his  hands  together,  and  eateth  his  own  flesh. 
Better  is  an  handful  with  quietness,  than  two  handfuls  with  labour 
and  striving  after  wind. 

Then  I  returned  and  saw  vanity  under  the  sun.  Two  are  better 
than  one ;  because  they  have  a  good  reward  for  their  labour.  For  if 
they  fall,  the  one  will  lift  up  his  fellow :  but  woe  to  him  that  is  alone 
when  he  falleth,  and  hath  not  another  to  lift  him  up. 

Better  is  a  poor  and  wise  youth  than  an  old  and  foolish  king,  who 
knoweth  not  how  to  receive  admonition  any  more. 

Keep  thy  foot  when  thou  goest  to  the  house  of  God ;  for  to  draw 
nigh  to  hear  is  better  than  to  give  the  sacrifice  of  fools :  for  they  know 
not  that  they  do  evil.  Be  not  rash  with  thy  mouth,  and  let  not  thine 
heart  be  hasty  to  utter  any  thing  before  God ;  for  God  is  in  heaven, 
and  thou  upon  earth :  therefore  let  thy  words  be  few.  "When  thou 
vowest  a  vow  unto  God,  defer  not  to  pay  it ;  for  he  hath  no  pleasure 
in  fools :  pay  that  which  thou  vowest.  Better  is  it  that  thou  shouldest 
not  vow,  than  that  thou  shouldest  vow  and  not  pay. 

If  thou  seest  the  oppression  of  the  poor,  and  the  violent  taking 
away  of  judgement  and  justice  in  a  province,  marvel  not  at  the  mat- 
ter :  for  one  higher  than  the  high  regardeth  ;  and  there  be  higher  than 
they.  Moreover  the  profit  of  the  earth  is  for  all :  the  king  himself  is 
served  by  the  field. 

He  that  loveth  silver  shall  not  be  satisfied  with  silver ;  nor  he  that 
loveth  abundance  with  increase :  this  also  is  vanity.  When  goods  in- 
crease, they  are  increased  that  eat  them :  and  what  advantage  is  there 
to  the  owner  thereof,  saving  the  beholding  of  them  with  his  eyes  ?  The 
sleep  of  a  labouring  man  is  sweet,  whether  he  eat  little  or  much :  but 
the  fulness  of  the  rich  will  not  sufler  him  to  sleep. 

There  is  a  grievous  evil  which  I  have  seen  under  the  sun,  namely, 
riches  kept  by  the  owner  thereof  to  his  hurt :  naked  shall  he  go  again 
as  he  came,  and  shall  take  nothing  for  his  labour,  which  he  may  carry 
away  in  his  hand.  And  this  also  is  a  grievous  evil,  that  in  all  points 
as  he  came,  so  shall  he  go. 

Behold,  that  which  I  have  seen  to  be  good  and  to  be  comely  is  for 
one  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  to  enjoy  good  in  all  his  labour,  wherein 
he  laboureth  under  the  sun,  all  the  days  of  his  life  which  God  hath 
given  him :  for  this  is  his  portion.  Every  man  also  to  whom  God  liath 
given  riches  and  wealth,  and  hath  given  him  power  to  eat  thereof,  and 
to  take  his  portion,  and  to  rejoice  in  his  labour ;  this  is  the  gift  of  God. 

There  is  an  evil  which  I  have  seen  under  the  sun,  and  it  is  heavy 


PASSAGES   FROM    ECCLESIASTE8.  743 

upon  men :  a  man  to  whom  God  giveth  riches,  wealth,  and  honour,  so 
that  he  lacketh  nothing  for  his  soul  of  all  that  he  desireth,  yet  God 
giveth  him  not  power  to  eat  thereof,  but  a  stranger  eateth  it ;  this  is 
vanity,  and  it  is  an  evil  disease. 

A  good  name  is  better  than  precious  ointment;  and  the  day  of 
death  than  the  day  of  one's  birth.  It  is  better  to  go  to  the  house  of 
mourning,  than  to  go  to  the  house  of  feasting:  for  that  is  the  end  of 
all  men ;  and  the  living  will  lay  it  to  his  heart.  Sorrow  is  better  than 
laughter:  for  by  the  sadness  of  the  countenance  the  heart  is  made 
glad.  The  heart  of  the  wise  is  in  the  house  of  mourning;  but  the 
heart  of  fools  is  in  the  house  of  mirth.  It  is  better  to  hear  the  rebuke 
of  the  wise,  than  for  a  man  to  hear  the  song  of  fools.  For  as  the 
crackling  of  thorns  under  a  pot,  so  is  the  laughter  of  the  fool :  this 
also  is  vanity.  Surely  extortion  maketh  a  wise  man  foolish  ;  and  a 
gift  destroyeth  the  understanding.  Better  is  the  end  of  a  thing  than 
the  beginning  thereof:  and  the  patient  in  spirit  is  better  than  the 
proud  in  spirit.  Be  not  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to  be  angry :  for  anger  rest- 
eth  in  the  bosom  of  fools.  Say  not  thou.  What  is  the  cause  that  the 
former  days  were  better  than  these?  for  thou  dost  not  inquire  wisely 
concerning  this.  Consider  the  work  of  God:  for  who  can  make  that 
straight,  which  he  hath  made  crooked  ?  In  the  day  of  prosperity  be 
joyful,  and  in  the  day  of  adversity  consider :  God  hath  even  made  the 
one  side  by  side  with  the  other,  to  the  end  that  man  should  not  find 
out  any  thing  that  shall  be  after  him. 

I  turned  about,  and  my  heart  was  set  to  know  and  to  search  out, 
and  to  seek  wisdom  and  the  reason  of  things,  and  to  know  that  wick- 
edness is  folly,  and  that  foolishness  is  madness:  and  I  find  a  thing 
more  bitter  than  death,  even  the  woman  whose  heart  is  snares  and  nets, 
and  her  hands  as  bands:  whoso  pleaseth  God  shall  escape  from  her; 
but  the  sinner  shall  be  taken  by  her.  Behold,  this  have  I  found,  saith 
the  Preacher,  laying  one  thing  ito  another,  to  find  out  the  account: 
which  my  soul  still  seeketh,  but  I  have  not  found ;  one  man  among  a 
thousand  have  I  found ;  but  a  woman  among  all  those  have  I  not 
found.  Behold,  this  only  have  I  found,  that  God  made  man  upright; 
but  they  have  sought  out  many  inventions. 

Though  a  sinner  do  evil  an  hundred  times,  and  prolong  his  days, 
yet  surely  I  know  that  it  shall  be  well  with  them  that  fear  God,  which 
fear  before  him:  but  it  shall  not  be  well  with  the  wicked,  neither  shall 
he  prolong  his  days,  which  are  as  a  shadow ;  because  he  feareth  not  be- 
fore God.  The  righteous,  and  the  wise,  and  their  works,  are  in  the 
hand  of  God.  To  him  that  is  joined  with  all  the  living  there  is  hope: 
for  a  living  dog  is  better  than  a  dead  lion.    For  the  living  know  that 


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they  shall  die:  but  the  dead  know  not  any  thing,  neither  have  they 
any  more  a  reward;  for  the  memory  of  them  is  forgotten.  As  well 
their  love,  as  their  hatred  and  their  envy,  is  now  perished ;  neither 
have  they  any  more  a  portion  for  ever  in  any  thing  that  is  done  under 
the  sun. 

Go  thy  way,  eat  thy  bread  with  joy,  and  drink  thy  wine  with  a 
merry  heart;  for  God  hath  already  accepted  thy  works.  Let  thy  gar- 
ments be  always  white;  and  let  not  thy  head  lack  ointment.  Live 
joyfully  with  the  wife  whom  thou  lovest  all  the  days  of  the  life  of  thy 
vanity,  which  he  hath  given  thee  under  the  sun,  all  the  days  of  thy 
vanity :  for  that  is  thy  portion  in  life,  and  in  thy  labour  wherein  thou 
labourest  under  the  sun.  Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth  to  do,  do  il 
with  thy  might;  for  there  is  no  work,  nor  device,  nor  knowledge,  nor 
wisdom,  in  the  grave,  whither  thou  goest. 

I  returned,  and  saw  under  the  sun,  that  the  I'ace  is  not  to  the  swift, 
nor  the  battle  to  the  strong,  neither  yet  bread  to  the  wise,  nor  yet 
riches  to  men  of  understanding,  nor  yet  favour  to  men  of  skill ;  but 
time  and  chance  happeneth  to  them  all.  For  man  also  knoweth  not 
his  time :  as  the  fishes  that  are  taken  in  an  evil  net,  and  as  the  birds 
that  are  caught  in  the  snare,  even  so  are  the  sons  of  men  snared  in  an 
evil  time,  when  it  falleth  suddenly  upon  them. 

I  have  also  seen  wisdom  under  the  sun  on  this  wise,  and  it  seemed 
great  unto  me:  there  was  a  little  city,  and  few  men  within  it;  and 
there  came  a  great  king  against  it,  and  besieged  it,  and  built  greaj,  bul- 
warks against  it:  now  there  was  found  in  it  a  poor  wise  man,  and  he 
by  his  wisdom  delivered  the  city ;  yet  no  man  remembered  that  same 
poor  man.  Then  said  I,  Wisdom  is  better  than  strength:  nevertheless 
the  poor  man's  wisdom  is  despised,  and  Jiis  words  arc  not  heard. 

Cast  tliy  bread  upon  the  waters:  for  thou  shalt  find  it  after  many 
days.  If  the  clouds  be  full  of  rain,  they  emi:)ty  themselves  upon  the 
earth :  and  if  a  tree  fall  toward  the  south,  or  toward  the  north,  in 
the  place  where  the  tree  falleth,  there  shall  it  be.  He  that  observeth 
the  wind  shall  not  sow ;  and  he  that  regardeth  the  clouds  shall  not 
reap.  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed,  and  in  the  evening  withhold  not 
thine  hand:  for  thou  knowest  not  which  shall  i)rosper,  whether  this 
or  that,  or  whether  they  both  shall  l)o  alike  good.  Truly  the  light  is 
sweet,  and  a  pleasant  thing  it  is  for  the  eyes  to  behold  the  sun.  Yea, 
if  a  man  live  many  years,  let  him  rejoice  in  them  all ;  but  let  him 
remember  the  days  of  darkness,  for  they  shall  be  many.  All  that 
cometh  is  vanity. 

Rejoice,  O  young  man,  in  thy  yoxith  ;  and  let  Ihy  heart  cheer  thee 
in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  and  walk  in  the  wa3'S  of  thine  heart,  and  in 


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the  sight  of  thine  eyes :  but  know  thou,  that  for  all  these  things  God 
will  bring  thee  into  judgement.  Therefore  remove  sorrow  from  thy 
heart,  and  put  away  evil  from  thy  flesh :  for  youth  and  the  prime  of 
life  are  vanity.  Remember  also  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy  youth, 
or  ever  the  evil  days  cou^e,  and  the  years  draw  nigh,  when  thou  shalt 
say,  I  have  no  pleasure  in  them ;  or  ever  the  sun,  and  the  light,  and 
the  moon,  and  the  stars,  be  darkened,  and  the  clouds  return  after  the 
rain :  in  the  day  when  the  keepers  of  the  house  shall  tremble,  and  the 
strong  men  shall  bow  themselves,  and  the  grinders  cease  because  they 
are  few,  and  those  that  look  out  of  the  windows  be  darkened,  and  the 
doors  shall  be  shut  in  the  street ;  when  the  sound  of  the  grinding  is 
low,  and  one  shall  rise  up  at  the  voice  of  a  bird,  and  all  the  daughters 
of  music  shall  be  brought  low  ;  yea,  they  shall  be  afraid  of  tliat  which 
is  high,  and  terrors  sliall  be  in  the  way ;  and  the  almond  tree  shall 
blossom,  and  the  grasshopper  shall  be  a  burden,  and  desire  shall  fail: 
because  man  goeth  to  his  long  home,  and  the  mourners  go  about 
the  streets :  or  ever  the  silver  cord  be  loosed,  or  the  golden  bowl  be 
broken,  or  the  pitcher  be  broken  at  the  fountain,  or  the  wheel  broken 
at  the  cistern ;  and  the  dust  return  to  the  earth  as  it  was,  and  the 
spirit  return  unto  God  who  gave  it.  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the 
Preacher  ;  all  is  vanity. 

And  further,  because  the  Preacher  was  wise,  he  still  taught  the 
jjeople  knowledge ;  yea,  he  pondered,  and  sought  out,  and  set  in  order 
many  proverbs.  The  Preacher  sought  to  find  out  acceptable  words,  and 
that  which  was  written  uprightly,  even  words  of  truth. 

The  words  of  the  w"ise  are  as  goads,  and  as  nails  well  fastened  are 
tJie  vjords  of  the  masters  of  assemblies,  which  are  given  from  one  shep- 
herd. And  furthermore,  my  son,  be  admonished :  of  making  many 
books  there  is  no  end ;  and  much  study  is  a  weariness  of  the  flesh. 

Let  us  hear  the  conclusion  of  the  whole  matter ;  fear  God,  and 
keep  his  commandments ;  for  this  is  the  whole  duty  of  man.  For  God 
shall  bring  every  work  into  judgement,  with  every  hidden  thing, 
whether  it  be  good  or  whether  it  be  evil. 


